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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 8

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

772 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 1,033▲ 487 vs year ago 285 · +170.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 132▲ 51 vs year ago 59 · +86.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Supply 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 $139.46/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$139.46

231 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	140.99	792	88
Large 1	457	140.23	641	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	140.20	746	112
Medium and Large 2	467	138.27	646	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	424	122.50	519	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.49/cwt here — about $273 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 sale231 hd

139.46

—

MO average14 barns · 7,960 hd

144.78

−5.33

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	1,627	93.61	1,523	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	69.07	800	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	65.43	898	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	50.93	496	28

Every lot

70 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	272	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	188.43/cwt	182.50–196.00	609	15
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	352	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	182.12/cwt	180.00–183.00	679	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	187.57/cwt	185.00–196.00	713	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	180.58/cwt	179.00–184.00	751	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	191.55/cwt	185.00–194.00	799	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	173.24/cwt	162.00–176.00	837	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	176.50/cwt	175.00–190.00	861	18
Steers	—	Large 1	512	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	174.38/cwt	172.00–175.00	903	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	521	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	844	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	166.12/cwt	159.00–174.00	867	19
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	537	130.56/cwt	129.00–133.00	701	13
Steers	—	Large 1	550	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	152.24/cwt	152.00–152.50	857	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	166.47/cwt	164.00–167.00	949	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	156.83/cwt	154.00–160.00	903	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	156.66/cwt	156.00–158.00	951	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	152.22/cwt	150.00–154.50	971	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	154.88/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,013	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	140.76/cwt	138.00–144.00	929	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	687	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	154.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	580	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	142.19/cwt	132.00–145.00	607	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	150.71/cwt	146.00–154.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	457	140.23/cwt	138.00–142.50	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	151.07/cwt	150.00–153.00	699	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	149.39/cwt	143.00–154.00	693	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	484	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.74/cwt	139.00–144.50	730	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	132.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	698	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	552	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	761	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	138.19/cwt	135.00–142.50	786	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	811	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	136.13/cwt	136.00–136.50	843	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	838	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	127.00/cwt	124.00–127.50	892	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,003	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	168.00/cwt	167.00–169.00	738	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	155.44/cwt	152.00–159.00	734	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	158.74/cwt	152.00–161.50	827	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	141.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	912	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,439	86.37/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,243	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	95.32/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,533	3
Bulls	—	—	2,033	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	2,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	796	30.33/cwt	20.00–35.00	241	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	48.24/cwt	40.00–52.50	445	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	59.09/cwt	54.00–64.00	635	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	71.01/cwt	70.00–72.00	802	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	67.60/cwt	63.50–70.50	771	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	72.85/cwt	71.00–73.50	877	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	66.02/cwt	64.00–68.00	899	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	891	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,073.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,191	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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 1,033Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 132Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 25

Compared to last Thursday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	140.00–143.00	141.78
9	—	472	152.00–159.00	155.44
5	—	668	130.00–140.00	136.58
3	—	387	172.50	172.50
8	—	439	167.00–169.00	168.00
10	—	521	152.00–161.50	158.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	126.00	126.00
7	—	462	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	140.00	140.00
5	—	552	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	142.50	142.50
19	—	619	136.00–136.50	136.13
5	—	288	164.00	164.00
6	—	438	155.00	155.00
11	—	463	150.00–153.00	151.07
14	—	809	124.00	124.00
4	—	309	160.00–165.00	162.43
16	—	569	135.00–142.50	138.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	130.00–137.00	133.96
8	—	614	130.00–135.00	132.08
4	—	660	126.00–128.00	126.99
14	—	515	139.00–144.50	141.74
14	—	702	124.00–127.50	127.00
13	—	432	146.00–154.00	150.71
23	—	464	143.00–154.00	149.39
10	—	375	151.00–159.00	154.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	144.00	144.00
4	—	592	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	138.00–142.50	140.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	129.00–135.00	132.38
9	—	427	132.00–145.00	142.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	150.00	150.00
5	—	687	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	159.00–174.00	166.12
10	—	373	180.00–183.00	182.12
15	—	323	182.50–196.00	188.43
12	—	483	162.00–176.00	173.24
10	—	416	179.00–184.00	180.58
4	—	638	150.00–154.50	152.22
8	—	660	138.00–144.00	140.76
6	—	576	154.00–160.00	156.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	654	148.00–155.50	154.88
5	—	518	172.00–175.00	174.38
14	—	570	164.00–167.00	166.47
16	—	417	185.00–194.00	191.55
6	—	607	156.00–158.00	156.66
18	—	488	175.00–190.00	176.50
3	—	272	197.50	197.50
7	—	380	185.00–196.00	187.57
5	—	770	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	129.00–133.00	130.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	162.00	162.00
4	—	550	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	152.00–152.50	152.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,075	54.00–64.00	59.09
5	—	796	20.00–35.00	30.33
10	—	922	40.00–52.50	48.24
2	—	1,130	70.00–72.00	71.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	62.50	62.50
5	—	1,361	64.00–68.00	66.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,141	63.50–70.50	67.60
7	—	1,204	71.00–73.50	72.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,033	105.00–106.00	105.52
3	—	1,608	91.00–100.00	95.32
4	—	1,439	80.00–90.00	86.37

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)	5	—	1,136	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,073.11

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.