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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 27

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▼ 211 vs last sale 772▼ 73 vs year ago 634 · −11.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 61▲ 9 vs year ago 45 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded 3.00 higher, weights over 550 lbs. traded 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough other classes for a market comparison. Supply light 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 $155.01/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$155.01

278 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	161.82	898	165
Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.07	833	113

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $66 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 sale278 hd

155.01

—

MO average16 barns · 12,685 hd

153.98

+1.04

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	—	Low	1,633	90.91	1,484	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	66.39	913	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	59.06	670	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	51.62	554	15

Every lot

55 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	181.28/cwt	177.50–188.00	589	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	166.97/cwt	166.00–168.00	558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	174.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	164.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	607	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	172.75/cwt	165.00–176.00	722	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	161.16/cwt	157.50–164.00	680	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	169.78/cwt	166.00–173.00	803	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	156.23/cwt	152.50–160.00	741	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	165.09/cwt	158.00–171.00	849	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	146.15/cwt	140.00–152.50	753	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	174.12/cwt	173.00–175.00	900	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	149.71/cwt	144.00–154.00	850	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	164.62/cwt	159.00–167.00	960	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	141.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	881	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	159.06/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,005	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	144.19/cwt	132.50–145.00	943	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	130.68/cwt	129.00–136.00	894	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	130.61/cwt	127.50–134.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	124.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	898	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,076	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	156.96/cwt	153.00–165.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	142.40/cwt	142.00–142.50	474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	153.56/cwt	152.00–154.00	554	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	143.13/cwt	142.00–146.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	144.91/cwt	139.00–150.00	613	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	130.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	145.00/cwt	142.50–148.00	663	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	134.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	133.77/cwt	131.00–140.00	696	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	650	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	725	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.00	760	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	121.55/cwt	117.00–125.00	743	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	162.04/cwt	160.00–163.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	174.38/cwt	174.00–176.00	645	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	162.47/cwt	161.00–164.00	747	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	154.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	153.14/cwt	151.00–155.00	809	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,381	88.45/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,221	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	94.20/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,854	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	58.97/cwt	57.50–60.50	616	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	49.16/cwt	49.00–49.50	522	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	42.82/cwt	40.00–45.00	480	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	62.84/cwt	61.00–65.00	709	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	57.55/cwt	52.00–60.50	654	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	74.51/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,006	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	58.96/cwt	58.00–61.00	800	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	899	3

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 772Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 61Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	125.00–127.00	125.81
21	—	457	142.50–148.00	145.00
12	—	520	131.00–140.00	133.77
7	—	361	152.00–154.00	153.56
5	—	573	130.00–133.00	132.40
31	—	423	139.00–150.00	144.91
7	—	720	120.00	120.00
4	—	319	153.00–165.00	156.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	128.00–135.00	130.74
29	—	611	117.00–125.00	121.55
10	—	474	130.00–136.00	134.02
5	—	333	142.00–142.50	142.40
6	—	376	142.00–146.00	143.13
10	—	522	120.00–127.50	124.58
44	—	574	120.00–130.00	126.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	166.00–168.00	166.97
20	—	568	144.00–154.00	149.71
5	—	721	120.00–127.50	124.49
3	—	840	120.00	120.00
10	—	422	157.50–164.00	161.16
13	—	684	129.00–136.00	130.68
12	—	515	140.00–152.50	146.15
9	—	474	152.50–160.00	156.23
4	—	754	125.00–127.00	126.49
29	—	621	135.00–145.00	141.88
4	—	369	160.00–170.00	164.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	654	132.50–145.00	144.19
8	—	774	139.00	139.00
24	—	514	158.00–171.00	165.09
22	—	418	165.00–176.00	172.75
15	—	473	166.00–173.00	169.78
5	—	369	172.00–178.00	174.97
43	—	632	150.00–163.00	159.06
6	—	325	177.50–188.00	181.28
13	—	583	159.00–167.00	164.62
4	—	713	127.50–134.00	130.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	173.00–175.00	174.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	174.00–176.00	174.38
4	—	460	161.00–164.00	162.47
3	—	515	155.00–158.00	157.01
3	—	433	160.00–162.00	160.65
3	—	330	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	151.00–155.00	153.14
3	—	363	160.00–163.00	162.04
6	—	482	154.00–157.00	154.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	49.00–49.50	49.16
5	—	1,120	40.00–45.00	42.82
7	—	1,044	57.50–60.50	58.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	58.00–61.00	58.96
4	—	1,350	73.00–76.00	74.51
3	—	1,427	62.00–64.00	62.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,137	52.00–60.50	57.55
6	—	1,128	61.00–65.00	62.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	83.00–92.00	88.45
3	—	1,968	92.00–96.00	94.20

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.