Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Not enough other classes for a market test. Supply was moderate with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.19/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$143.19

389 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$53.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	150.75	789	207
Medium and Large 1-2	532	140.36	747	139
Medium and Large 2	529	131.19	694	19thin
Medium 2	649	107.35	697	16thin
Medium 2-3	645	96.88	625	8thin

One grade step is worth $53.88/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale389 hd

143.19

—

MO average9 barns · 3,675 hd

153.40

−10.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,586	86.08	1,365	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	62.88	758	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	61.92	889	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	55.29	589	30

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.82/cwt	151.00–165.00	671	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	163.95/cwt	155.00–169.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	154.61/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.23/cwt	141.00–152.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.51/cwt	151.00–155.00	731	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	144.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	772	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	153.52/cwt	152.50–155.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	148.17/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,139	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	176.94/cwt	175.00–182.50	669	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.68/cwt	152.00–157.50	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	820	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	166.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	168.70/cwt	160.00–172.50	709	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	144.22/cwt	140.00–147.50	968	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	159.81/cwt	150.00–162.50	844	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.80/cwt	143.00–153.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	157.35/cwt	154.00–160.00	998	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	176.90/cwt	175.00–182.50	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	140.26/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	158.10/cwt	150.00–164.00	893	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	142.85/cwt	142.50–145.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.83/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	971	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	60.06/cwt	57.00–62.00	718	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	60.33/cwt	57.00–65.00	865	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	66.36/cwt	65.50–67.50	959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	64.99/cwt	63.00–70.00	788	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	49.63/cwt	47.00–52.00	469	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	64.10/cwt	62.00–66.00	754	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	56.65/cwt	53.00–60.00	627	18
Bulls	—	—	1,638	76.06/cwt	65.00–83.00	1,246	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	89.16/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,400	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,104.15/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	13,161	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	791.40/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,337.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	15,983	4
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	408	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	139.34/cwt	136.00–141.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.50	802	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	539	133.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	574	135.38/cwt	127.50–138.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	127.86/cwt	127.00–128.00	871	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	146.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	698	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	154.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	739	10
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	523	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	138.32/cwt	130.00–142.50	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.67/cwt	142.00–155.00	845	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	868	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.41/cwt	130.00–132.50	560	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	753	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	659	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	364	129.38/cwt	127.50–130.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	138.72/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	782	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.40/cwt	138.00–150.00	696	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.93/cwt	130.00–142.50	727	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.50/cwt	132.50–136.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.99/cwt	142.50–156.00	775	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	978	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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