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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jun 24

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,013 head

▲ 571 vs last sale 442▲ 79 vs year ago 934 · +8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 38▲ 32 vs year ago 105 · +30.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 8.00 lower while feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply 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 $152.81/cwt on 450 head.

Average price

$152.81

450 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	162.04	972	220
Medium and Large 1-2	594	147.65	878	180
Large 1	575	146.50	842	4thin
Medium and Large 2	665	129.45	861	43
Medium 2	564	128.36	724	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about $248 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 sale450 hd

152.81

—

MO average16 barns · 14,019 hd

157.06

−4.25

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	—	Average	1,650	93.50	1,543	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	64.18	737	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	62.96	902	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	58.98	604	52

Every lot

64 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	159.12/cwt	153.00–162.50	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	159.80/cwt	155.00–167.50	671	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	175.06/cwt	172.50–183.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	146.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	173.40/cwt	169.00–181.00	815	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	161.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	775	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	138.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	155.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	819	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	171.32/cwt	162.50–177.00	915	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	172.74/cwt	165.00–175.00	969	45
Steers	—	Medium 2	564	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	153.28/cwt	147.00–159.00	874	63
Steers	—	Large 1	575	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	139.99/cwt	137.00–145.00	819	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	158.15/cwt	147.00–162.50	998	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	125.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	795	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	138.15/cwt	132.00–146.00	880	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	125.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	839	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	138.81/cwt	132.50–145.00	945	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	140.58/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,000	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	915	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	125.03/cwt	122.50–130.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	144.65/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,105	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,058	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	121.67/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,068	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,006	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,046	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	152.54/cwt	152.00–154.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	153.33/cwt	153.00–154.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	140.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	126.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	141.51/cwt	135.00–146.00	672	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	129.79/cwt	120.00–132.50	624	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	140.22/cwt	132.00–147.00	728	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	701	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	137.94/cwt	130.00–142.00	789	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	820	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	124.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	778	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	134.20/cwt	129.00–135.00	896	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	127.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	922	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	993	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	792	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	832	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	144.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	138.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	713	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	132.38/cwt	130.50–134.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	128.14/cwt	128.00–129.00	883	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	125.74/cwt	125.00–126.00	898	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	855	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	663	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	93.50/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,543	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	45.96/cwt	40.00–51.00	451	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	59.69/cwt	52.00–64.00	614	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	66.32/cwt	65.00–68.00	693	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	56.38/cwt	55.00–57.50	634	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	64.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	745	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	62.96/cwt	60.00–66.00	902	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	881.07/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,916	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,527	6

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 Jun 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,013Last week 442Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 38Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 8.00 lower while feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply moderate with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,433	60.00–66.00	62.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,028	52.00–64.00	59.69
11	—	1,045	65.00–68.00	66.32
8	—	981	40.00–51.00	45.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	55.00–57.50	56.38
42	—	1,150	60.00–70.00	64.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,650	85.00–98.00	93.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	161.00	161.00
3	—	630	134.00	134.00
4	—	372	166.00	166.00
4	—	714	125.00–126.00	125.74
7	—	689	128.00–129.00	128.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	131.00–140.00	138.15
4	—	588	130.50–134.00	132.38
8	—	468	140.00–149.00	144.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	534	162.50–177.00	171.32
64	—	631	147.00–162.50	158.15
8	—	764	132.50–148.00	144.65
4	—	431	172.50–183.00	175.06
5	—	382	180.00	180.00
18	—	470	169.00–181.00	173.40
8	—	711	137.50–142.50	140.58
45	—	561	165.00–175.00	172.74
21	—	823	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	155.00–167.50	159.80
30	—	637	132.00–146.00	138.15
3	—	878	120.00–122.50	121.67
17	—	528	148.00–160.00	155.17
6	—	718	125.00–130.00	127.42
18	—	479	155.00–165.00	161.82
63	—	570	147.00–159.00	153.28
32	—	681	132.50–145.00	138.81
3	—	760	122.50–130.00	125.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	130.00–145.00	138.79
10	—	1,006	104.00	104.00
6	—	634	120.00–130.00	125.36
7	—	585	137.00–145.00	139.99
6	—	670	120.00–129.00	125.19
5	—	467	140.00–152.00	146.61
3	—	370	153.00–162.50	159.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	564	125.00–130.00	128.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	124.00–128.00	127.04
95	—	519	132.00–147.00	140.22
34	—	668	129.00–135.00	134.20
5	—	755	131.50	131.50
86	—	572	130.00–142.00	137.94
43	—	618	130.00–138.00	132.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	153.00–154.00	153.33
32	—	475	135.00–146.00	141.51
8	—	563	120.00–128.00	124.50
22	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.05
17	—	525	120.00–130.00	126.33
16	—	627	120.00–127.50	124.13
4	—	319	152.00–154.00	152.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	120.00–132.00	126.14
8	—	373	140.00–145.00	140.63
15	—	481	120.00–132.50	129.79
3	—	540	117.50	117.50
4	—	332	140.00	140.00
3	—	792	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	77.50	77.50

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)	7	—	1,239	750.00–1,000.00	881.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	957	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.