Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very few true comparisons to the last sale two weeks ago but some loads of heavy yearling steers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Supply light and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.45/cwt on 375 head.

Average price

$145.45

375 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$17.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	674	157.74	1,063	104
Medium and Large 1	835	140.73	1,174	271

One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale375 hd

145.45

—

MO average5 barns · 3,906 hd

159.57

−14.12

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	1,809	83.12	1,504	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	55.97	729	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	55.12	798	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	53.88	613	11

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1Calves	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	801	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	885	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	54.57/cwt	50.00–58.50	632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	56.42/cwt	52.75–61.50	743	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	55.49/cwt	52.00–60.00	806	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	48.42/cwt	45.00–51.50	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,816	83.80/cwt	78.50–89.50	1,522	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,070	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	975	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	174.49/cwt	173.50–177.00	1,105	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,152	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,044	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	694	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,044	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,134	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,195	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	172.18/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	839	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	711	4

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 Mar 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 1,092Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 0

Very few true comparisons to the last sale two weeks ago but some loads of heavy yearling steers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Supply light and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	638	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	550	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	801	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	701	139.10	139.10
8	—	586	140.00–142.00	141.24
13	—	626	134.00	134.00
4	—	487	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	165.00	165.00
64	—	720	157.50	157.50
6	—	803	125.00	125.00
4	—	300	201.00	201.00
11	—	582	170.00–178.00	172.18
6	—	629	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	633	173.50–177.00	174.49
19	—	709	162.50	162.50
3	—	533	189.00	189.00
180	—	928	128.75	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	583	179.00	179.00
7	—	415	186.00	186.00
13	—	808	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	694	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	50.00–58.50	54.57
1	—	925	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,317	52.75–61.50	56.42
2	—	1,260	45.00–51.50	48.42
1	—	1,155	63.50	63.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	50.00	50.00
14	—	1,453	52.00–60.00	55.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,816	78.50–89.50	83.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,206	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,335	890.00	890.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle