Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers traded firm to 6.00 higher, heifers sold with a sharply higher undertone on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.44/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$153.44

506 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$4.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	155.19	1,068	304
Medium and Large 1-2	658	150.80	992	202

One grade step is worth $4.38/cwt here — about $76 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 sale506 hd

153.44

—

MO average18 barns · 11,801 hd

150.24

+3.20

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	1,670	69.75	1,165	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	52.40	752	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,336	50.98	681	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	47.22	568	21

Every lot, as filed

47 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 and Large 1	—	525	169.51/cwt	161.50–175.00	890	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	921	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	139.14/cwt	138.00–143.00	740	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.67/cwt	132.00–147.00	663	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	784	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	179.08/cwt	173.00–185.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	153.21/cwt	152.00–155.00	892	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	143.61/cwt	141.00–146.50	836	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	137.72/cwt	134.00–142.00	598	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,028	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	150.92/cwt	150.75–151.10	1,301	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	54.10/cwt	49.00–59.50	781	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	44.16/cwt	43.00–45.50	556	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	47.46/cwt	43.00–53.25	571	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	46.62/cwt	45.00–47.00	657	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	69.75/cwt	69.75–69.75	1,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	51.95/cwt	48.00–54.00	700	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	147.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	904	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	152.30/cwt	145.50–154.50	923	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.94/cwt	159.00–167.00	764	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,177	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,015	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,258	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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 692Year ago 1,857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 56Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	525	161.50–175.00	169.51
6	—	433	180.00–184.00	181.97
23	—	696	147.75	147.75
120	—	862	150.75–151.10	150.92
65	—	606	145.50–154.50	152.30
9	—	578	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	145.00	145.00
16	—	478	164.00	164.00
10	—	581	155.00	155.00
5	—	525	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	142.00	142.00
6	—	371	173.00–185.00	179.08
35	—	582	152.00–155.00	153.21
3	—	515	155.00	155.00
37	—	611	145.00–149.00	147.98
7	—	473	172.00	172.00
4	—	428	174.00	174.00
3	—	346	177.00	177.00
66	—	786	149.75	149.75
13	—	715	142.00	142.00
5	—	880	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	146.00	146.00
16	—	650	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	146.50	146.50
52	—	532	138.00–143.00	139.14
39	—	582	141.00–146.50	143.61
13	—	475	159.00–167.00	160.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	860	131.00	131.00
8	—	522	134.00	134.00
25	—	475	132.00–147.00	139.67
3	—	795	133.00	133.00
7	—	642	131.00	131.00
22	—	434	134.00–142.00	137.72
11	—	567	136.50	136.50
7	—	382	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	647	125.00	125.00
4	—	453	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,444	49.00–59.50	54.10
5	—	1,409	45.00–47.00	46.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	43.00–45.50	44.16
21	—	1,347	48.00–54.00	51.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,203	43.00–53.25	47.46
1	—	1,195	42.50	42.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	69.75	69.75

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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