Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, few spots up to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slick side roads and bitterly cold temperatures did keep some consignments on the farm for another week but demand was good for larger strings of weaned cattle that did show up, light to moderate for the unweaned cattle, particularly heifers. Tuesday's sale also included a string of western origin bred heifers and some 3 to 5 year old bred cows, all in the 3rd stage, all selling with good demand. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.12/cwt on 428 head.

Average price

$154.12

428 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$14.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	154.43	1,015	310
Medium and Large 1-2	594	153.65	913	115
Medium and Large 2	560	140.00	784	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $231 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 sale428 hd

154.12

—

MO average19 barns · 12,475 hd

154.61

−0.49

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	1,755	71.88	1,261	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	57.37	721	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	53.73	812	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	41.49	467	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	1,288.67/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	17,706	11
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	20,243	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	2,080.62/cwt	2,000.00–2,100.00	24,593	26
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,362	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,728	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	18,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.37/cwt	132.00–142.50	790	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	534	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	172.71/cwt	167.50–175.85	972	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	151.17/cwt	146.00–155.00	998	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.76/cwt	130.50–136.00	825	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.26/cwt	172.00–179.50	924	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	148.32/cwt	145.00–148.75	1,050	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	150.30/cwt	144.00–151.00	923	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	599	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	139.81/cwt	138.75–140.35	965	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	129.82/cwt	129.75–130.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	126.10/cwt	124.00–129.50	774	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	158.76/cwt	155.00–159.50	1,005	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	918	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	158.24/cwt	152.50–169.50	859	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	601	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	944	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	77.25/cwt	77.25–77.25	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	38.97/cwt	37.50–40.50	421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	57.37/cwt	55.00–58.50	721	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,084	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	53.73/cwt	50.00–58.25	812	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 Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 1,401Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,374	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,301	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,306	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,362	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,182	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,080.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	645	145.00	145.00
13	—	516	152.00	152.00
113	—	690	138.75–140.35	139.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	145.00–146.00	145.32
42	—	575	132.00–142.50	137.37
4	—	527	143.00	143.00
17	—	617	130.50–136.00	133.76
13	—	674	129.75–130.00	129.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	130.00–135.00	132.60
6	—	585	127.00	127.00
5	—	698	120.00	120.00
41	—	614	124.00–129.50	126.10
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	563	167.50–175.85	172.71
21	—	524	172.00–179.50	176.26
177	—	708	145.00–148.75	148.32
47	—	633	155.00–159.50	158.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	172.00	172.00
33	—	614	149.00–150.00	149.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	660	146.00–155.00	151.17
9	—	486	176.00	176.00
52	—	614	144.00–151.00	150.30
29	—	543	152.50–169.50	158.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	566	149.00	149.00
6	—	725	131.00	131.00
5	—	601	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	77.25	77.25
1	—	1,630	66.50	66.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	37.50–40.50	38.97
2	—	1,170	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	55.00–58.50	57.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	50.00–58.25	53.73

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle