Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last test market four weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher with the full advance on yearling steers. Slaughter cows steady. Several bigger strings of cattle were on offer in addition to the loads, allowing buyers some flexibility when putting their orders together. Condition was very attractive throughout the day and quality was above average as well. Demand good, supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.96/cwt on 750 head.

Average price

$143.96

750 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

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

$19.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	641	148.85	954	46
Medium and Large 1	797	144.57	1,152	660
Large 1-2	934	129.66	1,211	44

One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale750 hd

143.96

—

MO average21 barns · 12,106 hd

147.16

−3.21

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	1,811	95.53	1,730	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	63.26	749	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	62.57	853	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	57.18	617	5thin

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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,049	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,280	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	153.45/cwt	149.50–161.00	1,100	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	887	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	740	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,117	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	138.45/cwt	135.50–138.85	1,175	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,031	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	945	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	903	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	142.96/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,086	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	877	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.25	887	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.31/cwt	128.00–136.50	896	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.87/cwt	143.25–146.00	824	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	138.45/cwt	138.00–139.75	943	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	134.35/cwt	132.00–137.00	731	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	147.96/cwt	144.50–151.50	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	125.65/cwt	124.00–127.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.40/cwt	138.00–145.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	156.68/cwt	155.00–161.00	981	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	167.27/cwt	166.00–172.00	933	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,063	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	138.13/cwt	136.25–140.75	1,202	397
Bulls	—	—	1,811	95.53/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.21/cwt	145.00–157.00	792	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	857	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	58.37/cwt	58.00–58.75	747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	64.70/cwt	61.00–67.25	763	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	57.51/cwt	56.50–58.50	692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,100	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	57.18/cwt	56.00–59.00	617	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,619	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	63.77/cwt	62.00–64.50	884	7

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 Jul 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,232Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,049	122.00	122.00
11	—	740	151.00	151.00
6	—	945	119.50	119.50
6	—	877	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	717	149.50–161.00	153.45
67	—	849	135.50–138.85	138.45
50	—	533	169.50	169.50
45	—	626	155.00–161.00	156.68
19	—	558	166.00–172.00	167.27
13	—	688	154.50	154.50
397	—	870	136.25–140.75	138.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	591	150.00	150.00
13	—	711	145.00	145.00
7	—	760	135.00–149.00	142.96
3	—	601	146.50	146.50
3	—	436	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	617	140.00–145.25	143.75
70	—	569	143.25–146.00	144.87
15	—	681	138.00–139.75	138.45
10	—	530	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	672	128.00–136.50	133.31
19	—	745	131.50	131.50
17	—	544	132.00–137.00	134.35
12	—	490	144.50–151.50	147.96
10	—	603	134.50	134.50
8	—	569	138.00–145.00	141.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	124.00–127.00	125.65
4	—	583	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	145.00–157.00	150.21
6	—	654	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,811	92.00–98.00	95.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	58.00–58.75	58.37
7	—	1,387	62.00–64.50	63.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,179	61.00–67.25	64.70
2	—	1,203	56.50–58.50	57.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	56.00–59.00	57.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,225	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

How it compared 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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