Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale four weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher. The day really started with a bang, selling several straight pot loads right out of the gate. All weights and classes benefitted from some big gains, the truest comparison being the yearling load lots trading a full 27.00 to 29.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.12/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −31.96 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$452.12

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+38.08

vs MO average

+52.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	452.12	2,436	33

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 sale33 hd

452.12

—

MO average11 barns · 946 hd

414.04

+38.08

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+52.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−31.96

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	1,852	199.42	3,693	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	159.74	2,433	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	155.78	1,945	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	146.16	1,561	6thin

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)	1,235	$2,800	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,400	8

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	157.42/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,503	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	146.16/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,561	6
Bulls	—	—	1,852	199.42/cwt	191.00–205.00	3,693	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	156.40/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	355.18/cwt	353.60–357.00	3,076	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,166	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,920	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	427.50/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,770	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,830	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	397.95/cwt	388.00–404.00	2,133	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	463.59/cwt	450.00–483.00	2,374	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	436.55/cwt	436.00–437.00	2,510	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	931	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,826	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	3,217	9
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	996	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,127	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	346.91/cwt	341.00–355.00	2,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	342.02/cwt	340.50–342.50	2,835	21

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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 976Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 48Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,290	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,235	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	149.00	149.00
11	—	1,241	152.00–158.00	156.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	150.00–167.00	157.42
1	—	1,255	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	141.00–154.00	146.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,852	191.00–205.00	199.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	488.00	488.00
19	500–550	512	450.00–483.00	463.59
14	550–600	575	436.00–437.00	436.55
77	600–650	648	420.00–428.00	427.50
6	650–700	698	368.00	368.00
8	700–750	718	365.00	365.00
6	750–800	771	361.00	361.00
66	800–850	801	364.50	364.50
250	850–900	866	353.60–357.00	355.18
64	900–950	934	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	766	369.50	369.50
10	800–850	821	344.50	344.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	605	377.00	377.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	405.00	405.00
16	500–550	536	388.00–404.00	397.95
3	600–650	613	354.00	354.00
11	650–700	687	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	931	303.50	303.50
9	1150–1200	1,185	271.50	271.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	950–1000	996	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	633	341.00–355.00	346.91
21	800–850	829	340.50–342.50	342.02

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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