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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Dec 16

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,232 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 990▲ 147 vs year ago 1,085 · +13.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 109▲ 6 vs year ago 138 · +4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 0▼ 154 vs year ago 211 · −73.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand was good for feeder cattle this week. Slaughter cattle traded steady with moderate supply and 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 $144.76/cwt on 425 head.

Average price

$144.76

425 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$33.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	151.86	769	191
Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.24	728	211
Medium and Large 2	492	118.02	581	23

One grade step is worth $33.85/cwt here — about $188 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 sale425 hd

144.76

—

MO average15 barns · 11,754 hd

151.67

−6.92

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	1,742	81.31	1,416	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	62.11	933	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	54.85	671	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	48.09	516	20

Every lot

79 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	199.39/cwt	195.00–205.00	656	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	340	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	632	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	198.91/cwt	190.00–207.50	718	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	178.48/cwt	172.50–188.00	678	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	105.15/cwt	95.00–115.00	403	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	192.78/cwt	190.00–201.00	806	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	182.99/cwt	170.00–187.50	772	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	184.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	147.81/cwt	142.50–156.00	693	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	470	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	811	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	173.84/cwt	162.50–180.00	821	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	138.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	710	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	177.36/cwt	170.00–189.00	933	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	894	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	160.86/cwt	156.00–168.00	859	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	159.31/cwt	149.00–167.00	914	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	171.54/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,002	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	158.09/cwt	153.00–165.00	975	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	148.81/cwt	140.00–154.00	929	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	129.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	158.31/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,045	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	142.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	143.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,043	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	139.34/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,085	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	149.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,202	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	148.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	473	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	161.44/cwt	157.00–168.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	423	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	161.36/cwt	158.00–170.00	594	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	152.32/cwt	145.00–157.00	579	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	157.13/cwt	152.50–164.00	660	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	126.20/cwt	117.50–132.50	530	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	149.78/cwt	135.00–155.00	644	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	156.41/cwt	150.00–164.00	724	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	144.16/cwt	135.00–150.00	692	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	150.21/cwt	147.00–156.00	790	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	139.99/cwt	130.00–147.50	749	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	136.66/cwt	125.00–144.00	780	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	147.51/cwt	144.00–150.00	854	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	880	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	131.35/cwt	122.50–141.00	814	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	878	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	107.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	730	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,000	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,151	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	160.89/cwt	157.50–175.00	581	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	186.93/cwt	182.50–194.00	690	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	187.70/cwt	182.50–189.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	154.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	162.53/cwt	151.00–170.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	174.77/cwt	172.50–176.00	827	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.25/cwt	145.00–146.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	162.99/cwt	159.00–167.00	846	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	154.85/cwt	151.00–158.00	819	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	144.20/cwt	135.00–149.00	846	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	132.67/cwt	128.00–143.00	819	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.02/cwt	122.50–127.50	781	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	127.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	890	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	121.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	885	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	69.78/cwt	60.00–79.00	1,149	7
Bulls	—	—	1,740	87.70/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,526	6
Bulls	—	—	1,968	95.43/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,878	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	42.26/cwt	40.00–45.00	422	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	49.55/cwt	45.00–54.00	541	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	54.78/cwt	46.00–59.50	661	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	64.28/cwt	63.00–66.00	810	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	48.24/cwt	46.00–50.00	632	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	61.03/cwt	54.00–67.00	887	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	51.37/cwt	50.00–52.00	786	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	68.94/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,129	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,708	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	1,166.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	15,785	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	24,120	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,466	1,481.25/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	21,715	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	993.21/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,727	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	806.41/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,604	7

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,232Last week 990Year ago 1,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 109Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	120.00–129.00	127.91
5	—	361	157.50–175.00	160.89
5	—	726	115.00–125.00	121.84
5	—	463	151.00–170.00	162.53
7	—	427	150.00–160.00	154.32
5	—	587	135.00–149.00	144.20
6	—	529	151.00–158.00	154.85
14	—	617	128.00–143.00	132.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	369	182.50–194.00	186.93
6	—	519	159.00–167.00	162.99
5	—	422	182.50–189.00	187.70
6	—	473	172.50–176.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	122.50–127.50	125.02
4	—	475	145.00–146.00	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	190.00–207.50	198.91
6	—	660	157.00–159.00	158.31
58	—	584	169.00–174.00	171.54
5	—	329	195.00–205.00	199.39
5	—	806	140.00–152.00	149.19
5	—	459	180.00–185.00	184.01
20	—	617	153.00–165.00	158.09
13	—	418	190.00–201.00	192.78
24	—	526	170.00–189.00	177.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	170.00	170.00
3	—	585	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	624	140.00–154.00	148.81
31	—	574	149.00–167.00	159.31
23	—	534	156.00–168.00	160.86
6	—	380	172.50–188.00	178.48
22	—	472	162.50–180.00	173.84
18	—	728	140.00–150.00	143.31
6	—	660	130.00–155.00	142.69
8	—	779	132.00–142.50	139.34
28	—	422	170.00–187.50	182.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	172.50	172.50
4	—	340	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	135.00–140.00	138.14
9	—	469	142.50–156.00	147.81
5	—	636	120.00–135.00	129.01
6	—	405	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	95.00–115.00	105.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	150.00–164.00	156.41
15	—	368	158.00–170.00	161.36
33	—	420	152.50–164.00	157.13
5	—	320	157.00–168.00	161.44
6	—	611	144.00	144.00
49	—	579	144.00–150.00	147.51
4	—	714	140.00	140.00
67	—	526	147.00–156.00	150.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	145.00–157.00	152.32
29	—	430	135.00–155.00	149.78
28	—	620	122.50–141.00	131.35
12	—	673	120.00–134.00	130.49
15	—	318	140.00–155.00	148.60
4	—	872	132.00	132.00
52	—	535	130.00–147.50	139.99
24	—	571	125.00–144.00	136.66
32	—	480	135.00–150.00	144.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	115.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	676	100.00–110.00	107.96
4	—	605	115.00	115.00
8	—	420	117.50–132.50	126.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	40.00–45.00	42.26
16	—	1,092	45.00–54.00	49.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,454	54.00–67.00	61.03
3	—	1,530	50.00–52.00	51.37
9	—	1,637	66.00–70.00	68.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	46.00–50.00	48.24
3	—	1,260	63.00–66.00	64.28
28	—	1,207	46.00–59.50	54.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,740	82.00–91.00	87.70
7	—	1,647	60.00–79.00	69.78
3	—	1,968	92.00–100.00	95.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,440	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,466	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,481.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,353	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,122	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	8	—	1,080	800.00–1,075.00	993.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,191	750.00–875.00	806.41

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.