Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with some yearling heifers 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade was active right from the start, with some extra buyers in the seats pushing prices and forcing their counterparts to find a trading range they could all work in. Very few unweaned consignments in town, but the ones on hand did face some pretty steep discounts after the wide temperatures swings of the last few days. Supply moderate and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.94/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$141.94

415 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

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	570	143.26	816	92
Medium and Large 1	677	142.09	962	253
Medium 1-2	625	139.68	873	70

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale415 hd

141.94

—

MO average13 barns · 4,346 hd

138.10

+3.84

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	1,583	89.93	1,424	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	66.01	894	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	64.19	788	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	57.83	629	18

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	571	158.30/cwt	152.50–165.50	904	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	639	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	998	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	159.15/cwt	155.75–159.50	1,068	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,071	10
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	750	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	138.31/cwt	137.75–140.75	1,120	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	140.56/cwt	137.00–143.25	1,103	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	752	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,098	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	150.49/cwt	149.75–151.50	1,071	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	147.05/cwt	145.00–148.50	851	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	146.41/cwt	146.00–147.50	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.60/cwt	141.50–146.00	820	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	135.09/cwt	133.50–135.75	931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	617	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	879	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,052	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	811	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	905	125.10/cwt	125.10–125.10	1,132	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	945	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,042	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,164	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	156.67/cwt	155.50–158.75	978	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	925	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	521	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	874	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	57.83/cwt	54.00–60.50	629	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	66.01/cwt	62.75–69.00	894	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	64.19/cwt	60.50–66.50	788	8
Bulls	—	—	1,583	89.93/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,424	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	18,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	149.67/cwt	148.75–150.00	1,137	85
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	597	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	147.12/cwt	140.50–149.25	918	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.33/cwt	141.00–141.75	886	22
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	746	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.23/cwt	139.00–140.75	989	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	144.80/cwt	144.50–145.50	782	20

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 Sep 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,062Last week 1,330Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year 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
33	—	571	152.50–165.50	158.30
10	—	878	122.00	122.00
7	—	785	137.00–143.25	140.56
6	—	470	172.50	172.50
4	—	681	153.00	153.00
4	—	621	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	639	156.25	156.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	671	155.75–159.50	159.15
38	—	810	137.75–140.75	138.31
25	—	712	149.75–151.50	150.49
23	—	569	166.00	166.00
14	—	624	155.50–158.75	156.67
9	—	528	165.50	165.50
85	—	760	148.75–150.00	149.67
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	750	127.50	127.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	752	146.00	146.00
10	—	905	125.10	125.10
7	—	870	133.75	133.75
3	—	521	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	579	145.00–148.50	147.05
18	—	540	146.50	146.50
7	—	670	142.00	142.00
71	—	773	136.10	136.10
66	—	624	140.50–149.25	147.12
64	—	705	139.00–140.75	140.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	457	146.00–147.50	146.41
25	—	575	141.50–146.00	142.60
10	—	689	133.50–135.75	135.09
4	—	383	162.00	162.00
22	—	627	141.00–141.75	141.33
20	—	540	144.50–145.50	144.80
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	617	142.50	142.50
10	—	597	133.25	133.25
6	—	746	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,088	54.00–60.50	57.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	62.75–69.00	66.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,228	60.50–66.50	64.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,583	87.00–95.00	89.93

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Heifers · 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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