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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 12

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

319 head

▼ 1,197 vs last sale 1,516▼ 621 vs year ago 940 · −66.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 124▼ 16 vs year ago 79 · −20.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower on a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower also on a light test; Demand lower and supply very light.

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 $154.48/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$154.48

145 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	158.08	931	100
Medium and Large 1-2	558	146.49	817	45

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $114 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 sale145 hd

154.48

—

MO average14 barns · 6,412 hd

160.11

−5.63

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	1,724	91.78	1,582	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	71.05	989	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	68.99	826	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	52.93	571	9thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	148.81/cwt	141.00–160.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	187.96/cwt	186.00–190.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	157.96/cwt	145.00–162.50	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	169.81/cwt	163.00–175.00	710	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	820	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	156.02/cwt	149.00–161.00	743	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.00/cwt	140.00–152.50	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	166.36/cwt	162.50–172.50	895	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	149.02/cwt	142.50–153.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	154.53/cwt	151.00–159.00	906	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	157.84/cwt	154.00–160.00	972	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	143.75/cwt	141.00–145.00	911	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	146.45/cwt	144.00–150.00	968	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	128.80/cwt	128.00–130.00	907	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,056	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	140.26/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,174	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,279	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	150.49/cwt	145.00–152.50	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	153.28/cwt	144.00–155.00	670	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	150.28/cwt	143.00–153.00	721	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	149.71/cwt	141.00–157.50	786	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	141.68/cwt	136.00–145.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	146.35/cwt	143.00–151.00	828	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	141.07/cwt	136.00–150.00	877	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	791	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	131.98/cwt	131.00–136.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	130.91/cwt	128.00–139.00	948	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	122.33/cwt	122.00–122.50	1,048	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	158.83/cwt	154.00–164.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	136.85/cwt	126.00–147.50	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	144.86/cwt	138.00–157.50	837	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	139.62/cwt	138.00–140.00	878	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	924	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,063	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	87.74/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,334	3
Bulls	—	—	1,846	94.20/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,739	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	457	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	54.23/cwt	50.50–59.00	586	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	65.56/cwt	60.50–68.50	747	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	71.60/cwt	68.00–78.00	888	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.50	989	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	785	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	840	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	880	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,580	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,413	1

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 1,516Year ago 940

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 124Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	141.00–160.00	148.81
5	—	704	128.00–130.00	128.80
4	—	523	140.00–152.50	146.00
7	—	634	141.00–145.00	143.75
7	—	561	142.50–153.00	149.02
11	—	476	149.00–161.00	156.02
4	—	405	145.00–162.50	157.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	538	162.50–172.50	166.36
8	—	728	140.00–150.00	145.10
6	—	471	174.00	174.00
5	—	661	144.00–150.00	146.45
15	—	418	163.00–175.00	169.81
3	—	790	130.00	130.00
29	—	586	151.00–159.00	154.53
5	—	616	154.00–160.00	157.84
3	—	920	139.00	139.00
6	—	389	186.00–190.00	187.96
8	—	837	139.00–141.00	140.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	145.00–152.50	150.49
28	—	525	141.00–157.50	149.71
13	—	480	143.00–153.00	150.28
6	—	724	128.00–139.00	130.91
3	—	857	122.00–122.50	122.33
23	—	622	136.00–150.00	141.07
11	—	566	143.00–151.00	146.35
3	—	757	133.00	133.00
18	—	437	144.00–155.00	153.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	124.00–130.00	127.01
3	—	480	132.50–140.00	135.25
3	—	358	137.00	137.00
5	—	662	131.00–136.00	131.98
3	—	537	136.00–145.00	141.68
3	—	438	130.00	130.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	563	130.00–136.00	132.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	115.00	115.00
10	—	578	138.00–157.50	144.86
2	—	430	154.00–164.00	158.83
3	—	515	161.00	161.00
3	—	675	130.00	130.00
5	—	629	138.00–140.00	139.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	126.00–147.50	136.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,080	50.50–59.00	54.23
1	—	1,075	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,392	70.00–72.50	71.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,240	68.00–78.00	71.60
16	—	1,140	60.50–68.50	65.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	85.00–90.00	87.74
5	—	1,846	91.00–96.00	94.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	750.00	750.00

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.