Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady with feeder heifers trading steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.36/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$136.36

312 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	141.19	805	20
Medium and Large 1-2	504	137.61	694	227
Large 1	562	133.50	750	3thin
Medium and Large 2	480	130.39	626	62

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about $178 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 sale312 hd

136.36

—

MO average15 barns · 6,133 hd

141.07

−4.71

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	1,522	82.89	1,262	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	59.31	847	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	56.32	673	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	49.24	526	42

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2	—	683	135.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	925	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	141.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.78/cwt	155.00–159.00	904	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	726	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.38/cwt	137.00–145.00	683	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	163.72/cwt	160.00–166.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	172.02/cwt	166.00–177.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	139.98/cwt	135.00–142.50	580	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.12/cwt	166.00–182.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	127.10/cwt	125.00–127.50	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	155.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	759	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.58/cwt	132.00–140.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.26/cwt	141.00–154.00	849	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	150.09/cwt	142.50–158.00	920	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.51/cwt	150.00–163.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	159.40/cwt	155.00–169.00	819	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	884	3
Steers	Large 1	—	616	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	157.39/cwt	155.00–162.50	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.66/cwt	125.00–136.00	703	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	328	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	61.67/cwt	60.00–66.00	884	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	54.92/cwt	50.00–57.50	648	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	52.96/cwt	50.50–55.00	572	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	54.28/cwt	52.00–57.50	769	8
Bulls	—	—	1,749	84.01/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,469	5
Bulls	—	—	1,194	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	903	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	89.22/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,483	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	59.83/cwt	58.00–62.50	737	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	45.52/cwt	40.00–49.50	480	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	924.49/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	8,422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,030.10/cwt	850.00–1,450.00	11,650	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	809.43/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,888	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,595.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,600.00	17,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	126.37/cwt	122.50–128.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	610	10
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	104.44/cwt	100.00–113.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.78/cwt	138.00–142.50	672	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	562	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	144.49/cwt	143.00–145.00	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	139.73/cwt	134.00–145.00	590	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.88/cwt	145.00–148.00	478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	124.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.10/cwt	128.00–140.00	999	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.98/cwt	122.50–128.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.06/cwt	128.00–138.00	504	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	118.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	771	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.41/cwt	132.00–145.00	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.72/cwt	129.00–132.50	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	142.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	404	7

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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