Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, heifers sold firm to 5.00 higher and steers sold on a sharply higher market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. The post-Memorial Day sale was pretty exciting with all weights of steers bringing some impressive prices, particularly the heavy yearlings which traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher than similar sales 4 weeks ago. Supply was moderate, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.35/cwt on 695 head.

Average price

$172.35

695 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	172.71	1,351	642
Medium and Large 1-2	617	169.38	1,044	43
Medium 1	544	162.00	882	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $469 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 sale695 hd

172.35

—

MO average9 barns · 5,266 hd

179.06

−6.71

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	1,799	104.68	1,883	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	78.52	1,128	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	74.50	887	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	60.10	617	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,731	39

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	517	175.14/cwt	170.00–184.00	905	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	903	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	495	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.38/cwt	171.00–183.00	836	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	201.89/cwt	190.50–210.00	1,157	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	204.27/cwt	193.50–210.50	1,042	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.12/cwt	147.00–167.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	172.58/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,011	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,237	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,001	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	182.30/cwt	173.00–192.50	1,143	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	162.75/cwt	161.10–164.10	1,444	416
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,171	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	534	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	163.27/cwt	162.50–165.00	924	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.36/cwt	146.00–155.75	959	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	924	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,731.28/head	1,600.00–1,885.00	1,731	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	101.17/cwt	93.00–106.50	1,791	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	108.18/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,978	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	78.89/cwt	77.50–80.00	968	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	67.62/cwt	64.00–71.00	790	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	75.07/cwt	72.50–77.00	885	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	73.88/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,084	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	78.26/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,142	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	83.57/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,096	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	63.07/cwt	58.00–67.00	648	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	50.20/cwt	48.00–56.00	523	5

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 May 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 792Year ago 1,637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 100Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 55Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	517	170.00–184.00	175.14
38	—	466	171.00–183.00	179.38
4	—	428	174.00	174.00
16	—	566	162.50–165.00	163.27
35	—	625	146.00–155.75	153.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	594	152.00	152.00
3	—	358	180.00	180.00
4	—	788	123.00	123.00
5	—	486	167.00	167.00
6	—	430	168.00–169.00	168.49
4	—	642	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	573	190.50–210.00	201.89
31	—	510	193.50–210.50	204.27
3	—	361	217.50	217.50
11	—	428	225.00	225.00
6	—	816	152.00	152.00
10	—	700	176.75	176.75
18	—	487	205.50	205.50
115	—	627	173.00–192.50	182.30
416	—	887	161.10–164.10	162.75
3	—	675	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	192.50	192.50
10	—	623	147.00–167.00	157.12
14	—	586	165.00–181.00	172.58
3	—	436	200.00	200.00
12	—	745	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	153.00	153.00
6	—	534	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,183	1,600.00–1,885.00	1,731.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,082	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	93.00–106.50	101.17
4	—	1,828	103.00–112.50	108.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	77.50–80.00	78.89
7	—	1,169	64.00–71.00	67.62
15	—	1,179	72.50–77.00	75.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	73.50–74.50	73.88
27	—	1,459	75.00–82.00	78.26
6	—	1,311	80.50–87.00	83.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,028	58.00–67.00	63.07
1	—	945	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,042	48.00–56.00	50.20

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle