Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Little different mix on offer this week with yearlings pretty scarce and overall quality not quite as attractive as the last sale. Supply light and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.40/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$150.40

261 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$57.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	160.90	868	102
Medium and Large 1-2	620	148.18	919	126
Large 1-2	768	130.64	1,003	28
Medium 1-2	1,091	103.00	1,124	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.90/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale261 hd

150.40

—

MO average18 barns · 10,609 hd

148.83

+1.57

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	1,772	73.89	1,309	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	53.66	790	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	49.20	631	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	43.54	466	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 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.75/cwt	133.00–135.00	769	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	554	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	695	8
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	1,091	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.60/cwt	158.00–170.00	862	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.59/cwt	159.00–168.50	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,103	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	872	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,003	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	147.69/cwt	145.00–149.50	675	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	661	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	955	28
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	721	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	959	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	611	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	865	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,015	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	813	17
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	904	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	51.53/cwt	48.00–57.00	669	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	46.81/cwt	46.00–48.50	503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	73.89/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,309	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	48.60/cwt	45.50–50.50	686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	42.14/cwt	40.00–44.00	450	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	46.10/cwt	44.00–49.00	580	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	56.19/cwt	53.25–59.00	845	6

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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 1,617Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 75Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	923	120.00	120.00
72	—	575	133.00–135.00	133.75
4	—	737	130.50	130.50
27	—	457	145.00–149.50	147.69
15	—	505	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	122.00	122.00
3	—	661	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	440	142.00–150.00	147.03
5	—	386	159.00	159.00
28	—	725	131.75	131.75
4	—	508	131.75	131.75
17	—	602	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	554	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	872	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	530	158.00–170.00	162.60
18	—	604	151.75	151.75
8	—	406	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	174.00	174.00
12	—	483	159.00–168.50	164.59
20	—	825	133.75	133.75
11	—	562	154.00	154.00
18	—	712	142.50	142.50
7	—	659	144.50	144.50
16	—	440	165.00	165.00
31	—	639	141.50	141.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	721	133.00	133.00
11	—	840	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	48.00–57.00	51.53
6	—	1,259	44.00–49.00	46.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	46.00–48.50	46.81
7	—	1,068	40.00–44.00	42.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	45.50–50.50	48.60
6	—	1,503	53.25–59.00	56.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	73.00–75.00	73.89

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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