Sale reports / Missouri / Unionville Livestock Market LLC / 2026-05-05

Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, May 5
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
439 vs last sale 943 504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
34 vs last sale 124 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
34 vs last sale 94 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereLLC Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jan 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slim comparisons to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Little different mix on hand this week with a couple load lots and the remainder small groups of calves of varying kind and quality. Supply light, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.84/cwt on 30 head, down $23.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits 8.24 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.
Average price
$475.84
23.06 vs prior sale
30 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$53.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.80
vs MO average
11.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506517.002,6167thin
Medium and Large 1-2561463.322,60023
One grade step is worth $53.68/cwt here — about $16 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
523491458425median 484.0812/1602/1004/0705/1906/30
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 sale30 hd
475.84
MO average19 barns · 3,545 hd
494.65
−18.80
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−11.71
This barn, trailing median14 sales
484.08
−8.24
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,972237.054,6755thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,537170.852,62625
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178158.291,8659thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,064149.071,5868thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$4,06840
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,9005
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,000$5,60010

Every lot, as filed

35 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0005,600.00/head5,600.00–5,600.005,60010
CowsLean 85-90%1,064149.07/cwt146.00–158.001,5868
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,361159.14/cwt156.00–164.502,16612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700181.66/cwt180.50–187.003,08813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178158.29/cwt154.00–164.001,8659
Bulls1,972237.05/cwt233.00–244.004,6755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2904,067.54/head3,975.00–4,100.004,06840
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9005
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4039
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750744329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,4484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,23311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,0296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600589438.83/cwt426.00–450.002,58513
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,99280
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900897361.98/cwt354.00–363.253,24773
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615435.50/cwt434.00–437.002,67814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674358.16/cwt354.00–360.002,41410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0353
SteersLarge 1-2900–950938346.00/cwt346.00–346.003,2453
SteersLarge 1-2800–850839326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,7354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500494509.67/cwt495.00–515.002,51815
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450449545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4478
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525495.15/cwt470.00–512.502,60010
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550506517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,6167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5434
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1335
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515467.60/cwt465.00–472.002,40811
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650601401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,41010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–2502321,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450449530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3805

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.