Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, a light supply of feeder cattle traded with a lower undertone. Boning and lean cows traded firm to 2.00 higher but the fat breaking cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.10/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$237.10

216 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$44.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	264.67	1,221	25
Medium and Large 1-2	663	233.70	1,550	188
Medium 2	570	220.00	1,254	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.67/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale216 hd

237.10

—

MO average16 barns · 12,802 hd

236.20

+0.89

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	2,087	106.10	2,214	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	84.78	1,054	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	83.53	1,234	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	75.88	802	15

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$1,775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,350	6

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	478	260.97/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	578	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	253.34/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	453	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	233.19/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,126	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	495	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,426	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,444	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	598	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,752	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	690	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	706	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	674	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,032	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,976	1
Bulls	—	—	2,180	107.15/cwt	101.50–112.50	2,336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	78.40/cwt	74.00–81.00	847	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	85.50/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,285	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	87.35/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,068	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	77.60/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,010	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	78.79/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,116	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	72.10/cwt	70.00–75.00	737	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 Dec 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 791Year ago 2,113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 39Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	260.00–263.00	260.97
3	—	381	281.00	281.00
4	—	539	260.00	260.00
6	—	417	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	256.00	256.00
77	—	612	236.00	236.00
70	—	760	230.50	230.50
9	—	747	225.00	225.00
4	—	391	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	648	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	217.00	217.00
5	—	630	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	250.00–256.00	253.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	220.00	220.00
6	—	598	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	232.00–235.00	233.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	191.00	191.00
10	—	706	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	222.00	222.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,275	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,375	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,180	101.50–112.50	107.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,080	74.00–81.00	78.40
6	—	1,022	70.00–75.00	72.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,503	80.00–90.00	85.50
5	—	1,416	77.00–81.00	78.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,223	80.00–93.50	87.35
5	—	1,301	70.00–82.00	77.60

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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