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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 20

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

772 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 762▼ 251 vs year ago 1,023 · −24.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 102▼ 46 vs year ago 107 · −43.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 44 vs year ago 55 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.00 - 12.00 higher. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. The offering included several quality lots. Supply was moderate with good 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 $151.73/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$151.73

411 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	158.75	892	206
Medium and Large 1-2	551	145.14	800	169
Medium and Large 2	463	142.54	661	36

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $232 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 sale411 hd

151.73

—

MO average16 barns · 12,087 hd

154.73

−3.00

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	1,791	97.34	1,744	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	62.18	851	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	61.09	724	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	52.83	536	18

Every lot

58 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	323	182.05/cwt	175.00–191.00	588	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.49/cwt	160.00–171.00	538	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	155.78/cwt	152.50–157.50	567	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	173.96/cwt	172.50–175.00	645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	164.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	627	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	140.22/cwt	136.00–146.00	597	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	169.21/cwt	161.00–176.00	724	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	159.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	686	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	158.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	741	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	172.84/cwt	165.00–177.00	823	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	143.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	488	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	874	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	885	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	145.59/cwt	142.00–149.00	754	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	159.19/cwt	152.50–167.50	831	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	135.57/cwt	134.00–138.00	717	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	141.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	795	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	157.48/cwt	150.00–167.00	906	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	136.85/cwt	135.00–138.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	601	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	148.91/cwt	142.50–155.00	916	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	135.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	852	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	963	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	131.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	892	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	912	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	148.59/cwt	146.00–150.00	484	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	145.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	548	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	616	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	125.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	142.21/cwt	138.00–145.00	674	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	126.55/cwt	125.00–127.50	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	133.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	653	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	126.20/cwt	125.00–128.00	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	135.44/cwt	131.00–140.00	707	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	125.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	728	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	126.18/cwt	126.00–128.00	787	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	120.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	751	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	118.65/cwt	116.00–122.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,104	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	147.54/cwt	142.50–152.50	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	443	77.25/cwt	77.00–77.50	342	4
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	537	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	397	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	648	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	535	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	102.65/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,827	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	93.36/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,680	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	39.89/cwt	35.00–45.00	340	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	52.66/cwt	47.00–56.50	508	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	60.40/cwt	57.50–62.50	698	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	62.67/cwt	60.00–67.50	740	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	55.73/cwt	51.00–57.50	670	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	62.18/cwt	58.00–65.00	851	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	900.17/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	10,100	11

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 May 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 762Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 102Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	120.00–128.00	125.88
19	—	488	128.00–136.00	133.84
23	—	376	140.00–149.00	145.84
5	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.20
16	—	624	117.00–123.00	120.36
3	—	667	116.00–122.00	118.65
6	—	326	146.00–150.00	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	126.00–128.00	126.18
49	—	522	131.00–140.00	135.44
34	—	567	130.00–135.00	131.93
21	—	429	140.00–147.50	143.57
47	—	474	138.00–145.00	142.21
4	—	1,104	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	138.00	138.00
5	—	446	120.00–127.50	125.70
6	—	476	125.00–127.50	126.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	165.00–177.00	172.84
5	—	371	172.50–175.00	173.96
26	—	428	161.00–176.00	169.21
27	—	653	147.50	147.50
60	—	575	150.00–167.00	157.48
22	—	522	152.50–167.50	159.19
10	—	1,040	114.00	114.00
7	—	323	175.00–191.00	182.05
19	—	615	142.50–155.00	148.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	431	150.00–160.00	159.09
9	—	560	140.00–147.50	141.95
7	—	711	125.00–130.00	128.26
21	—	469	150.00–160.00	158.05
8	—	382	160.00–167.50	164.18
12	—	518	142.00–149.00	145.59
48	—	678	128.00–140.00	131.62
25	—	629	130.00–140.00	135.52
10	—	325	160.00–171.00	165.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	140.00–145.00	143.15
11	—	364	152.50–157.50	155.78
7	—	529	134.00–138.00	135.57
6	—	426	136.00–146.00	140.22
3	—	601	119.00–120.00	119.33
3	—	583	135.00–138.00	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	488	178.00–180.00	179.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	142.50–152.50	147.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	143.00	143.00
4	—	479	159.00–160.00	159.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	74.00	74.00
4	—	443	77.00–77.50	77.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	80.00	80.00
3	—	648	82.50	82.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	35.00–45.00	39.89
7	—	1,156	57.50–62.50	60.40
7	—	964	47.00–56.50	52.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	58.00–65.00	62.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,181	60.00–67.50	62.67
5	—	1,202	51.00–57.50	55.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	100.00–108.00	102.65
4	—	1,800	87.50–99.00	93.36

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)	11	—	1,122	700.00–1,150.00	900.17

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.