Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Pretty solid market this week with most weights tacking on some gains, most more modest than last week, although 550-600 lb heifers did trade 10.00 to 15.00 higher. With the exception of a few stick out consignments, quality wasn't quite as attractive as last week. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $283.30/cwt on 560 head.

Average price

$283.30

560 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$559

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

$77.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	277	338.00	936	8thin
Medium and Large 1	611	290.04	1,772	387
Medium and Large 1-2	649	265.17	1,722	152
Medium 1-2	573	261.00	1,496	13thin

One grade step is worth $77.00/cwt here — about −$559 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 sale560 hd

283.30

—

MO average18 barns · 22,369 hd

267.96

+15.34

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	1,605	114.95	1,845	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	92.11	1,324	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	91.22	1,116	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	88.24	1,001	5thin

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	—	573	283.23/cwt	268.00–289.00	1,623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	258.13/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,740	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,402	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	322.10/cwt	316.00–323.00	1,726	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	293.66/cwt	281.00–299.50	1,797	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	325.43/cwt	318.00–329.00	1,429	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	273.14/cwt	256.00–278.00	1,696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	324	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,012	38
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	573	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,496	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	436	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	246.66/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,754	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,560	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	263.70/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,524	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	263.33/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,343	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,608	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	270.59/cwt	264.00–276.50	1,277	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	93.92/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,153	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	88.24/cwt	84.50–91.50	1,001	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	84.59/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,158	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	94.85/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,387	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	87.63/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,067	6
Bulls	—	—	1,605	114.95/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	443	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	245.81/cwt	235.00–256.50	1,423	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	238.27/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,492	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	332	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	242.61/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,558	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,609	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	222.39/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,510	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	253.79/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,843	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	311.39/cwt	294.00–320.00	1,762	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	220.28/cwt	209.50–221.50	1,612	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	693	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,816	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	276.09/cwt	273.50–280.00	1,842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	323.34/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,523	39

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,186Last week 2,024Year ago 1,641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 18Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	268.00–289.00	283.23
12	—	537	294.00	294.00
45	—	674	250.00–275.00	258.13
14	—	868	228.00	228.00
4	—	925	209.00	209.00
14	—	621	256.00–278.00	273.14
21	—	711	241.00–253.00	246.66
8	—	786	235.50	235.50
5	—	424	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	536	316.00–323.00	322.10
39	—	612	281.00–299.50	293.66
34	—	439	318.00–329.00	325.43
38	—	818	246.00	246.00
59	—	726	245.00–258.00	253.79
54	—	566	294.00–320.00	311.39
10	—	667	273.50–280.00	276.09
39	—	471	317.00–326.00	323.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	538	290.00	290.00
4	—	606	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	277	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	693	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	584	240.00	240.00
8	—	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	578	257.50–268.00	263.70
51	—	510	256.00–269.00	263.33
46	—	702	229.00	229.00
35	—	472	264.00–276.50	270.59
32	—	642	238.00–248.00	242.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	276	265.00	265.00
21	—	579	235.00–256.50	245.81
21	—	626	237.00–239.50	238.27
8	—	361	258.00	258.00
7	—	821	195.00	195.00
19	—	757	212.50	212.50
17	—	679	218.00–228.00	222.39
4	—	548	256.00	256.00
86	—	732	209.50–221.50	220.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	271.00	271.00
12	—	458	256.50	256.50
5	—	332	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	707	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	427	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,228	89.00–99.00	93.92
6	—	1,218	86.00–90.00	87.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	84.50–91.50	88.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	82.00–87.00	84.59
11	—	1,462	90.00–104.50	94.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	111.00–120.00	114.95

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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