Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slim comparisons to the last sale two weeks ago but steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. High heat and humidity have man and beast both feeling pretty tough in about the hottest stretch we've seen so far this summer in North MO, with pastures and crops changing fast. With the exception of several straight pot loads of yearlings, quality was below average but demand was still good. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.13/cwt on 806 head.

Average price

$147.13

806 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

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	642	153.15	984	293
Medium and Large 1	848	145.61	1,235	382
Large 1-2	886	138.35	1,226	123
Medium 2	687	134.00	921	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $63 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 sale806 hd

147.13

—

MO average19 barns · 10,447 hd

149.01

−1.88

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	1,757	91.96	1,616	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	63.11	754	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	61.80	952	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	56.40	589	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	631	150.67/cwt	146.50–158.00	951	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	453	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.43/cwt	135.00–148.50	822	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,015	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.57/cwt	153.00–163.00	902	75
Steers	Medium 2	—	687	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	145.72/cwt	143.85–149.85	1,263	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	151.75/cwt	149.50–152.00	1,026	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	144.05/cwt	144.00–144.10	1,211	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	143.98/cwt	142.75–144.25	1,065	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	168.27/cwt	167.00–170.00	877	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	886	138.35/cwt	136.85–139.85	1,226	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,005	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	124.85/cwt	124.85–124.85	1,232	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	121.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.75/cwt	133.00–138.00	901	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.43/cwt	133.00–139.50	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.71/cwt	146.00–152.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	637	9
Bulls	—	—	1,757	91.96/cwt	89.00–94.75	1,616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	56.40/cwt	55.00–58.00	589	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	61.80/cwt	58.25–63.75	952	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	63.11/cwt	61.00–67.50	754	11

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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,330Last week 524Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 41Year 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
13	—	631	146.50–158.00	150.67
75	—	576	153.00–163.00	156.57
91	—	676	149.50–152.00	151.75
79	—	740	142.75–144.25	143.98
19	—	521	167.00–170.00	168.27
16	—	430	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	658	154.25	154.25
241	—	867	143.85–149.85	145.72
122	—	841	144.00–144.10	144.05
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	687	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	886	136.85–139.85	138.35
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	139.50	139.50
70	—	585	135.00–148.50	140.43
17	—	522	130.00–143.00	137.50
12	—	737	120.00–126.00	121.97
12	—	635	133.00–139.50	137.43
10	—	473	146.00–152.00	149.71
9	—	406	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	787	127.75	127.75
56	—	987	124.85	124.85
17	—	669	133.00–138.00	134.75
10	—	521	152.50	152.50
4	—	458	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	89.00–94.75	91.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	55.00–58.00	56.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	58.25–63.75	61.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	61.00–67.50	63.11

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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