Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with some 9 wt yearling steers a full 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Several loads of yearlings on offer with much of the balance consisting of fall calves, many unweaned. Corn prices have backed off just enough in recent days to give the feeder market a little boost. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.08/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$145.08

477 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$274

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

$8.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.65

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	594	151.41	900	140
Medium and Large 1	824	142.45	1,174	337

One grade step is worth $8.96/cwt here — about −$274 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 sale477 hd

145.08

—

MO average17 barns · 10,337 hd

152.73

−7.65

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	1,889	91.75	1,733	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	64.10	877	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	61.78	740	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	56.20	599	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	—	—	1,889	91.75/cwt	86.50–97.00	1,733	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	62.93/cwt	59.50–67.50	757	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	69.97/cwt	69.00–71.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	54.09/cwt	52.00–57.00	643	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	64.10/cwt	62.50–66.50	877	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	56.20/cwt	52.00–58.50	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,211	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,277	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	132.24/cwt	129.50–135.00	1,270	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	167.30/cwt	160.00–174.50	853	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	150.04/cwt	148.50–151.00	924	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	840	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	711	135.10/cwt	133.00–136.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.43/cwt	140.00–142.00	656	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	368	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	332	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	175.60/cwt	174.00–178.00	764	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	404	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	860	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	138.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	991	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	138.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	963	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	156.05/cwt	152.00–159.00	905	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.93/cwt	145.50–153.00	841	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.76/cwt	146.00–150.00	693	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.90/cwt	142.25–145.25	885	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	131.25/cwt	129.50–133.10	970	131

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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,234Last week 1,227Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 154Year ago 115

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,889	86.50–97.00	91.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,203	59.50–67.50	62.93
3	—	1,192	69.00–71.00	69.97
5	—	1,188	52.00–57.00	54.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,368	62.50–66.50	64.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,066	52.00–58.50	56.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	897	135.00	135.00
60	—	946	135.00	135.00
119	—	960	129.50–135.00	132.24
12	—	560	168.50	168.50
19	—	510	160.00–174.50	167.30
29	—	616	148.50–151.00	150.04
38	—	490	171.50	171.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	711	133.00–136.00	135.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	161.00	161.00
11	—	404	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	162.00	162.00
7	—	548	159.50	159.50
15	—	435	174.00–178.00	175.60
21	—	714	136.00–140.00	138.82
31	—	696	138.00–140.00	138.39
37	—	580	152.00–159.00	156.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	676	115.00	115.00
11	—	780	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	378	150.00	150.00
40	—	464	140.00–142.00	141.43
6	—	715	119.00	119.00
7	—	683	129.00	129.00
61	—	608	141.50	141.50
6	—	540	138.00	138.00
12	—	583	134.00–139.00	136.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	332	149.00	149.00
11	—	407	140.00	140.00
12	—	632	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	145.50–153.00	148.93
27	—	466	146.00–150.00	148.76
35	—	615	142.25–145.25	143.90
5	—	664	133.00	133.00
8	—	548	153.00	153.00
131	—	739	129.50–133.10	131.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	143.00	143.00

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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