Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.69/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$166.69

139 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$464

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

$22.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

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	457	169.77	776	17thin
Medium and Large 1	702	166.91	1,172	118
Large 1-2	842	147.25	1,240	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about −$464 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 sale139 hd

166.69

—

MO average6 barns · 3,228 hd

165.94

+0.76

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	1,775	73.92	1,312	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,379	53.91	744	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	52.79	642	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	48.31	532	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1-2	—	506	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	403	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	486	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	685	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	937	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,314	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	18,444	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	513	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	787	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	842	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	167.60/cwt	165.50–168.50	1,225	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	174.77/cwt	174.00–175.50	769	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,850	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,313	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,021	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	842	16
Bulls	—	—	1,650	67.32/cwt	66.00–68.25	1,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	77.22/cwt	73.25–80.25	1,419	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	47.99/cwt	45.25–52.00	550	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	54.39/cwt	53.25–57.50	674	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	48.59/cwt	45.40–50.50	745	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	55.68/cwt	53.25–58.25	739	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	46.43/cwt	45.25–49.00	486	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	51.12/cwt	46.00–53.50	606	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 Oct 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 765Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	148.00	148.00
7	—	486	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	937	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	134.75	134.75
21	—	703	145.25	145.25
4	—	436	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	130.00	130.00
4	—	430	141.00	141.00
4	—	463	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	153.50	153.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	842	147.25	147.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	731	165.50–168.50	167.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	440	174.00–175.50	174.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	518	162.50	162.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,242	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,348	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,065	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	66.00–68.25	67.32
4	—	1,838	73.25–80.25	77.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,147	45.25–52.00	47.99
12	—	1,240	53.25–57.50	54.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	45.40–50.50	48.59
12	—	1,328	53.25–58.25	55.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	45.25–49.00	46.43
4	—	1,185	46.00–53.50	51.12

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

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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