Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with the best test on load lots of 800-850 lb yearling steers. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. A high percentage of unweaned calves in the mix this week with the sharpest discount for any 6 weight steers coming right off the cow. Best demand for the four loads of yearlings and any weaned steers under 550 lbs. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.48/cwt on 601 head.

Average price

$156.48

601 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	160.84	1,118	456
Medium and Large 1-2	626	144.16	903	125
Large 1-2	746	139.50	1,041	6thin
Medium and Large 2	612	131.50	805	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $313 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 sale601 hd

156.48

—

MO average12 barns · 10,364 hd

147.53

+8.95

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	1,955	77.63	1,518	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	53.77	821	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	50.00	672	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	45.00	503	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.42/cwt	145.00–145.50	669	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	452	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	127.22/cwt	117.00–129.00	739	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	188.53/cwt	180.00–190.50	841	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	154.62/cwt	153.60–155.25	1,269	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	145.92/cwt	145.75–146.50	918	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	805	14
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	—	545	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.54/cwt	144.00–154.00	646	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.42/cwt	136.00–143.00	805	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.67/cwt	125.00–129.75	790	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	131.37/cwt	130.50–132.00	673	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	935	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	165.65/cwt	158.00–171.00	933	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	135.34/cwt	133.75–137.50	930	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	46.66/cwt	44.00–55.00	524	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	53.68/cwt	49.00–54.50	727	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	40.00/cwt	38.00–42.50	444	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	45.80/cwt	43.00–49.00	610	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	53.77/cwt	52.00–55.50	821	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	77.63/cwt	74.50–79.50	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	139.68/cwt	139.25–140.00	964	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.06/cwt	166.00–187.00	917	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	754	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	746	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	595	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.94/cwt	137.00–144.50	742	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	132.82/cwt	130.50–137.50	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	699	4

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 1,400Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 86Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	162.00	162.00
26	—	460	145.00–145.50	145.42
18	—	429	144.00–154.00	150.54
38	—	573	136.00–143.00	140.42
35	—	523	137.00–144.50	141.94
5	—	321	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	161.00	161.00
26	—	619	125.00–129.75	127.67
5	—	466	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	452	137.00	137.00
17	—	512	130.50–132.00	131.37
12	—	595	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	581	117.00–129.00	127.22
Heifers — Medium 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	545	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	193.50	193.50
26	—	446	180.00–190.50	188.53
249	—	821	153.60–155.25	154.62
18	—	611	153.00	153.00
58	—	563	158.00–171.00	165.65
40	—	515	166.00–187.00	178.06
15	—	377	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	160.00	160.00
5	—	752	141.50	141.50
27	—	629	145.75–146.50	145.92
31	—	690	139.25–140.00	139.68
6	—	590	154.00	154.00
4	—	346	186.00	186.00
7	—	707	142.50	142.50
4	—	372	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	140.00	140.00
8	—	668	136.00	136.00
24	—	627	130.50–137.50	132.82
3	—	478	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	612	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	712	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	687	133.75–137.50	135.34
11	—	533	154.00	154.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	746	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	44.00–55.00	46.66
3	—	1,110	38.00–42.50	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,355	49.00–54.50	53.68
7	—	1,332	43.00–49.00	45.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	52.00–55.50	53.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,955	74.50–79.50	77.63

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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