Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Pretty typical October calf run this week, with the weaned and worked cattle finding more outlets than those coming right off the cow or without a full health program. There were a few exceptions to the unweaned rule this week with some consignments coming right out of the pasture whose reputation seemed to mitigate the risk factors. Cattle futures were still mostly lackluster Tuesday yet greatly improved from Monday's meltdown; still, any kind of volatility is bound to make market participants a little skittish. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.01/cwt on 833 head.

Average price

$264.01

833 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$45.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	265.15	1,837	770
Medium and Large 1-2	596	258.29	1,540	44
Medium 1-2	529	240.00	1,270	8thin
Large 2	606	226.00	1,370	8thin
Medium and Large 2	733	220.00	1,613	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.15/cwt here — about $225 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 sale833 hd

264.01

—

MO average16 barns · 7,365 hd

259.06

+4.94

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	1,548	106.05	1,642	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	87.90	1,228	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	86.64	1,043	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	79.84	854	16

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Unweaned	—	618	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,279	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	317.97/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,243	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	243.43/cwt	241.75–245.00	2,196	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	578	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	245.30/cwt	245.10–245.50	2,166	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	278.30/cwt	274.00–281.50	1,606	160
Steers	Large 2	—	606	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	290.07/cwt	289.00–292.00	1,215	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,677	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	267.92/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,691	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	252.20/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	301.17/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,412	52
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	529	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,270	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	274.54/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,414	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,502	25
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	513	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	514	221.32/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	601	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	416	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,115	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	81.34/cwt	77.50–86.00	877	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	73.32/cwt	73.00–74.00	760	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	82.36/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,289	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	89.07/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,212	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	89.59/cwt	86.50–94.50	1,068	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	80.31/cwt	77.50–82.00	989	7
Bulls	—	—	1,548	106.05/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	254.63/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,115	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,132	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	266.75/cwt	257.00–276.50	1,398	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	449	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,069	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	255.69/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,217	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	717	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	504	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	418	234.57/cwt	234.00–235.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	552	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	281.82/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,485	106

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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,208Last week 1,146Year ago 1,202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 82Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	207.00	207.00
7	—	356	252.00	252.00
7	—	558	236.00	236.00
20	—	449	238.00	238.00
3	—	517	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	204.00	204.00
6	—	535	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	631	238.00	238.00
21	—	438	252.00–257.00	254.63
80	—	524	257.00–276.50	266.75
8	—	376	265.00	265.00
59	—	476	252.00–258.00	255.69
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	220.00–223.00	221.32
11	—	601	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	243.00	243.00
3	—	678	224.00	224.00
5	—	736	221.50	221.50
4	—	619	225.00	225.00
7	—	326	250.00	250.00
8	—	510	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	215.00	215.00
4	—	504	220.00	220.00
7	—	418	234.00–235.00	234.57
6	—	552	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	391	314.00–320.00	317.97
185	—	902	241.75–245.00	243.43
124	—	883	245.10–245.50	245.30
7	—	651	270.50	270.50
160	—	577	274.00–281.50	278.30
69	—	631	256.00–276.00	267.92
52	—	469	290.00–307.00	301.17
106	—	527	274.00–288.00	281.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	286.00	286.00
23	—	650	258.00	258.00
13	—	542	248.00–257.00	252.20
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	289.00–292.00	290.07
27	—	685	243.00	243.00
9	—	515	274.00–275.00	274.54
4	—	596	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	268.00	268.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,078	77.50–86.00	81.34
3	—	1,037	73.00–74.00	73.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	82.00–83.50	82.36
19	—	1,361	85.00–92.00	89.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,192	86.50–94.50	89.59
7	—	1,231	77.50–82.00	80.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	105.00–107.00	106.05

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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