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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Sep 30

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

790 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 603▼ 295 vs year ago 1,085 · −27.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 104▼ 50 vs year ago 201 · −24.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 38▼ 87 vs year ago 122 · −71.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady with feeder heifers trading steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

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 $136.36/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$136.36

312 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	141.19	805	20
Medium and Large 1-2	504	137.61	694	227
Large 1	562	133.50	750	3thin
Medium and Large 2	480	130.39	626	62

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about $178 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 sale312 hd

136.36

—

MO average15 barns · 6,133 hd

141.07

−4.71

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	1,522	82.89	1,262	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	59.31	847	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	56.32	673	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	49.24	526	42

Every lot

68 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	459	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	538	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	524	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	163.72/cwt	160.00–166.00	602	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	139.98/cwt	135.00–142.50	580	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	158.51/cwt	150.00–163.00	667	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	174.12/cwt	166.00–182.00	752	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	172.02/cwt	166.00–177.00	793	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	137.41/cwt	132.00–145.00	661	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	155.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	759	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	159.40/cwt	155.00–169.00	819	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	28
Steers	—	Medium 2	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	149.26/cwt	141.00–154.00	849	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	157.78/cwt	155.00–159.00	904	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	150.09/cwt	142.50–158.00	920	42
Steers	—	Large 1	616	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.58/cwt	132.00–140.00	847	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	127.10/cwt	125.00–127.50	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	726	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,071	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	137.10/cwt	128.00–140.00	999	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	142.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	404	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	437	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	145.88/cwt	145.00–148.00	478	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	135.06/cwt	128.00–138.00	504	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	141.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	546	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	139.73/cwt	134.00–145.00	590	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	131.72/cwt	129.00–132.50	566	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	127.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	610	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	141.38/cwt	137.00–145.00	683	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	144.49/cwt	143.00–145.00	733	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	562	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	134.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	771	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	118.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	125.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	125.98/cwt	122.50–128.00	857	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	135.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	925	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,051	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	328	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	479	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	157.39/cwt	155.00–162.50	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	139.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	140.78/cwt	138.00–142.50	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	133.66/cwt	125.00–136.00	703	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	126.37/cwt	122.50–128.00	732	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	634	124.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	791	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	787	104.44/cwt	100.00–113.00	822	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,194	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	903	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	89.22/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,483	6
Bulls	—	—	1,749	84.01/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,469	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	45.52/cwt	40.00–49.50	480	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	52.96/cwt	50.50–55.00	572	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	54.92/cwt	50.00–57.50	648	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	59.83/cwt	58.00–62.50	737	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	54.28/cwt	52.00–57.50	769	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	61.67/cwt	60.00–66.00	884	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	924.49/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	8,422	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	809.43/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,888	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	1,030.10/cwt	850.00–1,450.00	11,650	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,595.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,600.00	17,577	5

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 Sep 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 603Year ago 1,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 104Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 38Year ago 122

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady with feeder heifers trading steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	683	130.00–137.00	135.48
12	—	386	140.00–144.00	141.55
29	—	522	130.00–139.00	134.56
34	—	483	137.00–145.00	141.38
45	—	422	134.00–145.00	139.73
9	—	328	145.00–148.00	145.88
72	—	575	130.00–141.00	134.10
7	—	283	140.00–145.00	142.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	120.00–128.00	125.73
10	—	477	124.00–134.00	127.81
11	—	680	122.50–128.00	125.98
23	—	373	128.00–138.00	135.06
4	—	321	135.00–138.00	136.27
3	—	582	116.00–120.00	118.69
5	—	430	129.00–132.50	131.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	507	143.00–145.00	144.49
4	—	821	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	823	125.00	125.00
13	—	573	155.00–159.00	157.78
19	—	461	166.00–177.00	172.02
13	—	432	166.00–182.00	174.12
42	—	613	142.50–158.00	150.09
3	—	283	190.00	190.00
18	—	514	155.00–169.00	159.40
11	—	729	128.00–140.00	137.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	175.00	175.00
28	—	528	140.00–150.00	145.15
32	—	487	150.00–162.50	155.89
9	—	620	132.00–140.00	136.58
16	—	569	141.00–154.00	149.26
8	—	421	150.00–163.00	158.51
6	—	291	180.00	180.00
3	—	663	130.00–137.50	133.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	726	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00–166.00	163.72
7	—	414	135.00–142.50	139.98
5	—	583	132.50	132.50
3	—	278	165.00	165.00
6	—	641	125.00–127.50	127.10
5	—	516	138.00–139.00	138.20
10	—	481	132.00–145.00	137.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	155.00–162.50	157.39
13	—	526	125.00–136.00	133.66
3	—	422	135.00–145.00	139.45
5	—	579	122.50–128.00	126.37
4	—	787	100.00–113.00	104.44
4	—	477	138.00–142.50	140.78
11	—	634	120.00–128.00	124.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	150.00	150.00
3	—	630	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,433	60.00–66.00	61.67
8	—	1,416	52.00–57.50	54.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,180	50.00–57.50	54.92
14	—	1,232	58.00–62.50	59.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,081	50.50–55.00	52.96
21	—	1,055	40.00–49.50	45.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,749	82.00–85.00	84.01
6	—	1,194	74.00–78.00	75.64
6	—	1,662	88.00–90.50	89.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	911	750.00–1,050.00	924.49

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)	17	—	1,131	850.00–1,450.00	1,030.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,098	700.00–950.00	809.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,102	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,595.00

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.