Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 lower with feeder heifers trading 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls trading steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.58/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$151.58

377 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 2

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	401	155.42	623	20
Medium and Large 1	648	153.48	995	149
Medium and Large 1-2	587	150.23	882	155
Medium and Large 2	526	148.71	783	53

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale377 hd

151.58

—

MO average15 barns · 10,229 hd

158.93

−7.35

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	—	Average	1,435	84.70	1,216	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	62.07	879	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	61.08	720	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	52.04	529	39

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.89/cwt	172.00–176.00	727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.37/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,061	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.61/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,083	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	123.67/cwt	122.50–126.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	134.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	995	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	160.08/cwt	157.50–161.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	143.96/cwt	139.00–146.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	165.37/cwt	162.50–170.00	792	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	144.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	892	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	157.10/cwt	150.00–161.50	977	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	155.54/cwt	152.50–158.00	759	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	161.36/cwt	160.00–162.50	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	176.60/cwt	175.00–179.00	698	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	145.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.25/cwt	152.50–155.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	170.21/cwt	167.50–173.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	136.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	163.80/cwt	160.00–169.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	152.04/cwt	148.00–157.00	861	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	174.67/cwt	174.00–175.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	137.58/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,123	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	136.03/cwt	131.00–138.00	974	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	837	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.18/cwt	148.00–157.50	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.72/cwt	138.00–147.50	940	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	124.75/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	144.60/cwt	140.00–147.50	743	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,190	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	151.85/cwt	150.00–152.00	703	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	310	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	482	140.76/cwt	132.50–144.00	678	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	154.86/cwt	150.00–157.00	667	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	63.55/cwt	61.00–67.00	737	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	59.35/cwt	58.00–61.00	831	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	63.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	909	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	58.48/cwt	55.00–60.00	702	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	42.00/cwt	40.00–43.00	429	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	49.53/cwt	45.00–52.50	476	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	56.04/cwt	54.00–60.00	584	22
Bulls	—	—	1,403	86.33/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	79.57/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,110	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	93.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	985.31/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	11,932	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	130.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	806	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	554	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	120.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	878	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.30/cwt	127.50–138.00	856	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	121.28/cwt	120.00–123.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.89/cwt	130.00–132.50	611	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	438	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	381	159.24/cwt	155.00–162.50	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	601	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	807	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	150.62/cwt	145.00–156.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.22/cwt	143.00–149.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	132.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.56/cwt	122.50–126.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.89/cwt	127.50–132.50	812	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	148.32/cwt	145.00–156.00	645	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.20/cwt	134.00–144.00	665	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	130.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.58/cwt	139.00–145.00	878	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.14/cwt	130.00–142.50	725	53

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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