Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold firm to 2.00 higher with no price comparison available for yearling cattle. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Lots of life in the yearling market here this week for the first real test in quite some time, with four loads of heavy cattle pushed to some pretty lofty prices. Weaned grass type cattle are still finding plenty of outlets as well. Supply heavy and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.50/cwt on 746 head.

Average price

$156.50

746 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$28.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

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	600	160.37	963	135
Medium and Large 1	743	156.08	1,159	600
Large 1-2	802	132.00	1,059	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale746 hd

156.50

—

MO average15 barns · 11,551 hd

159.85

−3.35

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	—	High	1,693	83.86	1,420	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	62.81	820	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	62.44	801	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	50.73	524	16

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	965	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.01/cwt	141.50–142.50	895	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	131.47/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.80/cwt	145.00–155.50	798	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.74/cwt	145.00–152.25	839	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	159.00/cwt	154.25–162.00	1,072	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.31/cwt	155.50–162.75	1,002	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	176.11/cwt	169.50–180.00	990	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	186.77/cwt	185.00–188.00	910	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.96/cwt	137.00–147.50	829	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.55/cwt	143.00–150.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	137.67/cwt	136.85–138.50	1,323	240
Bulls	—	—	1,900	93.24/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	77.60/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,207	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	60.95/cwt	55.00–64.00	755	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	66.70/cwt	63.50–69.50	940	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	52.53/cwt	51.00–55.00	531	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	46.77/cwt	44.50–48.50	505	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	65.96/cwt	64.00–67.50	821	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	61.76/cwt	59.00–63.50	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	193.61/cwt	191.00–200.00	726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	165.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	188.13/cwt	181.00–200.00	818	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.60/cwt	150.00–159.50	737	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	179.84/cwt	175.00–188.50	933	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	159.55/cwt	159.00–160.00	632	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	802	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,059	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.81/cwt	139.00–153.00	776	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.39/cwt	134.00–135.00	899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.91/cwt	134.00–137.25	839	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.07/cwt	173.00–183.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	486	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,146	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	443	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	146.53/cwt	143.00–150.50	988	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	166.29/cwt	160.00–174.50	881	19

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,518Last week 902Year ago 1,401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 113Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	120.50	120.50
9	—	876	129.00–133.50	131.47
8	—	743	146.00	146.00
5	—	601	160.00	160.00
5	—	341	208.00	208.00
14	—	375	191.00–200.00	193.61
11	—	569	160.00–170.00	165.35
7	—	475	173.00–183.00	177.07
44	—	674	143.00–150.50	146.53
19	—	530	160.00–174.50	166.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	717	152.50	152.50
118	—	674	154.25–162.00	159.00
67	—	625	155.50–162.75	160.31
32	—	562	169.50–180.00	176.11
17	—	487	185.00–188.00	186.77
10	—	396	201.00	201.00
240	—	961	136.85–138.50	137.67
33	—	435	181.00–200.00	188.13
59	—	519	175.00–188.50	179.84
13	—	823	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	597	147.00	147.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	802	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	630	141.50–142.50	142.01
41	—	529	145.00–155.50	150.80
39	—	560	145.00–152.25	149.74
25	—	477	150.00–159.50	154.60
18	—	396	159.00–160.00	159.55
15	—	669	134.00–135.00	134.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	584	137.00–147.50	141.96
11	—	480	143.00–150.00	145.55
5	—	449	140.00	140.00
9	—	857	116.00–118.00	116.67
8	—	675	139.00	139.00
9	—	820	117.00	117.00
5	—	720	125.00	125.00
36	—	518	139.00–153.00	149.81
27	—	617	134.00–137.25	135.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	553	160.00	160.00
3	—	730	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	92.00–94.50	93.24
3	—	1,555	74.00–81.50	77.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,239	55.00–64.00	60.95
7	—	1,409	63.50–69.50	66.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,011	51.00–55.00	52.53
5	—	1,080	44.50–48.50	46.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	64.00–67.50	65.96
15	—	1,325	59.00–63.50	61.76

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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