Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recently tested calf market but compared to the last sale two weeks ago, yearling load lots sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Tuesday was Unionville Livestock's Annual Customer Appreciation Sale, complete with a BBQ lunch for all in attendance as well as an appearance by World Champion Livestock Auctioneer Dean Edge. Lots of good quality cattle came through the ring from start to finish, including 13 straight pot loads, all from reputation consignors, all easily finding rides to new homes. Aside from the load lots, the rest of the offering was mostly sorted into good sized lots, giving buyers plenty to work with to fill their orders. Several extra buyers in the seats made for some lively trade and extended bidding, even if most weren't quite as aggressive as we've seen in recent weeks given the recent volatility in the futures market. Supply heavy, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.36/cwt on 327 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −81.72 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$402.36

327 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$37.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.73

vs MO average

+32.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	408.56	2,188	273
Medium and Large 1-2	570	370.98	2,116	54

One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about $72 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 sale327 hd

402.36

—

MO average16 barns · 2,747 hd

379.63

+22.73

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+32.78

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−81.72

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	1,813	200.40	3,633	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	146.98	2,042	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	145.62	1,846	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	144.35	1,611	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	146.98/cwt	143.00–150.50	2,042	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	144.35/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	200.40/cwt	185.00–209.50	3,633	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	145.62/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,846	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	777	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	356.39/cwt	354.50–360.00	2,035	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	343.61/cwt	329.00–350.50	2,460	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	420.51/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	334.39/cwt	328.00–339.50	2,090	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	463.32/cwt	437.50–473.00	1,978	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	329.38/cwt	328.50–335.00	2,563	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	432.63/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,029	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	377.09/cwt	365.00–388.00	2,330	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	432.89/cwt	405.00–442.00	1,892	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	416.88/cwt	401.50–437.50	2,184	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	315.75/cwt	315.75–315.75	2,378	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	363.31/cwt	357.50–369.00	1,962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	372.98/cwt	344.00–380.00	2,469	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	304.24/cwt	303.25–305.00	2,781	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	652	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	363.61/cwt	350.00–378.00	1,902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	327.45/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,886	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	382.87/cwt	379.00–385.00	1,845	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	420.10/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	345.53/cwt	336.00–349.00	2,343	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	316.19/cwt	309.00–325.00	2,118	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	371.28/cwt	360.00–380.50	2,157	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,247	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	307.72/cwt	306.00–310.25	2,733	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	381.95/cwt	364.00–402.00	2,185	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	410.60/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,876	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	383.03/cwt	368.00–387.50	2,026	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	336.02/cwt	328.00–354.00	2,060	12

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 Jun 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,572Last week 335Year ago 2,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 48Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,389	143.00–150.50	146.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	139.00–150.00	144.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,268	143.00–147.50	145.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,813	185.00–209.50	200.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	777	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	502.50	502.50
35	400–450	427	437.50–473.00	463.32
22	450–500	469	417.50–440.00	432.63
208	500–550	524	401.50–437.50	416.88
65	550–600	572	364.00–402.00	381.95
321	600–650	618	365.00–388.00	377.09
226	650–700	662	344.00–380.00	372.98
76	700–750	716	329.00–350.50	343.61
50	750–800	778	328.50–335.00	329.38
11	800–850	837	306.50	306.50
270	850–900	888	306.00–310.25	307.72
251	900–950	914	303.25–305.00	304.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	437	405.00–442.00	432.89
8	450–500	473	410.00–426.00	420.10
10	500–550	540	357.50–369.00	363.31
41	550–600	581	360.00–380.50	371.28
12	600–650	613	328.00–354.00	336.02
11	650–700	678	336.00–349.00	345.53
4	900–950	919	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	652	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	455.00	455.00
22	400–450	437	410.00–440.00	420.51
29	450–500	457	402.50–422.50	410.60
85	500–550	529	368.00–387.50	383.03
97	550–600	571	354.50–360.00	356.39
83	600–650	625	328.00–339.50	334.39
11	650–700	680	330.50	330.50
34	750–800	753	315.75	315.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	450–500	482	379.00–385.00	382.87
10	500–550	523	350.00–378.00	363.61
18	550–600	576	326.00–328.00	327.45
5	600–650	617	331.00	331.00
48	650–700	670	309.00–325.00	316.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	510.00	510.00

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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