Sale reports / Missouri / Unionville Livestock Market LLC / 2023-12-31

Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Sun, Dec 31
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1236
Receipts
408 head
26 vs last sale 434 693 vs year ago 1,101 · 62.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Jul 28, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was light for this month's Special Cow Sale at Unionville Livestock. Mostly bred heifers on offer, a couple strings from some local reputation producers, which sold on a pretty active market to a number of different buyers. Demand moderate.

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,13518
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$2,01924
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,348$1,5309
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,084$2,387141
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,324$2,30519
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$1,87520

Every lot, as filed

8 lots · USDA AMS · Unionville Livestock Market LLC Replacement Cattle Special - Unionville, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,875.00/head1,800.00–1,925.001,87520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3852,018.95/head1,960.00–2,100.002,01924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3502,135.00/head2,135.00–2,135.002,13518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,530.25/head1,410.00–1,600.001,5309
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2202,985.24/head2,975.00–3,000.002,98524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3242,305.26/head2,200.00–2,400.002,30519
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1082,472.44/head2,400.00–2,575.002,47263
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29962,021.15/head1,925.00–2,100.002,02154

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.