Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago, Feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher.Demand good to very good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.33/cwt on 634 head.

Average price

$143.33

634 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	150.74	785	327
Medium and Large 1-2	548	136.40	748	275
Large 1	649	134.00	870	8thin
Medium and Large 2	585	125.69	735	19thin
Medium 1-2	498	122.00	608	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $177 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 sale634 hd

143.33

—

MO average16 barns · 13,032 hd

152.37

−9.03

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	1,373	66.39	912	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	59.27	844	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	54.47	657	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	37.79	384	56

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	476	180.84/cwt	175.00–191.00	861	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	193.97/cwt	188.00–200.00	826	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	138.00/cwt	137.50–140.00	978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	154.28/cwt	154.00–155.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	149.67/cwt	138.00–154.00	913	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	154.72/cwt	152.50–163.00	1,136	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.23/cwt	150.00–177.00	710	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.64/cwt	140.00–156.00	995	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	154.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	168.26/cwt	160.00–172.00	813	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	578	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	149.84/cwt	147.50–151.00	917	38
Steers	Large 2	—	861	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,055	21
Steers	Large 1	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.87/cwt	132.00–142.00	720	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	771	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.48/cwt	145.00–161.00	900	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	197.55/cwt	190.00–202.00	620	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	159.49/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,072	4
Steers	Large 1	—	518	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	172.29/cwt	162.00–182.00	903	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	423	204.79/cwt	204.00–207.00	866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	193.40/cwt	185.00–202.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	170.10/cwt	166.00–173.00	975	23
Steers	Large 1	—	654	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	942	4
Steers	Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	160.01/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,011	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	318	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	171.04/cwt	168.00–174.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	135.30/cwt	133.00–136.00	916	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	152.34/cwt	152.00–152.50	885	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	49.22/cwt	46.00–54.00	562	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	49.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	634	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	66.46/cwt	64.00–71.00	986	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	59.31/cwt	56.00–63.00	852	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	25.01/cwt	20.00–33.00	215	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	40.64/cwt	35.00–45.00	431	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	61.42/cwt	59.00–67.00	784	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	48.26/cwt	44.00–50.00	569	15
Bulls	—	—	1,288	60.89/cwt	55.00–78.00	784	16
Bulls	—	—	1,600	82.50/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,320	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	54.99/cwt	52.00–59.50	659	46
Bulls	—	—	1,835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,652	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	1,359.84/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	17,923	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,553	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	774.34/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,362	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	961.90/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.03/cwt	149.00–157.00	655	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.28/cwt	131.00–148.00	821	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	129.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	823	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	730	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	144.95/cwt	139.00–148.00	971	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.87/cwt	142.00–154.00	763	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.04/cwt	140.00–152.50	844	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	139.47/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.31/cwt	130.00–148.00	605	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	132.86/cwt	130.00–134.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	673	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	809	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.91/cwt	135.00–146.00	681	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.04/cwt	132.50–136.00	887	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	177.25/cwt	175.00–179.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	157.02/cwt	154.00–165.00	512	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,104	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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