Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the lightly tested market two weeks ago, steers and heifers traded sharply higher, mostly 5.00 to 8.00, spots 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Much better feel to the market this week with much more attractive quality as well. Yearling trade has been pretty light here at the local barn through the winter months but four loads of heavy weight steers were pursued to some pretty impressive prices. Supply moderate and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.73/cwt on 447 head.

Average price

$155.73

447 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	777	156.89	1,219	367
Medium and Large 1-2	635	155.79	990	59
Large 1-2	747	135.29	1,011	21

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $207 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 sale447 hd

155.73

—

MO average7 barns · 6,493 hd

159.45

−3.72

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	1,896	69.38	1,316	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	46.51	580	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	45.48	669	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	38.43	422	11

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	522	180.27/cwt	176.75–185.50	941	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	179.17/cwt	170.00–180.25	1,011	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	195.36/cwt	190.50–199.00	940	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	163.09/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,010	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	771	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,025	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	606	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	146.57/cwt	145.00–148.00	890	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	151.27/cwt	142.00–156.00	882	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	153.39/cwt	152.00–155.50	822	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.33/cwt	126.00–134.00	939	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.87/cwt	152.25–159.50	753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	156.13/cwt	154.00–156.50	913	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.52/cwt	155.50–158.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.42/cwt	153.00–163.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	471	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,313	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	145.87/cwt	145.75–146.00	1,304	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	697	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	147.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,022	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	548	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	65.64/cwt	65.00–66.25	1,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	70.88/cwt	69.50–72.50	1,372	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	41.72/cwt	40.50–43.00	490	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	46.83/cwt	45.00–48.50	620	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	42.42/cwt	40.50–44.00	663	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	47.23/cwt	44.50–48.50	670	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	41.83/cwt	41.25–42.00	479	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	36.48/cwt	33.00–39.50	391	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,165	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,485	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,272	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	877.78/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,533	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,125	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,906	4

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 Apr 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 1,119Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	522	176.75–185.50	180.27
32	—	564	170.00–180.25	179.17
21	—	481	190.50–199.00	195.36
20	—	619	160.00–170.50	163.09
4	—	348	210.00	210.00
120	—	907	144.00–145.50	144.75
121	—	894	145.75–146.00	145.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	560	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	771	133.00	133.00
3	—	606	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	140.00	140.00
5	—	697	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	185.00	185.00
4	—	751	135.00	135.00
4	—	822	131.00	131.00
4	—	866	128.00	128.00
5	—	422	181.00	181.00
6	—	364	193.00	193.00
19	—	692	144.00–154.00	147.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	607	145.00–148.00	146.57
22	—	583	142.00–156.00	151.27
18	—	536	152.00–155.50	153.39
16	—	732	126.00–134.00	128.33
14	—	480	152.25–159.50	156.87
6	—	781	126.00	126.00
5	—	696	142.00	142.00
5	—	345	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	585	154.00–156.50	156.13
16	—	480	155.50–158.00	156.52
16	—	417	153.00–163.00	158.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	526	147.00	147.00
3	—	471	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	166.00	166.00
4	—	390	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	65.00–66.25	65.64
5	—	1,935	69.50–72.50	70.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,174	40.50–43.00	41.72
7	—	1,324	45.00–48.50	46.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	40.50–44.00	42.42
7	—	1,419	44.50–48.50	47.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	41.25–42.00	41.83
7	—	1,072	33.00–39.50	36.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,165	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,200	800.00–900.00	877.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	525.00	525.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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