Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.70/cwt on 568 head.

Average price

$151.70

568 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$41.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	165.81	876	13thin
Medium and Large 1	734	153.34	1,125	396
Medium and Large 1-2	670	149.19	999	141
Large 2	811	125.20	1,015	15thin
Large 1-2	846	124.50	1,053	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.31/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale568 hd

151.70

—

MO average7 barns · 5,780 hd

156.48

−4.78

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	1,746	74.44	1,299	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	57.61	873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	54.40	661	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	49.28	542	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	824	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,051	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.81/cwt	135.50–136.00	869	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.31/cwt	147.00–152.00	709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.16/cwt	139.00–150.00	836	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.53/cwt	141.00–143.50	760	17
Heifers	Large 2	—	908	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,012	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	137.05/cwt	134.50–139.50	939	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	769	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	977	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	866	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	152.49/cwt	152.35–154.00	895	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	897	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	575	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	808	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	674	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	866	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	528	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	577	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	949	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	841	119.60/cwt	119.60–119.60	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	758	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	707	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,034	24
Steers	Large 2Fleshy	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	11
Steers	Large 2Fleshy	—	867	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	788	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,056	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	587	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	818	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	749	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,150	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	846	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	144.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,192	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	163.41/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,002	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,264	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,095	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	168.79/cwt	168.50–169.00	999	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	52.38/cwt	50.50–53.50	583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	44.62/cwt	42.00–48.50	482	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	57.61/cwt	54.50–60.50	873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	54.40/cwt	52.50–56.50	661	9
Bulls	—	—	1,796	77.25/cwt	74.50–78.50	1,387	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	155.55/cwt	153.50–160.00	877	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,155	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	177.11/cwt	170.00–184.50	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	967	66

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 Mar 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,242Last week 1,385Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 180Year 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
60	—	824	127.50	127.50
27	—	640	135.50–136.00	135.81
18	—	472	147.00–152.00	150.31
17	—	580	139.00–150.00	144.16
17	—	533	141.00–143.50	142.53
66	—	748	129.25	129.25
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	908	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	685	134.50–139.50	137.05
12	—	769	127.00	127.00
7	—	866	120.75	120.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	587	152.35–154.00	152.49
36	—	635	141.25	141.25
9	—	730	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	575	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	674	128.50	128.50
5	—	528	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	841	119.60	119.60
8	—	758	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	138.00	138.00
3	—	610	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	749	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	384	146.00	146.00
7	—	673	133.50	133.50
5	—	576	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	164.50	164.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	707	146.25	146.25
Steers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	790	125.00	125.00
4	—	867	125.75	125.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	788	134.00	134.00
4	—	702	140.00	140.00
3	—	645	149.75	149.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	846	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	822	143.00–147.00	144.97
66	—	613	162.00–164.00	163.41
60	—	860	147.00	147.00
44	—	701	156.25	156.25
42	—	665	160.00	160.00
22	—	592	168.50–169.00	168.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	163.50	163.50
4	—	395	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	564	153.50–160.00	155.55
36	—	870	132.75	132.75
10	—	463	170.00–184.50	177.11
7	—	662	151.50	151.50
7	—	500	179.00	179.00
5	—	753	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	50.50–53.50	52.38
4	—	1,080	42.00–48.50	44.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,516	54.50–60.50	57.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,215	52.50–56.50	54.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,796	74.50–78.50	77.25
1	—	1,595	66.00	66.00

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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