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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Dec 9

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

990 head

▼ 851 vs last sale 1,841▼ 601 vs year ago 1,591 · −37.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 238▼ 45 vs year ago 154 · −29.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls trading steady to 3.00 higher. Supply 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 $143.76/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$143.76

377 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	149.62	759	224
Medium and Large 1-2	545	136.79	745	131
Medium and Large 2	586	125.61	736	22

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $22 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 sale377 hd

143.76

—

MO average16 barns · 12,519 hd

150.93

−7.17

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	—	High	1,794	87.54	1,570	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	62.65	925	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	56.13	678	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	43.89	453	17

Every lot

77 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	197.65/cwt	190.00–210.00	648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	599	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	195.52/cwt	190.00–210.00	706	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	177.90/cwt	173.00–181.00	649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	195.38/cwt	180.00–205.00	823	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	173.33/cwt	165.00–177.50	813	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	186.33/cwt	185.00–189.00	881	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	155.10/cwt	150.00–157.50	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	141.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	165.88/cwt	165.00–166.00	866	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	176.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	925	35
Steers	—	Medium 2	527	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	159.22/cwt	148.00–164.00	842	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	952	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	174.20/cwt	165.00–176.50	984	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	566	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	835	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	156.03/cwt	152.00–164.00	905	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	140.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	821	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	158.89/cwt	145.00–160.00	972	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	144.51/cwt	137.50–152.50	899	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	147.34/cwt	143.00–152.00	975	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	157.91/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,049	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	135.92/cwt	132.50–137.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	146.27/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,060	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,116	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	749	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,071	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,174	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,202	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	161.37/cwt	159.00–165.00	520	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	135.42/cwt	130.00–137.50	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	149.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	561	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	158.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	608	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	144.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	155.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	660	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	154.34/cwt	149.00–158.00	725	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	141.94/cwt	135.00–147.50	681	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	147.45/cwt	140.00–155.00	767	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.81/cwt	133.50–138.00	717	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.50	811	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	133.65/cwt	127.50–137.50	768	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	123.14/cwt	122.50–125.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	144.27/cwt	142.50–145.00	905	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	132.11/cwt	127.50–137.50	836	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	141.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	936	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	133.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	893	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	121.48/cwt	117.50–125.00	820	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,010	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	737	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	884	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	192.26/cwt	181.00–203.00	807	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	424	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	594	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	171.50/cwt	169.00–172.50	791	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	164.86/cwt	157.00–169.00	770	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	133.05/cwt	130.00–142.50	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	168.23/cwt	160.00–173.00	865	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	895	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	150.65/cwt	148.00–153.00	880	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	134.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	841	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	862	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,009	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	84.55/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,423	8
Bulls	—	—	1,941	91.53/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,777	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	32.35/cwt	30.00–34.00	301	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	40.80/cwt	35.00–45.00	412	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	50.35/cwt	48.00–54.00	536	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	57.22/cwt	55.00–59.00	660	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	55.21/cwt	52.00–58.00	658	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	63.25/cwt	59.00–66.00	767	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	49.32/cwt	45.00–51.00	636	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	61.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	885	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	785	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	66.07/cwt	64.00–69.00	993	10

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 1,841Year ago 1,591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 238Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	140.00–144.00	141.66
47	—	470	149.00–158.00	154.34
53	—	566	140.00–147.50	143.26
22	—	425	150.00–165.00	155.34
11	—	383	155.00–160.00	158.62
5	—	737	137.00	137.00
8	—	322	159.00–165.00	161.37
8	—	627	142.50–145.00	144.27
3	—	273	179.00	179.00
60	—	520	140.00–155.00	147.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	142.00–148.00	144.39
36	—	633	127.50–137.50	132.11
17	—	528	133.50–138.00	135.81
18	—	575	127.50–137.50	133.65
19	—	480	135.00–147.50	141.94
4	—	670	130.00–138.00	133.26
20	—	376	140.00–154.00	149.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	122.50–125.00	123.14
5	—	375	130.00–137.50	135.42
10	—	675	117.50–125.00	121.48
3	—	595	125.00–127.00	126.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	737	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	712	135.00	135.00
3	—	485	150.00–157.50	155.10
6	—	583	135.00–143.00	140.75
4	—	511	139.00–145.00	141.94
4	—	679	132.50–137.00	135.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	152.50	152.50
32	—	565	165.00–176.50	174.20
18	—	612	145.00–160.00	158.89
9	—	361	190.00–210.00	195.52
7	—	328	190.00–210.00	197.65
4	—	812	148.00	148.00
18	—	421	180.00–205.00	195.38
11	—	664	157.00–158.00	157.91
5	—	729	152.00–154.00	153.02
35	—	523	170.00–185.00	176.91
14	—	473	185.00–189.00	186.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	173.00–181.00	177.90
15	—	529	148.00–164.00	159.22
14	—	469	165.00–177.50	173.33
24	—	622	137.50–152.50	144.51
22	—	662	143.00–152.00	147.34
17	—	725	143.00–150.00	146.27
4	—	328	182.50	182.50
22	—	580	152.00–164.00	156.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	749	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	165.00–166.00	165.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	191.00	191.00
23	—	514	160.00–173.00	168.23
9	—	584	148.00–153.00	150.65
6	—	420	181.00–203.00	192.26
8	—	461	169.00–172.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	130.00–142.50	133.05
5	—	424	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	132.00–140.00	134.15
3	—	585	149.00	149.00
6	—	712	134.00	134.00
7	—	467	157.00–169.00	164.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	55.00–59.00	57.22
8	—	1,011	35.00–45.00	40.80
3	—	1,065	48.00–54.00	50.35
3	—	930	30.00–34.00	32.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,191	52.00–58.00	55.21
5	—	1,289	45.00–51.00	49.32
8	—	1,213	59.00–66.00	63.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	58.00–63.00	61.26
10	—	1,503	64.00–69.00	66.07
3	—	1,453	53.00–55.00	54.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,941	91.00–93.00	91.53
8	—	1,683	80.00–87.00	84.55

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.