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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

433 head

▼ 316 vs last sale 749▼ 249 vs year ago 682 · −36.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 108▲ 50 vs year ago 65 · +76.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 45 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Not enough receipts of other classes for a market comparison. Supply and demand light.

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 $136.42/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$136.42

134 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	151.88	593	22
Medium and Large 1-2	460	139.07	640	75
Medium and Large 2	586	122.52	718	33
Medium 2	555	116.38	646	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale134 hd

136.42

—

MO average16 barns · 7,286 hd

135.92

+0.50

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	1,579	97.56	1,540	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	62.56	696	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	59.19	825	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	47.84	478	44

Every lot

49 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	180.96/cwt	178.00–182.50	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	172.38/cwt	172.00–172.50	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	176.32/cwt	175.00–179.00	742	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	163.30/cwt	160.00–166.00	692	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	162.11/cwt	156.00–166.00	767	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	154.98/cwt	151.00–158.00	818	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	145.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	776	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	158.45/cwt	158.00–159.50	886	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	152.45/cwt	148.00–157.00	864	31
Steers	—	Medium 2	572	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	143.05/cwt	138.00–147.50	890	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	691	129.17/cwt	127.50–134.00	893	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	126.12/cwt	126.00–126.50	938	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	147.99/cwt	144.00–152.50	478	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	156.40/cwt	155.00–159.00	524	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	149.00/cwt	142.50–152.00	559	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	141.71/cwt	138.00–144.00	602	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	139.62/cwt	137.00–141.00	658	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	133.24/cwt	127.50–138.00	652	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	131.90/cwt	130.00–133.00	681	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	116.38/cwt	113.00–117.50	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	123.73/cwt	122.00–126.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	121.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	779	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	115.84/cwt	115.00–116.50	741	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	848	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	895	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	371	151.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	696	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	158.74/cwt	158.00–161.00	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	154.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	803	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	139.73/cwt	137.50–144.00	802	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	138.33/cwt	136.00–143.00	865	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	97.56/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,540	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	28.25/cwt	23.00–35.00	227	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	42.63/cwt	38.00–47.50	415	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	58.18/cwt	56.00–61.00	606	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	52.12/cwt	48.00–55.00	548	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	68.82/cwt	67.00–74.00	745	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	62.60/cwt	60.00–65.00	677	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.50	668	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	59.19/cwt	56.00–61.50	825	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	1,148.76/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	14,061	25

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 749Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 108Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 45

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Not enough receipts of other classes for a market comparison. Supply and demand light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	156.00–166.00	162.11
13	—	528	151.00–158.00	154.98
16	—	622	138.00–147.50	143.05
3	—	356	178.00–182.50	180.96
31	—	567	148.00–157.00	152.45
5	—	424	160.00–166.00	163.30
4	—	744	126.00–126.50	126.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	175.00–179.00	176.32
6	—	451	177.00	177.00
10	—	559	158.00–159.50	158.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	130.00–132.50	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	691	127.50–134.00	129.17
4	—	386	172.00–172.50	172.38
6	—	534	140.00–148.00	145.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	127.50	127.50
16	—	425	138.00–144.00	141.71
20	—	471	137.00–141.00	139.62
13	—	375	142.50–152.00	149.00
8	—	516	130.00–133.00	131.90
7	—	639	120.00–122.50	121.86
6	—	323	144.00–152.50	147.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	127.50–138.00	133.24
8	—	565	122.00–126.00	123.73
9	—	640	115.00–116.50	115.84
4	—	530	120.00–125.00	123.74
3	—	848	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	156.00	156.00
3	—	518	137.00–138.00	137.67
5	—	455	148.00	148.00
11	—	335	155.00–159.00	156.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	113.00–117.50	116.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	158.00–161.00	158.74
3	—	625	136.00–143.00	138.33
6	—	519	148.00–158.00	154.79
6	—	446	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	137.50–144.00	139.73
4	—	360	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	150.00–154.00	151.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,082	67.00–74.00	68.82
15	—	1,082	60.00–65.00	62.60
8	—	1,204	54.00–57.50	55.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	23.00–35.00	28.25
9	—	1,041	56.00–61.00	58.18
17	—	1,052	48.00–55.00	52.12
13	—	973	38.00–47.50	42.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,394	56.00–61.50	59.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	94.00–100.00	97.56

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)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	25	—	1,224	800.00–1,350.00	1,148.76

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.