Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some 7 wt steers up to 20.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs traded sharply higher, heavier weights firm to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. A couple extra players made for very active trade throughout the day with several market toppers coming late in the sale. Heifer calves weighing 400-550 lbs in particular took a dramatic jump, narrowing what had been a wide gap with their steer mates. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $279.44/cwt on 904 head.

Average price

$279.44

904 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$35.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	523	289.00	1,511	6thin
Large 1-2	516	285.00	1,471	23
Medium and Large 1	717	282.16	2,022	626
Medium and Large 1-2	657	272.99	1,793	235
Medium 2	599	253.32	1,518	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.68/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale904 hd

279.44

—

MO average15 barns · 18,383 hd

273.88

+5.56

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	1,930	120.33	2,322	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	110.55	1,455	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	105.69	1,291	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	91.45	1,059	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	543	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	290.89/cwt	289.00–301.50	1,722	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	250.91/cwt	245.00–258.50	1,957	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	301.43/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,854	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	278.17/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,783	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,177	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	320.83/cwt	313.50–326.00	1,851	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	241.42/cwt	241.00–241.75	2,216	186
Steers	Large 1-2	—	516	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,471	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	275.76/cwt	264.00–285.75	1,980	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	326.13/cwt	319.00–338.00	1,569	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	336.12/cwt	328.00–354.00	1,425	22
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	494	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	1,736	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	523	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,526	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	319.74/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,714	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	728	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	1,641	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	595	233.30/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,388	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	293.92/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	251.45/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,486	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	277.76/cwt	270.50–283.50	1,864	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	263.52/cwt	261.00–268.50	1,795	61
Steers	Medium 2	—	604	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	494	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	638	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	295.99/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,545	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	303.16/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	245.47/cwt	239.50–248.50	1,635	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	265.49/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,527	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,442	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	320.18/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,188	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,495	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	322.25/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,373	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	242.87/cwt	241.50–245.00	1,535	30
Bulls	—	—	1,950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,321	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	91.45/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,059	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,332	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	106.00/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,405	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	114.34/cwt	109.00–115.50	1,497	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	105.51/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,289	30

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,670Last week 1,186Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 57Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	291.00	291.00
44	—	592	289.00–301.50	290.89
26	—	780	245.00–258.50	250.91
72	—	641	270.00–287.00	278.17
61	—	681	261.00–268.50	263.52
6	—	736	260.50	260.50
10	—	816	235.00	235.00
13	—	473	300.00–314.00	303.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	358.00	358.00
61	—	615	292.00–309.00	301.43
60	—	896	243.00	243.00
73	—	577	313.50–326.00	320.83
186	—	918	241.00–241.75	241.42
67	—	718	264.00–285.75	275.76
25	—	481	319.00–338.00	326.13
22	—	424	328.00–354.00	336.12
17	—	536	313.00–325.00	319.74
56	—	671	270.50–283.50	277.76
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	516	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	278.00	278.00
3	—	728	227.00	227.00
7	—	604	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	494	351.50	351.50
20	—	431	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	288.50	288.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	708	231.75	231.75
13	—	478	286.00–297.00	293.92
69	—	522	282.00–300.00	295.99
37	—	575	263.00–272.50	265.49
21	—	371	314.00–322.00	320.18
15	—	426	319.00–324.00	322.25
30	—	632	241.50–245.00	242.87
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	595	232.00–238.00	233.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	290.00	290.00
4	—	608	240.00	240.00
62	—	591	249.00–254.00	251.45
64	—	666	239.50–248.50	245.47
19	—	520	275.00–280.00	277.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	470	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	226.50	226.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	119.00	119.00
1	—	2,065	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,775	111.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,158	89.50–95.00	91.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	111.00	111.00
30	—	1,222	100.00–108.00	105.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,325	103.00–111.50	106.00
30	—	1,309	109.00–115.50	114.34

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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