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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 1

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,033 head

▲ 280 vs last sale 753▲ 489 vs year ago 544 · +89.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 102▲ 77 vs year ago 55 · +140.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply and demand was moderate.

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 $144.15/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$144.15

353 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$28.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	147.90	700	279
Medium and Large 1-2	486	134.66	655	52
Medium and Large 2	532	118.95	633	22

One grade step is worth $28.95/cwt here — about $67 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 sale353 hd

144.15

—

MO average17 barns · 10,748 hd

142.85

+1.30

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	1,497	86.63	1,297	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	66.74	963	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	61.85	731	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	48.27	495	32

Every lot

73 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	293	180.33/cwt	180.00–181.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	191.37/cwt	187.50–200.00	622	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	164.66/cwt	164.00–165.00	547	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	178.06/cwt	173.00–183.00	613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	165.31/cwt	165.00–166.00	598	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	191.89/cwt	185.00–200.00	733	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	177.25/cwt	177.00–177.50	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	169.50/cwt	161.00–175.00	720	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	191.17/cwt	187.00–193.00	818	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	181.49/cwt	175.00–186.00	849	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	169.23/cwt	162.50–173.00	812	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	782	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	169.26/cwt	163.00–177.00	890	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	144.95/cwt	142.50–150.00	787	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	167.34/cwt	159.50–170.00	961	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	148.40/cwt	140.00–156.00	853	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.50	889	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	154.28/cwt	146.00–158.00	975	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.50	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	134.42/cwt	130.00–141.00	953	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	875	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,054	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,077	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	161.59/cwt	150.00–169.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	161.33/cwt	157.50–163.00	519	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	158.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	584	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	153.54/cwt	146.00–158.00	640	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	139.60/cwt	139.00–140.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	148.21/cwt	142.00–155.00	708	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	125.07/cwt	122.50–129.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	139.79/cwt	135.00–148.00	727	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	123.09/cwt	122.50–124.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	138.27/cwt	136.50–142.50	794	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	757	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	627	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	819	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	128.16/cwt	124.00–138.00	860	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	173.46/cwt	172.50–175.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	174.05/cwt	170.00–182.50	729	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	166.15/cwt	163.00–168.00	706	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	163.21/cwt	161.00–169.00	779	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	154.40/cwt	154.00–155.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	763	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	140.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	809	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	126.29/cwt	122.50–130.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	634	122.28/cwt	121.00–123.50	775	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.50	862	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	881	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,464	84.61/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,239	9
Bulls	—	—	1,648	95.72/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,577	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	40.77/cwt	37.50–45.00	410	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	49.35/cwt	47.00–51.00	501	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	56.18/cwt	54.00–59.00	596	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	66.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	771	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	54.98/cwt	52.00–58.00	658	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	62.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	749	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	64.57/cwt	62.00–66.00	922	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	69.10/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,008	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	954.35/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,395	4

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,033Last week 753Year ago 544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 102Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	480	162.50–173.00	169.23
19	—	575	140.00–156.00	148.40
5	—	717	120.00–125.00	121.99
4	—	344	173.00–183.00	178.06
4	—	390	177.00–177.50	177.25
6	—	543	142.50–150.00	144.95
3	—	753	125.00	125.00
4	—	627	141.00–142.50	141.76
31	—	425	161.00–175.00	169.50
3	—	293	180.00–181.00	180.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	135.00–137.00	136.34
10	—	325	187.50–200.00	191.37
35	—	632	146.00–158.00	154.28
24	—	428	187.00–193.00	191.17
5	—	709	130.00–141.00	134.42
32	—	382	185.00–200.00	191.89
19	—	574	159.50–170.00	167.34
2	—	845	127.50	127.50
42	—	526	163.00–177.00	169.26
31	—	468	175.00–186.00	181.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	125.00–128.50	126.72
7	—	362	165.00–166.00	165.31
2	—	565	133.00	133.00
3	—	529	137.00–138.00	137.67
4	—	498	157.00	157.00
3	—	332	164.00–165.00	164.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	422	140.00–145.00	141.61
9	—	626	121.00	121.00
2	—	558	124.00	124.00
5	—	461	139.00–140.00	139.60
5	—	527	122.50–124.00	123.09
2	—	675	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	322	157.50–163.00	161.33
66	—	478	142.00–155.00	148.21
5	—	292	150.00–169.00	161.59
31	—	520	135.00–148.00	139.79
24	—	630	125.00–135.00	129.93
10	—	671	124.00–138.00	128.16
45	—	368	150.00–164.00	158.74
35	—	417	146.00–158.00	153.54
33	—	574	136.50–142.50	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	169.00	169.00
7	—	456	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	120.00–127.50	123.62
4	—	641	111.00–112.50	111.75
3	—	693	110.00	110.00
5	—	486	122.50–129.00	125.07
3	—	350	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	425	163.00–168.00	166.15
4	—	625	122.50–130.00	126.29
4	—	528	144.00–145.00	144.50
11	—	477	161.00–169.00	163.21
3	—	773	114.00	114.00
6	—	575	135.00–145.00	140.76
6	—	372	172.50–175.00	173.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	131.00–132.50	131.75
10	—	419	170.00–182.50	174.05
6	—	388	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	121.00–123.50	122.28
5	—	491	154.00–155.00	154.40
4	—	408	144.00–145.00	144.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,196	52.00–58.00	54.98
14	—	1,157	64.00–69.00	66.66
8	—	1,208	60.00–64.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	54.00–59.00	56.18
10	—	1,015	47.00–51.00	49.35
12	—	1,005	37.50–45.00	40.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,459	67.00–74.00	69.10
13	—	1,428	62.00–66.00	64.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	95.00–96.50	95.72
9	—	1,464	79.00–89.00	84.61

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,194	875.00–1,000.00	954.35

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.