Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 lower with instances sharply lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. The local market took a step back this week with mostly very small groups coming through the ring in a wide range of both quality and condition, many unweaned. Buyers were challenged to fill their orders without many consistent groups of cattle to build around. Supply light, demand light, moderate in spots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.33/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$235.33

218 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	238.39	1,408	157
Medium and Large 2	371	237.00	879	5thin
Medium 1-2	554	227.50	1,260	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	611	226.52	1,385	52

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $23 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 sale218 hd

235.33

—

MO average17 barns · 12,769 hd

238.39

−3.06

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	1,900	116.00	2,204	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	91.19	1,272	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	85.78	952	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	74.01	710	11

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	$1,410	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$1,185	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$1,185	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2Unweaned	—	539	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,016	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	554	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	233.38/cwt	229.50–236.50	1,524	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	228.54/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,438	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	268.20/cwt	261.00–272.50	1,400	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	252.07/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,288	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,401	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,277	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,561	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	201.66/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,274	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,380	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	693	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	796	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,113	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,008	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	204.58/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,066	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	814	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	565	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	205.11/cwt	204.50–206.00	1,167	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	210.82/cwt	200.00–215.00	972	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	667	185.22/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,426	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,229.77/head	1,185.00–1,300.00	1,230	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	85.78/cwt	82.50–91.00	952	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	91.19/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,272	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	74.01/cwt	67.00–80.00	710	11

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 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 1,702Year ago 1,093

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 138Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	188.50	188.50
6	—	462	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	632	195.00–209.00	201.66
5	—	566	210.00	210.00
6	—	539	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	719	192.00	192.00
6	—	683	176.00	176.00
17	—	521	200.00–214.00	204.58
6	—	384	212.00	212.00
15	—	569	204.50–206.00	205.11
16	—	461	200.00–215.00	210.82
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	796	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	194.50	194.50
30	—	504	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	181.00–188.00	185.22
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	257.50	257.50
4	—	493	251.00	251.00
15	—	511	250.00–262.50	252.07
4	—	440	245.00	245.00
4	—	794	186.50	186.50
4	—	375	267.50	267.50
10	—	891	187.00	187.00
2	—	600	208.00	208.00
2	—	703	208.50	208.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	653	229.50–236.50	233.38
13	—	629	223.00–237.00	228.54
8	—	522	261.00–272.50	268.20
4	—	708	214.00	214.00
4	—	455	280.00	280.00
21	—	758	206.00	206.00
4	—	430	260.00	260.00
10	—	566	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	590	237.50	237.50
44	—	516	247.50	247.50
4	—	418	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,245	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,123	1,185.00–1,300.00	1,229.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,230	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,050	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,110	82.50–91.00	85.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,395	87.00–93.50	91.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	960	67.00–80.00	74.01

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