Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves traded sharply higher, mostly 10.00 to 22.00 higher. Yearling load lots 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Excellent quality on offer throughout the day, even in the numerous unweaned consignments. A couple extra buyers in the seats made for active trade, also aided by a strong day at the CME. Supply moderate, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.11/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −146.96 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$337.11

159 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.74

vs MO average

+26.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	341.29	1,894	125
Medium and Large 1-2	580	321.76	1,865	34

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale159 hd

337.11

—

MO average17 barns · 3,712 hd

314.38

+22.74

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+26.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−146.96

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	2,048	162.76	3,333	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	124.76	1,478	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	124.59	1,747	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	117.68	1,210	11

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	133.07/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,536	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	124.59/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,747	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	116.16/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,166	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,417	2
Bulls	—	—	2,048	162.76/cwt	157.50–169.00	3,333	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	122.81/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,464	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	307.23/cwt	294.00–317.00	1,469	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	246.50/cwt	246.00–247.00	2,214	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,846	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	390.85/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	780	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	245.62/cwt	244.10–247.00	2,228	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	284.20/cwt	269.00–287.25	2,035	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	352.33/cwt	339.00–361.00	1,691	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	308.41/cwt	293.00–314.60	1,946	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	812	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	302.38/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,612	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	302.37/cwt	298.50–306.00	2,005	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	248.58/cwt	244.00–249.50	1,670	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,882	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,823	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	569	331.14/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	313.42/cwt	301.00–322.00	1,846	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	224.96/cwt	221.50–226.50	1,820	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	277.99/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,601	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	356.09/cwt	349.00–366.00	1,859	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	276.70/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	335.93/cwt	327.00–348.00	1,938	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	270.78/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,839	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	285.54/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,645	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	226.79/cwt	224.50–231.00	1,760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,003	3

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,357Last week 954Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 94Year ago 185

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	131.00–136.00	133.07
17	—	1,192	119.00–130.00	122.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,402	121.00–129.00	124.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,004	113.00–121.00	116.16
2	—	1,138	124.00–125.00	124.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,048	157.50–169.00	162.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	478	294.00–317.00	307.23
35	500–550	533	294.00–307.00	302.38
84	550–600	576	274.00–297.00	285.54
4	600–650	611	273.00	273.00
6	650–700	654	260.00	260.00
20	700–750	724	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	288.00	288.00
53	650–700	672	244.00–249.50	248.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	290.00	290.00
12	500–550	522	276.00–278.00	276.70
15	550–600	576	272.00–286.00	277.99
5	600–650	628	254.00	254.00
5	650–700	668	249.00	249.00
11	750–800	776	224.50–231.00	226.79
23	800–850	809	221.50–226.50	224.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	390.00–392.00	390.85
22	450–500	480	339.00–361.00	352.33
55	500–550	522	349.00–366.00	356.09
50	550–600	577	327.00–348.00	335.93
83	600–650	631	293.00–314.60	308.41
63	650–700	663	298.50–306.00	302.37
105	700–750	716	269.00–287.25	284.20
3	750–800	753	266.00	266.00
120	850–900	898	246.00–247.00	246.50
179	900–950	907	244.10–247.00	245.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	590	314.00	314.00
23	650–700	663	275.00	275.00
41	700–750	701	268.50	268.50
4	750–800	780	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	812	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
16	550–600	569	330.00–333.00	331.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	330.00–340.00	334.95
18	550–600	589	301.00–322.00	313.42
37	650–700	679	269.00–286.00	270.78

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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