Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer trade was very uneven. Some middle weight classes, 500-650 lbs showed some real strength and traded steady to 5.00 higher, other weights sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. The coronavirus continues to disrupt the cattle industry with a big break in the futures market so far this week. The beef sector's strong fundamentals have been no match for the managed money that currently controls futures contracts. Supply light, demand mostly moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.81/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$144.81

430 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$28.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.87

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	744	146.93	1,092	350
Medium and Large 1-2	695	140.00	973	58
Medium 1-2	640	137.50	879	6thin
Large 1-2	893	118.50	1,058	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.43/cwt here — about $34 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 sale430 hd

144.81

—

MO average20 barns · 15,234 hd

154.68

−9.87

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	1,879	86.84	1,632	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	57.23	808	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	56.90	691	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	49.70	540	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2	—	736	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	131.83/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,006	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	854	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	736	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	868	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	723	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	855	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	861	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.37/cwt	150.00–151.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	148.10/cwt	146.50–150.00	791	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.58/cwt	130.00–135.75	835	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	137.96/cwt	134.00–142.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.65/cwt	142.00–146.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	126.65/cwt	122.50–133.50	752	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	929	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,068	12
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	503	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	855	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	172.39/cwt	164.00–181.00	1,008	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	150.93/cwt	148.50–152.50	1,041	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,046	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	179.75/cwt	175.00–184.00	960	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.07/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,038	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,135	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	134.62/cwt	134.00–135.25	1,115	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	788	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	86.84/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	56.90/cwt	53.50–60.00	691	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,041	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	56.33/cwt	54.00–59.00	777	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	49.70/cwt	44.00–54.00	540	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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 1,661Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 121Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	132.00	132.00
3	—	803	130.00	130.00
5	—	699	144.50	144.50
6	—	494	162.00	162.00
28	—	763	131.00–138.00	131.83
3	—	428	163.00	163.00
3	—	570	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	147.00	147.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	785	129.00	129.00
12	—	929	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	776	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	855	130.50	130.50
13	—	770	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	176.50	176.50
17	—	585	164.00–181.00	172.39
18	—	690	148.50–152.50	150.93
30	—	702	149.00	149.00
33	—	534	175.00–184.00	179.75
43	—	625	159.00–171.00	166.07
61	—	850	133.50	133.50
127	—	828	134.00–135.25	134.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	723	118.25	118.25
18	—	685	125.75	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	143.00	143.00
11	—	473	150.00–151.00	150.37
14	—	704	127.00–128.00	127.50
17	—	534	146.50–150.00	148.10
43	—	625	130.00–135.75	133.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	541	134.00–142.00	137.96
8	—	613	125.00–131.00	128.68
10	—	472	142.00–146.00	143.65
11	—	686	122.75	122.75
24	—	594	122.50–133.50	126.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,879	85.50–89.00	86.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,214	53.50–60.00	56.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	63.50	63.50
7	—	1,379	54.00–59.00	56.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	44.00–54.00	49.70

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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