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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Oct 14

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Sep 30Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

836 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 790▼ 305 vs year ago 1,141 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 151▼ 74 vs year ago 167 · −44.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 35▼ 39 vs year ago 61 · −63.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison to last week. Quality five weight feeder steers traded at 175.50, while quality six weight feeder heifers traded at 147.50. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $138.04/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$138.04

350 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$41.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	141.86	777	249
Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.82	672	97
Medium and Large 2	875	100.00	875	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.86/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale350 hd

138.04

—

MO average14 barns · 6,014 hd

144.42

−6.37

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	—	Low	1,626	78.14	1,271	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	56.95	661	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	56.90	820	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	46.19	484	33

Every lot

60 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	521	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	175.86/cwt	170.00–179.00	651	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	163.45/cwt	159.00–165.00	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	469	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	140.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	663	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	172.70/cwt	167.00–182.00	820	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	159.38/cwt	151.00–166.00	762	23
Steers	—	Medium 2	517	126.23/cwt	122.50–128.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	162.50/cwt	156.00–168.00	863	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	146.83/cwt	140.00–153.00	783	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	174.70/cwt	172.00–175.50	936	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	148.08/cwt	141.00–154.00	841	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	161.03/cwt	158.00–162.00	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	132.85/cwt	132.00–134.50	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	144.13/cwt	140.00–147.50	891	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	984	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	144.86/cwt	135.00–148.50	985	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,094	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	144.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,043	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	132.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	149.81/cwt	149.50–150.00	1,148	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	148.95/cwt	147.50–153.00	475	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	146.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	140.16/cwt	137.50–142.50	535	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	143.73/cwt	138.00–151.00	622	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	132.51/cwt	132.00–134.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	142.75/cwt	136.00–147.00	675	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	130.42/cwt	122.50–135.00	622	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	139.76/cwt	132.00–144.50	734	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	128.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	676	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	135.94/cwt	133.00–139.00	767	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	128.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	739	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	123.74/cwt	119.00–128.00	756	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	140.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	889	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	664	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	979	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	136.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	908	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	848	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	135.10/cwt	122.50–139.50	989	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,058	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	133.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	145.77/cwt	144.00–150.00	767	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	138.50/cwt	137.00–139.50	788	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	652	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	799	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,394	71.15/cwt	65.00–75.00	992	7
Bulls	—	—	1,807	83.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,510	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	35.43/cwt	34.00–37.00	349	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	44.19/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	53.39/cwt	50.00–56.00	589	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	53.98/cwt	50.00–57.00	615	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	60.22/cwt	58.00–64.00	713	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	60.02/cwt	57.00–62.00	858	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	50.65/cwt	48.00–54.00	743	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	678.89/cwt	625.00–825.00	7,230	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,012.50/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	9,518	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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 790Year ago 1,141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 151Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 61

No price comparison to last week. Quality five weight feeder steers traded at 175.50, while quality six weight feeder heifers traded at 147.50. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	130.00–135.00	133.29
3	—	417	140.00–145.00	143.36
4	—	318	162.50–165.00	163.76
13	—	473	140.00–142.50	140.19
9	—	611	132.00–134.50	132.85
4	—	679	125.00–130.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	130.00–135.00	131.29
3	—	517	122.50–128.00	126.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	141.00–154.00	148.08
8	—	370	170.00–179.00	175.86
23	—	478	151.00–166.00	159.38
19	—	618	140.00–147.50	144.13
4	—	407	159.00–165.00	163.45
3	—	726	130.00–138.00	132.70
19	—	533	140.00–153.00	146.83
14	—	680	135.00–148.50	144.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	531	156.00–168.00	162.50
24	—	766	149.50–150.00	149.81
16	—	475	167.00–182.00	172.70
4	—	580	158.00–162.00	161.03
6	—	722	140.00–146.00	144.47
41	—	696	157.25	157.25
39	—	631	150.00–160.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	172.00–175.50	174.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	473	136.00–147.00	142.75
3	—	912	116.00	116.00
39	—	525	132.00–144.50	139.76
13	—	732	122.50–139.50	135.10
19	—	433	138.00–151.00	143.73
18	—	319	147.50–153.00	148.95
10	—	664	130.00–140.00	136.75
4	—	380	145.00–150.00	146.28
34	—	564	133.00–139.00	135.94
16	—	633	135.00–141.00	140.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	664	147.50	147.50
10	—	545	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	526	121.00–130.00	128.56
12	—	382	137.50–142.50	140.16
13	—	611	119.00–128.00	123.74
3	—	692	122.50	122.50
5	—	434	132.00–134.00	132.51
25	—	477	122.50–135.00	130.42
21	—	575	124.00–130.00	128.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	130.00–135.00	133.99
3	—	542	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	122.50	122.50
6	—	569	137.00–139.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	144.00–150.00	145.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,103	50.00–56.00	53.39
4	—	985	34.00–37.00	35.43
18	—	1,026	40.00–47.00	44.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	48.00–54.00	50.65
6	—	1,429	57.00–62.00	60.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	50.00–57.00	53.98
10	—	1,184	58.00–64.00	60.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	65.00–75.00	71.15
9	—	1,807	80.00–87.00	83.57

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)	13	—	1,065	625.00–825.00	678.89

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)	Open	6	—	940	950.00–1,025.00	1,012.50

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.