Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested market four weeks ago, steer calves sold sharply lower and yearlings sharply higher. Heifers not well tested but sold with a lower undertone. Several small strings of unweaned calves were in town but the overwhelming majority of the cattle on offer were load lots of 6-plus weight backgrounded steers, including 4 loads from 850-875 lbs which tacked on another 12.00 to 15.00. Supply moderate, demand moderate for calves, very good for yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $263.19/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$263.19

525 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$32.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	759	264.66	2,008	410
Medium and Large 1-2	654	258.88	1,693	111
Large 2	769	232.00	1,784	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about $224 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 sale525 hd

263.19

—

MO average16 barns · 7,796 hd

259.27

+3.92

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	1,575	120.20	1,893	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	113.33	1,624	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	106.49	1,270	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	93.64	890	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,337	$2,000	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,960	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$1,751	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$1,560	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,810	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,710	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,625	8

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	425	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	584	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	261.03/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,793	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	289.21/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,695	14
Steers	Large 2	—	769	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	249.80/cwt	249.10–251.25	2,171	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	287.11/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,370	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,846	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	242.15/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	276.54/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,286	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,118	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	289.88/cwt	271.50–294.00	1,791	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,344	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	227.76/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,389	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	263.12/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,750.74/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,751	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,050	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	120.20/cwt	119.50–121.00	1,893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	105.15/cwt	100.50–112.00	1,254	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	115.85/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	112.73/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,583	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	93.64/cwt	92.00–95.00	890	4

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 Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 3,849Year ago 885

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 0Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	214.00	214.00
3	—	527	243.00	243.00
13	—	492	262.00	262.00
9	—	574	240.00–244.00	242.15
3	—	760	213.00	213.00
31	—	610	215.00–232.50	227.76
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	714	229.00	229.00
12	—	542	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	274.00	274.00
14	—	586	279.00–292.00	289.21
182	—	869	249.10–251.25	249.80
13	—	477	285.00–288.00	287.11
16	—	735	250.00–255.00	251.22
61	—	847	250.00	250.00
114	—	618	271.50–294.00	289.88
5	—	386	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	258.00–263.00	261.03
72	—	691	259.50	259.50
9	—	567	261.50	261.50
10	—	465	270.00–283.00	276.54
5	—	817	212.00	212.00
7	—	522	257.50–271.00	263.12
3	—	713	242.00	242.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	232.00	232.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,710.00	1,710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,810.00	1,810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,345	1,560.00	1,560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,337	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,400	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,750.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,430	1,960.00	1,960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	119.50–121.00	120.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,193	100.50–112.00	105.15
2	—	1,188	112.50–119.00	115.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	117.50	117.50
7	—	1,404	106.00–117.00	112.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	92.00–95.00	93.64

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

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