Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.56/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$160.56

570 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$28.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	163.10	1,254	327
Medium and Large 1-2	685	157.83	1,082	232
Large 1-2	563	157.00	884	4thin
Large 2	824	134.25	1,106	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.85/cwt here — about $148 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 sale570 hd

160.56

—

MO average5 barns · 3,929 hd

158.73

+1.83

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	1,513	71.48	1,081	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	53.64	753	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	53.08	657	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	50.62	559	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	137.21/cwt	136.00–141.00	718	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	897	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	498	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	132.60/cwt	131.00–136.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	581	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	154.75/cwt	152.50–157.50	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	174.56/cwt	172.00–176.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	163.30/cwt	163.25–163.35	1,364	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,037	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,117	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.36/cwt	171.00–176.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,378	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,387	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	788	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	481	168.70/cwt	167.00–170.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	154.26/cwt	149.50–155.00	1,194	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	163.82/cwt	158.50–165.00	965	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.07/cwt	143.00–148.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,102	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	694	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	989	5
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	5
Steers	Large 2	—	824	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.95/cwt	160.50–161.50	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	941	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.30/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,018	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.94/cwt	134.00–143.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	867	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	74.04/cwt	73.25–74.75	1,137	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	68.91/cwt	67.50–70.25	1,027	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	49.60/cwt	49.00–50.00	635	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	55.12/cwt	52.00–57.50	758	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	45.03/cwt	44.00–46.50	504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	52.14/cwt	49.50–54.00	574	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	55.57/cwt	52.50–59.50	671	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	49.18/cwt	48.25–49.50	733	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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 946Last week 275Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 66Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	523	136.00–141.00	137.21
9	—	498	143.00	143.00
9	—	575	131.00–136.00	132.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	566	158.50	158.50
9	—	388	163.00	163.00
11	—	429	160.50–161.50	160.95
17	—	623	151.00	151.00
45	—	673	148.00–152.00	151.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	143.00–148.00	146.07
18	—	747	147.50	147.50
3	—	600	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	134.00–143.00	136.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	152.50–157.50	154.75
5	—	523	164.00	164.00
23	—	654	158.50	158.50
72	—	709	157.50	157.50
15	—	480	171.00–176.00	172.36
78	—	774	149.50–155.00	154.26
3	—	403	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	172.00–176.00	174.56
6	—	435	191.00	191.00
10	—	495	174.00	174.00
12	—	556	166.00	166.00
120	—	835	163.25–163.35	163.30
5	—	384	196.00	196.00
57	—	914	150.75	150.75
60	—	851	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	580	155.00	155.00
4	—	788	150.50	150.50
7	—	481	167.00–170.00	168.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	589	158.50–165.00	163.82
5	—	465	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	142.50	142.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	824	134.25	134.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	73.25–74.75	74.04
2	—	1,490	67.50–70.25	68.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	49.00–50.00	49.60
7	—	1,207	52.50–59.50	55.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,375	52.00–57.50	55.12
4	—	1,490	48.25–49.50	49.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	44.00–46.50	45.03
11	—	1,100	49.50–54.00	52.14

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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