Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2017-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-10-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.90/cwt on 638 head.

Average price

$159.90

638 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$42.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	160.95	1,334	449
Medium and Large 1-2	719	159.84	1,149	166
Large 1	883	154.25	1,362	10thin
Medium 1-2	630	145.00	914	5thin
Large 1-2	1,112	118.75	1,321	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.20/cwt here — about $13 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 sale638 hd

159.90

—

MO average4 barns · 2,665 hd

157.41

+2.49

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	1,756	75.90	1,333	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	60.71	771	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	59.32	717	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	56.56	581	7thin

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	142.14/cwt	141.35–149.50	1,147	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,039	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	948	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,113	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	988	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	141.46/cwt	136.25–142.75	1,249	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,020	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	57.32/cwt	54.50–60.50	599	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	75.90/cwt	71.50–79.75	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	549	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	60.71/cwt	60.00–62.25	771	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	59.94/cwt	57.00–62.50	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	145.49/cwt	142.50–147.00	978	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	666	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,105	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,384	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.25/cwt	139.00–143.50	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	925	6
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,112	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,321	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,137	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	651	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	194.04/cwt	191.00–195.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	155.97/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,357	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	145.95/cwt	144.50–147.00	709	12
Steers	Large 1	—	883	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,362	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	154.66/cwt	149.50–157.25	1,271	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	172.80/cwt	172.00–174.00	814	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,365	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	160.17/cwt	157.60–162.00	1,381	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,226	24

How this sale compares

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 →

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Tue Oct 3, 2017

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,123Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	807	141.35–149.50	142.14
42	—	679	153.00	153.00
17	—	587	161.50	161.50
11	—	753	147.75	147.75
6	—	401	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	131.75	131.75
21	—	1,105	125.25	125.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	883	136.25–142.75	141.46
24	—	705	144.75	144.75
9	—	408	159.00	159.00
8	—	334	164.50	164.50
9	—	672	142.50–147.00	145.49
7	—	515	139.00–143.50	142.25
6	—	595	155.50	155.50
7	—	842	131.00	131.00
4	—	285	177.00	177.00
12	—	486	144.50–147.00	145.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	153.00	153.00
6	—	445	155.00	155.00
4	—	598	144.50	144.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,112	118.75	118.75
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	689	165.00	165.00
60	—	849	160.75	160.75
302	—	862	157.60–162.00	160.17
24	—	766	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	651	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	385	191.00–195.00	194.04
11	—	564	158.00	158.00
53	—	870	147.00–156.50	155.97
49	—	822	149.50–157.25	154.66
5	—	291	200.00	200.00
3	—	518	173.50	173.50
18	—	471	172.00–174.00	172.80
5	—	622	155.75	155.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	883	154.25	154.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	54.50–60.50	57.32
1	—	915	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	50.00	50.00
15	—	1,223	57.00–62.50	59.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,270	60.00–62.25	60.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,756	71.50–79.75	75.90

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.

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