Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers sold fully steady, heifers steady to weak. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Pretty active market this week with the best demand for yearling load lots and 500-600 lb grazing steers. 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 $164.14/cwt on 686 head.

Average price

$164.14

686 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$341

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	294	178.68	525	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	171.34	964	235
Medium and Large 1	734	159.85	1,174	421
Medium 1-2	580	149.27	866	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about −$341 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 sale686 hd

164.14

—

MO average19 barns · 12,601 hd

165.83

−1.69

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	2,143	70.13	1,502	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	51.02	702	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	50.96	612	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	46.63	500	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2Fleshy	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.33/cwt	130.00–143.50	658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,022	12
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	139.33/cwt	135.00–140.50	780	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	131.71/cwt	131.50–132.00	884	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	140.14/cwt	137.00–146.00	954	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.25/cwt	120.00–124.75	866	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	488	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	144.11/cwt	143.50–145.00	898	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.24/cwt	144.00–144.50	763	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	152.58/cwt	150.50–154.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	134.96/cwt	131.50–136.00	784	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	621	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	666	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	529	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	620	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	834	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	806	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	486	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	690	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	592	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	191.02/cwt	189.00–192.00	926	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	181.37/cwt	180.00–186.00	963	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,091	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	153.85/cwt	153.85–153.85	1,183	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	176.30/cwt	176.00–181.25	1,015	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	146.44/cwt	145.00–147.25	1,280	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	672	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	149.80/cwt	149.50–150.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	149.04/cwt	147.50–150.25	1,084	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	166.12/cwt	161.00–176.00	980	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	143.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,108	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	182.30/cwt	170.50–183.75	997	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	187.20/cwt	186.00–187.25	786	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	178.68/cwt	171.00–180.00	525	19
Bulls	—	—	1,965	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,366	1
Bulls	—	—	2,320	70.75/cwt	70.75–70.75	1,641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	55.26/cwt	55.00–56.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	50.14/cwt	47.50–54.00	590	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	831	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	50.71/cwt	46.00–53.50	692	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	40.95/cwt	39.00–44.00	449	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	49.47/cwt	47.00–50.00	525	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 Apr 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,255Last week 898Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	155.00	155.00
7	—	615	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	164.00	164.00
18	—	485	189.00–192.00	191.02
25	—	531	180.00–186.00	181.37
37	—	657	166.00	166.00
63	—	769	153.85	153.85
86	—	576	176.00–181.25	176.30
180	—	874	145.00–147.25	146.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	162.00	162.00
7	—	672	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	189.00	189.00
10	—	642	149.50–150.00	149.80
23	—	727	147.50–150.25	149.04
28	—	590	161.00–176.00	166.12
28	—	772	140.00–145.00	143.58
54	—	547	170.50–183.75	182.30
75	—	420	186.00–187.25	187.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	294	171.00–180.00	178.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	130.00–143.50	138.33
15	—	560	135.00–140.50	139.33
3	—	301	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	671	131.50–132.00	131.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	681	137.00–146.00	140.14
23	—	708	120.00–124.75	122.25
22	—	294	166.00	166.00
19	—	623	143.50–145.00	144.11
15	—	529	144.00–144.50	144.24
10	—	463	150.50–154.00	152.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	581	131.50–136.00	134.96
9	—	621	133.00	133.00
6	—	666	139.50	139.50
5	—	529	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	408	152.00	152.00
52	—	555	150.25	150.25
6	—	504	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	592	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	159.00	159.00
3	—	460	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	69.50	69.50
1	—	2,320	70.75	70.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	55.00–56.00	55.26
21	—	1,176	47.50–54.00	50.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	55.00	55.00
13	—	1,365	46.00–53.50	50.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	39.00–44.00	40.95
10	—	1,062	47.00–50.00	49.47

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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