Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very few comparisons to the last tested market 4 weeks ago. Most classes of cattle traded unevenly steady, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. A wide range of quality throughout the sale led to varied demand. Unweaned cattle in particular were hit with a steeper discount this week. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.29/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$164.29

249 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	170.09	1,142	126
Medium and Large 1-2	638	158.58	1,012	118
Medium 1-2	482	153.00	737	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $405 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 sale249 hd

164.29

—

MO average15 barns · 6,483 hd

158.73

+5.56

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	1,728	85.47	1,477	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	56.56	673	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	55.96	830	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	50.89	606	9thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	990	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	149.09/cwt	146.00–149.75	1,166	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	153.95/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	568	151.50/cwt	148.00–155.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	163.79/cwt	163.00–164.00	875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	171.80/cwt	170.00–174.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,171	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	986	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	154.33/cwt	152.00–157.00	750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	732	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	482	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	162.60/cwt	162.60–162.60	1,272	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,151	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	157.85/cwt	154.00–160.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.85/cwt	143.00–144.00	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	154.75/cwt	154.50–155.00	842	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	863	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,234	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,675	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.56/cwt	52.00–60.50	673	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	55.96/cwt	53.00–57.50	830	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	50.89/cwt	46.00–54.00	606	9

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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 674Year ago 1,105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 72Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	184.00	184.00
6	—	395	173.00	173.00
3	—	701	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	676	146.50	146.50
8	—	541	145.00	145.00
17	—	486	152.00–157.00	154.33
5	—	824	136.50	136.50
3	—	388	155.00	155.00
8	—	432	154.00–160.00	157.85
20	—	579	143.00–144.00	143.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	782	146.00–149.75	149.09
11	—	436	168.00	168.00
6	—	484	159.00	159.00
5	—	393	172.00	172.00
14	—	544	154.50–155.00	154.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	863	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	181.00	181.00
8	—	690	153.00	153.00
23	—	534	163.00–164.00	163.79
11	—	486	170.00–174.00	171.80
11	—	791	148.00	148.00
14	—	636	155.00	155.00
36	—	731	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	547	166.50	166.50
8	—	668	147.00–158.00	153.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	148.00–155.00	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	188.00	188.00
35	—	595	181.00	181.00
60	—	782	162.60	162.60
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	85.00–86.00	85.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,190	52.00–60.50	56.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,484	53.00–57.50	55.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,191	46.00–54.00	50.89

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