Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market on 7/26, Slaughter Cattle were 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeders this week had too light of a test to compare, while Replacement Cattle had too light of a test the previous sale to compare to today's market. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.69/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$168.69

68 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$9.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	171.17	1,161	51
Medium and Large 1-2	610	161.26	984	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.90/cwt here — about $177 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 sale68 hd

168.69

—

MO average16 barns · 5,525 hd

169.60

−0.91

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	—	Low	1,675	106.72	1,788	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	92.45	1,223	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	80.18	890	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,438	$1,600	27
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,556	6
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,344	$1,545	28
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,391	$1,500	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,359	$1,450	22
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,408	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,403	$1,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$1,804	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,667	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,650	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,346	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.11/cwt	155.00–168.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,187	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,251	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	176.41/cwt	171.00–182.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	201.51/cwt	198.50–203.00	1,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	157.85/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	882	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,819.23/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,819	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	1,544.98/head	1,410.00–1,575.00	1,545	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,407.70/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,408	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,555.74/head	1,175.00–1,625.00	1,556	6
Bulls	—	—	1,345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	107.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,951	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	77.81/cwt	74.00–81.00	845	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	84.91/cwt	84.00–88.50	950	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	87.73/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,371	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	92.26/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,230	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	95.84/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,100	3

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 Aug 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 885Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	750	179.50	179.50
12	—	689	181.50	181.50
2	—	478	171.00–182.00	176.41
2	—	565	175.00–176.00	175.49
1	—	640	160.00	160.00
2	—	403	182.00	182.00
16	—	710	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	505	198.50–203.00	201.51
6	—	619	198.00	198.00
2	—	428	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	169.00	169.00
5	—	525	155.00–168.00	161.11
7	—	729	157.00–159.00	157.85
1	—	650	154.00	154.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
1	—	480	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	777	165.00	165.00
7	—	560	176.50	176.50
36	—	694	171.00	171.00
2	—	520	174.00	174.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,242	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,819.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,430	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,391	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	28	—	1,344	1,410.00–1,575.00	1,544.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,359	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,403	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,438	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,340	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,407.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,153	1,175.00–1,625.00	1,555.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,758	105.00–110.00	107.20
1	—	1,675	116.50	116.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	74.00–81.00	77.81
5	—	1,119	84.00–88.50	84.91
1	—	1,160	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	87.00–88.50	87.73
4	—	1,333	91.00–93.50	92.26
3	—	1,148	95.50–96.00	95.84

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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Heifers · 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

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