Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold weak to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Some really good quality weaned cattle on offer this week but several strings of unweaned as well. Buyers were on their heels a bit with cattle futures in a freefall and grain prices surging. Disappointing fed cattle trade already this week didn't lend a lot of support to the big cattle on offer. Supply and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.58/cwt on 741 head.

Average price

$171.58

741 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$639

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

$3.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	338	175.00	592	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	632	171.73	1,086	189
Medium and Large 1	717	171.51	1,230	549

One grade step is worth $3.49/cwt here — about −$639 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 sale741 hd

171.58

—

MO average16 barns · 8,846 hd

175.00

−3.42

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	1,767	104.00	1,838	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	82.67	1,114	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	73.63	860	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	64.45	685	24

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	462	216.23/cwt	215.00–217.50	999	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,231	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	193.05/cwt	189.50–195.00	1,149	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	212.68/cwt	210.00–216.00	932	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	161.23/cwt	150.00–162.25	1,161	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,154	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	208.64/cwt	205.00–210.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	165.70/cwt	165.10–166.50	1,223	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	149.70/cwt	148.85–150.10	1,313	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,108	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	147.71/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,075	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.13/cwt	171.00–191.00	670	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	145.16/cwt	145.00–145.75	1,012	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	159.03/cwt	155.00–161.50	992	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	86.45/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,241	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	628	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	65.60/cwt	60.00–70.00	705	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	81.73/cwt	77.00–82.85	1,084	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	62.76/cwt	62.50–65.00	685	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	83.98/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,031	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	75.81/cwt	70.00–83.00	901	27
Bulls	—	—	1,767	104.00/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	153.59/cwt	152.50–155.00	965	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	160.26/cwt	150.00–170.00	930	45
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	977	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	441	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	879	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	159.04/cwt	157.00–163.00	848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	178.96/cwt	172.00–180.00	782	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	185.67/cwt	177.00–195.00	977	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	201.25/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,044	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	174.05/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,091	13

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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,512Last week 784Year ago 1,518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 98Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	462	215.00–217.50	216.23
45	—	595	189.50–195.00	193.05
7	—	390	215.00	215.00
40	—	438	210.00–216.00	212.68
27	—	641	180.00	180.00
87	—	738	165.10–166.50	165.70
243	—	877	148.85–150.10	149.70
14	—	652	170.00	170.00
33	—	519	187.00–210.00	201.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	152.50	152.50
9	—	409	195.00	195.00
4	—	661	149.00	149.00
85	—	720	150.00–162.25	161.23
8	—	476	204.00	204.00
11	—	381	205.00–210.00	208.64
12	—	552	168.00	168.00
31	—	526	177.00–195.00	185.67
13	—	627	169.00–175.50	174.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	206.00	206.00
10	—	586	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	140.00	140.00
3	—	401	154.00	154.00
17	—	533	162.00	162.00
21	—	628	152.50–155.00	153.59
45	—	580	150.00–170.00	160.26
9	—	743	131.50	131.50
3	—	301	173.00	173.00
3	—	236	165.00	165.00
10	—	493	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	150.00	150.00
3	—	335	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	728	147.00–148.00	147.71
34	—	372	171.00–191.00	180.13
109	—	697	145.00–145.75	145.16
68	—	624	155.00–161.50	159.03
40	—	478	180.00–186.00	183.95
18	—	550	165.00	165.00
14	—	533	157.00–163.00	159.04
39	—	437	172.00–180.00	178.96
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	156.00	156.00
3	—	441	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	173.00	173.00
3	—	695	155.50	155.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	84.00–88.50	86.45
16	—	1,326	77.00–82.85	81.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	61.00	61.00
18	—	1,075	60.00–70.00	65.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,091	62.50–65.00	62.76
9	—	1,228	81.00–85.00	83.98
27	—	1,189	70.00–83.00	75.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,767	94.00–109.00	104.00

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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