Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.42/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$148.42

642 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$34.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.65

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	688	149.75	1,030	225
Medium and Large 1	763	148.95	1,136	386
Medium and Large 2	628	143.62	902	17thin
Medium 2	615	130.00	800	3thin
Large 2	869	115.00	999	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.75/cwt here — about $31 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 sale642 hd

148.42

—

MO average6 barns · 4,420 hd

155.07

−6.65

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	1,772	84.79	1,503	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	61.20	730	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	60.76	834	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	57.12	571	20

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium 2Calves	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	369	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	620	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	471	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	849	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,165	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.18/cwt	147.50–157.50	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,192	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,176	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	152.88/cwt	152.50–153.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,229	120
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	67.58/cwt	66.50–69.00	804	7
Bulls	—	—	1,655	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	887	8
Steers	Large 2	—	869	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	128.20/cwt	126.00–132.50	997	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	59.85/cwt	55.00–66.50	715	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	60.76/cwt	56.00–66.00	834	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	146.76/cwt	140.00–151.50	994	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	56.47/cwt	52.50–62.50	570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	49.84/cwt	45.00–53.50	468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	64.37/cwt	62.00–66.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	449	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	706	52
Bulls	—	—	1,760	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	84.64/cwt	79.50–88.50	1,518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	591	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	754	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	171.38/cwt	170.00–172.50	884	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	183.14/cwt	178.50–186.50	874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	161.23/cwt	160.00–166.00	590	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	170.77/cwt	158.50–176.00	972	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	155.80/cwt	153.50–157.50	964	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.15/cwt	150.00–152.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	172.99/cwt	170.00–178.00	967	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	830	9

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 Apr 10, 2018

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Feeder CattleReceipts 983Last week 607Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	381	200.00	200.00
55	—	471	180.25	180.25
8	—	780	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	308	206.00	206.00
12	—	743	140.50	140.50
58	—	926	128.75	128.75
65	—	865	136.00	136.00
120	—	953	129.00	129.00
6	—	542	172.50	172.50
16	—	559	170.00–178.00	172.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	951	122.50	122.50
23	—	778	126.00–132.50	128.20
10	—	677	140.00–151.50	146.76
21	—	516	170.00–172.50	171.38
12	—	477	178.50–186.50	183.14
9	—	438	171.00	171.00
52	—	569	158.50–176.00	170.77
5	—	718	132.00	132.00
4	—	377	190.00	190.00
14	—	619	153.50–157.50	155.80
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	869	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	157.50	157.50
4	—	650	152.50	152.50
3	—	493	150.00	150.00
3	—	823	118.50	118.50
3	—	619	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	145.00	145.00
9	—	815	124.00	124.00
5	—	591	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	135.00	135.00
20	—	369	168.00	168.00
52	—	449	157.25	157.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	513	147.50–157.50	152.18
12	—	551	152.50–153.00	152.88
9	—	735	120.00	120.00
14	—	640	130.00–137.00	131.48
23	—	366	160.00–166.00	161.23
7	—	473	150.00–152.00	151.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	113.50	113.50
3	—	455	143.00	143.00
3	—	636	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	754	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	169.50	169.50
9	—	544	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	169.50	169.50
8	—	739	120.00	120.00
6	—	974	103.50	103.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	66.50–69.00	67.58
33	—	1,194	55.00–66.50	59.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,373	56.00–66.00	60.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,009	52.50–62.50	56.47
4	—	940	45.00–53.50	49.84
5	—	1,029	62.00–66.00	64.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,760	94.50	94.50
6	—	1,794	79.50–88.50	84.64

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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