Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No real comparison to the light receipts of two weeks ago but a few similar groups of cattle sold with a sharply higher undertone. Another limit move for futures on Tuesday, but this one of the UP variety. Given the current situation one could never guess how long a "rally" like that can be sustained with so much still unknown. That said, it sure didn't hurt the local cash feeder market, the first real test in a month, with more buyers present and active than have been in quite some time. Cattlemen are either showing some cautious optimism or a short memory, which has become a necessary survival trait in this business. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.13/cwt on 780 head.

Average price

$141.13

780 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	144.02	1,010	510
Medium 1	692	142.25	984	36
Medium and Large 1-2	679	134.76	916	217
Large 1-2	679	133.29	905	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $105 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 sale780 hd

141.13

—

MO average17 barns · 9,934 hd

140.55

+0.58

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	1,878	77.19	1,450	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	44.61	680	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	44.37	563	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	41.22	453	29

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	515	184.67/cwt	168.00–185.75	951	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	167.99/cwt	160.50–174.25	951	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.13/cwt	125.10–128.10	850	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.14/cwt	140.75–142.00	823	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	847	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	806	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.66/cwt	139.00–152.25	756	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	487	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	900	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	692	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	984	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	155.98/cwt	153.00–157.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.24/cwt	132.50–147.75	863	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	110.05/cwt	110.00–110.10	1,030	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	157.13/cwt	156.75–157.50	963	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	149.60/cwt	149.60–149.60	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	36.78/cwt	36.00–39.00	371	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	40.84/cwt	38.00–43.25	454	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	44.61/cwt	42.50–49.00	680	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	42.15/cwt	38.00–44.50	472	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	44.93/cwt	42.50–47.75	582	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	168.45/cwt	168.00–169.00	713	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	762	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	853	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	168.24/cwt	160.00–175.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	168.26/cwt	166.50–169.25	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	77.19/cwt	75.00–79.25	1,450	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,863.00/cwt	1,860.00–1,875.00	16,953	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	132.71/cwt	130.50–135.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	827	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	589	111.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	741	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	784	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	626	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	741	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	834	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	139.60/cwt	137.75–140.50	984	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	116.51/cwt	115.00–122.50	987	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	497	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	113.85/cwt	113.85–113.85	1,004	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	562	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	801	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,401Last week 178Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	515	168.00–185.75	184.67
42	—	566	160.50–174.25	167.99
12	—	493	182.50	182.50
120	—	936	110.00–110.10	110.05
46	—	613	156.75–157.50	157.13
16	—	661	149.60	149.60
37	—	705	137.75–140.50	139.60
79	—	847	115.00–122.50	116.51
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	692	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	153.00–157.00	155.98
5	—	700	114.00	114.00
5	—	446	150.00	150.00
8	—	548	143.00	143.00
6	—	562	140.00–145.00	142.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	624	132.50–147.75	138.24
12	—	570	163.50	163.50
3	—	816	114.00	114.00
9	—	440	160.00–175.00	168.24
17	—	465	166.50–169.25	168.26
5	—	658	141.00	141.00
14	—	754	129.25	129.25
64	—	882	113.85	113.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	121.00	121.00
13	—	741	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	423	168.00–169.00	168.45
7	—	535	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	144.00	144.00
16	—	762	112.00	112.00
4	—	497	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	105.00	105.00
13	—	626	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	669	125.10–128.10	127.13
22	—	583	140.75–142.00	141.14
42	—	512	139.00–152.25	147.66
9	—	479	151.00	151.00
63	—	622	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	847	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	583	138.25	138.25
4	—	517	138.50	138.50
3	—	664	120.50	120.50
10	—	491	130.50–135.00	132.71
7	—	391	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	110.00–118.00	111.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	588	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	36.00–39.00	36.78
24	—	1,119	38.00–44.50	42.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	38.00–43.25	40.84
44	—	1,295	42.50–47.75	44.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,525	42.50–49.00	44.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	75.00–79.25	77.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	25	—	910	1,860.00–1,875.00	1,863.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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