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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Mar 24

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

501 head

▼ 658 vs last sale 1,159▼ 252 vs year ago 753 · −33.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 158▼ 74 vs year ago 102 · −72.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 3.00-10.00 lower with feeder heifers trading steady. Not enough slaughter and replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was light due to muddy conditions. 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 $173.87/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$173.87

212 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

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	175.84	1,107	160
Medium and Large 1-2	504	171.47	865	33
Medium and Large 2	468	166.89	781	13thin
Medium 2	566	149.42	846	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.42/cwt here — about $261 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 sale212 hd

173.87

—

MO average16 barns · 9,195 hd

174.73

−0.87

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	1,574	103.03	1,622	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	82.60	1,025	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	79.99	1,161	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	60.71	605	9thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	206.83/cwt	205.00–214.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	178.33/cwt	165.00–188.00	590	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	205.41/cwt	200.00–207.50	779	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	203.61/cwt	200.00–212.50	857	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	181.57/cwt	175.00–188.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	166.75/cwt	160.00–172.50	720	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	184.64/cwt	175.00–195.00	866	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	197.89/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,025	29
Steers	—	Medium 2	566	149.42/cwt	145.00–155.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,129	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	183.63/cwt	182.50–184.00	1,072	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	167.34/cwt	167.00–167.50	982	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	169.49/cwt	162.50–177.00	1,047	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	146.27/cwt	144.00–155.00	923	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	182.60/cwt	161.00–184.00	1,198	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	147.94/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,071	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	147.59/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,123	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,203	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	140.59/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,248	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	172.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	158.46/cwt	152.00–165.00	607	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	153.76/cwt	140.00–162.50	657	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	157.75/cwt	150.00–163.00	729	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	139.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	129.18/cwt	127.50–132.50	668	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	141.74/cwt	138.00–145.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	127.39/cwt	126.00–132.50	712	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	152.99/cwt	146.00–154.00	886	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	141.48/cwt	128.00–144.00	859	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	940	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	749	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,049	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	140.82/cwt	132.50–144.00	1,074	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	877	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	169.88/cwt	167.50–171.00	727	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	149.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	854	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	138.96/cwt	130.00–148.00	799	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	136.17/cwt	132.50–138.00	885	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	992	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	362	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	456	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,574	103.03/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,622	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	60.71/cwt	55.00–67.50	605	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	82.60/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,025	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	79.99/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,161	5

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 1,159Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 158Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	130.00–148.00	138.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	132.50–138.00	136.17
4	—	945	105.00	105.00
8	—	428	167.50–171.00	169.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	140.00–152.50	149.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	763	132.50–144.00	140.82
3	—	322	170.00–175.00	172.03
6	—	749	140.00	140.00
36	—	579	146.00–154.00	152.99
4	—	644	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	135.00–140.00	136.67
9	—	559	126.00–132.50	127.39
11	—	492	135.00–143.00	139.11
12	—	517	127.50–132.50	129.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	607	128.00–144.00	141.48
14	—	462	150.00–163.00	157.75
5	—	532	138.00–145.00	141.74
3	—	763	115.00	115.00
11	—	427	140.00–162.50	153.76
15	—	383	152.00–165.00	158.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	618	162.50–177.00	169.49
10	—	421	200.00–212.50	203.61
4	—	724	140.00–157.00	147.94
5	—	329	205.00–214.00	206.83
12	—	573	197.00	197.00
17	—	656	161.00–184.00	182.60
17	—	761	142.50–150.00	147.59
21	—	888	138.00–150.00	140.59
12	—	379	200.00–207.50	205.41
29	—	518	187.00–207.00	197.89
13	—	802	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	631	144.00–155.00	146.27
9	—	469	175.00–195.00	184.64
5	—	331	165.00–188.00	178.33
5	—	425	175.00–188.00	181.57
4	—	584	182.50–184.00	183.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	145.00–155.00	149.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	167.00–167.50	167.34
10	—	432	160.00–172.50	166.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	996	55.00–67.50	60.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	77.00–82.50	79.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	78.00–88.00	82.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	100.00–107.00	103.03

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.