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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Feb 25

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Feb 4Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,370 head

▼ 361 vs last sale 1,731▲ 774 vs year ago 596 · +129.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 123▲ 134 vs year ago 48 · +279.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 43▲ 180 vs year ago 14 · +1,285.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Price comparison due to the last 2 sales were cancelled because of extreme weather. 140 head of 7 weight steers traded from 130.00 to 140.25. Also included in the offering was a herd dispersal. Third stage cows traded up to 1600.00 per head. Supply was heavy with good demand for all classes.

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 $146.87/cwt on 666 head.

Average price

$146.87

666 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$46.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	148.52	964	415
Medium and Large 1-2	593	146.11	867	228
Medium and Large 2	525	134.50	705	16thin
Medium 2	802	102.00	818	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $146 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 sale666 hd

146.87

—

MO average18 barns · 15,712 hd

149.67

−2.80

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	1,731	87.07	1,507	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	57.52	839	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	55.47	632	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	43.80	439	41

Every lot

81 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	185.30/cwt	180.00–192.00	697	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	185.10/cwt	177.50–188.00	774	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	167.79/cwt	164.00–172.00	713	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	175.59/cwt	171.00–180.00	816	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	167.30/cwt	162.50–173.00	803	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	143.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	166.28/cwt	159.00–172.50	868	46
Steers	—	Medium 2	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	158.33/cwt	149.00–162.50	921	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	150.87/cwt	143.00–152.00	923	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	133.24/cwt	131.00–136.00	817	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	141.24/cwt	137.00–150.00	958	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	132.39/cwt	127.50–136.50	911	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	137.97/cwt	130.00–140.25	991	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	133.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,077	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	124.46/cwt	123.00–125.50	1,063	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	152.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	586	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	147.97/cwt	141.00–154.00	633	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	136.66/cwt	132.00–139.50	655	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	692	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.65/cwt	134.00–142.00	729	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	135.16/cwt	133.00–136.50	762	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	126.37/cwt	122.50–130.00	724	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	132.73/cwt	130.50–135.25	819	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	118.77/cwt	116.00–123.00	741	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	117.89/cwt	115.00–122.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	771	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	871	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	892	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	166.49/cwt	164.00–170.00	709	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	148.28/cwt	142.00–154.00	700	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	139.72/cwt	136.00–142.50	714	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	125.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	733	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	82.90/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,346	8
Bulls	—	—	1,873	92.64/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,735	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	30.20/cwt	30.00–31.00	281	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	39.07/cwt	35.00–42.50	392	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	49.30/cwt	45.00–56.00	495	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	56.00/cwt	55.00–58.00	594	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	57.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	644	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	51.51/cwt	47.00–55.50	581	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	62.20/cwt	60.50–64.00	766	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	55.21/cwt	48.00–57.50	802	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	66.46/cwt	66.00–67.00	974	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	59.63/cwt	58.00–62.50	875	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	104.68/cwt	91.00–110.00	740	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	718	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	574	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	71.72/cwt	65.00–76.50	734	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	76.43/cwt	71.00–85.00	830	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	520	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,730	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	695	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,823	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	1,005.88/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	9,093	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	858	778.66/cwt	500.00–900.00	6,681	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	568.10/cwt	560.00–575.00	5,709	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,016	584.33/cwt	500.00–675.00	5,937	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,244.75/cwt	725.00–1,600.00	15,460	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	856.46/cwt	510.00–1,025.00	10,903	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	750	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	787.50/cwt	650.00–975.00	9,080	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,331.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	15,594	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	1,503.57/cwt	1,100.00–1,650.00	17,727	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	19,063	2

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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,370Last week 1,731Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 123Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 194Last week 43Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	376	180.00–192.00	185.30
3	—	297	190.00	190.00
13	—	425	164.00–172.00	167.79
22	—	521	140.00–150.00	143.56
3	—	308	192.00	192.00
97	—	688	127.50–136.50	132.39
11	—	613	131.00–136.00	133.24
34	—	480	162.50–173.00	167.30
12	—	854	123.00–125.50	124.46
6	—	739	127.50	127.50
8	—	590	140.00–146.00	143.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	141.00	141.00
3	—	617	122.50	122.50
7	—	415	142.00	142.00
3	—	730	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	90.00	90.00
3	—	578	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	522	159.00–172.50	166.28
46	—	582	149.00–162.50	158.33
26	—	418	177.50–188.00	185.10
41	—	806	129.00–134.00	133.63
78	—	678	137.00–150.00	141.24
140	—	718	130.00–140.25	137.97
14	—	465	171.00–180.00	175.59
24	—	612	143.00–152.00	150.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	136.00–142.50	139.72
11	—	586	120.00–129.00	125.07
15	—	472	142.00–154.00	148.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	164.00–170.00	166.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	116.00–123.00	118.77
9	—	964	92.50	92.50
23	—	573	122.50–130.00	126.37
34	—	479	132.00–139.50	136.66
4	—	445	135.00	135.00
13	—	385	150.00–156.00	152.19
4	—	341	156.00	156.00
3	—	528	130.00	130.00
7	—	677	115.00–122.00	117.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	133.00	133.00
8	—	771	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	161.00	161.00
41	—	526	134.00–142.00	138.65
50	—	617	130.50–135.25	132.73
10	—	487	140.00–145.00	142.05
4	—	775	115.00	115.00
5	—	700	120.00	120.00
29	—	428	141.00–154.00	147.97
30	—	564	133.00–136.50	135.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	707	91.00–110.00	104.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,023	65.00–76.50	71.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,086	71.00–85.00	76.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	718	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	695	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	520	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	904	925.00–1,125.00	1,005.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	560.00–575.00	568.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,016	500.00–675.00	584.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	858	500.00–900.00	778.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,273	510.00–1,025.00	856.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,242	725.00–1,600.00	1,244.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	775.00	775.00

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	7	—	1,179	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,503.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,171	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,331.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,153	650.00–975.00	787.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,003	35.00–42.50	39.07
15	—	1,004	45.00–56.00	49.30
5	—	1,060	55.00–58.00	56.00
5	—	932	30.00–31.00	30.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,122	55.00–60.00	57.39
7	—	1,232	60.50–64.00	62.20
23	—	1,128	47.00–55.50	51.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	58.00–62.50	59.63
15	—	1,453	48.00–57.50	55.21
2	—	1,465	66.00–67.00	66.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,624	76.00–89.00	82.90
6	—	1,873	89.00–99.00	92.64

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.