Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls trading steady to 3.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.76/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$143.76

377 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	149.62	759	224
Medium and Large 1-2	545	136.79	745	131
Medium and Large 2	586	125.61	736	22

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $22 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

143.76

—

MO average16 barns · 12,519 hd

150.93

−7.17

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	—	High	1,794	87.54	1,570	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	62.65	925	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	56.13	678	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	43.89	453	17

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	661	141.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	154.34/cwt	149.00–158.00	725	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.50	811	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,174	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	527	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	174.20/cwt	165.00–176.50	984	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	158.89/cwt	145.00–160.00	972	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.90/cwt	173.00–181.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	195.52/cwt	190.00–210.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.10/cwt	150.00–157.50	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	159.22/cwt	148.00–164.00	842	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	749	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	140.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	173.33/cwt	165.00–177.50	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	141.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	144.51/cwt	137.50–152.50	899	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	135.92/cwt	132.50–137.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	147.34/cwt	143.00–152.00	975	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	146.27/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,060	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.65/cwt	190.00–210.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	195.38/cwt	180.00–205.00	823	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	156.03/cwt	152.00–164.00	905	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	157.91/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	165.88/cwt	165.00–166.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	176.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	925	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	168.23/cwt	160.00–173.00	865	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	150.65/cwt	148.00–153.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.26/cwt	181.00–203.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	862	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,009	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	57.22/cwt	55.00–59.00	660	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	55.21/cwt	52.00–58.00	658	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	40.80/cwt	35.00–45.00	412	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	50.35/cwt	48.00–54.00	536	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	61.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	885	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	66.07/cwt	64.00–69.00	993	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	49.32/cwt	45.00–51.00	636	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	63.25/cwt	59.00–66.00	767	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	32.35/cwt	30.00–34.00	301	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,941	91.53/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,777	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	84.55/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,423	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	133.05/cwt	130.00–142.50	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	171.50/cwt	169.00–172.50	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	144.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	123.14/cwt	122.50–125.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	737	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	884	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	164.86/cwt	157.00–169.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.42/cwt	130.00–137.50	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.11/cwt	127.50–137.50	836	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.48/cwt	117.50–125.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.81/cwt	133.50–138.00	717	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.65/cwt	127.50–137.50	768	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.94/cwt	135.00–147.50	681	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.37/cwt	159.00–165.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	149.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	561	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.27/cwt	142.50–145.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	186.33/cwt	185.00–189.00	881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.45/cwt	140.00–155.00	767	60

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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