Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers traded unevenly steady in a range from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Heifers mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Several attractive mid-sized strings of cattle gave buyers something to build around this week. A few load lots of steers were also met with plenty of interest. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.43/cwt on 561 head.

Average price

$149.43

561 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$45.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	652	152.76	996	102
Medium and Large 1	698	150.11	1,048	437
Medium and Large 2	600	139.00	834	6thin
Large 2	730	124.00	905	6thin
Large 1	976	107.00	1,044	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.76/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale561 hd

149.43

—

MO average18 barns · 17,576 hd

151.07

−1.64

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	2,049	81.45	1,669	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	54.48	793	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	53.81	673	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	47.48	536	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	50.96/cwt	48.00–53.00	668	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	56.23/cwt	52.00–60.00	834	8
Bulls	—	—	2,049	81.45/cwt	76.00–87.50	1,669	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	50.99/cwt	48.50–53.00	713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	47.48/cwt	43.50–49.50	536	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	54.57/cwt	51.50–57.00	674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.36/cwt	140.50–145.00	767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.30/cwt	176.00–178.00	927	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	183.62/cwt	181.00–188.00	900	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,176	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	120.51/cwt	115.00–122.50	859	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	139.25/cwt	138.50–140.00	989	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	143.90/cwt	141.75–145.75	1,062	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.89/cwt	142.00–152.10	1,017	170
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	126.40/cwt	126.00–127.00	827	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	129.31/cwt	127.50–133.00	758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	960	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	152.68/cwt	147.75–161.00	959	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,060	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	862	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	140.57/cwt	139.50–141.75	1,087	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	930	6
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	976	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,044	10
Steers	Large 2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	529	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	648	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	747	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	799	5

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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 2,186Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 40Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	48.00–53.00	50.96
15	—	1,236	51.50–57.00	54.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,483	52.00–60.00	56.23
4	—	1,399	48.50–53.00	50.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,128	43.50–49.50	47.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,049	76.00–87.50	81.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	535	140.50–145.00	143.36
40	—	643	133.00–135.00	134.01
12	—	581	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	830	110.00	110.00
4	—	451	143.50	143.50
21	—	713	115.00–122.50	120.51
20	—	654	126.00–127.00	126.40
19	—	586	127.50–133.00	129.31
3	—	775	118.50	118.50
4	—	447	147.00	147.00
3	—	346	156.00	156.00
5	—	633	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	122.50	122.50
5	—	747	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	164.00	164.00
4	—	543	154.00	154.00
5	—	568	145.00	145.00
3	—	778	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	523	176.00–178.00	177.30
24	—	490	181.00–188.00	183.62
60	—	872	134.85	134.85
4	—	560	170.00	170.00
85	—	738	141.75–145.75	143.90
170	—	674	142.00–152.10	150.89
26	—	628	147.75–161.00	152.68
33	—	773	139.50–141.75	140.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	710	138.50–140.00	139.25
15	—	381	200.00	200.00
36	—	589	163.00	163.00
17	—	938	113.00	113.00
6	—	624	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	588	160.50	160.50
3	—	743	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	976	107.00	107.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	124.00	124.00

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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