Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 800 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, yearling load lots 14.00 to 16.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, heavier weights steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Even though the trade was somewhat up and down throughout the day there was lots of buyer interest, especially for any grazing type cattle. Quality was very attractive for the entire sale, mostly weaned and with a proven health history. A very large offering resulted in some wide prices spreads by the end of the day. Supply heavy, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.63/cwt on 199 head, up $1.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −15.45 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$468.63

▲ 1.04 vs prior sale

199 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$42.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs MO average

+3.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	480.95	2,642	141
Medium and Large 1-2	564	438.68	2,473	58

One grade step is worth $42.27/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale199 hd

468.63

—

MO average20 barns · 4,768 hd

459.35

+9.28

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+3.30

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−15.45

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	2,080	200.00	4,160	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	140.77	1,788	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	136.46	1,765	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	131.63	1,344	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,033	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	386.28/cwt	373.50–395.25	2,808	228
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	925	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,117	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,245	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	359.25/cwt	359.25–359.25	3,194	63
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	951	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,062	9
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	768	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	410.75/cwt	399.50–426.00	2,686	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	366.65/cwt	360.50–376.50	2,812	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	360.40/cwt	359.50–365.00	2,836	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	403.41/cwt	391.00–417.00	2,711	80
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	864	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	491.16/cwt	473.00–510.00	2,603	65
Steers	Large 1	900–950	910	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,240	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	477.49/cwt	476.00–482.00	2,540	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	411.12/cwt	408.00–413.00	2,648	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	472.21/cwt	461.00–480.00	2,673	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	438.44/cwt	419.00–460.00	2,718	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	339.75/cwt	339.75–339.75	2,528	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	825	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	393.71/cwt	376.00–412.00	2,268	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	342.69/cwt	325.00–351.00	2,317	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	127.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	133.09/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,351	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	140.77/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	139.79/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	134.24/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,759	3
Bulls	—	—	2,080	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	329.44/cwt	322.00–330.50	2,507	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	379.36/cwt	374.00–398.00	2,204	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	379.62/cwt	359.00–395.00	2,403	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	363.93/cwt	359.00–379.00	2,471	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	387.26/cwt	375.00–398.00	2,006	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	773	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,015	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	409.56/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,023	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	544.16/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,373	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	422.60/cwt	417.00–437.50	2,016	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	329.87/cwt	329.50–330.25	2,401	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	353.60/cwt	349.00–354.00	2,892	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	505.47/cwt	477.50–530.00	2,512	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	428.55/cwt	408.00–436.00	2,451	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,884	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	406.19/cwt	400.00–428.00	2,120	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	360	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	360.58/cwt	342.00–374.00	2,607	65

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 Jan 20, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,700Last week 1,622Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	600.00	600.00
5	400–450	449	475.00	475.00
12	500–550	532	476.00–482.00	477.49
46	550–600	572	408.00–436.00	428.55
21	600–650	644	408.00–413.00	411.12
80	650–700	672	391.00–417.00	403.41
65	700–750	723	342.00–374.00	360.58
114	750–800	787	359.50–365.00	360.40
33	800–850	824	350.00	350.00
18	900–950	919	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	436	540.00–550.00	544.16
15	450–500	497	477.50–530.00	505.47
65	500–550	530	473.00–510.00	491.16
76	550–600	566	461.00–480.00	472.21
206	600–650	620	419.00–460.00	438.44
129	650–700	654	399.50–426.00	410.75
228	700–750	727	373.50–395.25	386.28
93	750–800	767	360.50–376.50	366.65
52	800–850	818	349.00–354.00	353.60
63	850–900	889	359.25	359.25
64	900–950	900	360.50	360.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	768	366.00	366.00
4	850–900	864	330.00	330.00
10	900–950	925	337.00	337.00
9	950–1000	951	322.00	322.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	910	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	477	417.00–437.50	422.60
31	500–550	522	400.00–428.00	406.19
142	550–600	576	376.00–412.00	393.71
187	600–650	633	359.00–395.00	379.62
164	650–700	679	359.00–379.00	363.93
70	700–750	744	339.75	339.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	825	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	370	462.50	462.50
26	450–500	494	401.00–415.00	409.56
17	500–550	518	375.00–398.00	387.26
30	550–600	581	374.00–398.00	379.36
7	600–650	601	356.00	356.00
84	650–700	676	325.00–351.00	342.69
71	700–750	728	329.50–330.25	329.87
56	750–800	761	322.00–330.50	329.44
3	900–950	912	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	773	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	422.50	422.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	124.00–130.00	127.23
6	—	1,015	122.00–139.00	133.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	140.00–141.50	140.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	138.00–141.50	139.79
3	—	1,310	131.00–138.00	134.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	200.00	200.00

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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