Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher with some yearlings 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Good demand for yearling cattle as well as high quality weaned calves with a health history, but moderate demand at best for any unweaned calves. The yearling market has certainly gotten a boost from the recent recovery in the fat cattle market; the weighted average price for 850-900 lb steers this week was a full $7/cwt higher than two weeks ago. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.70/cwt on 496 head.

Average price

$151.70

496 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$27.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	152.97	1,180	318
Medium and Large 1-2	660	150.31	992	161
Medium and Large 2	537	144.71	777	14thin
Medium 2	790	125.00	988	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $192 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 sale496 hd

151.70

—

MO average17 barns · 10,750 hd

147.11

+4.60

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	1,547	75.64	1,170	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	54.54	793	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	53.38	617	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	46.59	492	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	526	150.53/cwt	148.00–151.50	792	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	146.37/cwt	141.00–146.75	897	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.04/cwt	147.00–151.00	698	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	404	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	868	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,165	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,129	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	693	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,031	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	781	5
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	784	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,154	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	393	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	159.60/cwt	159.00–163.00	922	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	154.17/cwt	152.00–155.50	873	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	473	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	997	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	149.37/cwt	146.00–150.00	635	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,064	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	154.11/cwt	145.50–157.00	1,037	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	149.81/cwt	149.10–150.50	1,296	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	361	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	418	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	617	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	56.02/cwt	51.50–59.75	656	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	43.10/cwt	40.50–47.50	454	4
Bulls	—	—	1,547	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.75	1,170	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	50.03/cwt	49.00–50.50	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	48.92/cwt	46.00–51.00	518	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	46.78/cwt	43.50–50.50	523	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	57.24/cwt	55.50–58.50	873	5

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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 1,098Year ago 946

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 59Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	526	148.00–151.50	150.53
93	—	613	141.00–146.75	146.37
8	—	428	167.00	167.00
73	—	772	133.60	133.60
4	—	663	142.50	142.50
50	—	720	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	468	147.00–151.00	149.04
5	—	560	139.50	139.50
16	—	846	125.75	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	425	146.00–150.00	149.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	174.00	174.00
53	—	784	147.25	147.25
25	—	673	145.50–157.00	154.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	503	169.50	169.50
181	—	865	149.10–150.50	149.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	179.00	179.00
3	—	393	178.00	178.00
26	—	578	159.00–163.00	159.60
6	—	450	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	868	134.25	134.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	176.00	176.00
60	—	772	146.25	146.25
4	—	633	152.50	152.50
15	—	566	152.00–155.50	154.17
3	—	670	148.50	148.50
11	—	508	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	693	140.50	140.50
8	—	473	167.00	167.00
14	—	598	140.00	140.00
5	—	361	180.00	180.00
10	—	519	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	696	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,171	51.50–59.75	56.02
6	—	1,118	43.50–50.50	46.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	40.50–47.50	43.10
6	—	1,058	46.00–51.00	48.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	49.00–50.50	50.03
5	—	1,525	55.50–58.50	57.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	74.00–78.75	75.64

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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