Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.08/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$155.08

191 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$23.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	760	157.82	1,200	100
Medium and Large 1-2	647	154.24	998	78
Large 1-2	838	140.50	1,177	10thin
Medium and Large 2	753	134.00	1,009	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about $191 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 sale191 hd

155.08

—

MO average6 barns · 3,992 hd

157.91

−2.83

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	2,020	85.19	1,721	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	56.72	780	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	54.22	691	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	53.01	610	11

Every lot, as filed

29 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 and Large 1-2	—	540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	160.01/cwt	156.50–162.50	978	32
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,328	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,429	5
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,218	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	961.15/cwt	900.00–985.00	12,283	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	838	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,177	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	820	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.35/cwt	152.35–152.35	1,025	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	147.16/cwt	146.50–148.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	868	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	140.43/cwt	139.50–141.25	1,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	665	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	828	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	158.94/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,202	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	152.74/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,026	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	151.23/cwt	149.00–155.50	854	12
Bulls	—	—	2,062	86.18/cwt	81.75–88.00	1,777	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	78.25/cwt	78.25–78.25	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	51.05/cwt	49.00–52.75	645	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	55.05/cwt	53.00–58.00	704	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	56.72/cwt	54.75–58.50	780	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	53.90/cwt	52.00–57.25	605	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	49.00/cwt	48.00–50.00	625	2

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 Jul 31, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 972Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	163.00	163.00
32	—	611	156.50–162.50	160.01
13	—	737	139.50–141.25	140.43
6	—	828	139.50	139.50
10	—	559	160.00	160.00
12	—	672	150.00–155.50	152.74
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	838	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	756	157.00–160.00	158.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	673	152.35	152.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	152.00	152.00
4	—	465	147.00	147.00
11	—	622	146.50–148.00	147.16
12	—	565	149.00–155.50	151.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	143.00	143.00
6	—	544	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	665	124.50	124.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,328	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,278	900.00–985.00	961.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,062	81.75–88.00	86.18
1	—	1,725	78.25	78.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	49.00–52.75	51.05
19	—	1,278	53.00–58.00	55.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	54.75–58.50	56.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,123	52.00–57.25	53.90
2	—	1,275	48.00–50.00	49.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle