Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, a light offering of steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.78/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$159.78

302 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$9.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	839	161.49	1,355	245
Medium and Large 1-2	805	152.44	1,228	57

One grade step is worth $9.05/cwt here — about $127 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 sale302 hd

159.78

—

MO average16 barns · 11,299 hd

176.07

−16.30

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	1,633	97.75	1,596	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	81.69	993	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	78.51	1,098	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	66.21	699	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,050.00/cwt	2,050.00–2,050.00	27,675	28
Bulls	—	—	1,633	97.75/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,596	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	77.33/cwt	72.00–85.00	906	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	85.57/cwt	80.50–90.50	1,073	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	78.11/cwt	73.50–83.00	1,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,241	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	186.38/cwt	184.50–188.00	1,103	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	150.33/cwt	149.35–151.85	1,394	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,258	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	180.50/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,130	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	215.41/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,122	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	757	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,018	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	681	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	141.50/cwt	141.25–142.00	1,050	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	150.67/cwt	150.50–151.00	966	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	959	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,184.62/cwt	2,150.00–2,250.00	26,215	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	81.69/cwt	78.50–85.00	1,123	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	66.21/cwt	63.00–71.00	699	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,785	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	33,915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	183.68/cwt	172.50–190.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	171.61/cwt	166.00–174.50	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	183.69/cwt	181.75–186.00	884	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	165.21/cwt	159.00–167.00	924	76

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 622Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 73Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, a light offering of steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate.

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	28	—	1,350	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,200	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,184.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,785	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	90.00–105.00	97.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,171	72.00–85.00	77.33
18	—	1,254	80.50–90.50	85.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,401	73.50–83.00	78.11
2	—	1,375	78.50–85.00	81.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	63.00–71.00	66.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	160.50	160.50
7	—	560	159.00	159.00
27	—	742	141.25–142.00	141.50
37	—	641	150.50–151.00	150.67
3	—	651	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	757	134.50	134.50
11	—	681	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	387	172.50–190.00	183.68
12	—	516	166.00–174.50	171.61
44	—	481	181.75–186.00	183.69
76	—	559	159.00–167.00	165.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	151.50	151.50
15	—	862	144.00	144.00
3	—	631	176.00	176.00
30	—	837	150.25	150.25
4	—	593	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	592	184.50–188.00	186.38
186	—	927	149.35–151.85	150.33
12	—	626	176.00–185.00	180.50
14	—	521	212.00–218.00	215.41
7	—	426	225.00	225.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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