Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady on a light test. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.39/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$158.39

235 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	160.65	967	161
Medium and Large 1-2	545	156.04	850	57
Medium and Large 2	496	144.94	719	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $248 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 sale235 hd

158.39

—

MO average15 barns · 8,758 hd

161.70

−3.30

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	1,738	82.83	1,440	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	58.08	805	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	55.39	668	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	44.37	460	18

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	562	133.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	850	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	140.99/cwt	140.00–141.50	787	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	44.62/cwt	44.00–45.50	440	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	49.53/cwt	46.00–54.00	536	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	49.14/cwt	49.00–49.50	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.48/cwt	147.50–152.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.85/cwt	142.50–152.50	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.39/cwt	146.00–155.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	165.63/cwt	165.00–167.50	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	175.00/cwt	174.00–176.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	144.62/cwt	138.00–147.50	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	163.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	153.97/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,045	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	175.71/cwt	172.50–178.00	836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.78/cwt	170.00–182.50	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	163.90/cwt	157.50–169.00	936	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	163.20/cwt	155.00–167.50	787	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	148.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	131.68/cwt	130.00–132.50	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.96/cwt	155.00–162.50	984	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	153.78/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,109	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.68/cwt	155.00–169.00	868	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	176.36/cwt	175.00–179.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	139.12/cwt	132.50–144.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	120.81/cwt	117.50–122.50	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	55.43/cwt	53.00–57.00	693	8
Bulls	—	—	1,738	82.83/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,440	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	34.88/cwt	30.00–38.00	349	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	58.08/cwt	54.00–62.50	805	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	649.34/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,617	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,350.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,475.00	15,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	125.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	155.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.73/cwt	124.00–130.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	124.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.14/cwt	140.00–151.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	131.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.51/cwt	143.00–151.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.26/cwt	145.00–157.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.86/cwt	132.50–138.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.52/cwt	144.00–146.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	157.76/cwt	157.00–160.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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