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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 21

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

482 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 575▼ 267 vs year ago 749 · −35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 88▼ 46 vs year ago 108 · −42.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 7.00-13.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparision. Due to extreme mud conditions supply was light. Demand was very good.

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 $159.70/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$159.70

210 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$46.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	163.14	817	161
Medium and Large 1-2	500	152.02	761	44
Medium and Large 2	773	116.60	902	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.54/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale210 hd

159.70

—

MO average14 barns · 6,925 hd

159.40

+0.30

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	—	High	1,583	101.73	1,610	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	77.41	944	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	74.96	1,044	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	69.04	675	22

Every lot

53 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	218.70/cwt	217.50–222.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	218.41/cwt	215.00–222.00	837	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	203.42/cwt	201.00–208.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	210.43/cwt	202.50–220.00	875	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	186.30/cwt	180.00–194.00	792	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	472	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	188.48/cwt	178.00–195.00	908	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	154.23/cwt	150.00–163.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	192.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,024	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	175.06/cwt	168.00–184.50	931	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	191.26/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,071	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	169.81/cwt	165.00–183.00	982	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	174.20/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,063	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	998	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	167.13/cwt	166.00–167.50	1,130	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	159.72/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,096	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	154.41/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,200	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	148.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,234	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,206	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,257	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,263	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	122.33/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,287	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	493	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	164.10/cwt	160.00–172.50	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	181.48/cwt	175.00–182.50	624	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	177.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	647	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	170.69/cwt	164.00–172.50	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	172.94/cwt	162.50–178.00	725	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	154.20/cwt	152.00–158.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	163.33/cwt	162.50–165.00	745	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	150.99/cwt	143.00–160.00	723	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	157.15/cwt	151.00–164.00	828	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	146.85/cwt	142.50–148.00	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	156.09/cwt	152.00–157.00	899	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	149.91/cwt	146.00–154.00	923	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	143.18/cwt	139.00–144.00	958	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	931	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	702	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	807	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	143.38/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,057	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	856	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,050	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	98.32/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,483	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	108.56/cwt	105.50–110.00	1,881	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	68.32/cwt	66.00–70.00	652	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	75.18/cwt	74.50–76.00	744	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	55.32/cwt	50.00–59.00	570	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	77.41/cwt	72.00–83.00	944	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	74.96/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,044	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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 575Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 88Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	576	152.00–157.00	156.09
10	—	344	175.00–182.50	181.48
8	—	270	182.50	182.50
26	—	527	151.00–164.00	157.15
23	—	364	175.00–180.00	177.82
6	—	456	162.50–165.00	163.33
15	—	737	143.00–146.00	143.38
13	—	616	146.00–154.00	149.91
22	—	419	162.50–178.00	172.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	164.00–172.50	170.69
4	—	426	152.00–158.00	154.20
3	—	610	143.00	143.00
6	—	669	139.00–144.00	143.18
4	—	701	132.50–133.00	132.75
5	—	532	142.50–148.00	146.85
6	—	333	160.00–172.50	164.10
10	—	479	143.00–160.00	150.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	119.00	119.00
3	—	702	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	180.00–194.00	186.30
7	—	614	162.50	162.50
4	—	1,044	120.00–122.00	121.00
24	—	482	178.00–195.00	188.48
3	—	1,052	121.00–123.00	122.33
14	—	532	168.00–184.50	175.06
6	—	686	155.00–162.00	159.72
5	—	390	201.00–208.00	203.42
11	—	578	165.00–183.00	169.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	145.00–151.00	148.33
23	—	531	185.00–205.00	192.76
3	—	872	138.00–139.00	138.33
3	—	913	137.00–138.00	137.67
10	—	777	150.00–155.50	154.41
4	—	676	166.00–167.50	167.13
7	—	610	168.00–184.00	174.20
23	—	416	202.50–220.00	210.43
15	—	383	215.00–222.00	218.41
12	—	560	186.00–194.00	191.26
4	—	318	217.50–222.00	218.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	150.00–163.00	154.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	184.00	184.00
3	—	808	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00	155.00
3	—	475	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	72.00–83.00	77.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	50.00–59.00	55.32
8	—	989	74.50–76.00	75.18
11	—	955	66.00–70.00	68.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	72.00–78.00	74.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	105.50–110.00	108.56
8	—	1,508	94.00–104.00	98.32

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.