Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.03/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$151.03

283 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

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

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	165.48	989	85
Medium and Large 2	492	150.61	741	32
Medium and Large 1-2	766	143.70	1,101	166

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale283 hd

151.03

—

MO average6 barns · 5,244 hd

150.40

+0.62

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	1,540	61.23	943	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	57.67	849	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	54.83	771	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	48.91	584	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	138.78/cwt	134.00–146.50	730	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	757	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	860	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	704	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	825	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	858	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,053	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,175	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	176.06/cwt	168.00–177.75	956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	161.81/cwt	155.50–165.25	1,000	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	170.07/cwt	169.75–170.50	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.71/cwt	147.50–150.00	996	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,107	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.30/cwt	128.00–140.25	857	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	122.34/cwt	121.50–122.50	885	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.51/cwt	138.25–143.50	882	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	601	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,500	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,625	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,760	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,342	19
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,374.02/cwt	1,235.00–1,575.00	15,856	51
Bulls	—	—	1,540	61.23/cwt	61.00–61.50	943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	54.83/cwt	52.50–57.50	771	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	57.67/cwt	54.25–59.75	849	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	48.91/cwt	45.50–52.00	584	6

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 Jan 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 858Year ago 1,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	526	134.00–146.50	138.78
8	—	492	133.00	133.00
15	—	672	126.00	126.00
49	—	629	128.00–140.25	136.30
7	—	551	130.00	130.00
46	—	723	121.50–122.50	122.34
4	—	426	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	720	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	704	117.25	117.25
15	—	858	122.75	122.75
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	139.50	139.50
3	—	568	124.00	124.00
4	—	525	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	502	145.00	145.00
58	—	628	138.25–143.50	140.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	137.50	137.50
12	—	515	145.00–150.00	147.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	162.00	162.00
66	—	844	139.25	139.25
6	—	644	151.00	151.00
11	—	708	149.00	149.00
25	—	670	147.50–150.00	148.71
51	—	777	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	160.00	160.00
12	—	467	148.00–152.00	149.95
15	—	548	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	543	168.00–177.75	176.06
52	—	618	155.50–165.25	161.81
4	—	650	154.50	154.50
12	—	569	169.75–170.50	170.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,500	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,453	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	—	1,154	1,235.00–1,575.00	1,374.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	61.00–61.50	61.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,406	52.50–57.50	54.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	54.25–59.75	57.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	45.50–52.00	48.91

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

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