Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves traded 5.00 to 15.00 higher, yearlings 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Very slim comparisons for heifers, mostly steady. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 15.00 higher. About a dozen straight loads of yearlings made up the bulk of the offering, ending up in a number of different hands and reaching some pretty spicy prices by the time the gavel fell. Supply moderate, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $500.86/cwt on 131 head, up $25.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +16.78 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$500.86

▲ 25.01 vs prior sale

131 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.17

vs MO average

+26.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	510.32	2,791	106
Medium 1-2	516	467.00	2,410	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	457.81	2,663	17thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $128 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 sale131 hd

500.86

—

MO average19 barns · 5,430 hd

480.69

+20.17

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+26.38

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

+16.78

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	2,083	243.93	5,081	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	179.02	2,671	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	175.63	2,162	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	157.76	1,690	7thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	850–900	894	367.75/cwt	367.75–367.75	3,288	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	535.41/cwt	535.00–536.00	2,613	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	516	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,410	8
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	783	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,940	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	900	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,880	9
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	980	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,263	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	423.44/cwt	419.00–424.00	2,879	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	377.18/cwt	372.50–382.00	2,919	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	378.25/cwt	378.25–378.25	3,170	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	486.74/cwt	485.50–489.00	2,823	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	476.18/cwt	454.00–488.00	2,948	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	457.45/cwt	442.00–482.00	2,713	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	3,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	545	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	419.55/cwt	410.00–426.00	2,190	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	326.25/cwt	326.25–326.25	3,367	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	366.89/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,495	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,126	314.25/cwt	314.25–314.25	3,538	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	389.10/cwt	379.00–399.00	2,280	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,826	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	522.44/cwt	506.50–540.00	2,769	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,267	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	449	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	3,182	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	364.08/cwt	359.75–366.50	3,339	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	346.75/cwt	346.50–347.00	3,422	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	458.51/cwt	447.50–459.50	3,022	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	386.93/cwt	375.00–403.00	2,372	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	422.38/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1000–1050	1,005	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	3,181	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,295	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	182.86/cwt	176.00–192.00	2,183	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	168.39/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,135	10
Bulls	—	—	2,083	243.93/cwt	234.00–253.00	5,081	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	157.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,690	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	185.85/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,721	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	174.47/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,636	9

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,452Last week 504Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 90Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	580.00	580.00
12	450–500	488	535.00–536.00	535.41
70	500–550	530	506.50–540.00	522.44
36	550–600	580	485.50–489.00	486.74
23	600–650	619	454.00–488.00	476.18
98	650–700	659	447.50–459.50	458.51
53	800–850	838	378.25	378.25
62	850–900	894	367.75	367.75
185	900–950	917	359.75–366.50	364.08
115	950–1000	987	346.50–347.00	346.75
56	1000–1050	1,032	326.25	326.25
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	467.00	467.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	783	375.50	375.50
12	950–1000	980	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	593	442.00–482.00	457.45
6	600–650	646	457.00	457.00
35	650–700	680	419.00–424.00	423.44
33	750–800	774	372.50–382.00	377.18
10	800–850	802	375.50	375.50
45	900–950	945	336.75	336.75
50	1100–1150	1,126	314.25	314.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	545	459.00	459.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	900	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	462.00	462.00
12	500–550	522	410.00–426.00	419.55
4	550–600	590	389.00	389.00
13	650–700	657	345.00	345.00
8	700–750	706	375.00	375.00
13	750–800	760	356.00	356.00
57	850–900	886	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	519	410.00–440.00	422.38
16	550–600	586	379.00–399.00	389.10
14	600–650	613	375.00–403.00	386.93
22	650–700	680	362.00–372.00	366.89
5	800–850	818	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	1000–1050	1,005	316.50	316.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,194	176.00–192.00	182.86
10	—	1,268	164.00–180.00	168.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	150.00–165.00	157.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	184.00–188.00	185.85
9	—	1,511	168.00–181.00	174.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,083	234.00–253.00	243.93

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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