Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison to last week. Quality five weight feeder steers traded at 175.50, while quality six weight feeder heifers traded at 147.50. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.04/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$138.04

350 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$41.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	141.86	777	249
Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.82	672	97
Medium and Large 2	875	100.00	875	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.86/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale350 hd

138.04

—

MO average14 barns · 6,014 hd

144.42

−6.37

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	1,626	78.14	1,271	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	56.95	661	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	56.90	820	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	46.19	484	33

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	530	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	469	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	126.23/cwt	122.50–128.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.08/cwt	141.00–154.00	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	175.86/cwt	170.00–179.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.38/cwt	151.00–166.00	762	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	162.50/cwt	156.00–168.00	863	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	149.81/cwt	149.50–150.00	1,148	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.70/cwt	167.00–182.00	820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	174.70/cwt	172.00–175.50	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.75/cwt	136.00–147.00	675	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	144.13/cwt	140.00–147.50	891	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	132.85/cwt	132.00–134.50	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	161.03/cwt	158.00–162.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	163.45/cwt	159.00–165.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	132.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	144.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.83/cwt	140.00–153.00	783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	144.86/cwt	135.00–148.50	985	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,094	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	979	39
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	133.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	138.50/cwt	137.00–139.50	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.77/cwt	144.00–150.00	767	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	53.39/cwt	50.00–56.00	589	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	35.43/cwt	34.00–37.00	349	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	44.19/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	50.65/cwt	48.00–54.00	743	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	60.02/cwt	57.00–62.00	858	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	53.98/cwt	50.00–57.00	615	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	60.22/cwt	58.00–64.00	713	10
Bulls	—	—	1,394	71.15/cwt	65.00–75.00	992	7
Bulls	—	—	1,807	83.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,510	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	678.89/cwt	625.00–825.00	7,230	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,012.50/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	9,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	676	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.16/cwt	137.50–142.50	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.76/cwt	132.00–144.50	734	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	135.10/cwt	122.50–139.50	989	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	123.74/cwt	119.00–128.00	756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	132.51/cwt	132.00–134.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.42/cwt	122.50–135.00	622	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	143.73/cwt	138.00–151.00	622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	148.95/cwt	147.50–153.00	475	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	908	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.94/cwt	133.00–139.00	767	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	140.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	889	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	984	39

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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