Sale reports / Missouri / Unionville Livestock Market LLC / 2024-05-28

Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, May 28
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
836 vs last sale 1,357 1,262 vs year ago 1,783 · 70.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
7 vs last sale 92 55 vs year ago 140 · 39.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
45 vs last sale 0 21 vs year ago 24 · +87.5%
Also sold hereLLC Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jan 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough calves on offer for a comparison to the last sale two weeks ago, yearling load lots sold fully 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. The yearling market was red hot this week, reaching some pretty lofty prices with multiple buyers in pursuit. Supply light, demand for yearlings very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $305.46/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 178.62 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.
Average price
$305.46
52 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$61.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.69
vs MO average
+0.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519338.501,7577thin
Medium and Large 1-2570305.461,74237
Medium 1-2566276.591,5658thin
One grade step is worth $61.91/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
523491458425median 484.0812/1602/1004/0705/1906/30
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 sale52 hd
305.46
MO average10 barns · 1,487 hd
319.16
−13.69
National average125 barns · 5,668 hd
305.14
+0.32
This barn, trailing median14 sales
484.08
−178.62
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,690155.732,6325thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,431128.581,84014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280124.251,59017
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095116.311,27411

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,6753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,298$1,66710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$1,43712
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,025$3,47510

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,7198
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579301.72/cwt292.50–306.501,74729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400381325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2384
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700698236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800783238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8645
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0253,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,47510
CowsLean 85-90%1,095116.31/cwt111.00–119.001,27411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,431128.58/cwt125.00–134.001,84014
Bulls1,770158.83/cwt157.00–162.002,8113
Bulls1,570151.08/cwt150.00–152.002,3722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280124.25/cwt118.00–130.001,59017
SteersMedium 1-2Fleshy550–600566276.59/cwt274.00–281.001,5658
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519338.50/cwt338.50–338.501,7577
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9069
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628263.71/cwt256.00–268.001,65620
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900256.35/cwt256.35–256.352,30762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4697
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600592260.27/cwt252.50–268.001,5418
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485335.51/cwt330.00–345.001,62713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650643252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6204
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,1543
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3203
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,666.93/head1,650.00–1,685.001,66710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,53110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483294.31/cwt289.00–302.001,42215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700653265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,437.45/head1,425.00–1,450.001,43712
SteersMedium 1-2Fleshy450–500493285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4053
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658284.50/cwt284.50–284.501,8724
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900898256.05/cwt254.10–258.002,299124
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,5854
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685243.52/cwt241.00–250.001,66814
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616304.96/cwt298.50–314.001,87912

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.