Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. "Sharply higher" doesn't really do justice to the local cash trade with lots of fire power in the seats and some good sized, nice quality strings coming through the ring. Buyers showed little restraint and quickly pushed prices well beyond the highs from two weeks ago. A strong post-holiday performance for cattle futures didn't hurt anything. Supply heavy, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.42/cwt on 920 head.

Average price

$252.42

920 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$513

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

$81.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.25

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	528	280.35	1,481	229
Medium and Large 1	755	244.46	1,846	669
Large 1-2	639	220.00	1,406	5thin
Large 1	1,002	199.00	1,994	17thin

One grade step is worth $81.35/cwt here — about −$513 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 sale920 hd

252.42

—

MO average9 barns · 5,074 hd

249.16

+3.25

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	1,408	112.90	1,590	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	108.97	1,633	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	101.30	1,132	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	94.01	909	19

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,800	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,685	7

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	459	295.55/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,357	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	263.72/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,751	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	305.66/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,427	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	94.01/cwt	89.00–105.00	909	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	226.44/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,295	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	192.20/cwt	174.00–199.00	1,301	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	274.39/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,136	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	257.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,137	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,619	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	271.29/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,571	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	713	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,775	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,002	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,994	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	278.53/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,588	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	266.54/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,453	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	349	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	257.10/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	212.34/cwt	209.75–214.25	1,947	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,315	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	639	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	277.65/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,516	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	254.87/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,224	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	292.89/cwt	283.00–301.00	1,555	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	104.21/cwt	99.00–107.50	1,433	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	111.53/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,745	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	107.41/cwt	103.50–112.00	1,317	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	99.56/cwt	91.00–107.50	1,082	28
Bulls	—	—	1,408	112.90/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,408	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	222.08/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,355	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	238.16/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,207	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	325	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	236.21/cwt	208.00–241.00	1,318	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	507	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,217	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	431	241.52/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	281.81/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,764	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,906	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	256.16/cwt	249.50–264.00	1,347	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	311.55/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,299	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	1,435	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,143	10

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,783Last week 423Year ago 1,045

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 185Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 50Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	459	293.00–297.00	295.55
78	—	579	260.00–272.00	271.29
3	—	402	290.00	290.00
11	—	623	256.00–258.00	257.10
78	—	546	277.00–281.00	277.65
10	—	370	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	664	261.00–265.00	263.72
59	—	467	297.00–319.00	305.66
15	—	736	220.00	220.00
31	—	570	275.00–282.00	278.53
309	—	917	209.75–214.25	212.34
5	—	395	333.00	333.00
49	—	531	283.00–301.00	292.89
63	—	626	271.00–288.00	281.81
62	—	897	212.50	212.50
20	—	417	306.00–319.00	311.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	249.00	249.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,002	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	545	265.00–267.00	266.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	349	308.00	308.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	212.00–235.00	226.44
26	—	677	174.00–199.00	192.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	414	265.00–279.00	274.39
9	—	467	251.00–258.00	254.87
38	—	610	215.00–238.00	222.08
7	—	759	194.00	194.00
8	—	397	262.00	262.00
7	—	697	218.00	218.00
40	—	526	249.50–264.00	256.16
5	—	597	255.50	255.50
16	—	708	202.75	202.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	441	255.00–265.00	257.80
8	—	351	252.00	252.00
3	—	628	210.00	210.00
8	—	484	233.00	233.00
26	—	690	204.00	204.00
47	—	507	220.00–246.00	238.16
67	—	558	208.00–241.00	236.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	508	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	507	240.00	240.00
7	—	431	237.00–248.00	241.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	967	89.00–105.00	94.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	99.00–107.50	104.21
13	—	1,565	109.00–118.00	111.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	103.50–112.00	107.41
28	—	1,087	91.00–107.50	99.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	111.00–114.50	112.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,225	1,685.00	1,685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,250	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle