Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-01-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.20/cwt on 637 head.

Average price

$151.20

637 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$24.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	153.74	1,136	505
Large 1-2	619	143.73	890	22
Medium and Large 1-2	758	141.50	1,072	106
Medium and Large 2	807	129.00	1,041	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.74/cwt here — about $95 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 sale637 hd

151.20

—

MO average5 barns · 5,151 hd

155.31

−4.11

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	1,921	77.10	1,481	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	54.71	768	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,442	53.98	779	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	52.57	634	5thin

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 1-2	—	805	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,016	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	149.93/cwt	148.00–155.00	946	96
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	10
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	673	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	932	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	146.27/cwt	144.00–146.50	1,126	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	171.52/cwt	166.00–176.00	993	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	177.04/cwt	174.50–179.00	933	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,220	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,098	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	139.46/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,078	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	928	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	53.04/cwt	52.00–53.75	643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,607	51.23/cwt	50.50–52.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,257	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	170.45/cwt	168.00–173.50	1,067	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	154.08/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,040	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	58.75/cwt	58.75–58.75	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	757	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	999	4
Bulls	—	—	1,921	77.10/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	55.35/cwt	54.50–56.50	753	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	54.71/cwt	53.25–57.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.14/cwt	131.00–144.75	916	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,004	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	905	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	616	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.80/cwt	149.00–151.50	794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.52/cwt	151.50–158.00	891	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	132.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	952	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	155.61/cwt	152.00–157.25	1,138	104

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 Jan 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,147Last week 907Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 72Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	805	126.25	126.25
5	—	494	150.00	150.00
79	—	683	131.00–144.75	134.14
6	—	774	124.00	124.00
9	—	718	126.00	126.00
15	—	530	149.00–151.50	149.80
8	—	628	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	631	148.00–155.00	149.93
5	—	802	134.00	134.00
22	—	681	147.50	147.50
62	—	573	151.50–158.00	155.52
86	—	721	130.00–137.00	132.05
7	—	886	127.25	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	135.50	135.50
5	—	682	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	142.25	142.25
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	150.00	150.00
12	—	673	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	770	144.00–146.50	146.27
32	—	579	166.00–176.00	171.52
23	—	527	174.50–179.00	177.04
46	—	853	143.00	143.00
57	—	919	136.75	136.75
84	—	626	168.00–173.50	170.45
104	—	731	152.00–157.25	155.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	825	130.00–135.00	133.13
46	—	773	138.00–140.00	139.46
12	—	675	150.00–157.00	154.08
8	—	715	148.50	148.50
4	—	865	135.00	135.00
3	—	590	162.00	162.00
3	—	416	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	807	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	52.00–53.75	53.04
1	—	1,080	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,315	58.75	58.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,607	50.50–52.00	51.23
4	—	1,360	54.50–56.50	55.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	53.25–57.00	54.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,921	74.50–79.00	77.10

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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