Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, steers mostly steady to 5.00 higher and heifers in a more uneven manner, several dollars either side of steady. Slaughter cows sharply higher, catching up with a steady upswing and trading 12.00 to 17.00 higher. Buyers and sellers were all more than ready to get back to business after some weather related disruptions the past couple weeks. Only a handful of light calves on offer with most of the cattle weighing over 600 lbs. The real highlight of the day was three consignments of replacement heifers from local reputation herds, most sold by the head, that brought some pretty impressive figures. Supply moderate, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.66/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −121.42 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$362.66

73 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.12

vs MO average

+14.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	362.66	2,067	73

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale73 hd

362.66

—

MO average10 barns · 1,446 hd

343.54

+19.12

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+14.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−121.42

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	1,950	178.10	3,473	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	143.40	2,003	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	136.78	1,629	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	123.10	1,323	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	550–600	564	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.53/cwt	273.00–297.50	1,932	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	318.17/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,689	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	255.95/cwt	255.75–258.00	1,874	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	837	2,410.27/head	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,410	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	866	2,325.08/head	2,260.00–2,400.00	2,325	51
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	257.80/cwt	257.75–257.85	2,271	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,178	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	296.88/cwt	290.50–309.75	2,054	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	338.00–354.00	2,174	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	305.37/cwt	303.00–307.75	2,226	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,829	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	288.29/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,704	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,013	11
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	901	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	290.04/cwt	288.50–291.50	1,807	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	361.71/cwt	346.00–379.50	2,076	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	386.98/cwt	380.00–394.00	1,749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	760	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	718	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,989	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	342.61/cwt	334.00–358.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	295.16/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,857	10
Bulls	—	—	1,950	178.10/cwt	167.00–186.00	3,473	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	135.33/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,762	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	145.82/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,078	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	123.10/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	143.94/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,595	9

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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,195Last week 1,632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	531	317.50–319.00	318.17
14	550–600	564	323.50	323.50
74	600–650	623	288.50–291.50	290.04
21	650–700	665	273.00–297.50	290.53
93	700–750	732	255.75–258.00	255.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
15	700–750	715	2,375.00	2,375.00
26	700–750	718	277.00	277.00
5	750–800	760	2,300.00	2,300.00
24	800–850	837	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,410.27
51	850–900	866	2,260.00–2,400.00	2,325.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	334.00–358.00	342.61
6	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
27	550–600	591	287.50–295.00	288.29
15	600–650	645	283.50	283.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
4	900–950	901	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	452	380.00–394.00	386.98
11	500–550	547	368.00	368.00
62	550–600	574	346.00–379.50	361.71
73	600–650	630	338.00–354.00	345.00
123	650–700	692	290.50–309.75	296.88
96	700–750	729	303.00–307.75	305.37
47	750–800	778	280.00	280.00
122	850–900	881	257.75–257.85	257.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	354.00	354.00
10	600–650	629	277.00–307.00	295.16
4	800–850	845	265.00	265.00
7	900–950	909	259.00	259.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,950	167.00–186.00	178.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	133.00–139.50	135.33
10	—	1,425	138.00–152.00	145.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	122.00–124.50	123.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	138.00–150.00	143.94
9	—	1,194	130.00–137.00	133.60

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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