Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very few comparisons to the last sale two weeks ago, this week's offering sold mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher, spots sharply higher on heifers. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Fairly light run ahead of the Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ Sale two weeks from now but buyers were aggressive for the stock that was available. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $504.93/cwt on 35 head, up $22.51 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +20.86 against this barn's trailing median of $484.08.

Average price

$504.93

▲ 22.51 vs prior sale

35 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$32.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.97

vs MO average

+45.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	514.21	2,696	25
Medium and Large 1-2	523	481.75	2,518	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

504.93

—

MO average15 barns · 3,245 hd

468.96

+35.97

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+45.88

This barn, trailing median14 sales

484.08

+20.86

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	1,633	220.08	3,594	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	163.29	2,459	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	161.43	1,964	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	154.45	1,697	9thin

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$5,323	10

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	415.12/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,358	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,235	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	462.39/cwt	436.00–468.00	2,908	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	391.21/cwt	390.00–396.00	3,083	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	410.69/cwt	407.00–416.00	2,559	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,416	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,539	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	664	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,289	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,341	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	441.64/cwt	439.00–450.00	2,990	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	517.51/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,686	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	412.12/cwt	401.00–419.00	2,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,759	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	163.84/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,469	6
Bulls	—	—	1,633	220.08/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	162.79/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,975	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	154.45/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,697	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	6,075.00/head	6,075.00–6,075.00	6,075	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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 543Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	487.50	487.50
7	500–550	500	447.00	447.00
20	550–600	568	410.00–420.00	415.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	420.00	420.00
13	500–550	546	442.50	442.50
58	600–650	623	407.00–416.00	410.69
4	650–700	651	390.00	390.00
8	750–800	750	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	505.00	505.00
3	550–600	573	427.50	427.50
7	600–650	607	440.00	440.00
6	650–700	660	426.00	426.00
19	750–800	788	390.00–396.00	391.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	610.00	610.00
6	400–450	438	520.00	520.00
22	500–550	519	495.00–530.00	517.51
3	550–600	563	490.00	490.00
66	600–650	629	436.00–468.00	462.39
29	650–700	677	439.00–450.00	441.64
8	700–750	713	401.00–419.00	412.12
33	900–950	911	361.00	361.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	664	413.00	413.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,507	161.00–168.00	163.84
1	—	1,500	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,213	160.00–168.00	162.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,099	145.00–161.00	154.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	210.00–230.00	220.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	975	5,000.00	5,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	6,075.00	6,075.00

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

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