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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

753 head

▲ 362 vs last sale 391▲ 425 vs year ago 328 · +129.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 56▲ 6 vs year ago 96 · +6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 121▲ 2 vs year ago 14 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 750 lbs steady to 500 higher. Over 750 lbs no recent price comparison. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Over 600 lbs no recent price comparison. Demand good. Supply light to moderate due to muddy conditions. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

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 $138.25/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$138.25

262 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	141.19	754	227
Medium and Large 1-2	537	125.62	675	11thin
Medium 1	482	124.00	598	2thin
Medium 2-3	360	116.67	419	18thin
Large 1	644	110.75	713	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $41 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 sale262 hd

138.25

—

MO average17 barns · 8,097 hd

138.00

+0.26

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	1,609	83.36	1,341	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	62.19	914	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	58.35	689	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	46.30	449	28

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	185.38/cwt	182.50–190.00	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	339	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	681	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	175.14/cwt	174.00–178.00	667	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	183.39/cwt	181.00–187.50	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	181.14/cwt	175.00–188.00	775	28
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	165.89/cwt	161.00–171.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	167.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	772	12
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	473	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	587	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	175.93/cwt	175.00–184.00	837	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	168.58/cwt	166.00–171.00	868	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	151.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	536	175.32/cwt	175.00–176.00	940	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	162.21/cwt	158.00–165.00	907	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	145.19/cwt	140.00–153.00	841	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	843	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	147.66/cwt	145.00–153.00	921	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	640	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,005	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	143.64/cwt	143.00–144.00	961	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	995	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,074	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	772	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,009	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	153.52/cwt	151.00–156.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	311	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	358	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	313	166.69/cwt	165.00–169.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	364	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	573	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	364	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	437	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	151.79/cwt	148.00–152.50	587	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	422	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	147.97/cwt	141.00–155.00	636	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	472	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	681	27
Heifers	—	Medium 1	482	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	142.94/cwt	134.00–147.00	752	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	135.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	779	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	121.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	134.54/cwt	127.00–135.50	849	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	124.36/cwt	124.00–126.00	842	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	708	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	906	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	122.23/cwt	118.00–125.00	891	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	815	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	754	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	134.73/cwt	122.00–145.00	764	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	709	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	74.17/cwt	72.50–76.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	84.68/cwt	81.50–88.00	1,374	7
Bulls	—	—	1,990	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,841	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	17.69/cwt	10.00–25.00	164	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	58.12/cwt	57.00–60.00	564	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	52.74/cwt	47.00–56.50	512	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	42.05/cwt	33.00–45.00	429	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	64.46/cwt	59.50–69.00	753	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	51.52/cwt	48.00–54.00	602	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	60.35/cwt	57.00–63.00	729	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	62.19/cwt	60.00–63.50	914	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	1,002.33/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	10,244	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,064	813.50/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,656	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	743	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,316	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 391Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 56Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 121Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,622	81.50–88.00	84.68
2	—	1,373	72.50–76.00	74.17
1	—	1,990	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,208	57.00–63.00	60.35
9	—	1,168	59.50–69.00	64.46
11	—	1,168	48.00–54.00	51.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	60.00–63.50	62.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	971	47.00–56.50	52.74
7	—	971	57.00–60.00	58.12
5	—	927	10.00–25.00	17.69
4	—	1,021	33.00–45.00	42.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	126.00	126.00
4	—	450	164.00	164.00
3	—	767	92.50	92.50
5	—	700	136.00	136.00
12	—	567	122.00–145.00	134.73
3	—	362	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	133.00	133.00
7	—	381	174.00–178.00	175.14
4	—	438	161.00–171.00	165.89
12	—	579	140.00–153.00	145.19
9	—	523	145.00–155.00	151.73
12	—	461	160.00–170.00	167.56
7	—	611	138.00	138.00
2	—	325	170.00–171.00	170.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	476	175.00–184.00	175.93
16	—	515	166.00–171.00	168.58
4	—	848	119.00	119.00
28	—	428	175.00–188.00	181.14
11	—	559	158.00–165.00	162.21
6	—	388	181.00–187.50	183.39
33	—	624	145.00–153.00	147.66
6	—	318	182.50–190.00	185.38
10	—	762	141.00	141.00
10	—	726	137.00	137.00
8	—	669	143.00–144.00	143.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	339	201.00	201.00
12	—	536	175.00–176.00	175.32
25	—	640	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	772	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	729	118.00–125.00	122.23
2	—	308	151.00–156.00	153.52
25	—	631	127.00–135.50	134.54
27	—	473	142.00–147.00	144.03
24	—	577	132.00–140.00	135.09
24	—	430	141.00–155.00	147.97
49	—	526	134.00–147.00	142.94
13	—	387	148.00–152.50	151.79
11	—	677	124.00–126.00	124.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	125.00	125.00
5	—	586	120.00–124.00	121.56
2	—	415	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	120.00	120.00
5	—	422	115.00	115.00
7	—	311	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	128.00	128.00
3	—	610	138.00	138.00
14	—	564	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	129.00	129.00
2	—	815	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	157.50	157.50
7	—	313	165.00–169.00	166.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,022	985.00–1,025.00	1,002.33

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)	6	—	1,064	700.00–875.00	813.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	743	850.00	850.00

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.