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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jan 6

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

619 head

▼ 613 vs last sale 1,232▼ 940 vs year ago 1,559 · −60.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 144▼ 14 vs year ago 107 · −13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 57▼ 22 vs year ago 32 · −68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous sale three weeks ago, To few for a good price comparison, however the undertone was steady to higher. Demand good. Supply light due to weather conditions. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $167.28/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$167.28

260 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	400	180.00	720	4thin
Medium and Large 1	603	171.10	1,032	164
Medium and Large 1-2	534	161.62	863	70
Medium and Large 2	489	154.51	756	22

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale260 hd

167.28

—

MO average16 barns · 21,671 hd

169.09

−1.81

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	1,624	81.51	1,324	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	62.18	963	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	58.33	764	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	49.79	495	22

Every lot

67 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 1-2	336	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	648	2
Steers	—	Large 1	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	188.92/cwt	187.50–190.00	831	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	448	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	912	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	192.54/cwt	190.00–196.00	905	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	168.77/cwt	162.00–176.00	800	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	158.88/cwt	150.00–160.50	764	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	163.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	862	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	530	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,028	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	186.40/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,007	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	552	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,010	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	161.91/cwt	157.00–163.00	913	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	171.56/cwt	168.00–174.00	997	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	584	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	891	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	169.16/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,047	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	160.31/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,064	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	143.40/cwt	142.50–144.00	954	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	145.87/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,052	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,156	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,153	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	147.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	304	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	155.02/cwt	153.00–156.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	157.16/cwt	156.00–159.00	690	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	595	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	160.94/cwt	157.00–165.00	745	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	147.11/cwt	142.50–150.00	696	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	138.75/cwt	132.50–145.00	727	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	797	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	143.87/cwt	142.50–148.00	833	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	146.20/cwt	143.00–148.00	883	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	130.62/cwt	126.00–140.00	819	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	140.28/cwt	140.00–141.00	936	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,057	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	141.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	130.02/cwt	127.50–132.50	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	532	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	399	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	620	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	465	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,148	62.60/cwt	51.00–70.00	719	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	87.37/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	2,105	95.22/cwt	94.50–96.00	2,004	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	46.69/cwt	45.00–49.00	414	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	53.34/cwt	50.00–56.00	577	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	59.00/cwt	56.50–62.50	763	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	47.64/cwt	45.00–50.50	620	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	65.64/cwt	65.00–66.00	919	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	56.58/cwt	55.00–58.00	859	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	62.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	968	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,126	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	1,500.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	15,120	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,118	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,826	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,018.02/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	11,605	3

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 Jan 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 1,232Year ago 1,559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 144Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 57Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	140.00–142.50	141.26
23	—	540	183.00–191.00	186.40
23	—	581	168.00–174.00	171.56
7	—	440	187.50–190.00	188.92
17	—	619	162.50–175.00	169.16
3	—	875	141.00	141.00
5	—	470	190.00–196.00	192.54
42	—	664	155.00–168.50	160.31
16	—	721	140.00–153.00	145.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	179.00	179.00
4	—	336	185.00	185.00
2	—	848	136.00	136.00
5	—	665	142.50–144.00	143.40
17	—	474	162.00–176.00	168.77
17	—	527	160.00–165.00	163.62
12	—	564	157.00–163.00	161.91
3	—	648	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	150.00–160.50	158.88
6	—	524	147.50	147.50
2	—	445	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	152.50	152.50
3	—	542	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	552	183.00	183.00
10	—	530	194.00	194.00
4	—	448	203.50	203.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	146.00	146.00
24	—	579	142.50–148.00	143.87
2	—	302	165.00	165.00
19	—	604	143.00–148.00	146.20
5	—	439	156.00–159.00	157.16
7	—	667	140.00–141.00	140.28
14	—	463	157.00–165.00	160.94
3	—	783	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	130.00–140.00	135.17
9	—	312	140.00–150.00	147.86
6	—	381	153.00–156.00	155.02
12	—	473	142.50–150.00	147.11
7	—	524	132.50–145.00	138.75
10	—	627	126.00–140.00	130.62
16	—	573	130.00–144.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	75.00	75.00
2	—	532	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	140.00–144.00	141.80
4	—	640	127.50–132.50	130.02
3	—	398	170.00	170.00
2	—	658	135.00	135.00
3	—	453	172.00	172.00
2	—	300	175.00	175.00

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	2	—	1,008	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00

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)	3	—	1,140	900.00–1,225.00	1,018.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,294	56.50–62.50	59.00
3	—	1,400	65.00–66.00	65.64
3	—	1,302	45.00–50.50	47.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,081	50.00–56.00	53.34
9	—	887	45.00–49.00	46.69
1	—	905	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,544	60.00–65.00	62.67
1	—	1,680	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,518	55.00–58.00	56.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	51.00–70.00	62.60
5	—	1,717	82.50–91.00	87.37
2	—	2,105	94.50–96.00	95.22

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.