Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with the full advance on the loads of yearlings. Feeder heifers steady and slaughter cows steady. It was a good day to be indoors for a big Thanksgiving week cattle sale as rain made for a nasty day outside. The beef complex has started the week strong with two higher trading days for both the live and feeder cattle futures, and boxed beef prices have continued to march higher with the Choice up another 2.70 at 244.30 on Tuesdays close. Yearling prices have been mostly higher at auction barns in the midwest, and feedlots are hoping to get in on the action by selling fats for higher money by the end of the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.07/cwt on 1,024 head.

Average price

$148.07

1,024 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	149.36	1,152	829
Medium and Large 1-2	674	142.58	961	195

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $191 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 sale1,024 hd

148.07

—

MO average17 barns · 16,115 hd

143.78

+4.29

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	—	Low	1,894	73.26	1,388	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	53.56	832	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	47.39	626	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	34.72	374	13

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2Unweaned	—	633	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	771	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,224	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	747	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	681	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	938	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	723	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	187.00/cwt	182.00–188.00	724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.03/cwt	169.00–180.00	813	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	168.57/cwt	167.00–170.00	873	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.84/cwt	156.50–164.00	917	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	729	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	177.97/cwt	177.00–180.00	739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	144.85/cwt	137.00–146.25	1,265	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	146.13/cwt	145.75–146.50	931	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,323	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	48.26/cwt	48.00–48.50	697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	54.22/cwt	52.50–56.00	850	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	50.67/cwt	50.50–51.00	644	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	45.99/cwt	43.50–49.50	617	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,992	75.36/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,075	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	948	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,280	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	614	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	761	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	45.53/cwt	45.00–46.00	530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	21.60/cwt	10.50–26.00	223	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	39.12/cwt	33.50–43.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	877	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,066	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	146.25/cwt	146.00–146.50	1,240	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	142.76/cwt	140.00–143.50	708	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	652	121.62/cwt	119.00–122.50	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	147.01/cwt	146.25–147.75	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.67/cwt	130.75–135.00	759	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	130.35/cwt	130.35–130.35	1,070	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.59/cwt	134.00–139.50	713	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	142.86/cwt	142.00–145.00	841	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	951	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	926	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	142.57/cwt	142.25–145.50	965	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	961	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 Nov 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,790Last week 1,028Year ago 1,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	633	121.75	121.75
13	—	540	129.75	129.75
9	—	658	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	580	128.75	128.75
9	—	938	113.50	113.50
17	—	877	121.50	121.50
12	—	652	119.00–122.50	121.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	525	135.00–141.00	138.90
5	—	333	174.00	174.00
33	—	496	140.00–143.50	142.76
15	—	432	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	126.00	126.00
66	—	572	130.75–135.00	132.67
73	—	821	130.35	130.35
64	—	518	134.00–139.50	137.59
21	—	715	129.00–130.00	129.51
20	—	910	120.00	120.00
11	—	751	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	905	135.25	135.25
18	—	627	145.00	145.00
7	—	769	131.00	131.00
28	—	589	142.00–145.00	142.86
12	—	535	163.25	163.25
67	—	677	142.25–145.50	142.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	132.00	132.00
5	—	630	141.00	141.00
4	—	723	139.00	139.00
10	—	584	146.25–147.75	147.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	387	182.00–188.00	187.00
44	—	470	169.00–180.00	173.03
26	—	518	167.00–170.00	168.57
87	—	574	156.50–164.00	159.84
12	—	415	177.00–180.00	177.97
348	—	873	137.00–146.25	144.85
78	—	637	145.75–146.50	146.13
60	—	919	144.00	144.00
119	—	848	146.00–146.50	146.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	885	121.50	121.50
16	—	948	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	676	140.75	140.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	125.75	125.75
11	—	430	162.00	162.00
13	—	532	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	48.00–48.50	48.26
16	—	1,567	52.50–56.00	54.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	50.50–51.00	50.67
7	—	1,342	43.50–49.50	45.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	45.00–46.00	45.53
4	—	1,033	10.50–26.00	21.60
7	—	1,076	33.50–43.00	39.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	67.00–69.00	68.02
5	—	1,992	70.00–79.50	75.36

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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