Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs sold on a sharply higher market, heavier weights 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher with a few spots as much as 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. "Sharply higher" really doesn't do justice for this week's grazing market as buyers showed no hesitation pushing prices to some levels we haven't seen in recent memory. Several heavy hitters showed up on a mission to own some stock of all weights but particularly grass type with a proven health history. Heifers didn't see quite the sharp upturn their steer mates did but still had some solid gains and some pretty impressive spots, including some replacements bought for just a hair over 1200.00/head. Supply heavy, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.34/cwt on 1,065 head.

Average price

$176.34

1,065 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$23.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	731	177.43	1,297	916
Medium and Large 1-2	621	173.03	1,075	123
Large 1-2	720	153.85	1,108	26

One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,065 hd

176.34

—

MO average8 barns · 3,652 hd

175.39

+0.95

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	1,868	97.02	1,812	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	74.35	1,093	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	71.86	901	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	60.13	704	11

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2Fleshy	—	616	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	955	5
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	751	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	972	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	161.63/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,110	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	173.44/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	749	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	743	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	151.80/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,145	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,221	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	213.84/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,026	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,077	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	161.76/cwt	160.10–162.60	1,412	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	189.85/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,088	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	778	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	164.86/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,291	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	177.50/cwt	167.50–184.25	1,186	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	160.09/cwt	160.00–160.25	1,332	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	221.80/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,144	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	203.04/cwt	195.75–210.25	1,127	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	151.68/cwt	147.50–154.50	951	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	143.41/cwt	135.50–152.50	974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	78.51/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,160	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	71.58/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,048	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	74.89/cwt	74.00–76.00	901	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	60.13/cwt	57.00–65.00	704	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	71.35/cwt	66.00–77.00	900	24
Bulls	—	—	1,868	97.02/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	161.21/cwt	158.00–165.00	933	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	194.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	751	37
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	146.35/cwt	146.35–146.35	1,093	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	137.44/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,053	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	677	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	767	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,078	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	719	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	729	162.86/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,187	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	155.27/cwt	151.00–157.10	1,060	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.09/cwt	149.00–163.00	980	70
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,050	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	183.02/cwt	171.00–191.50	1,155	64

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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,149Last week 1,456Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	751	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	528	184.00	184.00
19	—	687	161.00–162.00	161.63
11	—	622	173.00–174.00	173.44
7	—	369	203.00	203.00
30	—	754	151.00–152.00	151.80
29	—	573	187.50–192.50	189.85
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	743	151.00	151.00
10	—	525	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,050	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	716	170.50	170.50
12	—	374	240.00	240.00
46	—	480	210.00–221.00	213.84
43	—	446	241.50	241.50
301	—	873	160.10–162.60	161.76
114	—	783	163.00–166.00	164.86
110	—	668	167.50–184.25	177.50
96	—	832	160.00–160.25	160.09
25	—	516	206.00–228.00	221.80
67	—	555	195.75–210.25	203.04
64	—	631	171.00–191.50	183.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	778	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	179.00	179.00
6	—	461	170.00	170.00
4	—	543	175.00	175.00
60	—	579	158.00–165.00	161.21
37	—	387	190.00–195.00	194.01
146	—	683	151.00–157.10	155.27
70	—	624	149.00–163.00	157.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	627	147.50–154.50	151.68
14	—	679	135.50–152.50	143.41
3	—	545	145.00	145.00
4	—	341	186.00	186.00
3	—	358	165.00	165.00
3	—	291	182.00	182.00
36	—	747	146.35	146.35
24	—	766	137.00–137.50	137.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	135.00	135.00
9	—	677	149.00	149.00
8	—	767	140.50	140.50
6	—	719	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	135.00	135.00
4	—	515	156.00	156.00
7	—	652	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	729	159.00–164.00	162.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	77.50–79.50	78.51
6	—	1,464	70.00–73.50	71.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	74.00–76.00	74.89
24	—	1,262	66.00–77.00	71.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,170	57.00–65.00	60.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	94.00–100.00	97.02

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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