Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the Thanksgiving Special two weeks ago, steers under 550 lbs traded sharply higher, mostly 12.00 to 15.00 higher, with heavier weights mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slim comparisons and very uneven trade on the heifer side but some similar sales ranged from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Really good quality on hand this week in a wide variety of condition. The bulk of the offering consisted of steer cattle in a pretty good range of weights including several straight loads from local reputation producers. Supply heavy, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.49/cwt on 1,386 head.

Average price

$192.49

1,386 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$11.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	193.36	1,355	1,249
Medium and Large 1-2	607	184.81	1,122	124
Large 1-2	537	181.50	975	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.86/cwt here — about $380 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 sale1,386 hd

192.49

—

MO average19 barns · 24,568 hd

186.76

+5.73

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	1,982	88.02	1,745	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	66.36	1,007	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	65.50	802	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	59.44	683	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	602	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	170.58/cwt	170.00–171.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,045	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	537	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	196.25/cwt	194.00–198.25	1,140	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	184.62/cwt	178.75–186.25	1,300	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	184.07/cwt	183.85–184.35	1,587	362
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	201.59/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,228	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	180.13/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,219	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	183.22/cwt	182.60–183.85	1,519	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	179.88/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,144	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	196.88/cwt	196.50–197.50	1,057	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	177.83/cwt	170.50–186.50	1,204	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	187.08/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,079	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,075	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	222.23/cwt	208.00–225.50	1,096	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,380	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	226.62/cwt	214.00–238.50	968	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	220.75/cwt	220.50–224.00	1,143	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	223.09/cwt	219.00–225.50	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	178.83/cwt	174.50–188.00	1,018	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	166.23/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,071	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	185.46/cwt	177.00–188.00	803	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	302	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	805	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	509	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	809	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	188.01/cwt	180.00–191.50	995	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	172.78/cwt	171.00–175.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	200.13/cwt	196.00–205.00	736	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	30
Bulls	—	—	1,982	88.02/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,745	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	60.75/cwt	58.00–62.00	797	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.80/cwt	62.00–72.00	802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	70.68/cwt	63.00–75.50	1,100	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	57.71/cwt	56.00–59.00	831	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	59.44/cwt	53.50–62.00	683	8

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,113Last week 1,695Year ago 2,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 154Year ago 204

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	147.50	147.50
9	—	536	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	602	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	604	155.00	155.00
12	—	477	170.00–171.00	170.58
4	—	683	153.00	153.00
7	—	344	182.50	182.50
7	—	431	171.00–175.00	172.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	569	174.50–188.00	178.83
60	—	644	166.00–167.00	166.23
68	—	433	177.00–188.00	185.46
83	—	529	180.00–191.50	188.01
26	—	368	196.00–205.00	200.13
30	—	452	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	302	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	159.00	159.00
16	—	595	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	181.50	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	194.00–198.25	196.25
150	—	704	178.75–186.25	184.62
362	—	862	183.85–184.35	184.07
119	—	609	185.00–205.00	201.59
122	—	677	180.00–184.00	180.13
122	—	829	182.60–183.85	183.22
56	—	493	208.00–225.50	222.23
61	—	757	182.25	182.25
73	—	427	214.00–238.50	226.62
107	—	518	220.50–224.00	220.75
16	—	362	219.00–225.50	223.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	210.00	210.00
19	—	636	178.00–184.00	179.88
16	—	537	196.50–197.50	196.88
40	—	677	170.50–186.50	177.83
46	—	577	186.00–194.00	187.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	575	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,982	87.00–89.50	88.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	58.00–62.00	60.75
11	—	1,200	62.00–72.00	66.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,556	63.00–75.50	70.68
3	—	1,440	56.00–59.00	57.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	53.50–62.00	59.44

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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