Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers traded steady to 5.00 higher with some light 6 weight steers sharply higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Pretty swift buyer activity for an attractive offering this week, including several local reputation consignments. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.09/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −177.98 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$306.09

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.42

vs MO average

+4.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	314.87	1,663	49
Medium and Large 1-2	576	288.89	1,664	25

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about −$1 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

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 sale74 hd

306.09

—

MO average16 barns · 1,882 hd

281.68

+24.42

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+4.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−177.98

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	2,138	152.53	3,261	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	119.16	1,680	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	115.78	1,370	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	103.75	1,102	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,215	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,800	6

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Large 1	950–1000	976	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	295.19/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,411	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	274.47/cwt	271.50–276.00	1,573	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,267	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.92/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	255.34/cwt	254.00–256.75	2,252	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	349.05/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,452	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,963	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	326.45/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,560	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	277.45/cwt	270.50–281.50	1,856	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	257.53/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	288.89/cwt	276.00–296.50	1,664	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	319.91/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,648	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,534	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	294.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	965	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	278.95/cwt	274.50–282.00	1,481	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	236.26/cwt	230.00–239.25	1,588	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	281.37/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,396	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	2,454.26/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,454	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	996	1,735.69/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,736	5
Bulls	—	—	2,138	152.53/cwt	146.00–158.00	3,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	105.94/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	119.36/cwt	114.00–123.50	1,355	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	119.16/cwt	113.50–123.00	1,680	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	103.75/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,102	10

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 1,514Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 55Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	976	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	396	320.00	320.00
10	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
29	450–500	478	291.00–300.00	295.19
29	500–550	531	274.50–282.00	278.95
29	550–600	573	271.50–276.00	274.47
17	600–650	605	253.50	253.50
11	750–800	764	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	290.00–300.00	294.08
19	450–500	496	275.00–284.00	281.37
3	600–650	612	242.50	242.50
18	650–700	672	230.00–239.25	236.26
3	700–750	747	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	633	266.00	266.00
20	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	416	346.00–350.00	349.05
21	450–500	478	316.00–337.50	326.45
36	500–550	515	313.00–321.00	319.91
13	550–600	565	300.00–302.00	300.92
5	600–650	605	286.50	286.50
127	650–700	669	270.50–281.50	277.45
21	750–800	773	254.00	254.00
123	850–900	882	254.00–256.75	255.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	324.00	324.00
8	400–450	438	322.00	322.00
25	550–600	576	276.00–296.50	288.89
12	600–650	617	254.00–260.00	257.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	985	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,241	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,454.26
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	996	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,735.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,138	146.00–158.00	152.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	101.00–111.00	105.94
11	—	1,135	114.00–123.50	119.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,410	113.50–123.00	119.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,062	94.00–111.00	103.75

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

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