Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder auction two weeks ago, steers under 500 lbs sold sharply lower, heavier weights and all weights of heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. The local cash trade enjoyed a stronger market than some anticipated after a bearish cattle on feed report last Friday. Several large strings of cattle gave buyers some numbers to build around with pretty good quality throughout. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.88/cwt on 607 head.

Average price

$173.88

607 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$310

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2

$46.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	434	194.13	842	15thin
Medium and Large 1	642	175.61	1,128	504
Medium and Large 1-2	654	161.85	1,059	80
Large 1-2	781	147.63	1,152	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.51/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale607 hd

173.88

—

MO average17 barns · 15,015 hd

168.56

+5.32

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	1,945	97.25	1,892	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	60.76	915	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	60.66	755	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	49.98	527	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	396	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.50	746	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	161.18/cwt	159.50–164.00	778	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.43/cwt	150.00–157.50	816	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,064	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	733	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	193.93/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,053	42
Steers	Large 1-2	—	809	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.91/cwt	168.00–180.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	155.55/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,073	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	460	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	167.55/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,149	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	154.80/cwt	154.75–155.25	1,217	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	166.21/cwt	164.75–168.85	1,190	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	198.86/cwt	194.00–201.00	974	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	187.69/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,066	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.42/cwt	152.00–152.50	960	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.13/cwt	156.25–166.00	839	102
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	361	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	151.03/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,025	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	145.23/cwt	136.00–147.00	896	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	175.60/cwt	169.75–187.00	1,096	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	138.25/cwt	135.50–140.00	1,055	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	152.08/cwt	145.00–156.25	881	43
Bulls	—	—	1,945	97.25/cwt	97.25–97.25	1,892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	64.83/cwt	63.50–66.00	854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	59.17/cwt	57.50–61.00	904	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	65.53/cwt	62.50–68.00	945	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	49.98/cwt	46.00–55.00	527	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	58.58/cwt	55.00–61.50	708	6

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 Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,456Last week 1,229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 45Year 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
5	—	396	163.00	163.00
32	—	473	155.00–160.50	157.67
7	—	322	152.00	152.00
32	—	535	150.00–157.50	152.43
94	—	617	136.00–147.00	145.23
15	—	680	140.00	140.00
39	—	763	135.50–140.00	138.25
43	—	579	145.00–156.25	152.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	483	159.50–164.00	161.18
11	—	442	164.00	164.00
95	—	630	152.00–152.50	152.42
102	—	527	156.25–166.00	159.13
64	—	721	140.00–145.00	142.10
8	—	567	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	707	150.00–151.00	150.50
7	—	521	168.00–180.00	174.91
14	—	474	187.00–190.00	188.54
39	—	690	154.00–160.00	155.55
14	—	780	145.00–157.00	151.03
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	149.50	149.50
5	—	809	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	543	190.00–199.00	193.93
90	—	686	167.00–171.00	167.55
53	—	786	154.75–155.25	154.80
88	—	716	164.75–168.85	166.21
24	—	490	194.00–201.00	198.86
105	—	568	185.00–191.00	187.69
99	—	624	169.75–187.00	175.60
3	—	415	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	192.00	192.00
4	—	361	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	97.25	97.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	63.50–66.00	64.83
6	—	1,208	55.00–61.50	58.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,528	57.50–61.00	59.17
3	—	1,442	62.50–68.00	65.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,055	46.00–55.00	49.98

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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