Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the Thanksgiving special two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.63/cwt on 1,079 head.

Average price

$174.63

1,079 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	176.82	1,205	891
Medium and Large 1-2	591	164.82	974	183
Large 1-2	848	144.00	1,221	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale1,079 hd

174.63

—

MO average18 barns · 23,360 hd

168.52

+6.11

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	1,632	76.50	1,248	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	52.25	742	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	50.19	651	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	46.10	471	21

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,288	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	933	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	47.42/cwt	44.00–51.00	605	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	51.21/cwt	49.00–53.50	668	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	46.10/cwt	43.00–52.00	471	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	49.23/cwt	47.00–51.50	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	178.34/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,020	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	166.93/cwt	161.50–171.00	1,050	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	168.27/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,201	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	169.06/cwt	167.75–170.50	1,474	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	192.77/cwt	189.00–199.50	1,027	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	175.72/cwt	173.00–180.00	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	639	137.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	141.36/cwt	140.50–142.00	865	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	893	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	52.85/cwt	50.00–55.00	739	40
Bulls	—	—	1,763	81.00/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	69.75/cwt	69.50–70.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	153.70/cwt	153.00–154.00	893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	692	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	155.18/cwt	150.50–159.00	874	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	451	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	767	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.91/cwt	171.00–177.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	183.04/cwt	172.50–188.00	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	163.65/cwt	155.00–177.00	849	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	546	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	688	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	977	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.93/cwt	154.00–160.00	755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	459	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	783	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	848	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	178.00/cwt	172.00–184.00	753	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	152.08/cwt	150.00–153.00	952	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	872	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	176.86/cwt	174.00–178.50	976	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	155.55/cwt	154.00–156.50	1,126	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,101	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	392	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,105	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	186.88/cwt	182.00–194.50	1,002	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	957	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	213.98/cwt	206.00–216.50	901	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	160.17/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,060	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	155.14/cwt	149.00–157.00	790	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	153.88/cwt	153.50–154.00	828	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.49/cwt	152.50–154.00	952	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	161.54/cwt	159.00–162.50	827	11

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,010Last week 2,006Year ago 2,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 100Year ago 117

Compared to the Thanksgiving special two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	655	160.00	160.00
12	—	527	173.00–180.00	175.72
8	—	756	154.00	154.00
15	—	423	172.00–184.00	178.00
22	—	552	174.00–178.50	176.86
40	—	724	154.00–156.50	155.55
4	—	353	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	763	168.75	168.75
23	—	572	173.00–179.50	178.34
110	—	629	161.50–171.00	166.93
141	—	714	165.00–169.00	168.27
253	—	872	167.75–170.50	169.06
14	—	313	225.00	225.00
44	—	533	189.00–199.50	192.77
3	—	458	195.00	195.00
16	—	364	215.00	215.00
18	—	662	160.00–160.50	160.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	546	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	848	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	626	150.00–153.00	152.08
28	—	513	170.00	170.00
7	—	392	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	609	180.75	180.75
20	—	681	162.25	162.25
51	—	536	182.00–194.50	186.88
35	—	481	199.00	199.00
55	—	421	206.00–216.50	213.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	178.00	178.00
45	—	624	149.50	149.50
37	—	370	187.00	187.00
43	—	451	170.00	170.00
60	—	519	155.00–177.00	163.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	639	135.00–142.00	137.28
21	—	569	140.00–145.00	142.04
11	—	688	142.00	142.00
8	—	459	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	612	140.50–142.00	141.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	581	153.00–154.00	153.70
24	—	478	154.00–160.00	157.93
33	—	509	149.00–157.00	155.14
3	—	616	143.50	143.50
4	—	271	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	563	150.50–159.00	155.18
12	—	415	171.00–177.00	173.91
16	—	314	172.50–188.00	183.04
11	—	745	140.00	140.00
38	—	538	153.50–154.00	153.88
37	—	620	152.50–154.00	153.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	512	159.00–162.50	161.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,276	44.00–51.00	47.42
27	—	1,304	49.00–53.50	51.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,022	43.00–52.00	46.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,530	47.00–51.50	49.23
40	—	1,398	50.00–55.00	52.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	79.50–83.00	81.00
2	—	1,435	69.50–70.00	69.75

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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