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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 26

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▼ 534 vs last sale 894▼ 565 vs year ago 925 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 107▼ 44 vs year ago 71 · −62.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Not enough slaughter classes for a market test. Supply and demand was light. High heat indexes about 100 degrees caused receipts to be lower than normal.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.13/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$145.13

161 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$18.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	151.26	796	97
Medium and Large 1-2	586	136.33	799	54
Medium and Large 2	532	133.19	709	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about $87 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 sale161 hd

145.13

—

MO average16 barns · 4,848 hd

150.45

−5.32

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	65.68	990	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	58.90	628	13

Every lot

48 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 1-2	381	177.47/cwt	177.00–179.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	191.30/cwt	180.00–199.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	403	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	526	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	169.67/cwt	167.50–172.50	786	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	473	131.69/cwt	130.00–132.50	623	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	161.12/cwt	160.00–162.50	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	164.99/cwt	162.50–167.50	838	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	147.60/cwt	140.00–153.00	760	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	638	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	166.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	930	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	152.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	870	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	152.59/cwt	150.00–157.50	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	145.31/cwt	138.00–148.00	907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	145.28/cwt	144.00–148.00	994	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	149.77/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,029	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	135.74/cwt	132.50–142.50	957	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	141.83/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	140.87/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,147	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,224	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,263	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	164.29/cwt	155.00–167.50	593	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	136.24/cwt	135.00–142.50	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.75/cwt	150.00–165.50	676	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	151.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	711	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.08/cwt	135.00–148.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	130.37/cwt	126.00–133.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	138.92/cwt	132.50–142.50	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	150.64/cwt	147.00–153.00	780	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	813	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	135.07/cwt	132.00–138.00	759	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	141.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	811	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	147.55/cwt	140.00–151.00	903	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	130.71/cwt	127.50–133.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	914	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	142.90/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,033	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	121.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	882	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	802	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	150.52/cwt	149.00–152.00	798	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	148.99/cwt	148.00–151.00	857	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	133.41/cwt	120.00–139.00	898	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	126.29/cwt	124.00–130.00	900	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	63.25/cwt	61.00–67.00	673	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	56.18/cwt	50.00–59.00	600	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	65.68/cwt	63.50–68.00	990	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 Aug 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 894Year ago 925

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 107Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	508	162.50–167.50	164.99
7	—	388	180.00–199.00	191.30
6	—	687	140.00–154.50	149.77
3	—	613	150.00–157.50	152.59
4	—	964	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	814	140.00–142.50	140.87
10	—	559	160.00–168.00	166.39
3	—	463	167.50–172.50	169.67
5	—	927	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	120.00–121.00	120.33
5	—	473	130.00–132.50	131.69
4	—	403	130.00–132.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	141.00–142.50	141.83
7	—	684	144.00–148.00	145.28
6	—	515	140.00–153.00	147.60
4	—	705	132.50–142.50	135.74
4	—	475	160.00–162.50	161.12
4	—	381	177.00–179.00	177.47
3	—	813	120.00–121.00	120.33
14	—	572	145.00–155.00	152.14
8	—	624	138.00–148.00	145.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	130.00–135.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	130.00–135.00	132.54
3	—	510	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	124.00–130.00	126.29
10	—	530	149.00–152.00	150.52
3	—	575	148.00–151.00	148.99
5	—	673	120.00–139.00	133.41
4	—	498	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	135.00–144.00	142.90
14	—	426	150.00–165.50	158.75
21	—	612	140.00–151.00	147.55
19	—	468	150.00–158.00	151.90
5	—	361	155.00–167.50	164.29
24	—	518	147.00–153.00	150.64
6	—	551	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	132.50–142.50	138.92
4	—	619	127.50–133.00	130.71
5	—	470	135.00–148.00	142.08
5	—	723	115.00–125.00	121.99
16	—	573	135.00–144.00	141.53
6	—	412	135.00–142.50	136.24
14	—	680	130.00–140.00	134.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	126.00–133.00	130.37
6	—	562	132.00–138.00	135.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,507	63.50–68.00	65.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,068	50.00–59.00	56.18
5	—	1,064	61.00–67.00	63.25

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.