Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 3.00 lower. Overall quality slightly below average and more unweaned calves starting to show up this week. With overnight lows expected to dip down into the 40s the next couple nights, demand was light to at best moderate for unweaned cattle and moderate for weaned and worked offerings. Supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.73/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$164.73

277 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	169.15	1,152	140
Medium and Large 1-2	607	162.18	984	120
Medium 1	638	146.25	933	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about $219 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 sale277 hd

164.73

—

MO average13 barns · 8,168 hd

158.56

+6.17

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	1,772	83.97	1,488	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	64.39	887	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	63.27	768	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	57.88	630	8thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	156.50/cwt	155.50–157.00	768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.81/cwt	156.00–167.50	859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.42/cwt	169.50–172.75	982	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	166.81/cwt	165.50–167.50	954	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	154.85/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,042	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	192.00/cwt	190.50–194.00	883	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	177.39/cwt	172.00–181.50	947	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,329	65
Steers	Medium 1	—	638	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	933	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,179	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,140	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	747	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	146.60/cwt	145.60–152.00	995	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	168.87/cwt	165.00–173.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	142.82/cwt	140.00–144.25	1,047	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	157.03/cwt	151.00–160.25	854	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	153.20/cwt	150.00–155.25	859	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,250	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	20,800	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,835	4
Bulls	—	—	1,772	83.97/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,488	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	63.27/cwt	62.00–65.50	768	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	64.39/cwt	63.50–65.00	887	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	57.88/cwt	54.00–62.00	630	8

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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 1,637Year ago 1,368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 64Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	153.00	153.00
3	—	603	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	491	155.50–157.00	156.50
55	—	679	145.60–152.00	146.60
14	—	431	165.00–173.00	168.87
8	—	641	150.00	150.00
12	—	733	140.00–144.25	142.82
33	—	544	151.00–160.25	157.03
40	—	561	150.00–155.25	153.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	144.00	144.00
4	—	581	146.00	146.00
14	—	693	140.00	140.00
25	—	479	156.00	156.00
4	—	742	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	159.00	159.00
16	—	531	156.00–167.50	161.81
29	—	572	165.50–167.50	166.81
35	—	673	147.00–159.00	154.85
5	—	431	178.00	178.00
11	—	464	174.00	174.00
20	—	718	158.75	158.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	169.50–172.75	171.42
14	—	460	190.50–194.00	192.00
32	—	534	172.00–181.50	177.39
65	—	827	160.75	160.75
9	—	737	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	638	146.25	146.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,400	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,300	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,772	76.00–88.00	83.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,214	62.00–65.50	63.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,378	63.50–65.00	64.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,089	54.00–62.00	57.88

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle