Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, yearling steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers of all weights steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Decidedly more optimistic feel around the barn this week with stronger prices for all weights, including some attractive groups of fall calves. The load lots of yearling steers were met with particularly good demand, even as so many questions linger in regards to pen space, processing speed and beef demand. Supply moderate and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.54/cwt on 648 head.

Average price

$132.54

648 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$310

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

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	504	154.00	776	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	651	144.04	938	88
Medium and Large 1	833	130.44	1,086	553

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale648 hd

132.54

—

MO average19 barns · 15,015 hd

149.86

−17.32

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	1,991	93.33	1,858	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	61.09	871	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	57.66	681	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	48.13	473	13

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.50/cwt	134.50–139.50	785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	680	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.10/cwt	115.10–115.10	869	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	171.57/cwt	160.00–180.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	120.38/cwt	118.25–121.85	1,127	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	150.61/cwt	147.00–154.00	887	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	125.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,112	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	993	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	116.60/cwt	116.60–116.60	1,115	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.55/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	913	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	148.94/cwt	147.25–153.00	919	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	817	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	504	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	924	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,008	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	57.65/cwt	55.00–59.75	685	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	61.49/cwt	61.00–62.50	782	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	53.87/cwt	45.50–59.50	563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	50.25/cwt	47.50–55.00	509	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	41.05/cwt	39.00–44.00	363	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	57.77/cwt	56.00–62.00	798	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	66.06/cwt	61.25–69.50	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,991	93.33/cwt	87.25–98.50	1,858	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.49/cwt	122.00–133.00	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	797	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	147.78/cwt	145.00–149.50	915	8

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 May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 1,108Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	147.00	147.00
13	—	571	134.50–139.50	137.50
12	—	655	132.00	132.00
10	—	722	121.75	121.75
10	—	607	137.00	137.00
8	—	534	136.00	136.00
5	—	448	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	715	119.00	119.00
21	—	475	140.00–149.00	143.21
18	—	638	128.00–129.00	128.33
20	—	755	115.10	115.10
10	—	540	132.00	132.00
6	—	800	108.00	108.00
30	—	579	122.00–133.00	129.49
3	—	361	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	160.00–180.00	171.57
240	—	936	118.25–121.85	120.38
8	—	416	182.00	182.00
87	—	886	122.00–127.00	125.53
6	—	678	146.00	146.00
60	—	956	116.60	116.60
45	—	617	147.25–153.00	148.94
42	—	575	160.00–161.00	160.75
21	—	729	138.25	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	157.00	157.00
24	—	589	147.00–154.00	150.61
12	—	744	133.50	133.50
10	—	750	127.50–139.00	135.55
10	—	498	164.00	164.00
4	—	908	117.00	117.00
9	—	687	141.00	141.00
8	—	619	145.00–149.50	147.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	676	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	139.00	139.00
3	—	480	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,188	55.00–59.75	57.65
4	—	1,271	61.00–62.50	61.49
4	—	1,045	45.50–59.50	53.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,012	47.50–55.00	50.25
3	—	885	39.00–44.00	41.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,381	56.00–62.00	57.77
4	—	1,493	61.25–69.50	66.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,991	87.25–98.50	93.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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