Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2021-07-01

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jul 1
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 348 vs last sale 1,013▲ 665 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 137▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 5 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 steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.83/cwt on 367 head.
Average price
$155.83
367 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.18
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1597164.45982199
Medium and Large 1-2594150.05891132
Large 1603142.008565thin
Medium and Large 2661127.3184231
One grade step is worth $37.14/cwt here — about $140 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 sale367 hd
155.83
—
MO average14 barns · 13,526 hd
154.65
+1.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,70790.481,5448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12164.8372644
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41163.1789114
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00856.1556649

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1347187.00/cwt187.00–187.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 2365159.67/cwt159.00–160.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375176.31/cwt173.00–178.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1414186.81/cwt180.00–191.007739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440167.71/cwt165.00–171.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 1475175.53/cwt169.00–185.0083414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484161.86/cwt155.00–167.507837
Steers—Medium and Large 2493148.52/cwt144.00–150.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 2514139.90/cwt134.00–142.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 1521171.06/cwt165.00–181.0089129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530158.82/cwt152.00–164.0084218
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy554180.00/cwt180.00–180.0099720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574155.93/cwt147.50–161.0089543
Steers—Medium and Large 1578171.54/cwt162.50–179.0099228
Steers—Large 1603142.00/cwt142.00–142.008565
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed606166.82/cwt166.00–168.001,01125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619142.42/cwt134.00–146.0088223
Steers—Medium and Large 1628157.67/cwt148.00–165.5099024
Steers—Medium and Large 2670122.32/cwt120.00–125.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672140.04/cwt133.00–146.0094117
Steers—Medium and Large 1677151.78/cwt151.00–153.001,0289
Steers—Medium and Large 1729142.31/cwt135.00–147.001,03710
Steers—Medium and Large 2756115.00/cwt115.00–115.0086910
Steers—Medium and Large 1757140.48/cwt138.00–141.001,06325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777125.00/cwt125.00–125.0097114
Steers—Medium and Large 2806115.25/cwt114.00–117.009294
Steers—Medium and Large 1827135.69/cwt133.00–137.001,1223
Steers—Medium and Large 2860111.98/cwt110.00–115.009633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2294152.50/cwt152.50–152.504485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331153.24/cwt152.00–156.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359155.59/cwt155.00–156.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367142.54/cwt140.00–144.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432141.56/cwt135.00–144.0061211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433129.21/cwt125.00–133.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465146.00/cwt146.00–146.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482139.85/cwt136.00–144.0067431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518123.05/cwt120.00–125.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523138.31/cwt132.00–144.0072355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570136.00/cwt130.00–142.0077527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578126.90/cwt124.00–129.0073313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582116.84/cwt115.00–118.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618134.77/cwt132.00–141.008339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623123.79/cwt120.00–128.0077114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678126.01/cwt120.00–127.508545
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461160.68/cwt152.00–164.007418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500167.00/cwt167.00–167.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566144.61/cwt140.00–146.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617136.86/cwt135.00–137.508444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673133.16/cwt128.00–135.0089612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695121.99/cwt120.00–125.008485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703120.00/cwt120.00–120.008443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,70790.48/cwt84.00–97.001,5448
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97443.44/cwt40.00–50.004239
Cows—Lean 85-90%99163.84/cwt63.00–65.006337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02157.98/cwt52.50–61.5059233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03367.51/cwt63.50–69.506973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07757.45/cwt55.00–59.006193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13165.20/cwt60.00–68.5073738
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40364.95/cwt62.00–68.5091111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44056.64/cwt55.50–58.508163
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,342905.85/cwt850.00–975.0012,1575

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.