Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.59/cwt on 639 head.

Average price

$156.59

639 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

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	602	166.24	1,000	232
Medium and Large 2	604	159.20	961	20
Medium and Large 1	800	150.66	1,206	387

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about −$205 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 sale639 hd

156.59

—

MO average6 barns · 7,126 hd

154.44

+2.15

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	1,596	81.30	1,298	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	55.47	677	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,262	54.33	686	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	50.88	574	30

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2Fleshy	—	571	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	176.94/cwt	175.00–178.50	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	161.81/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,000	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	672	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	177.47/cwt	165.00–179.50	1,017	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	179.13/cwt	167.00–188.00	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	186.15/cwt	175.00–190.00	786	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	158.49/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,060	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	184.11/cwt	183.00–185.00	865	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	162.89/cwt	160.00–164.00	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	163.23/cwt	160.00–165.50	705	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	149.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	858	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	163.80/cwt	160.00–164.75	862	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	147.61/cwt	135.00–155.25	948	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	953	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	889	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	145.11/cwt	140.00–147.00	855	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	647	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	83.61/cwt	82.25–85.00	1,408	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.72/cwt	168.00–171.00	709	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	49.48/cwt	47.00–52.00	652	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	56.21/cwt	53.00–61.00	698	18
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	759	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	571	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	594	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	811	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	47.85/cwt	45.00–49.00	556	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	53.91/cwt	47.00–62.00	589	15
Bulls	—	—	1,386	75.77/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,050	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	745	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	49.60/cwt	46.00–53.50	595	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	56.81/cwt	53.25–61.00	700	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	601	131.70/cwt	130.00–132.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	184.93/cwt	179.00–196.50	952	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	181.52/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,138	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	881	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	157.25/cwt	155.00–164.25	879	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.39/cwt	165.00–171.50	818	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.59/cwt	145.00–160.00	814	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	173.36/cwt	171.00–175.25	1,155	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	177.91/cwt	175.50–179.00	1,007	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,120	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	113.77/cwt	112.50–117.25	955	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	133.73/cwt	130.75–136.00	1,240	238

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 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,408Last week 983Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	144.00	144.00
5	—	517	167.00	167.00
6	—	464	157.00	157.00
7	—	366	175.00–178.50	176.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	618	160.00–165.50	161.81
22	—	573	165.00–179.50	177.47
6	—	217	217.00	217.00
8	—	858	128.50	128.50
12	—	523	167.00–188.00	179.13
20	—	805	148.00	148.00
22	—	422	175.00–190.00	186.15
35	—	669	157.50–161.00	158.49
23	—	470	183.00–185.00	184.11
7	—	340	195.00	195.00
3	—	718	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	672	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	181.00	181.00
8	—	589	170.00	170.00
6	—	860	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	515	179.00–196.50	184.93
29	—	627	179.00–183.00	181.52
20	—	666	171.00–175.25	173.36
20	—	566	175.50–179.00	177.91
13	—	701	159.75	159.75
11	—	751	159.75	159.75
238	—	927	130.75–136.00	133.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	881	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	116.00	116.00
3	—	608	128.00	128.00
5	—	889	113.75	113.75
15	—	589	140.00–147.00	145.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	460	160.00–164.00	162.89
21	—	675	148.00	148.00
30	—	432	160.00–165.50	163.23
60	—	572	147.00–155.00	149.93
29	—	642	135.00–155.25	147.61
5	—	392	165.00	165.00
3	—	320	170.00	170.00
3	—	748	116.00	116.00
29	—	520	145.00–160.00	156.59
11	—	839	112.50–117.25	113.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	526	160.00–164.75	163.80
85	—	630	151.25	151.25
7	—	392	170.00	170.00
12	—	418	168.00–171.00	169.72
33	—	559	155.00–164.25	157.25
31	—	480	165.00–171.50	170.39
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	155.50	155.50
4	—	571	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	134.50	134.50
9	—	594	136.50	136.50
20	—	601	130.00–132.00	131.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,684	82.25–85.00	83.61
5	—	1,386	74.00–76.50	75.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	47.00–52.00	49.48
18	—	1,241	53.00–61.00	56.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,163	45.00–49.00	47.85
15	—	1,092	47.00–62.00	53.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	69.00	69.00
8	—	1,200	46.00–53.50	49.60
25	—	1,233	53.25–61.00	56.81

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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