Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.20/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$157.20

371 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	598	164.50	984	47
Medium 1-2	516	161.50	833	9thin
Medium and Large 1	633	158.66	1,004	240
Medium 2	510	152.00	775	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	652	146.62	956	50
Large 1-2	595	140.00	833	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $151 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 sale371 hd

157.20

—

MO average5 barns · 3,912 hd

160.72

−3.52

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	1,686	74.26	1,252	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	54.89	745	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	53.56	696	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	48.99	487	26

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	724	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	712	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,043	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	611	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	949	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	691	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,049	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	177.25/cwt	175.50–182.00	939	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	150.02/cwt	148.00–153.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	188.09/cwt	186.00–188.50	922	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	569	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	757	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	992	4
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	516	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	833	9
Steers	Large 1	—	598	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	984	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	885	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.66/cwt	147.00–150.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	846	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	50.96/cwt	48.00–54.00	503	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	42.43/cwt	39.00–45.00	432	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	54.57/cwt	50.25–58.00	718	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	47.53/cwt	44.75–50.00	572	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	55.47/cwt	50.25–59.00	760	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	49.39/cwt	49.25–49.50	615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	74.26/cwt	72.00–76.25	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	604	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.16/cwt	140.50–143.00	826	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.25/cwt	153.00–154.00	728	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	447	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	653	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	578	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	821	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	146.47/cwt	139.00–149.50	781	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	132.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	486	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	883	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	168.89/cwt	167.00–174.00	969	20

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 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 946Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 101Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	724	141.00	141.00
12	—	629	148.00–153.00	150.02
6	—	481	170.00–174.00	171.98
4	—	807	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	712	146.50	146.50
36	—	611	155.25	155.25
63	—	691	151.75	151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	175.50–182.00	177.25
4	—	390	202.00	202.00
24	—	490	186.00–188.50	188.09
20	—	574	167.00–174.00	168.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	153.00	153.00
4	—	757	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	595	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	510	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	161.50	161.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	598	164.50	164.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	538	164.50	164.50
7	—	769	143.00	143.00
4	—	885	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	147.00–150.00	148.66
8	—	720	122.00	122.00
8	—	476	143.00–144.00	143.50
3	—	320	151.00	151.00
29	—	581	140.50–143.00	142.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	785	110.00	110.00
39	—	533	139.00–149.50	146.47
9	—	560	130.00–135.00	133.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	435	135.00–140.00	138.95
4	—	496	142.00	142.00
4	—	335	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	625	149.00	149.00
23	—	475	153.00–154.00	153.25
5	—	416	153.00	153.00
3	—	396	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	447	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	578	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	528	130.00–139.00	132.89
5	—	486	130.00	130.00
4	—	625	135.00	135.00
3	—	883	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	457	145.00	145.00
9	—	641	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	987	48.00–54.00	50.96
6	—	1,019	39.00–45.00	42.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,315	50.25–58.00	54.57
4	—	1,203	44.75–50.00	47.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,370	50.25–59.00	55.47
2	—	1,245	49.25–49.50	49.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,686	72.00–76.25	74.26

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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