Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested sale four weeks ago, the bulk of the offering sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Nice run of yearling steer cattle with 9 straight loads on offer. Supply and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.67/cwt on 765 head.

Average price

$155.67

765 head · 826 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$22.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	823	157.20	1,293	539
Medium and Large 1-2	831	153.02	1,272	214
Large 1-2	907	134.50	1,220	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.70/cwt here — about $73 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 sale765 hd

155.67

—

MO average17 barns · 8,999 hd

161.05

−5.38

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	1,780	94.68	1,685	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	71.63	1,073	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	70.48	931	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	53.00	485	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	818	154.03/cwt	148.00–156.75	1,260	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,260	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	907	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,220	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,224	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	154.63/cwt	154.10–155.10	1,348	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	94.68/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,685	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	69.90/cwt	68.50–72.00	931	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	73.60/cwt	70.00–77.00	927	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	71.63/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,073	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,033	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,348	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,092	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,049	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	166.28/cwt	165.75–167.00	1,196	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,053	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	153.85/cwt	153.85–153.85	1,395	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	153.35/cwt	153.35–153.35	1,330	54

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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 964Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 90Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	818	148.00–156.75	154.03
234	—	872	154.10–155.10	154.63
112	—	719	165.75–167.00	166.28
14	—	635	165.75	165.75
63	—	907	153.85	153.85
6	—	582	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	780	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	907	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	770	159.00	159.00
4	—	598	169.00	169.00
65	—	928	145.25	145.25
17	—	688	158.75	158.75
9	—	730	146.00	146.00
54	—	867	153.35	153.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	127.00	127.00
5	—	589	142.00	142.00
3	—	548	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	170.00	170.00
10	—	505	165.00	165.00
21	—	691	149.50	149.50
3	—	578	153.50	153.50
20	—	702	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,780	90.00–97.50	94.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,332	68.50–72.00	69.90
5	—	1,260	70.00–77.00	73.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,498	68.00–74.00	71.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	53.00	53.00

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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