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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Nov 11

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Nov 4Nov 11Nov 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,444 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 1,372▼ 873 vs year ago 2,317 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 196▼ 89 vs year ago 210 · −42.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 89▼ 47 vs year ago 52 · −90.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 650 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 lower, with heavier weights trading steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00- 4.00 lower. Not enough replacement cattle for a market test. Supply was 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 $154.02/cwt on 599 head.

Average price

$154.02

599 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$37.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	160.96	957	263
Medium and Large 1-2	546	152.38	832	233
Large 1	614	145.60	894	25
Medium and Large 2	551	140.14	772	69
Medium 2	660	123.56	816	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.40/cwt here — about $141 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 sale599 hd

154.02

—

MO average14 barns · 11,490 hd

159.97

−5.95

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	1,708	76.99	1,315	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	58.42	850	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	51.59	622	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	48.57	507	26

Every lot

81 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	551	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	193.20/cwt	182.50–205.00	616	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	163.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	613	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	177.20/cwt	177.00–177.50	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	177.21/cwt	175.00–182.50	727	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	546	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	633	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	164.74/cwt	159.00–172.50	697	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	803	4
Steers	—	Large 1	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	473	135.69/cwt	135.00–137.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	165.24/cwt	157.50–170.00	785	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	144.58/cwt	136.00–149.00	698	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	153.80/cwt	146.00–157.50	797	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	163.42/cwt	158.00–167.00	863	59
Steers	—	Large 1	546	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	852	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	138.42/cwt	138.00–139.00	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	161.90/cwt	160.00–164.00	921	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	148.57/cwt	140.00–157.00	845	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	136.81/cwt	133.00–137.50	784	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	158.44/cwt	156.00–162.00	976	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	146.14/cwt	140.00–154.00	903	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	135.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	856	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	134.82/cwt	131.00–137.50	886	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	148.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	992	21
Steers	—	Large 1	673	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	925	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	139.40/cwt	132.50–142.00	1,004	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	152.07/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,106	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	145.25/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,110	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	1,107	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,162	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	159.34/cwt	157.50–160.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	148.56/cwt	145.00–151.00	502	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	146.73/cwt	136.00–154.00	556	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	138.65/cwt	132.50–144.00	605	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	150.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	658	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	139.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	654	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	125.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	498	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	141.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	739	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	134.51/cwt	125.00–139.00	705	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	132.91/cwt	127.00–138.00	759	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.50	695	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	140.31/cwt	139.00–143.00	818	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	584	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	771	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	126.75/cwt	120.00–133.00	781	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	138.91/cwt	138.00–140.00	863	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	135.26/cwt	134.00–136.00	898	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	123.23/cwt	120.00–127.50	827	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	807	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	123.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	883	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	990	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	962	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	159.23/cwt	155.00–161.00	688	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	134.25/cwt	134.00–135.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	517	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	744	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	129.43/cwt	125.00–133.00	729	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	807	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	598	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	126.20/cwt	123.50–130.00	775	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	73.44/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,230	8
Bulls	—	—	1,752	81.72/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,432	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	60.26/cwt	60.00–61.00	543	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	43.53/cwt	42.00–46.00	457	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	49.37/cwt	47.00–55.00	538	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	55.69/cwt	54.00–60.00	661	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	47.22/cwt	44.00–52.00	579	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	55.02/cwt	48.00–57.00	778	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	60.61/cwt	58.00–66.00	898	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,013	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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,444Last week 1,372Year ago 2,317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 196Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 89Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	621	138.00–140.00	138.91
15	—	664	134.00–136.00	135.26
11	—	438	150.00–152.50	150.21
6	—	715	120.00–126.00	123.53
42	—	521	140.00–142.50	141.82
4	—	320	157.50–160.00	159.34
3	—	802	120.00	120.00
3	—	798	124.00	124.00
28	—	583	139.00–143.00	140.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	470	130.00–145.00	139.24
65	—	524	125.00–139.00	134.51
17	—	671	120.00–127.50	123.23
26	—	616	120.00–133.00	126.75
13	—	338	145.00–151.00	148.56
47	—	436	132.50–144.00	138.65
24	—	379	136.00–154.00	146.73
29	—	571	127.00–138.00	132.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	120.00–128.00	125.37
9	—	572	120.00–122.50	121.50
5	—	708	114.00	114.00
4	—	383	120.00–125.00	123.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	132.00	132.00
3	—	498	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	569	140.00–157.00	148.57
21	—	670	144.00–154.00	148.11
3	—	337	169.00–170.00	169.67
35	—	475	157.50–170.00	165.24
6	—	720	132.50–142.00	139.40
13	—	423	159.00–172.50	164.74
27	—	518	146.00–157.50	153.80
4	—	390	167.00–168.00	167.49
51	—	618	140.00–154.00	146.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	133.00–137.50	136.81
9	—	630	135.00–138.00	135.95
8	—	375	160.00–164.00	163.35
17	—	483	136.00–149.00	144.58
16	—	657	131.00–137.50	134.82
4	—	415	131.00–132.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	105.00	105.00
3	—	473	135.00–137.00	135.69
3	—	400	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	569	160.00–164.00	161.90
4	—	281	196.00	196.00
5	—	380	177.00–177.50	177.20
4	—	464	173.00	173.00
4	—	764	140.00–147.00	145.25
9	—	319	182.50–205.00	193.20
79	—	727	150.00–152.50	152.07
10	—	410	175.00–182.50	177.21
50	—	616	156.00–162.00	158.44
59	—	528	158.00–167.00	163.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	165.00	165.00
5	—	546	156.00	156.00
16	—	673	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	138.00–139.00	138.42
15	—	422	150.00	150.00
3	—	355	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	155.00–161.00	159.23
6	—	591	136.50	136.50
3	—	395	167.00	167.00
4	—	483	154.00–155.00	154.50
6	—	522	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	122.50	122.50
3	—	632	120.00	120.00
3	—	517	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	145.00	145.00
4	—	515	134.00–135.00	134.25
12	—	614	123.50–130.00	126.20
11	—	563	125.00–133.00	129.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,049	42.00–46.00	43.53
4	—	901	60.00–61.00	60.26
11	—	1,089	47.00–55.00	49.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,187	54.00–60.00	55.69
15	—	1,226	44.00–52.00	47.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,414	48.00–57.00	55.02
14	—	1,481	58.00–66.00	60.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,675	70.00–78.00	73.44
6	—	1,752	80.00–84.00	81.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	112.50	112.50

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.