Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Massive rains over the past several days forced several cancellations due to deep mud and damaged roads throughout the region. The bulk of the supply consisted of three uniform loads of backgrounded steers. Supply light and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.81/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$146.81

323 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	169.00	807	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	645	155.27	1,001	62
Medium and Large 1	834	143.82	1,199	229
Large 2	560	142.57	799	7thin
Medium 2	677	140.92	954	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about −$147 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

146.81

—

MO average12 barns · 6,300 hd

158.19

−11.38

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	—	High	1,690	79.64	1,345	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	59.79	836	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	56.41	700	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	48.37	475	14

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	532	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.54/cwt	133.00–140.00	877	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	591	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.95/cwt	129.00–135.25	851	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.05/cwt	125.50–127.50	908	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	786	12
Steers	Large 2	—	651	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	911	3
Steers	Large 2	—	492	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	711	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	569	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	773	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,047	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	175.05/cwt	167.00–177.50	973	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	160.43/cwt	159.00–161.00	980	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,241	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	985	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	152.34/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,045	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	790	6
Bulls	—	—	1,855	92.25/cwt	92.25–92.25	1,711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	69.12/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,243	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	81.32/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,312	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	56.41/cwt	53.00–58.25	700	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	63.74/cwt	62.50–65.25	915	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	57.27/cwt	55.25–59.50	786	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	52.23/cwt	51.50–53.25	529	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	46.23/cwt	44.50–48.00	447	9

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 May 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 813Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 121Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	142.00	142.00
19	—	633	133.00–140.00	138.54
4	—	662	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	137.00	137.00
5	—	585	134.00	134.00
6	—	435	148.00	148.00
24	—	635	129.00–135.25	133.95
30	—	715	125.50–127.50	127.05
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	120.00	120.00
10	—	695	129.75	129.75
12	—	588	133.00–135.00	133.66
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	140.00	140.00
4	—	492	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	159.00	159.00
10	—	773	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	170.00	170.00
22	—	556	167.00–177.50	175.05
22	—	611	159.00–161.00	160.43
180	—	904	137.25	137.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	177.00	177.00
5	—	567	159.00	159.00
15	—	604	163.00	163.00
29	—	686	150.00–154.50	152.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	180.00	180.00
3	—	628	154.00	154.00
6	—	462	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	92.25	92.25
2	—	1,798	68.00–70.00	69.12
5	—	1,613	78.00–84.00	81.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,241	53.00–58.25	56.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	62.50–65.25	63.74
11	—	1,373	55.25–59.50	57.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	51.50–53.25	52.23
9	—	966	44.50–48.00	46.23

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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