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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Mar 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,561 head

▲ 191 vs last sale 1,370▲ 746 vs year ago 815 · +91.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 182▲ 102 vs year ago 98 · +104.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 194▲ 18 vs year ago 30 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.53/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$136.53

620 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$20.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	140.23	713	417
Medium and Large 1-2	520	130.93	681	160
Medium 1-2	486	122.24	594	22
Medium 2	526	122.00	641	8thin
Large 1	592	120.75	715	4thin
Medium and Large 2	529	119.66	633	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $79 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 sale620 hd

136.53

—

MO average16 barns · 14,722 hd

136.62

−0.09

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	1,653	76.30	1,261	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	57.12	726	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	54.02	656	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	42.61	434	61

Every lot

82 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	329	177.22/cwt	175.00–181.00	583	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	185.32/cwt	181.00–187.50	686	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	389	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	622	5
Steers	—	Large 1	398	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	687	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	168.24/cwt	162.00–175.00	705	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	179.17/cwt	174.00–185.00	763	40
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	162.50/cwt	157.50–165.00	759	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.26/cwt	170.00–182.50	829	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	164.30/cwt	159.00–172.50	856	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	152.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	798	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	156.32/cwt	152.50–165.00	889	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.14/cwt	138.00–142.50	814	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	150.20/cwt	142.00–157.00	927	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	138.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	867	18
Steers	—	Large 1	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	130.79/cwt	129.00–132.00	876	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	132.91/cwt	128.00–135.00	954	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	947	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	132.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,025	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	155.69/cwt	155.00–156.00	515	19
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	335	136.42/cwt	132.00–145.00	457	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	152.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	575	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	149.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	575	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	419	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	146.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	131.50/cwt	124.00–136.00	565	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	462	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	132.56/cwt	128.00–138.00	619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	143.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	675	86
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	140.57/cwt	132.00–147.00	732	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.31/cwt	122.00–133.00	674	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.60/cwt	122.50–143.50	730	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	134.09/cwt	131.00–139.50	772	54
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	581	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	683	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.50	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	126.79/cwt	124.00–128.00	775	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	129.49/cwt	127.00–133.50	814	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	632	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	797	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	128.38/cwt	123.00–138.00	863	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	122.98/cwt	120.00–123.50	861	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	722	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	812	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	728	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	982	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	735	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	151.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	718	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	143.39/cwt	132.50–147.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	138.86/cwt	132.00–144.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	496	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	372	4
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	702	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	509	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	71.14/cwt	50.00–77.50	1,105	11
Bulls	—	—	1,810	84.41/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,528	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	28.19/cwt	20.00–32.50	271	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	40.26/cwt	35.00–42.50	399	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	49.35/cwt	45.00–54.00	520	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	55.36/cwt	53.00–58.00	669	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	50.68/cwt	45.00–52.50	614	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	59.91/cwt	58.00–63.00	742	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,271	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.00	726	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	813	725.00/cwt	625.00–825.00	5,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,221	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	777	519.66/cwt	425.00–600.00	4,038	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	961	587.75/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,648	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	672.27/cwt	525.00–825.00	7,079	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	949.40/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,757	10

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,561Last week 1,370Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 182Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 194Year ago 30

Compared to last week, Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	813	625.00–825.00	725.00

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	1	—	1,105	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	777	425.00–600.00	519.66

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)	2	—	961	575.00–600.00	587.75

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)	10	—	1,133	900.00–1,075.00	949.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,053	525.00–825.00	672.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,810	80.00–87.50	84.41
11	—	1,553	50.00–77.50	71.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,208	53.00–58.00	55.36
8	—	1,238	58.00–63.00	59.91
23	—	1,212	45.00–52.50	50.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	56.00–58.00	57.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	990	35.00–42.50	40.26
33	—	1,054	45.00–54.00	49.35
13	—	960	20.00–32.50	28.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	771	130.00–134.00	132.93
3	—	653	144.00	144.00
4	—	955	114.00	114.00
34	—	473	170.00–182.50	175.26
12	—	370	181.00–187.50	185.32
58	—	617	142.00–157.00	150.20
2	—	340	185.00	185.00
61	—	521	159.00–172.50	164.30
40	—	426	174.00–185.00	179.17
44	—	569	152.50–165.00	156.32
26	—	718	128.00–135.00	132.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	175.00–181.00	177.22
18	—	624	130.00–140.00	138.88
9	—	670	129.00–132.00	130.79
23	—	523	145.00–156.00	152.53
19	—	581	138.00–142.50	140.14
35	—	467	157.50–165.00	162.50
31	—	419	162.00–175.00	168.24
4	—	731	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	172.50	172.50
5	—	645	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	160.00	160.00
3	—	448	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	127.50	127.50
5	—	700	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	348	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	521	132.00–147.00	140.57
3	—	825	102.50	102.50
29	—	378	148.00–155.00	152.21
21	—	672	123.00–138.00	128.38
87	—	424	140.00–150.00	146.09
54	—	576	131.00–139.50	134.09
27	—	700	120.00–123.50	122.98
86	—	471	139.00–147.00	143.37
7	—	873	112.50	112.50
17	—	629	127.00–133.50	129.49
19	—	331	155.00–156.00	155.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	124.00–136.00	131.50
11	—	467	128.00–138.00	132.56
37	—	568	122.50–143.50	128.60
41	—	521	122.00–133.00	129.31
26	—	386	146.00–150.00	149.00
10	—	665	115.00–125.00	119.92
10	—	611	124.00–128.00	126.79
2	—	718	114.00	114.00
3	—	955	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	127.50	127.50
6	—	583	114.00–117.50	115.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	129.00	129.00
2	—	722	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	130.00	130.00
4	—	632	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	93.00	93.00
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
7	—	581	117.50	117.50
9	—	335	132.00–145.00	136.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	502	132.50–147.00	143.39
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
2	—	700	116.00	116.00
10	—	474	142.00–156.00	151.52
3	—	645	115.00	115.00
7	—	550	132.00–144.00	138.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	75.00	75.00
2	—	702	72.50	72.50

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.