Sale reports / Missouri / Unionville Livestock Market LLC / 2022-07-26

Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Jul 26
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237
Feeder Cattle receipts
885 head
1,778 vs last sale 2,663 885 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
106 vs last sale 146 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
68 vs last sale 0 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereLLC Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jan 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested market 4 weeks ago, steers and heifers traded with a lower undertone with the exception of several loads of heavy 8 weight steers. Slaughter cows sharply lower. Supply light to moderate and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $184.48/cwt on 621 head.
Average price
$184.48
621 head · 789 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,456
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$538
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$27.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.40
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526191.671,0099thin
Medium and Large 1784185.641,455576
Large 1943164.001,54736
One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about −$538 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 sale621 hd
184.48
MO average18 barns · 8,412 hd
184.08
+0.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,82399.691,8172thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44176.661,1059thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28773.1394110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13869.927966thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,249$1,6948
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,488$1,52914
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,371$1,4257
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$1,88511
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,541$1,8138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,475$1,6106
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,5506

Every lot, as filed

37 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0533
SteersMedium and Large 1371229.00/cwt229.00–229.008503
HeifersMedium and Large 1628170.94/cwt167.00–174.001,07430
HeifersMedium and Large 1555176.98/cwt172.00–179.0098236
SteersMedium and Large 1813177.25/cwt177.25–177.251,44155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,2423
HeifersMedium and Large 1411192.00/cwt192.00–192.007894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671154.21/cwt147.50–161.001,03516
SteersMedium and Large 1422212.50/cwt212.50–212.508974
SteersLarge 1943164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,54736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481199.00/cwt199.00–199.009573
SteersMedium and Large 1877179.49/cwt179.25–180.001,574308
SteersMedium and Large 1630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,16610
SteersMedium and Large 1574212.41/cwt211.00–214.001,21947
SteersMedium and Large 1692189.32/cwt183.00–197.001,310122
SteersMedium and Large 1735180.95/cwt177.00–185.001,33010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2503199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0013
SteersMedium and Large 1523211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,10410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568162.77/cwt156.00–171.009259
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497183.00/cwt183.00–183.009107
SteersMedium and Large 1485216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0487
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528174.61/cwt164.00–178.0092219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606161.00/cwt161.00–161.009763
HeifersMedium and Large 1470185.00/cwt185.00–185.0087012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4881,529.10/head1,450.00–1,575.001,52914
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3711,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4257
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4751,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6106
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7755
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,88511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2491,693.53/head1,650.00–1,725.001,6948
Bulls1,82399.69/cwt94.00–104.001,8172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44176.66/cwt73.00–82.501,1059
CowsLean 85-90%1,13869.92/cwt69.50–70.007966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27873.70/cwt70.00–77.009429
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36568.00/cwt68.00–68.009281

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.