Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-01-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.82/cwt on 1,034 head.

Average price

$159.82

1,034 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$13.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	665	167.00	1,111	18thin
Medium and Large 1	699	163.77	1,144	592
Medium 2	485	160.00	776	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	703	153.87	1,082	415

One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $29 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 sale1,034 hd

159.82

—

MO average6 barns · 8,859 hd

160.66

−0.84

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	1,700	82.00	1,394	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,357	57.16	776	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	55.54	685	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	53.66	567	14

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	411	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	751	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	901	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.00/cwt	76.75–88.00	1,394	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	55.54/cwt	53.00–58.50	685	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	57.63/cwt	54.00–62.00	785	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	177.45/cwt	166.00–180.75	1,102	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	167.10/cwt	164.50–168.00	1,128	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	141.09/cwt	140.25–141.35	1,143	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	187.90/cwt	180.00–194.50	1,071	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	494	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	741	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	154.32/cwt	144.00–160.00	946	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.25/cwt	168.50–175.00	742	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,133	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	889	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	54.11/cwt	50.00–56.75	560	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	208.91/cwt	206.50–211.50	963	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	156.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	934	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	169.21/cwt	164.00–170.75	858	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	1,207	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	899	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	139.35/cwt	139.35–139.35	1,207	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	139.14/cwt	138.00–148.00	996	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	146.60/cwt	145.75–148.75	1,072	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	145.59/cwt	145.00–145.75	1,112	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	790	26
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	611	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	160.51/cwt	150.00–165.75	1,149	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	193.81/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,025	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.06/cwt	136.00–145.00	872	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	160.64/cwt	160.00–162.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	141.33/cwt	131.50–148.50	953	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	163.43/cwt	158.50–167.00	1,017	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	170.72/cwt	165.00–177.00	983	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	161.63/cwt	155.50–165.25	1,080	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	665	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,111	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	189.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,000	6

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 30, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,884Last week 1,147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 21Year 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
3	—	411	154.00	154.00
14	—	469	147.00	147.00
26	—	534	148.00	148.00
39	—	618	136.00–145.00	141.06
12	—	379	160.00–162.00	160.64
20	—	578	140.00–144.00	141.80
137	—	674	131.50–148.50	141.33
17	—	786	126.25	126.25
6	—	745	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	751	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	494	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	613	144.00–160.00	154.32
28	—	428	168.50–175.00	173.25
29	—	595	156.00–160.00	156.95
32	—	507	164.00–170.75	169.21
104	—	716	138.00–148.00	139.14
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	621	166.00–180.75	177.45
31	—	675	164.50–168.00	167.10
86	—	810	140.25–141.35	141.09
87	—	570	180.00–194.50	187.90
33	—	771	147.00	147.00
10	—	436	204.00	204.00
17	—	461	206.50–211.50	208.91
64	—	866	139.35	139.35
203	—	716	150.00–165.75	160.51
32	—	529	190.00–201.00	193.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	200.00	200.00
63	—	860	140.35	140.35
23	—	508	177.00	177.00
171	—	731	145.75–148.75	146.60
37	—	764	145.00–145.75	145.59
50	—	622	158.50–167.00	163.43
22	—	576	165.00–177.00	170.72
18	—	668	155.50–165.25	161.63
6	—	929	131.75	131.75
13	—	464	185.00–195.00	189.17
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	665	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	48.00–49.00	48.50
1	—	1,040	59.00	59.00
11	—	1,035	50.00–56.75	54.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,234	53.00–58.50	55.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	52.00	52.00
11	—	1,362	54.00–62.00	57.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,700	76.75–88.00	82.00

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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