Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers were not well tested today. Breaking and Boning slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while Lean cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. Demand was good on light to moderate supply of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.60/cwt on 686 head.

Average price

$160.60

686 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$29.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	161.37	1,248	650
Medium and Large 1-2	663	154.89	1,026	23
Large 1-2	994	132.25	1,315	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.12/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale686 hd

160.60

—

MO average17 barns · 14,215 hd

159.71

+0.89

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	1,630	93.10	1,517	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	74.60	1,067	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	71.02	857	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	59.56	661	17

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	—	446	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	169.36/cwt	167.00–173.50	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	149.28/cwt	147.00–154.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	186.92/cwt	177.00–190.00	976	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	176.80/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	884	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	152.14/cwt	150.10–154.00	1,324	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	169.43/cwt	158.00–171.75	1,147	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	48.31/cwt	46.00–50.00	490	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	61.06/cwt	55.00–65.00	686	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	141.64/cwt	141.50–142.00	901	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.45/cwt	157.00–159.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.52/cwt	148.25–153.50	775	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	73.72/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,029	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	97.39/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,270	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	11,200	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	61.62/cwt	60.00–65.00	727	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	75.33/cwt	72.00–77.00	886	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,056	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	1,538.90/cwt	1,475.00–1,600.00	20,898	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	796	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,259.43/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	13,564	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	618	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.79/cwt	135.50–142.00	870	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	994	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,315	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	71.00/cwt	67.50–74.50	868	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,216	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	18,990	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	144.79/cwt	144.00–146.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,041	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,757.53/cwt	1,750.00–1,760.00	22,233	66
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,768.72/cwt	1,750.00–1,775.00	19,367	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	169.57/cwt	162.00–177.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	154.75/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,272	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	140.88/cwt	135.50–143.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,033	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	157.85/cwt	157.85–157.85	1,241	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	183.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,069	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.12/cwt	146.50–149.50	990	33

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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 2,024Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 187Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	139.00	139.00
7	—	591	146.50	146.50
12	—	618	135.50–142.00	140.79
5	—	507	144.00–146.00	144.79
7	—	690	135.50–143.00	140.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	129.50	129.50
14	—	575	153.75	153.75
10	—	795	140.00	140.00
21	—	636	141.50–142.00	141.64
7	—	433	157.00–159.00	158.45
44	—	515	148.25–153.50	150.52
33	—	673	146.50–149.50	147.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	144.50	144.50
6	—	492	147.00–154.00	149.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	133.00	133.00
3	—	618	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	167.00–173.50	169.36
3	—	655	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	177.00–190.00	186.92
8	—	633	173.00–179.00	176.80
303	—	870	150.10–154.00	152.14
106	—	677	158.00–171.75	169.43
70	—	822	149.00–155.00	154.75
64	—	786	157.85	157.85
52	—	584	175.00–185.00	183.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	210.00	210.00
21	—	509	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	160.00	160.00
6	—	881	138.00	138.00
4	—	505	162.00–177.00	169.57
2	—	800	145.00	145.00
4	—	668	150.00–155.00	152.57
4	—	433	169.00	169.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	994	132.25	132.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	140.00	140.00
4	—	833	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
2	—	1,015	46.00–50.00	48.31
15	—	1,123	55.00–65.00	61.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,396	72.50–75.00	73.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,180	60.00–65.00	61.62
11	—	1,176	72.00–77.00	75.33
30	—	1,223	67.50–74.50	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	96.00–101.00	97.39
2	—	1,503	84.00–85.00	84.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	800	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,312	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,358	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,538.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	66	—	1,265	1,750.00–1,760.00	1,757.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,095	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,768.72
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	796	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,077	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,259.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,055	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle