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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 22

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

749 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 951▼ 280 vs year ago 1,029 · −27.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 211▲ 57 vs year ago 51 · +111.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 6.00 lower, while feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded up to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls steady with good demand. Not enough replacement cattle for a trend. Overall supply moderate with moderate demand.

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 $155.63/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$155.63

306 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	160.99	816	140
Medium and Large 2	450	157.98	711	25
Medium and Large 1	658	150.67	991	124
Medium 2	504	144.19	726	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $90 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 sale306 hd

155.63

—

MO average17 barns · 9,830 hd

156.79

−1.16

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	1,792	92.80	1,663	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	63.95	716	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	62.24	896	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	47.23	453	33

Every lot

75 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	186.37/cwt	183.00–187.00	619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	175.06/cwt	169.00–181.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	190.93/cwt	187.50–194.00	638	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	182.80/cwt	182.50–183.00	667	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	173.93/cwt	172.00–180.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	165.40/cwt	162.50–167.00	632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	177.97/cwt	176.00–179.00	744	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	166.37/cwt	160.00–173.00	700	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	154.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	726	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	164.86/cwt	156.00–167.00	796	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	167.20/cwt	165.00–170.00	861	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	145.71/cwt	142.00–148.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	156.79/cwt	152.50–159.00	826	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	527	134.39/cwt	131.00–138.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	568	130.83/cwt	120.00–137.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	149.37/cwt	147.50–151.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	155.08/cwt	152.00–158.00	895	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	142.16/cwt	138.00–147.00	879	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	152.75/cwt	148.00–157.00	955	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	142.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	930	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	683	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.50	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	134.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	951	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	124.86/cwt	122.50–126.00	958	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	122.87/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,134	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	165.82/cwt	161.00–167.00	547	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	152.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	148.35/cwt	142.50–151.00	530	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	138.41/cwt	134.00–141.00	519	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	133.77/cwt	127.50–138.00	559	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	142.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	608	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.50	659	29
Heifers	—	Medium 2	467	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	135.86/cwt	131.00–139.00	652	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	135.62/cwt	135.00–138.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	695	24
Heifers	—	Medium 2	524	118.74/cwt	117.50–122.50	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	126.37/cwt	123.00–128.00	668	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	720	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	121.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	121.23/cwt	119.00–123.50	815	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	109.34/cwt	109.00–110.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,108	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	401	152.40/cwt	148.00–155.00	611	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	474	136.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	645	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	741	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	154.31/cwt	153.00–157.00	781	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.50	763	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	143.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	839	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	129.92/cwt	122.50–136.00	806	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	895	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	86.79/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,276	5
Bulls	—	—	1,929	98.62/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,902	5
Bulls	—	—	1,947	92.96/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,810	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	31.32/cwt	27.50–36.00	266	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	43.30/cwt	40.00–47.50	380	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	54.54/cwt	47.50–59.50	562	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	77.29/cwt	75.00–78.00	803	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	57.88/cwt	55.00–61.00	655	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	63.87/cwt	61.50–67.00	730	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	65.97/cwt	65.00–67.00	916	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	69.74/cwt	69.50–70.00	983	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	59.75/cwt	57.50–62.50	871	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	989.38/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	10,596	9

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 951Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 211Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	357	142.50–151.00	148.35
24	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.95
5	—	334	150.00–156.00	152.11
7	—	589	130.00	130.00
29	—	466	141.00–142.50	141.50
22	—	425	140.00–147.00	142.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	109.00–110.00	109.34
15	—	529	123.00–128.00	126.37
28	—	418	127.50–138.00	133.77
27	—	575	120.00–128.00	125.29
10	—	375	134.00–141.00	138.41
10	—	621	119.00–124.00	121.47
25	—	480	131.00–139.00	135.86
16	—	672	119.00–123.50	121.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	135.00–138.00	135.62
28	—	866	128.00	128.00
10	—	330	161.00–167.00	165.82
2	—	372	160.00	160.00
4	—	610	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	118.00–120.00	119.00
8	—	467	120.00–128.00	124.16
4	—	524	117.50–122.50	118.74
2	—	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	142.00–148.00	145.71
4	—	368	172.00–180.00	173.93
3	—	332	169.00–181.00	175.06
4	—	573	147.50–151.00	149.37
6	—	425	155.00	155.00
4	—	470	150.00–158.00	154.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	811	125.00	125.00
9	—	418	176.00–179.00	177.97
11	—	709	125.00–135.00	134.10
38	—	923	118.00–123.00	122.87
4	—	286	205.00	205.00
3	—	457	177.00	177.00
24	—	625	148.00–157.00	152.75
21	—	515	165.00–170.00	167.20
10	—	334	187.50–194.00	190.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	152.50–159.00	156.79
3	—	767	122.50–126.00	124.86
50	—	483	156.00–167.00	164.86
6	—	332	183.00–187.00	186.37
30	—	577	152.00–158.00	155.08
19	—	421	160.00–173.00	166.37
6	—	618	138.00–147.00	142.16
5	—	651	140.00–145.00	142.80
5	—	365	182.50–183.00	182.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	131.00–132.50	131.75
4	—	568	120.00–137.00	130.83
6	—	382	162.50–167.00	165.40
5	—	527	131.00–138.00	134.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	133.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	324	180.00–190.00	184.94
7	—	506	153.00–157.00	154.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	135.00–147.00	143.65
6	—	521	146.00–147.50	146.51
5	—	401	148.00–155.00	152.40
11	—	620	122.50–136.00	129.92
5	—	491	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	135.00–138.00	136.17
2	—	662	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,929	96.50–102.00	98.62
6	—	1,947	90.00–95.50	92.96
5	—	1,470	84.00–89.00	86.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,143	61.50–67.00	63.87
13	—	1,131	55.00–61.00	57.88
6	—	1,039	75.00–78.00	77.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,031	47.50–59.50	54.54
7	—	849	27.50–36.00	31.32
7	—	878	40.00–47.50	43.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	69.50–70.00	69.74
2	—	1,388	65.00–67.00	65.97
9	—	1,458	57.50–62.50	59.75

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)	9	—	1,071	875.00–1,100.00	989.38

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.