Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, a very light run of steers and heifers traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply light, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.80/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −45.28 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$438.80

43 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$33.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.63

vs MO average

−5.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	445.05	2,397	35
Medium and Large 1-2	560	411.47	2,304	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.58/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd

438.80

—

MO average19 barns · 4,066 hd

429.18

+9.63

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−5.30

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−45.28

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	1,900	187.59	3,564	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	149.16	2,163	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	148.14	1,806	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	146.00	1,518	3thin

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	149.34/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,745	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	149.16/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,163	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,518	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	187.59/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,564	4
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	644	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,125	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	448	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	411.47/cwt	405.00–422.00	2,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	380.36/cwt	375.00–386.00	2,590	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	719	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	371.29/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,297	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	402.26/cwt	394.00–428.00	2,550	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	449.95/cwt	440.00–452.00	2,493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,091	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	331.93/cwt	318.00–339.00	2,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	791	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	460.55/cwt	460.00–462.00	2,395	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	398.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,042	18
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	608	317.26/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	379.61/cwt	374.00–383.00	2,407	19

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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 2,062Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 110Year ago 52

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, a very light run of steers and heifers traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply light, demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	142.00–159.00	149.34
1	—	1,260	138.50	138.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	144.00–159.00	149.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	185.00–191.00	187.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
10	600–650	644	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	589	313.00	313.00
6	600–650	608	312.00–320.00	317.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	412.50	412.50
5	450–500	485	391.00	391.00
18	500–550	512	390.00–405.00	398.83
4	550–600	551	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	719	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	599	349.00	349.00
12	600–650	632	318.00–339.00	331.93
3	650–700	673	325.00	325.00
11	700–750	708	324.50	324.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	314.00	314.00
3	650–700	653	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	500.00	500.00
8	550–600	560	405.00–422.00	411.47
19	600–650	634	374.00–383.00	379.61
13	650–700	673	370.00–373.00	371.29
5	700–750	745	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	440	487.50	487.50
4	450–500	485	477.50	477.50
18	500–550	520	460.00–462.00	460.55
12	550–600	554	440.00–452.00	449.95
18	600–650	634	394.00–428.00	402.26
28	650–700	681	375.00–386.00	380.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	791	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	728	342.00	342.00

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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