Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent comparisons available for feeders, calves however sold with sharply higher undertones, and loads of heavyweight yearlings sold with steady to firm undertones. Winter seemed to arrive in northern Missouri with a skiff of ice around early on this sale day. Despite the cold outside the market was blazing and producers found a little something extra to be thankful of before turkey (or preferably beef) dinner later this week. The supply was moderate, and demand was good to very good. The colder weather made buyers a touch more forgiving and, in some cases, even willing to overlook the fact some calves were unweaned, as long as they still came with two rounds of shots. A light test of slaughter cows gained back some of last week's losses and sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.48/cwt on 273 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −162.60 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$321.48

273 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$90.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.29

vs MO average

−2.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	333.88	1,828	193
Medium and Large 1-2	554	294.74	1,633	75
Medium and Large 2	591	243.61	1,440	5thin

One grade step is worth $90.27/cwt here — about $389 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 sale273 hd

321.48

—

MO average15 barns · 2,880 hd

303.19

+18.29

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−2.30

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−162.60

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	1,726	142.42	2,457	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	114.55	1,598	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	109.47	1,456	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	98.15	1,070	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	230.55/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,533	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	245.02/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,497	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	789	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	598	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	627	224.77/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,409	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,296	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	365.86/cwt	353.00–372.00	1,720	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	327.02/cwt	318.00–334.50	1,710	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.06/cwt	272.00–279.75	1,843	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	270.52/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	243.35/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	296.00/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,687	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	361.44/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,514	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	297.24/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,864	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	269.81/cwt	268.50–271.00	2,261	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	245.53/cwt	243.00–248.00	2,131	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	329.19/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,550	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	369.51/cwt	355.50–376.00	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	302.04/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,577	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	320.40/cwt	304.00–333.00	1,836	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	251.84/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,713	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	519	354.53/cwt	350.00–355.50	1,840	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	247.36/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	243.61/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	329.36/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,357	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	308.61/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	301.37/cwt	277.00–309.00	1,401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	308.09/cwt	303.50–313.00	1,476	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,894	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	226.93/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,325	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	294.11/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,494	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	328.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,395	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	261.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,364	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	263.81/cwt	248.00–271.50	1,549	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	297.12/cwt	296.00–302.50	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	297.82/cwt	288.00–306.00	1,531	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	358.07/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	264.30/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,628	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	268.62/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,582	27
Bulls	—	—	1,976	150.59/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,976	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	134.25/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,980	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	121.89/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	98.15/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,070	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	93.19/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,273	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	108.05/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,433	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	107.92/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,608	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	131.78/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,513	5

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,818Last week 435Year ago 1,318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 36Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	333.50	333.50
6	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
14	550–600	564	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	300.00–318.00	308.61
9	400–450	427	296.00–302.50	297.12
10	450–500	465	277.00–309.00	301.37
29	500–550	521	250.00–275.00	261.83
53	550–600	587	248.00–271.50	263.81
21	600–650	611	230.00–255.00	245.02
39	650–700	665	228.00–237.00	230.55
7	750–800	762	229.00	229.00
5	850–900	878	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	606	249.50	249.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	627	220.00–229.00	224.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	330.00	330.00
20	500–550	508	293.00–295.00	294.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	226.00	226.00
12	550–600	584	225.00–228.00	226.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	352.00	352.00
9	350–400	364	352.00–366.00	358.07
22	400–450	424	320.00–340.00	328.97
23	450–500	479	303.50–313.00	308.09
93	500–550	514	288.00–306.00	297.82
27	550–600	589	264.00–285.00	268.62
54	600–650	616	257.50–267.50	264.30
65	700–750	747	253.50	253.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	598	275.00	275.00
6	750–800	789	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	419	354.00–366.00	361.44
34	450–500	470	353.00–372.00	365.86
27	500–550	523	318.00–334.50	327.02
89	550–600	573	304.00–333.00	320.40
146	600–650	627	290.00–308.00	297.24
37	650–700	670	272.00–279.75	275.06
381	800–850	838	268.50–271.00	269.81
61	850–900	873	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	355.50–376.00	369.51
6	350–400	383	362.00	362.00
19	400–450	412	322.50–340.00	329.36
40	450–500	471	319.00–343.00	329.19
33	500–550	522	293.00–311.00	302.04
28	550–600	570	289.00–305.00	296.00
13	600–650	615	250.00–281.00	270.52
25	650–700	680	240.00–265.00	251.84
26	700–750	718	241.00–250.00	243.35
12	800–850	817	255.00	255.00
8	850–900	868	243.00–248.00	245.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	406.00	406.00
60	500–550	519	350.00–355.50	354.53
17	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	412.00	412.00
5	450–500	461	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	641	245.00–251.00	247.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	240.00–246.00	243.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,976	148.00–155.00	150.59
4	—	1,475	128.00–142.00	134.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	116.00–125.00	121.89
2	—	1,366	91.00–95.00	93.19
12	—	1,326	103.00–114.00	108.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	96.00–100.00	98.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,490	105.00–114.00	107.92
5	—	1,148	129.00–133.00	131.78

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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