Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend. Slaughter Cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.58/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$217.58

313 head · 792 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$612

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

$35.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	461	249.86	1,152	26
Medium and Large 1	822	214.66	1,764	287

One grade step is worth $35.20/cwt here — about −$612 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 sale313 hd

217.58

—

MO average16 barns · 12,455 hd

237.55

−19.97

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	1,778	110.90	1,972	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	90.53	1,228	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	85.86	987	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	70.61	787	27

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)	1,337	$1,482	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,360	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,228	$1,034	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,264	$2,546	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,791	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,775	9

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	876	207.39/cwt	206.00–209.50	1,817	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	259.03/cwt	256.00–264.00	992	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	434	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	199.82/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	519	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	447	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	215.67/cwt	211.00–217.50	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	208.56/cwt	202.50–210.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	217.13/cwt	209.50–221.00	1,116	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,228	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,862.50/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,319.87/head	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,320	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	1,571.99/head	1,535.00–1,625.00	1,572	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,033.93/head	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,034	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	2,545.60/head	2,510.00–2,575.00	2,546	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	604	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	85.86/cwt	83.00–89.50	987	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	90.53/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,228	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	73.50/cwt	67.50–80.00	843	21
Bulls	—	—	1,778	110.90/cwt	103.00–119.50	1,972	6

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 644Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 91Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 55

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend. Slaughter Cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
249	—	876	206.00–209.50	207.39
5	—	340	297.50	297.50
3	—	392	275.00	275.00
4	—	605	223.00	223.00
14	—	511	258.00	258.00
6	—	424	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	256.00–264.00	259.03
8	—	515	243.00	243.00
2	—	325	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	220.00	220.00
3	—	510	185.00	185.00
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	212.50	212.50
5	—	880	162.50	162.50
2	—	615	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	196.50	196.50
3	—	533	197.50–201.00	199.82
6	—	438	202.50	202.50
5	—	470	202.50–210.00	208.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	208.00	208.00
7	—	442	211.00–217.50	215.67
4	—	335	230.00–235.00	232.50
12	—	514	209.50–221.00	217.13
2	—	605	203.00	203.00

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	2	—	1,025	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,720.00	1,720.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,275	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,219	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,319.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,033.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,402	1,535.00–1,625.00	1,571.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,264	2,510.00–2,575.00	2,545.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	60.50	60.50
21	—	1,147	67.50–80.00	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,149	83.00–89.50	85.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,356	88.00–93.00	90.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,778	103.00–119.50	110.90

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