Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a true comparison but a lower undertone was evident, sharply lower on cattle under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.96/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$151.96

216 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	153.94	994	113
Medium and Large 1-2	590	149.78	883	103

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $111 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 sale216 hd

151.96

—

MO average17 barns · 10,196 hd

154.41

−2.45

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	1,768	95.89	1,695	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	76.56	1,053	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	74.96	888	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	61.52	639	8thin

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	—	892	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,017	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,039	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,070	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	1,127	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	637	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,167	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	728	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	171.90/cwt	170.00–177.75	1,174	39
Steers	Large 1-2	—	889	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	451	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,046	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	153.19/cwt	147.00–160.00	892	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,170	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	183.93/cwt	174.50–186.00	1,155	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.02/cwt	163.00–165.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.35/cwt	146.00–152.00	794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,023	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.65/cwt	147.00–150.00	912	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	972	18
Bulls	—	—	1,779	94.30/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,678	7
Bulls	—	—	1,690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,808	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	76.56/cwt	70.50–82.50	1,053	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	61.52/cwt	60.00–64.00	639	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	74.96/cwt	68.00–81.00	888	17

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 1,673Year ago 1,017

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 137Year ago 80

Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a true comparison but a lower undertone was evident, sharply lower on cattle under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	892	114.00	114.00
5	—	783	126.00	126.00
5	—	502	160.00	160.00
10	—	705	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	694	149.75	149.75
8	—	431	174.00	174.00
3	—	348	181.00	181.00
6	—	527	162.00	162.00
18	—	623	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	582	147.00–160.00	153.19
4	—	373	174.00	174.00
7	—	435	159.00	159.00
6	—	478	163.00–165.00	164.02
14	—	528	146.00–152.00	150.35
15	—	781	131.00	131.00
27	—	618	147.00–150.00	147.65
4	—	732	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	212.00	212.00
7	—	719	159.00	159.00
25	—	677	158.00	158.00
10	—	581	180.00	180.00
4	—	492	197.00	197.00
14	—	803	145.75	145.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	597	188.75	188.75
12	—	480	215.00	215.00
20	—	705	165.50	165.50
39	—	683	170.00–177.75	171.90
4	—	423	213.00	213.00
34	—	628	174.50–186.00	183.93
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	145.00	145.00
4	—	728	150.00	150.00
6	—	889	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	171.50	171.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,779	90.00–99.00	94.30
1	—	1,690	107.00	107.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,376	70.50–82.50	76.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	60.00–64.00	61.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,184	68.00–81.00	74.96

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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