Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported market four weeks ago, steers and heifers traded sharply higher, with the exception of load lots of yearling steers selling sharply lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. The lower trend Is less a reflection of the market and more a reminder of some legitimate yet inflated market activity at the previous sale four weeks ago. Overall, the local trade shrugged off bearish industry rumors and the resulting near limit lower futures early (before reversing) and pushed prices higher steadily throughout the day. Supply heavy, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.54/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −98.54 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$385.54

123 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$60.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs MO average

+11.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	400.23	2,206	93
Medium and Large 1-2	589	340.00	2,003	30

One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $203 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 sale123 hd

385.54

—

MO average11 barns · 2,290 hd

387.01

−1.47

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+11.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−98.54

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	2,038	195.26	3,979	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	154.46	2,380	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	142.63	1,787	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	128.00	1,405	7thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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%	—	1,265	140.75/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,780	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	159.03/cwt	157.00–161.50	2,465	38
Bulls	—	—	2,038	195.26/cwt	195.00–195.50	3,979	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	139.98/cwt	135.00–146.50	2,118	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	128.00/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,405	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	326.01/cwt	303.00–332.00	2,031	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	357.00/cwt	348.00–363.00	2,360	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	391.00/cwt	382.00–402.00	2,377	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	398.65/cwt	385.00–416.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	345.44/cwt	333.00–358.00	1,955	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	405.88/cwt	395.00–424.00	2,090	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	327.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,736	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	307.04/cwt	281.50–332.00	2,211	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	294.88/cwt	290.50–298.50	2,666	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	298.25/cwt	298.25–298.25	2,499	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	397.92/cwt	377.50–410.00	2,252	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,264	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	296.76/cwt	293.75–299.50	2,632	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	355.90/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,840	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	306.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	293.95/cwt	291.75–304.00	2,187	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,916	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	281.42/cwt	278.50–286.50	2,471	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	338.08/cwt	333.00–344.00	2,096	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	437	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	331.64/cwt	326.00–339.00	2,371	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,644	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	345.62/cwt	342.00–353.00	2,036	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,091	16
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	808	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,182	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	796	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	312.94/cwt	306.50–326.00	2,065	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	642	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,196	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 May 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,826Last week 1,602Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 104Year ago 85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,265	136.00–146.00	140.75
5	—	1,211	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,550	157.00–161.50	159.03
12	—	1,513	135.00–146.50	139.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,098	115.00–132.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	195.00–195.50	195.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	385.00–416.00	398.65
5	450–500	464	372.00	372.00
42	500–550	517	340.00–370.00	355.90
54	550–600	566	333.00–358.00	345.44
70	600–650	623	303.00–332.00	326.01
50	650–700	660	306.50–326.00	312.94
25	700–750	720	281.50–332.00	307.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	530	320.00–335.00	327.56
8	550–600	559	300.00–310.00	306.19
32	650–700	683	280.50	280.50
8	750–800	799	270.00	270.00
6	850–900	868	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	376.00	376.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,035	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	433	419.00	419.00
30	450–500	469	420.00	420.00
27	500–550	515	395.00–424.00	405.88
66	550–600	566	377.50–410.00	397.92
22	600–650	608	382.00–402.00	391.00
28	650–700	661	348.00–363.00	357.00
56	700–750	715	326.00–339.00	331.64
65	800–850	838	298.25	298.25
310	850–900	887	293.75–299.50	296.76
185	900–950	904	290.50–298.50	294.88
55	950–1000	965	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	589	342.00–353.00	345.62
64	600–650	620	333.00–344.00	338.08
3	650–700	698	328.00	328.00
28	700–750	744	291.75–304.00	293.95
17	750–800	756	299.50	299.50
27	850–900	878	278.50–286.50	281.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	642	342.00	342.00
5	650–700	680	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	590	317.50	317.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	796	272.00	272.00
3	800–850	808	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	302.50	302.50

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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