Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.30/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$144.30

323 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$332

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

$35.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	158.10	778	10thin
Medium 1-2	698	150.00	1,047	15thin
Medium and Large 1	707	149.52	1,056	87
Medium and Large 1-2	768	141.36	1,086	208
Large 1-2	906	122.50	1,110	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.60/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale323 hd

144.30

—

MO average7 barns · 7,641 hd

156.42

−12.12

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	1,627	72.41	1,178	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	54.80	773	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	52.85	683	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	48.51	548	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2Fleshy	—	741	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,036	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	681	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	588	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	507	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	697	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	464	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	682	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	998	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	155.10/cwt	152.50–160.50	976	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,029	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	133.38/cwt	133.25–134.00	1,086	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	143.36/cwt	141.00–144.75	1,105	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	131.50/cwt	128.75–132.00	1,176	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	608	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	75.50/cwt	75.25–75.75	1,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	70.86/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,074	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	48.47/cwt	45.00–51.00	617	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	54.89/cwt	53.00–56.75	715	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	50.25/cwt	50.25–50.25	568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	55.12/cwt	53.50–58.50	789	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	43.98/cwt	43.00–45.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	50.02/cwt	48.00–54.50	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	157.35/cwt	157.00–158.00	999	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	137.11/cwt	136.50–138.50	1,128	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	698	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,047	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	906	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	133.56/cwt	130.00–136.50	819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.01/cwt	129.50–142.50	910	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	146.62/cwt	144.50–148.00	761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	582	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	939	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	913	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	144.06/cwt	143.50–145.50	882	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	713	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	686	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	942	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	556	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	774	10

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 1,242Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	741	139.75	139.75
3	—	681	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	184.50	184.50
3	—	408	182.50	182.50
11	—	705	141.50	141.50
15	—	629	152.50–160.50	155.10
16	—	594	152.50	152.50
16	—	684	150.50	150.50
18	—	814	133.25–134.00	133.38
36	—	771	141.00–144.75	143.36
71	—	894	128.75–132.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	144.00	144.00
6	—	363	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	165.50	165.50
11	—	593	167.50	167.50
25	—	635	157.00–158.00	157.35
39	—	823	136.50–138.50	137.11
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	698	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	906	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	147.00	147.00
5	—	566	140.00	140.00
3	—	913	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	130.00–136.50	133.56
5	—	391	146.00	146.00
3	—	855	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	679	129.50–142.50	134.01
15	—	519	144.50–148.00	146.62
6	—	390	147.00	147.00
5	—	727	126.00	126.00
5	—	637	137.00	137.00
3	—	261	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	612	143.50–145.50	144.06
4	—	537	150.50	150.50
3	—	450	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	686	137.25	137.25
10	—	556	139.25	139.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	143.00	143.00
5	—	633	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	75.25–75.75	75.50
4	—	1,515	70.00–72.00	70.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,272	45.00–51.00	48.47
15	—	1,303	53.00–56.75	54.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	50.25	50.25
14	—	1,431	53.50–58.50	55.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	43.00–45.00	43.98
6	—	1,152	48.00–54.50	50.02

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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