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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Mar 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,374 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 1,561▲ 776 vs year ago 598 · +129.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 200▲ 75 vs year ago 60 · +125.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 48▼ 7 vs year ago 32 · −21.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Not enough classes of slaughter and replacement cattle for a comparison. Supply and demand 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 $161.64/cwt on 510 head.

Average price

$161.64

510 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	164.93	913	402
Medium and Large 1-2	560	151.07	847	85
Medium and Large 2	528	143.22	756	23

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $157 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 sale510 hd

161.64

—

MO average17 barns · 16,292 hd

152.43

+9.21

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	1,644	74.05	1,217	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	52.67	613	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	44.47	455	52

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	537	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	194.67/cwt	191.00–197.00	602	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	187.78/cwt	181.00–191.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	171.44/cwt	170.00–173.00	658	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	180.25/cwt	175.00–184.00	750	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	176.71/cwt	171.00–179.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	149.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	164.82/cwt	158.00–168.00	788	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	892	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	924	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	151.98/cwt	148.00–155.00	795	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	169.53/cwt	156.00–172.50	892	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	161.34/cwt	153.00–164.00	933	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	149.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	861	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	979	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	145.83/cwt	145.00–147.50	901	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	137.87/cwt	135.50–140.00	933	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	135.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	970	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,021	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	481	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	142.82/cwt	140.00–147.50	447	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	128.21/cwt	127.50–130.00	417	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	151.67/cwt	147.50–156.00	504	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	149.57/cwt	144.00–152.50	571	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	382	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.50	498	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	154.94/cwt	145.00–158.00	649	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	133.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	565	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	142.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	678	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	133.81/cwt	127.50–138.00	645	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	126.17/cwt	123.00–134.00	650	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	138.31/cwt	131.00–146.00	721	40
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	134.76/cwt	131.00–137.50	767	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	118.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	689	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	126.94/cwt	126.00–128.00	795	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	123.07/cwt	121.00–126.00	838	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	975	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	188.99/cwt	185.00–192.00	614	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	166.22/cwt	162.50–174.00	693	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	136.16/cwt	131.00–144.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	161.65/cwt	160.00–164.00	766	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	152.96/cwt	148.00–155.00	734	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	136.17/cwt	132.00–139.00	688	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	806	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	125.23/cwt	123.50–127.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	669	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	854	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	408	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	347	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	437	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	68.04/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,837	84.06/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,544	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	32.01/cwt	30.00–36.00	288	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	44.61/cwt	40.00–55.00	463	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	50.46/cwt	47.00–56.50	536	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	47.78/cwt	44.00–50.00	530	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	60.08/cwt	58.00–62.50	695	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	52.92/cwt	49.00–56.00	622	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,610.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,900.00	14,893	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	9,898	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	830	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,470	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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,374Last week 1,561Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 200Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 48Year ago 32

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Not enough classes of slaughter and replacement cattle for a comparison. Supply and demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	900	30.00–36.00	32.01
16	—	1,063	47.00–56.50	50.46
28	—	1,037	40.00–55.00	44.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	44.00–50.00	47.78
29	—	1,175	49.00–56.00	52.92
3	—	1,157	58.00–62.50	60.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	60.00–75.00	68.04
3	—	1,837	82.00–88.00	84.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	925	1,175.00–1,900.00	1,610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,070.00	1,070.00

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	6	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	5	—	830	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	516	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	717	130.00–138.00	135.24
5	—	309	191.00–197.00	194.67
9	—	618	145.00–147.50	145.83
3	—	817	125.00	125.00
82	—	526	156.00–172.50	169.53
10	—	359	181.00–191.00	187.78
7	—	294	182.50	182.50
21	—	416	175.00–184.00	180.25
7	—	457	171.00–179.00	176.71
123	—	578	153.00–164.00	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	474	145.00–155.00	149.57
5	—	695	125.00	125.00
2	—	540	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	613	159.75	159.75
21	—	504	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	158.00–168.00	164.82
8	—	384	170.00–173.00	171.44
22	—	578	145.00–152.00	149.00
22	—	677	135.50–140.00	137.87
14	—	523	148.00–155.00	151.98
4	—	615	139.00–140.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	167.00	167.00
40	—	521	131.00–146.00	138.31
25	—	419	145.00–158.00	154.94
14	—	382	144.00–152.50	149.57
12	—	332	147.50–156.00	151.67
16	—	681	121.00–126.00	123.07
43	—	569	131.00–137.50	134.76
35	—	476	140.00–146.00	142.54
17	—	626	126.00–128.00	126.94
5	—	848	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	127.50–130.00	128.21
3	—	555	105.00	105.00
16	—	382	129.00–132.50	130.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	110.00	110.00
7	—	581	115.00–120.00	118.55
8	—	456	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	119.00	119.00
4	—	791	107.00	107.00
22	—	482	127.50–138.00	133.81
18	—	424	130.00–138.00	133.22
2	—	702	116.00	116.00
22	—	515	123.00–134.00	126.17
2	—	810	102.50	102.50
17	—	313	140.00–147.50	142.82
2	—	380	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	149.50	149.50
10	—	325	185.00–192.00	188.99
10	—	417	162.50–174.00	166.22
19	—	562	141.00–146.00	143.43
10	—	474	160.00–164.00	161.65
4	—	280	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	123.50–127.00	125.23
4	—	669	120.00–122.00	121.02
12	—	412	145.00	145.00
6	—	468	131.00–144.00	136.16
2	—	358	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	505	132.00–139.00	136.17
4	—	378	162.00–165.00	163.53
2	—	908	94.00	94.00
2	—	590	127.00	127.00
4	—	814	96.00	96.00
19	—	480	148.00–155.00	152.96
3	—	313	169.00	169.00
2	—	432	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	85.00	85.00
2	—	615	71.00	71.00

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.