Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and load lots of yearling steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to weak. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Sharp losses for CME Feeder Cattle contracts on Tuesday did little to deter the buyer activity ringside. Several unweaned calves in the mix but few bore any noticeable discounts. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.49/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −172.59 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$311.49

58 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$23.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs MO average

+2.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	319.65	1,755	38
Medium and Large 1-2	557	295.97	1,650	20

One grade step is worth $23.68/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.37, low $438.80, median $484.08 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

311.49

—

MO average17 barns · 2,592 hd

316.11

−4.62

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

+2.88

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−172.59

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	—	Low	2,063	152.76	3,151	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	122.64	1,832	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	115.67	1,426	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	106.60	1,136	11

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-2	550–600	567	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,463	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	103.99/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,345	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	121.24/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,712	12
Bulls	—	—	1,933	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,783	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	110.35/cwt	103.50–113.00	1,533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	111.60/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,189	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	93.28/cwt	90.50–95.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,258	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	239.95/cwt	238.60–241.75	2,196	181
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	312.11/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,757	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	301.29/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,757	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	334.16/cwt	324.00–352.00	1,744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	282.63/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	275.08/cwt	266.00–291.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	284.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,353	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	312.80/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	367.69/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,666	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	276.30/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,445	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	275.61/cwt	274.50–278.00	1,874	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	232.42/cwt	231.75–233.10	2,180	118
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	130.89/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,183	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	118.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,441	20
Bulls	—	—	2,160	159.34/cwt	152.50–162.50	3,442	4
Steers	Large 2	750–800	765	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	352.84/cwt	338.00–368.00	1,665	27

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 Apr 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 1,194Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 92Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	284.00	284.00
4	450–500	461	283.00	283.00
5	500–550	524	269.00	269.00
11	550–600	567	258.00	258.00
8	600–650	636	236.00	236.00
6	700–750	708	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	302.00	302.00
5	350–400	399	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	437	307.00	307.00
39	450–500	476	280.00–300.00	284.32
33	500–550	523	276.00–278.00	276.30
67	550–600	596	279.50	279.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	386.00	386.00
7	400–450	434	360.00–378.00	367.69
27	450–500	472	338.00–368.00	352.84
13	500–550	522	324.00–352.00	334.16
25	550–600	563	308.00–314.00	312.11
16	650–700	680	274.50–278.00	275.61
181	900–950	915	238.60–241.75	239.95
60	950–1000	971	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	302.00–320.00	312.80
8	500–550	519	288.00	288.00
12	550–600	583	299.00–303.00	301.29
9	600–650	629	280.00–286.00	282.63
14	700–750	726	237.50	237.50
118	900–950	938	231.75–233.10	232.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	646	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	765	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	434	316.00	316.00
8	500–550	519	266.00–291.00	275.08
4	650–700	653	238.00	238.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	97.00–110.00	103.99
20	—	1,221	114.00–126.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	112.00–126.00	121.24
4	—	1,389	103.50–113.00	110.35
8	—	1,668	130.00–134.50	130.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,065	105.00–118.00	111.60
3	—	1,068	90.50–95.00	93.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,933	143.00–145.00	143.99
4	—	2,160	152.50–162.50	159.34

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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