Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slim comparisons to the last sale two weeks ago but a load of 820 lb steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sharply lower, mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Extreme heat played a part in the market with some consignors deciding to hold off another couple weeks and keeping some buyers on their heels. Supply light and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.25/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$150.25

194 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	619	153.41	950	46
Medium and Large 1	709	150.19	1,065	121
Large 1-2	657	146.72	964	18thin
Medium 1-2	585	142.00	831	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $119 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 sale194 hd

150.25

—

MO average17 barns · 7,229 hd

143.70

+6.56

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	1,699	78.50	1,334	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	53.98	769	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	52.45	662	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	47.01	499	13

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	432	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	651	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.54/cwt	140.50–145.00	744	41
Steers	Large 1-2	—	606	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	144.17/cwt	144.00–144.50	1,038	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.96/cwt	167.00–170.50	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	137.26/cwt	136.75–137.50	869	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	132.16/cwt	130.25–132.75	916	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	159.81/cwt	156.25–163.00	815	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	532	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,187	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	142.04/cwt	140.00–143.25	1,082	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	551	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	769	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	848	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	698	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,002	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	53.98/cwt	52.00–55.25	769	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	54.18/cwt	53.50–55.50	683	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	47.25/cwt	45.00–50.00	601	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	78.50/cwt	73.50–85.25	1,334	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	44.33/cwt	40.75–50.00	458	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	51.31/cwt	48.50–53.25	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	162.29/cwt	160.00–163.50	919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	805	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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 1,237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 58Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	154.00	154.00
4	—	557	142.50	142.50
41	—	518	140.50–145.00	143.54
31	—	633	136.75–137.50	137.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	550	140.00	140.00
5	—	510	138.00	138.00
38	—	693	130.25–132.75	132.16
4	—	750	125.00	125.00
4	—	635	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	551	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	150.50	150.50
20	—	720	144.00–144.50	144.17
15	—	510	156.25–163.00	159.81
58	—	820	144.75	144.75
24	—	566	160.00–163.50	162.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	866	127.50	127.50
9	—	431	167.00–170.50	168.96
8	—	612	157.00	157.00
3	—	575	156.00	156.00
11	—	762	140.00–143.25	142.04
9	—	488	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	142.00	142.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	150.75	150.75
10	—	698	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,425	52.00–55.25	53.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,260	53.50–55.50	54.18
3	—	1,272	45.00–50.00	47.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	40.75–50.00	44.33
5	—	1,108	48.50–53.25	51.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,699	73.50–85.25	78.50

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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