Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Thanksgiving Yearling sale with at least twelve full loads along with several part load lots offered. Only very limited comparisons with the previous couple of weeks with the yearling steers and heifers trading steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Several early winter storms moving across cattle country over the next seven days, leaving some buyers to wonder if prices could have been even higher if the weatherman could have forecasted nothing but sunshine for the next ten days. December live cattle futures closed up seventy cents Tuesday finishing at 120.40. It was early last spring since the December contract has been this high, signaling to the finishers that the price rally could continue right through the end of the year. Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.74/cwt on 753 head.

Average price

$148.74

753 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	149.69	1,195	634
Medium and Large 1-2	727	145.07	1,055	96
Medium and Large 2	805	138.25	1,113	8thin
Large 1-2	544	138.00	751	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $444 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 sale753 hd

148.74

—

MO average17 barns · 15,857 hd

145.38

+3.36

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	1,733	71.17	1,233	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	49.23	791	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	46.04	578	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	40.09	398	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	104.00	1,201	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,386	101.50	1,407	15

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	45.65/cwt	42.00–50.00	458	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	47.97/cwt	44.00–53.00	619	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	32.46/cwt	30.00–34.00	276	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	42.19/cwt	39.00–46.00	499	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	50.81/cwt	49.50–51.75	860	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	39.25/cwt	34.00–43.00	409	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	791	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	891	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	582	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,155	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	853	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,195	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	631	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	693	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	822	138.35/cwt	138.35–138.35	1,137	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	141.99/cwt	140.50–143.50	1,088	108
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	539	134.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	728	12
Bulls	—	—	1,733	71.17/cwt	68.00–74.75	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	423	146.25/cwt	146.00–146.50	619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	691	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	912	4
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,160	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,367	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	924	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,142	21
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	599	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	818	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	152.17/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,263	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	954	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	703	146.16/cwt	144.25–148.00	1,028	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	153.19/cwt	152.75–153.60	1,311	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,285	15
Steers	Select	—	1,386	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,407	15

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 896Year ago 1,092

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 81Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	44.50	44.50
3	—	1,693	49.50–51.75	50.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	42.00–50.00	45.65
4	—	850	30.00–34.00	32.46
10	—	1,043	34.00–43.00	39.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,291	44.00–53.00	47.97
7	—	1,182	39.00–46.00	42.19
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	68.00–74.75	71.17
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,386	101.50	101.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	590	128.00	128.00
10	—	420	138.00	138.00
9	—	496	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	791	130.00	130.00
6	—	853	138.75	138.75
5	—	693	130.50	130.50
65	—	822	138.35	138.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	926	133.00	133.00
90	—	611	145.75	145.75
7	—	655	140.00	140.00
18	—	837	142.75	142.75
9	—	880	135.00	135.00
108	—	766	140.50–143.50	141.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	135.00	135.00
3	—	631	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	539	132.00–136.00	134.98
10	—	423	146.00–146.50	146.25
4	—	691	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	144.00	144.00
9	—	572	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	789	147.00	147.00
35	—	599	136.50	136.50
6	—	954	141.50	141.50
143	—	703	144.25–148.00	146.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	911	150.00	150.00
182	—	830	151.00–153.50	152.17
185	—	856	152.75–153.60	153.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	147.00	147.00
7	—	512	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	635	145.50	145.50
5	—	755	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	774	147.50	147.50
9	—	808	140.00	140.00
15	—	888	144.75	144.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	805	138.25	138.25

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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