Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher, spots as much as 25.00 higher on light 5 wt heifers. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The big story coming out of the local market this week, per usual, was the yearling trade and it did not disappoint. Looking back four weeks to a more accurate comparison, yearling load lots traded fully 15.00 higher and were spread out across multiple buyers this week which isn't often the case. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.45/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$206.45

620 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$2.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	206.76	1,521	526
Medium and Large 1-2	577	204.76	1,181	94

One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about $340 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 sale620 hd

206.45

—

MO average19 barns · 14,608 hd

217.19

−10.74

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	87.16	1,219	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	84.07	1,005	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	71.88	689	20

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	200.69/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,166	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	195.13/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,026	31
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	508	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	950	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	208.99/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,402	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,320	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	227.06/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,290	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	196.75/cwt	196.75–196.75	1,519	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	224.69/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,085	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	209.87/cwt	207.00–215.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	196.28/cwt	194.35–198.85	1,706	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	187.58/cwt	177.00–193.25	1,099	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	205.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	967	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	210.25/cwt	205.00–216.50	1,121	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	93.10/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	86.22/cwt	75.50–89.00	1,204	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,078	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	83.79/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,002	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	71.88/cwt	65.50–79.00	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	225.14/cwt	223.00–227.00	973	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	216.92/cwt	199.00–218.50	1,137	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	193.33/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,224	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	211.53/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,318	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	629	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	177.61/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,265	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	198.15/cwt	193.00–209.00	1,145	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	201.84/cwt	198.00–203.00	987	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	227.02/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,149	31

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,327Last week 667Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 69Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	200.00	200.00
5	—	467	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	581	197.00–207.00	200.69
15	—	471	200.00–210.00	205.24
28	—	432	223.00–227.00	225.14
83	—	524	199.00–218.50	216.92
24	—	633	188.00–196.50	193.33
31	—	712	176.00–178.00	177.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	526	181.00–201.00	195.13
42	—	586	177.00–193.25	187.58
9	—	615	190.50	190.50
4	—	409	200.00	200.00
8	—	656	180.00	180.00
17	—	489	198.00–203.00	201.84
3	—	732	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	508	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	180.00	180.00
5	—	304	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	403	169.00	169.00
4	—	629	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	671	207.50–214.00	208.99
77	—	568	217.50–235.00	227.06
7	—	444	239.00	239.00
20	—	772	196.75	196.75
6	—	818	186.00	186.00
249	—	869	194.35–198.85	196.28
5	—	461	242.50	242.50
27	—	623	202.00–218.00	211.53
5	—	729	202.50	202.50
31	—	506	225.00–230.00	227.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	672	196.50	196.50
18	—	483	223.00–231.00	224.69
8	—	437	207.00–215.00	209.87
6	—	758	183.50	183.50
22	—	533	205.00–216.50	210.25
19	—	578	193.00–209.00	198.15
4	—	838	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	92.00–94.00	93.10
19	—	1,396	75.50–89.00	86.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	91.00	91.00
25	—	1,196	80.00–88.00	83.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	958	65.50–79.00	71.88

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