Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2022-01-20

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jan 20

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

413 head

▼ 1,778 vs last sale 2,191▼ 1,184 vs year ago 1,597 · −74.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 101▼ 68 vs year ago 104 · −65.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Very cold weather caused supply to be light. Not enough slaughter cattle for a market comparison. Demand was good.

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 $165.38/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$165.38

202 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	169.66	1,069	100
Medium and Large 1-2	550	162.74	895	40
Large 1	587	160.54	942	58
Medium and Large 2	445	155.00	690	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $379 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 sale202 hd

165.38

—

MO average14 barns · 12,659 hd

169.17

−3.79

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	1,754	94.76	1,662	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	47.29	493	15

Every lot

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	196.04/cwt	193.00–202.00	735	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	183.63/cwt	175.00–186.00	707	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	175.23/cwt	170.00–178.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	189.17/cwt	182.50–195.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	173.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	824	4
Steers	—	Large 1	506	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	873	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	185.19/cwt	174.00–192.00	944	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	159.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	840	6
Steers	—	Large 1	580	160.95/cwt	150.00–166.00	934	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	176.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,024	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	150.75/cwt	146.00–155.00	926	5
Steers	—	Large 1	625	152.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	956	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	163.79/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,053	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	153.84/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,043	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	141.75/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,012	4
Steers	—	Large 1	726	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,060	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	144.66/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,190	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,275	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	414	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	169.37/cwt	164.00–171.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	167.84/cwt	167.50–168.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	488	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	764	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	158.89/cwt	153.00–163.50	826	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.09/cwt	130.00–139.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	139.44/cwt	133.00–146.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	566	148.65/cwt	148.25–149.00	841	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	140.40/cwt	126.00–142.50	859	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	146.15/cwt	145.00–147.50	916	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	134.75/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,001	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	89.75/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,546	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	98.51/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,752	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	38.95/cwt	35.00–45.00	393	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	54.58/cwt	50.00–60.00	585	8

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 2,191Year ago 1,597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 101Year ago 104

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Very cold weather caused supply to be light. Not enough slaughter cattle for a market comparison. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	155.00–164.00	159.75
6	—	678	148.00–155.00	153.84
5	—	614	146.00–155.00	150.75
3	—	752	142.00–146.00	144.66
3	—	413	170.00–178.00	175.23
4	—	474	170.00–175.00	173.76
9	—	385	175.00–186.00	183.63
4	—	714	139.00–146.00	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	580	150.00–166.00	160.95
6	—	726	146.00	146.00
14	—	506	172.50	172.50
12	—	625	150.00–156.00	152.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	643	162.00–164.00	163.79
13	—	510	174.00–192.00	185.19
6	—	780	152.50	152.50
13	—	658	160.00	160.00
15	—	856	149.00	149.00
3	—	375	193.00–202.00	196.04
38	—	581	175.00–180.00	176.29
3	—	433	182.50–195.00	189.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	135.00	135.00
4	—	414	160.00	160.00
27	—	566	148.25–149.00	148.65
10	—	488	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	520	153.00–163.50	158.89
10	—	720	140.00	140.00
19	—	627	145.00–147.50	146.15
3	—	460	167.50–168.00	167.84
4	—	430	164.00–171.00	169.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	133.00–146.00	139.44
11	—	612	126.00–142.50	140.40
8	—	743	133.00–135.00	134.75
3	—	528	130.00–139.00	133.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	87.00–94.00	89.75
4	—	1,778	96.00–101.00	98.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,071	50.00–60.00	54.58
7	—	1,009	35.00–45.00	38.95

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.