Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2018-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.64/cwt on 455 head.

Average price

$161.64

455 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$2.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	792	162.40	1,286	304
Medium and Large 1-2	601	160.10	962	151

One grade step is worth $2.30/cwt here — about $325 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 sale455 hd

161.64

—

MO average7 barns · 4,305 hd

158.47

+3.17

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	1,683	71.17	1,198	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,311	50.84	667	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,342	47.37	635	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	41.32	484	18

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	616	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.72/cwt	160.00–163.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	623	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	871	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	867	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.47/cwt	151.00–155.00	734	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	169.85/cwt	169.85–169.85	982	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	501	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	166.73/cwt	165.00–167.00	892	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	162.35/cwt	162.35–162.35	1,406	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	161.58/cwt	158.50–163.35	1,354	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	174.89/cwt	174.50–175.00	836	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	447	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	574	138.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	794	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	652	154.96/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,010	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	666	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	151.69/cwt	151.50–151.75	809	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,246	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	148.35/cwt	148.35–148.35	1,175	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	151.33/cwt	150.00–156.00	664	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	721	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	757	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,236	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,124	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,087.41/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	12,396	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	946	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	71.17/cwt	65.00–77.25	1,198	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	56.22/cwt	54.00–58.50	798	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,174	43.87/cwt	42.00–45.50	515	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	50.27/cwt	49.50–52.50	652	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	43.81/cwt	42.00–44.50	520	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	39.73/cwt	35.50–43.25	461	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	45.59/cwt	42.00–49.00	601	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	48.99/cwt	45.00–51.00	667	11

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 30, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,061Last week 867Year ago 1,473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 134Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last 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	—	616	134.00	134.00
7	—	428	160.00–163.00	161.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	623	139.85	139.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	594	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	478	151.00–155.00	153.47
13	—	439	150.00–156.00	151.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	447	143.00	143.00
40	—	574	133.00–140.00	138.30
3	—	721	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	155.50	155.50
31	—	533	151.50–151.75	151.69
36	—	876	142.25	142.25
71	—	792	148.35	148.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	578	169.85	169.85
60	—	866	162.35	162.35
180	—	838	158.50–163.35	161.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	139.00	139.00
3	—	483	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	163.00	163.00
3	—	595	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	535	165.00–167.00	166.73
3	—	423	177.00	177.00
6	—	603	160.00	160.00
17	—	478	174.50–175.00	174.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	652	143.00–156.00	154.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	666	154.00	154.00
13	—	600	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,236	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,140	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,087.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	946	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	65.00–77.25	71.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	54.00–58.50	56.22
5	—	1,174	42.00–45.50	43.87
5	—	1,297	49.50–52.50	50.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	42.00–44.50	43.81
11	—	1,161	35.50–43.25	39.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,319	42.00–49.00	45.59
11	—	1,362	45.00–51.00	48.99

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