Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported market four weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply lower with the load lots trading 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Very light run reflecting the recent heat wave and erratic cattle market. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.00/cwt on 5 head, down $104.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −79.08 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$405.00

▼ 104.37 vs prior sale

5 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.79

vs MO average

+5.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	405.00	2,215	5thin

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 sale5 hd

405.00

—

MO average11 barns · 599 hd

429.79

−24.79

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+5.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

−79.08

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	1,337	209.26	2,798	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,010	167.00	1,687	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	158.49	1,525	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	157.67	2,531	3thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	Large 1-2	800–850	800	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,712	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	868	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	338.13/cwt	337.25–339.00	3,087	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,380	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	161.64/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,552	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	157.67/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,531	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	144.29/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,215	5
Bulls	—	—	1,337	209.26/cwt	200.00–218.00	2,798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,687	1

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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 2,682Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	800	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	900–950	913	337.25–339.00	338.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	492.00	492.00
4	450–500	496	427.00	427.00
5	500–550	547	405.00	405.00
5	650–700	679	362.00	362.00
6	700–750	738	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	868	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	645	369.00	369.00
5	650–700	678	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	960	156.00–166.00	161.64
2	—	973	141.00–147.00	144.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	157.00–158.00	157.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	200.00–218.00	209.26

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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