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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 5

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jul 22Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,516 head

▲ 516 vs last sale 1,000▼ 54 vs year ago 1,570 · −3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 100▼ 140 vs year ago 264 · −53.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 166 vs year ago 171 · −97.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago feeder steers traded steady with feeder heifers trading 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a small offering. Total supply heavy 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 $157.88/cwt on 880 head.

Average price

$157.88

880 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$672

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4

$89.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	712	159.39	1,135	580
Medium and Large 1-2	591	157.25	929	180
Medium and Large 2	528	156.07	825	101
Medium 2	532	143.07	761	15thin
Small and Medium 3-4	662	70.00	463	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.39/cwt here — about $672 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 sale880 hd

157.88

—

MO average14 barns · 8,674 hd

162.73

−4.84

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	1,731	90.41	1,565	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	71.24	837	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	71.08	1,063	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	61.92	609	46

Every lot

80 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	183.32/cwt	182.50–185.00	623	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	174.90/cwt	172.00–177.00	659	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	191.28/cwt	183.00–196.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	164.99/cwt	162.50–169.00	630	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	184.75/cwt	177.50–191.00	789	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	172.75/cwt	170.00–174.00	741	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	157.76/cwt	152.50–164.00	693	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	168.28/cwt	165.00–174.00	789	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	159.91/cwt	156.00–162.50	761	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	179.14/cwt	175.00–187.00	856	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	168.82/cwt	164.00–173.00	883	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	154.51/cwt	150.00–159.00	810	24
Steers	—	Medium 2	540	137.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	178.53/cwt	176.00–180.00	975	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	166.17/cwt	161.50–170.00	949	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	155.19/cwt	145.00–159.00	891	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	176.94/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,028	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	141.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	160.07/cwt	157.00–170.00	988	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	935	46
Steers	—	Medium 2	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	662	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	463	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	150.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,000	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	137.99/cwt	136.00–141.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	162.91/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,095	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	138.85/cwt	138.00–140.00	994	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	160.84/cwt	151.00–162.10	1,160	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	148.85/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,124	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	136.29/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,079	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	150.60/cwt	144.00–151.10	1,206	251
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,027	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	159.94/cwt	153.00–162.50	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	150.56/cwt	150.00–154.00	592	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	155.29/cwt	150.00–162.00	655	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	146.00/cwt	142.50–149.00	683	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	152.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	717	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	137.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	662	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	140.53/cwt	133.00–142.50	725	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	150.78/cwt	144.00–161.50	795	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	149.43/cwt	143.00–157.00	844	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	124.49/cwt	122.50–125.00	703	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	781	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	144.22/cwt	138.00–150.00	887	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	131.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	824	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	141.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	940	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	131.42/cwt	127.50–134.00	891	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	711	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,024	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	133.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	963	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,036	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	175.91/cwt	172.50–177.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	416	130.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	541	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	156.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	158.16/cwt	156.00–166.00	753	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	162.20/cwt	161.00–163.00	842	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	156.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	820	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	536	135.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	728	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	146.38/cwt	144.50–154.00	820	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	589	140.01/cwt	138.00–143.00	825	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	609	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	685	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	137.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	861	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	135.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	911	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,444	78.44/cwt	67.00–86.00	1,133	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	102.08/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,988	93.62/cwt	87.00–98.50	1,861	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	50.71/cwt	48.00–54.00	467	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	60.03/cwt	55.00–64.50	582	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	68.97/cwt	65.50–74.50	709	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	65.27/cwt	61.00–68.50	749	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	74.23/cwt	69.00–79.00	882	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	75.49/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,120	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	67.30/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,014	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	751.55/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,177	4

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,516Last week 1,000Year ago 1,570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 100Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 171

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	140.00–142.50	141.85
24	—	524	150.00–159.00	154.51
9	—	377	172.00–177.00	174.90
7	—	439	152.50–164.00	157.76
6	—	666	136.00–141.00	137.99
37	—	574	145.00–159.00	155.19
14	—	476	156.00–162.50	159.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	571	161.50–170.00	166.17
9	—	835	122.00–125.00	122.97
5	—	381	183.00–196.00	191.28
3	—	340	182.50–185.00	183.32
7	—	792	136.00–138.00	136.29
46	—	622	145.00–155.00	150.30
27	—	665	145.00–155.00	150.43
7	—	716	138.00–140.00	138.85
23	—	523	164.00–173.00	168.82
23	—	469	165.00–174.00	168.28
8	—	429	170.00–174.00	172.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	801	144.00–151.10	150.60
38	—	546	176.00–180.00	178.53
22	—	581	175.00–178.00	176.94
22	—	672	152.50–167.00	162.91
22	—	478	175.00–187.00	179.14
16	—	427	177.50–191.00	184.75
44	—	617	157.00–170.00	160.07
157	—	721	151.00–162.10	160.84
8	—	755	142.50–151.00	148.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	130.00	130.00
5	—	382	162.50–169.00	164.99
3	—	540	135.00–138.00	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	678	127.50–134.00	131.42
22	—	581	130.00–140.00	134.34
10	—	468	142.50–149.00	146.00
24	—	628	125.00–134.00	131.27
7	—	393	150.00–154.00	150.56
3	—	420	147.00	147.00
27	—	516	133.00–142.50	140.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	143.00–157.00	149.43
11	—	470	150.00–154.00	152.47
69	—	527	144.00–161.50	150.78
9	—	371	153.00–162.50	159.94
17	—	422	150.00–162.00	155.29
32	—	615	138.00–150.00	144.22
21	—	663	135.00–146.00	141.77
7	—	765	134.00–136.00	135.40
6	—	721	125.00–138.00	133.51
4	—	830	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	140.00–145.00	141.64
5	—	427	130.00–140.00	134.49
4	—	624	115.00–120.00	118.73
9	—	483	130.00–142.00	137.05
13	—	565	122.50–125.00	124.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	161.00–163.00	162.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	609	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	138.00–143.00	140.01
3	—	390	165.00	165.00
9	—	536	130.00–140.00	135.75
4	—	416	125.00–145.00	130.05
4	—	345	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	144.50–154.00	146.38
11	—	476	156.00–166.00	158.16
4	—	765	125.00	125.00
3	—	428	150.00–160.00	156.77
14	—	627	134.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	376	172.50–177.00	175.91
5	—	673	132.00–139.00	135.36
7	—	524	150.00–159.00	156.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,484	71.00–83.00	75.49
7	—	1,506	65.00–70.00	67.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,188	69.00–79.00	74.23
13	—	1,148	61.00–68.50	65.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,028	65.50–74.50	68.97
22	—	970	55.00–64.50	60.03
7	—	920	48.00–54.00	50.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	99.00–107.00	102.08
4	—	1,988	87.00–98.50	93.62
4	—	1,444	67.00–86.00	78.44

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)	4	—	1,088	700.00–800.00	751.55

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.