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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jan 21

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,597 head

▼ 447 vs last sale 2,044▲ 1,597 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 131▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 25▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 lower, while weights over 600 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for boner cows. Supply and demand were moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.94/cwt on 718 head.

Average price

$139.94

718 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	523	142.63	745	16thin
Medium and Large 1	685	142.15	974	500
Medium and Large 1-2	618	135.70	838	133
Medium and Large 2	519	132.07	685	65
Medium 2	594	122.50	728	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about $18 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 sale718 hd

139.94

—

MO average18 barns · 13,692 hd

142.40

−2.46

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	1,800	90.00	1,620	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	52.78	787	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	52.66	612	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	37.71	397	28

Every lot

87 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	188.07/cwt	182.00–194.00	606	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	482	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	189.49/cwt	184.00–194.50	705	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	155.63/cwt	150.00–162.50	630	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	175.64/cwt	170.00–182.00	755	25
Steers	—	Large 1	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	170.74/cwt	167.00–176.00	797	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	136.34/cwt	131.00–145.00	641	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	493	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	158.99/cwt	150.00–163.50	822	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	803	7
Steers	—	Large 1	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	148.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	853	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	132.37/cwt	127.50–136.00	764	14
Steers	—	Large 1	577	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	141.93/cwt	140.00–142.50	827	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	594	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	141.57/cwt	134.00–148.50	866	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	126.87/cwt	120.00–132.50	787	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	137.35/cwt	134.00–142.00	911	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	122.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	818	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	949	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	125.88/cwt	122.50–127.50	930	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	984	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,067	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,133	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	872	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,150	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	150.90/cwt	148.00–153.00	475	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	152.09/cwt	148.00–156.50	567	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	130.83/cwt	127.50–136.00	551	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	141.75/cwt	138.00–147.00	608	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	462	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	141.43/cwt	139.00–146.00	665	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	136.26/cwt	131.00–142.00	714	39
Heifers	—	Large 1	531	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	122.70/cwt	121.50–125.00	654	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	115.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	625	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	119.10/cwt	116.00–120.00	678	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	130.68/cwt	127.50–133.00	768	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	111.43/cwt	110.00–112.50	655	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	125.10/cwt	124.00–126.50	791	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	751	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.08/cwt	119.00–121.00	817	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	108.71/cwt	105.00–112.50	774	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	739	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	857	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	890	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.43/cwt	131.00–140.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	593	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	116.82/cwt	116.00–117.50	731	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	808	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	762	103.83/cwt	101.00–106.00	791	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,029	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	89.50–90.50	1,620	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	24.47/cwt	20.00–27.50	246	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	35.32/cwt	30.00–39.00	362	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	49.75/cwt	49.00–50.00	519	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	43.19/cwt	40.00–47.50	483	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	52.00/cwt	50.00–53.50	594	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	56.10/cwt	54.00–59.00	649	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	45.02/cwt	41.50–47.00	559	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	55.05/cwt	54.00–57.50	791	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	50.51/cwt	49.50–52.50	781	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,045	753.41/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,873	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,105.43/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	12,679	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	897	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,849	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	748	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	860	5

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava, MO

Thu Jan 21, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,597Last week 2,044Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 131Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	144.00	144.00
14	—	569	116.00–120.00	119.10
10	—	421	127.50–136.00	130.83
51	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.69
12	—	634	115.00–120.00	118.38
8	—	712	105.00–112.50	108.71
14	—	680	119.00–121.00	120.08
3	—	900	95.00	95.00
23	—	533	121.50–125.00	122.70
3	—	848	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	524	131.00–142.00	136.26
19	—	429	138.00–147.00	141.75
36	—	470	139.00–146.00	141.43
7	—	632	124.00–126.50	125.10
49	—	588	127.50–133.00	130.68
10	—	315	148.00–153.00	150.90
11	—	710	121.00	121.00
41	—	373	148.00–156.50	152.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	131.00	131.00
8	—	531	128.00	128.00
7	—	739	116.00	116.00
4	—	580	127.00	127.00
3	—	650	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	125.00	125.00
14	—	542	114.00–120.00	115.24
7	—	588	110.00–112.50	111.43
16	—	465	120.00–125.00	121.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	470	131.00–145.00	136.34
3	—	872	90.00	90.00
3	—	675	117.50	117.50
9	—	422	135.00–140.00	137.98
3	—	610	116.00	116.00
14	—	577	127.50–136.00	132.37
4	—	328	147.00	147.00
5	—	544	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	827	115.00–123.00	119.00
9	—	405	150.00–162.50	155.63
35	—	739	122.50–127.50	125.88
7	—	518	155.00	155.00
3	—	490	158.00	158.00
13	—	583	140.00–142.50	141.93
7	—	666	120.00–125.00	122.89
38	—	620	120.00–132.50	126.87
3	—	378	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	470	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	575	145.00–151.00	148.39
25	—	430	170.00–182.00	175.64
31	—	467	167.00–176.00	170.74
6	—	322	182.00–194.00	188.07
12	—	711	133.50	133.50
41	—	517	150.00–163.50	158.99
101	—	663	134.00–142.00	137.35
65	—	842	126.75	126.75
62	—	863	131.25	131.25
9	—	372	184.00–194.50	189.49
57	—	929	123.75	123.75
54	—	612	134.00–148.50	141.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	140.00	140.00
6	—	577	132.00	132.00
6	—	466	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	594	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	108.00	108.00
3	—	583	127.00	127.00
6	—	522	131.00–140.00	135.43
4	—	455	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	157.50	157.50
3	—	335	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	116.00–117.50	116.82
7	—	762	101.00–106.00	103.83
5	—	679	119.00	119.00
3	—	593	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,142	50.00–53.50	52.00
5	—	1,241	41.50–47.00	45.02
14	—	1,157	54.00–59.00	56.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,118	40.00–47.50	43.19
7	—	1,006	20.00–27.50	24.47
7	—	1,026	30.00–39.00	35.32
5	—	1,044	49.00–50.00	49.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	54.00–57.50	55.05
6	—	1,547	49.50–52.50	50.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	89.50–90.50	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,045	600.00–850.00	753.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,147	800.00–1,225.00	1,105.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	897	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	748	115.00	115.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.