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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Mar 10

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,059 head

▼ 1,051 vs last sale 2,110▼ 315 vs year ago 1,374 · −22.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 143▼ 31 vs year ago 135 · −23.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 34▲ 9 vs year ago 25 · +36.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 6.00-10.00 lower with feeder heifers trading 9.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower with slaughter bulls trading steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was 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 $147.72/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$147.72

423 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	157.41	758	88
Medium and Large 1-2	509	148.98	758	246
Medium and Large 2	538	136.07	732	80
Medium 2	570	122.33	697	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $60 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 sale423 hd

147.72

—

MO average16 barns · 8,962 hd

151.24

−3.51

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	1,888	103.92	1,962	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	81.25	1,163	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	75.71	935	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	64.81	676	40

Every lot

83 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	207.24/cwt	207.00–207.50	595	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	551	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	658	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	192.74/cwt	180.00–199.00	624	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	166.70/cwt	162.50–170.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	180.11/cwt	175.00–192.50	681	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	200.52/cwt	192.50–210.00	828	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	185.10/cwt	175.00–192.50	781	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	170.32/cwt	169.00–171.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	182.83/cwt	175.00–193.00	876	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,013	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	176.68/cwt	175.00–183.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	169.37/cwt	165.00–173.00	867	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	193.06/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,014	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	529	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,063	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	542	155.65/cwt	154.00–159.00	844	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	190.32/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,054	19
Steers	—	Medium 2	566	156.12/cwt	152.50–157.50	884	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	176.92/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,031	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	166.32/cwt	163.00–173.00	980	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	169.90/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,047	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	154.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	988	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	146.36/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,007	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	144.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,026	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,056	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	139.72/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,093	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	160.60/cwt	150.00–167.50	533	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	171.58/cwt	167.50–175.00	573	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	145.04/cwt	140.00–147.50	550	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	161.10/cwt	150.00–166.00	612	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	167.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	140.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	153.38/cwt	147.50–161.00	650	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	164.43/cwt	163.00–166.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	141.54/cwt	135.00–146.00	679	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	152.82/cwt	148.00–160.00	735	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	153.09/cwt	152.00–158.00	791	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	146.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	770	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	150.43/cwt	150.00–151.00	838	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.75/cwt	141.00–152.50	837	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	792	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	148.23/cwt	144.00–151.00	903	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	138.35/cwt	134.00–142.50	856	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	135.81/cwt	133.00–139.00	907	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	966	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	771	126.90/cwt	126.00–128.00	978	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	521	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	825	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	886	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	549	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	900	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	799	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	136.60/cwt	130.00–143.00	777	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	154.49/cwt	152.00–159.00	884	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	141.13/cwt	137.50–143.00	881	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	633	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	848	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	662	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	900	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,888	103.92/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,962	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	57.74/cwt	52.50–62.00	580	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	69.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	721	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	43.98/cwt	40.00–45.00	459	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	76.29/cwt	74.00–80.00	823	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	77.88/cwt	73.00–84.00	953	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	68.34/cwt	62.50–71.00	871	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	78.89/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,126	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	88.90/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,287	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,307.49/cwt	1,235.00–1,425.00	14,748	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	15,980	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,233.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	12,457	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,316	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,424	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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 2,110Year ago 1,374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 143Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	380	150.00–166.00	161.10
39	—	424	147.50–161.00	153.38
3	—	710	134.00–137.00	136.01
4	—	298	155.00–160.00	157.50
17	—	619	134.00–142.50	138.35
34	—	527	140.00–150.00	146.10
53	—	574	141.00–152.50	145.75
54	—	481	148.00–160.00	152.82
17	—	668	133.00–139.00	135.81
8	—	332	150.00–167.50	160.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	144.00–151.00	148.23
16	—	557	150.00–151.00	150.43
8	—	425	163.00–166.00	164.43
5	—	287	173.00	173.00
6	—	383	167.00–170.00	167.50
35	—	517	152.00–158.00	153.09
10	—	334	167.50–175.00	171.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	126.00	126.00
3	—	415	131.00	131.00
3	—	750	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	664	122.00–125.00	124.01
21	—	480	135.00–146.00	141.54
11	—	771	126.00–128.00	126.90
9	—	379	140.00–147.50	145.04
9	—	531	130.00–140.00	135.98
7	—	622	120.00–125.00	122.80
11	—	422	135.00–145.00	140.33
9	—	588	130.00–137.00	134.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	525	187.00–200.00	193.06
2	—	365	200.00	200.00
16	—	413	192.50–210.00	200.52
19	—	554	188.00–193.50	190.32
20	—	616	164.00–174.00	169.90
11	—	321	200.00–210.00	205.13
26	—	488	207.50	207.50
14	—	716	147.00–148.00	147.50
6	—	287	207.00–207.50	207.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	422	175.00–192.50	185.10
17	—	378	175.00–192.50	180.11
12	—	638	150.00–157.00	154.83
5	—	709	140.00–148.00	144.75
7	—	782	138.00–140.00	139.72
7	—	324	180.00–199.00	192.74
40	—	479	175.00–193.00	182.83
5	—	509	175.00–183.00	176.68
4	—	294	187.50	187.50
10	—	583	175.00–182.50	176.92
3	—	653	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	146.00–147.50	146.36
3	—	475	169.00–171.00	170.32
10	—	589	163.00–173.00	166.32
3	—	377	162.50–170.00	166.70
14	—	512	165.00–173.00	169.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	152.50–157.50	156.12
6	—	542	154.00–159.00	155.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	181.00	181.00
10	—	521	170.00	170.00
9	—	624	137.50–143.00	141.13
10	—	494	167.00	167.00
4	—	283	184.00	184.00
3	—	422	177.00	177.00
7	—	551	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	136.00	136.00
6	—	569	130.00–143.00	136.60
6	—	633	130.00–138.00	133.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	166.00	166.00
11	—	572	152.00–159.00	154.49
3	—	635	152.50	152.50
4	—	549	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	87.00–91.50	88.90
13	—	1,427	74.00–83.00	78.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,079	74.00–80.00	76.29
13	—	1,044	64.00–73.00	69.10
5	—	1,044	40.00–45.00	43.98
11	—	1,005	52.50–62.00	57.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	62.50–71.00	68.34
17	—	1,224	73.00–84.00	77.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	99.00–109.00	103.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,128	1,235.00–1,425.00	1,307.49

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	8	—	1,316	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	940	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,010	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,233.33

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.