Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Really good demand for all weights and classes on offer today, from the yearlings to the heifer pairs, with more unweaned calves showing up this week. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.91/cwt on 91 head, down $0.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +14.83 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$498.91

▼ 0.04 vs prior sale

91 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.78

vs MO average

+19.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	500.84	2,733	64
Medium and Large 1-2	535	494.33	2,645	27

One grade step is worth $6.51/cwt here — about $88 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 sale91 hd

498.91

—

MO average18 barns · 4,071 hd

488.13

+10.78

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+19.88

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

+14.83

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	—	High	1,952	236.80	4,623	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	165.15	2,035	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	163.37	2,465	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	155.73	1,693	22

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,413	$4,266	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,850	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$5,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,200	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,281	$6,100	31

Every lot, as filed

47 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	500–550	530	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	489.53/cwt	476.00–517.50	2,345	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	442.66/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,811	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	370.18/cwt	369.00–372.75	3,265	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	520.98/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,631	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	545.17/cwt	527.50–559.00	2,644	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	589.80/cwt	588.00–597.50	2,601	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,613	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	494.33/cwt	488.00–502.00	2,645	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	596	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,611	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	921	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,804	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	830	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	467.34/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,206	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	458.16/cwt	444.00–474.00	2,369	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,556	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	155.73/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,693	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	163.37/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,465	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	171.98/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,069	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	163.78/cwt	154.00–172.00	2,028	10
Bulls	—	—	1,997	245.16/cwt	237.00–254.00	4,896	12
Bulls	—	—	1,773	203.36/cwt	195.00–214.00	3,606	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,413	4,265.89/head	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,266	25
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	6,025.00/head	5,900.00–6,150.00	6,025	28
Heifer Pairs	Large 1	—	1,450	6,800.00/head	6,800.00–6,800.00	6,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	390.03/cwt	375.00–423.00	2,247	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	556	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,313	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	430.97/cwt	429.50–432.00	2,426	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	2,756	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	492.92/cwt	467.50–500.00	2,800	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	419.50/cwt	419.50–419.50	2,924	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	3

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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 943Last week 731Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	441	588.00–597.50	589.80
20	450–500	485	527.50–559.00	545.17
12	500–550	530	520.00	520.00
25	550–600	568	467.50–500.00	492.92
7	600–650	611	443.00	443.00
12	650–700	697	419.50	419.50
241	850–900	882	369.00–372.75	370.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	620.00	620.00
9	450–500	479	476.00–517.50	489.53
27	500–550	535	488.00–502.00	494.33
48	600–650	635	438.00–445.00	442.66
4	700–750	715	386.00	386.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	505	512.50–525.00	520.98
8	550–600	596	449.00	449.00
27	600–650	609	429.00	429.00
3	700–750	702	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	590.00	590.00
8	400–450	428	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	447.50	447.50
38	550–600	576	375.00–423.00	390.03
8	600–650	644	388.00	388.00
5	800–850	831	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	830	326.00	326.00
11	900–950	921	304.50	304.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	515.00	515.00
12	400–450	435	532.50	532.50
13	450–500	472	460.00–480.00	467.34
17	500–550	517	444.00–474.00	458.16
17	550–600	563	429.50–432.00	430.97
13	600–650	645	397.00	397.00
77	700–750	717	356.50	356.50
60	800–850	816	337.75	337.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	556	416.00	416.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	457.50	457.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	495.00	495.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,087	146.00–163.00	155.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,509	158.00–168.00	163.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	169.00–175.00	171.98
10	—	1,238	154.00–172.00	163.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,997	237.00–254.00	245.16
3	—	1,773	195.00–214.00	203.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,450	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,413	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,265.89
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,263	5,900.00–6,150.00	6,025.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,450	6,800.00	6,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,200	5,100.00	5,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	4,200.00	4,200.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle