Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.95/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$159.95

324 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$449

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

$39.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

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	557	163.58	911	46
Medium and Large 1	776	163.19	1,267	226
Medium and Large 2	503	159.93	804	27
Large 1-2	1,097	124.00	1,360	25

One grade step is worth $39.58/cwt here — about −$449 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 sale324 hd

159.95

—

MO average6 barns · 4,508 hd

162.46

−2.51

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	1,636	76.57	1,253	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	56.86	730	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	56.61	854	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	49.66	546	9thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	535	167.26/cwt	166.00–168.00	895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	164.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	784	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,097	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,360	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	155.81/cwt	153.00–158.00	821	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	165.62/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,192	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	153.97/cwt	153.10–154.85	1,352	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	952	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,054	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	147.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	144.24/cwt	144.00–145.50	964	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.20/cwt	155.00–158.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	131.47/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	141.74/cwt	141.00–143.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,072	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	142.64/cwt	140.85–144.50	1,091	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	594	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,100	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,037	10
Bulls	—	—	1,540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	77.88/cwt	73.50–80.25	1,289	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	848	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	56.37/cwt	53.00–58.00	717	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	56.05/cwt	54.00–58.00	850	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	45.63/cwt	44.50–46.00	468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	52.89/cwt	52.25–54.50	613	5

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 Sep 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last 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
16	—	535	166.00–168.00	167.26
9	—	482	172.00	172.00
10	—	648	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	477	160.00–169.00	164.37
14	—	527	153.00–158.00	155.81
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,097	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	720	162.00–167.00	165.62
120	—	878	153.10–154.85	153.97
4	—	378	215.00	215.00
4	—	636	168.00	168.00
6	—	518	186.50	186.50
26	—	593	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	148.50	148.50
16	—	643	148.00	148.00
24	—	710	148.50	148.50
27	—	687	156.00	156.00
140	—	765	140.85–144.50	142.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	494	145.00–150.00	147.72
11	—	512	152.00	152.00
25	—	668	144.00–145.50	144.24
10	—	416	155.00–158.00	156.20
10	—	818	130.00–132.50	131.47
5	—	900	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	138.00	138.00
8	—	453	141.00–143.00	141.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,655	73.50–80.25	77.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	61.00	61.00
17	—	1,272	53.00–58.00	56.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,517	54.00–58.00	56.05
1	—	1,450	60.50	60.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	44.50–46.00	45.63
5	—	1,159	52.25–54.50	52.89

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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