Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2017-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-10-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.13/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$165.13

332 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	465	168.00	781	3thin
Medium and Large 1	599	167.55	1,004	248
Medium and Large 1-2	781	158.48	1,237	71
Large 1	624	151.40	944	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale332 hd

165.13

—

MO average4 barns · 3,400 hd

159.20

+5.93

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	—	Low	1,811	76.33	1,382	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	58.43	768	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	56.94	887	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	53.86	612	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	795	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	527	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	150.73/cwt	149.75–155.50	930	47
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	732	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	990	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	487	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	704	2
Steers	Large 1	—	653	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,061	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	59.31/cwt	58.50–60.50	660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,036	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	58.39/cwt	57.25–59.50	864	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	51.52/cwt	48.00–54.50	591	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	55.11/cwt	53.50–57.00	753	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	58.94/cwt	58.00–61.25	770	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	55.29/cwt	53.00–56.50	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.69/cwt	155.00–159.50	654	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	536	145.61/cwt	142.00–147.25	780	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	171.24/cwt	170.50–172.00	824	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	16,819	7
Bulls	—	—	1,877	77.60/cwt	75.50–79.50	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,006	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	894	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	156.40/cwt	153.50–162.50	710	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	961	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	173.58/cwt	167.50–177.00	925	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	174.63/cwt	169.50–176.75	1,016	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	167.13/cwt	166.25–168.50	1,046	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	790	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	720	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,019	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,198	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,262	64
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	604	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	870	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	781	3

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.

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Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Tue Oct 17, 2017

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 1,123Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	147.50	147.50
2	—	487	144.50	144.50
4	—	425	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	617	149.75–155.50	150.73
39	—	420	155.00–159.50	155.69
24	—	592	151.00	151.00
22	—	454	153.50–162.50	156.40
22	—	665	144.50	144.50
16	—	540	146.25	146.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	732	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	536	142.00–147.25	145.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	145.00	145.00
16	—	681	147.75	147.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	481	170.50–172.00	171.24
4	—	435	176.00	176.00
45	—	533	167.50–177.00	173.58
62	—	582	169.50–176.75	174.63
65	—	626	166.25–168.50	167.13
14	—	751	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	650	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	720	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	647	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	795	158.75	158.75
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	58.50–60.50	59.31
7	—	1,147	48.00–54.50	51.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	57.25–59.50	58.39
7	—	1,647	53.00–56.50	55.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,367	53.50–57.00	55.11
13	—	1,306	58.00–61.25	58.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,877	75.50–79.50	77.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	975	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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