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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, May 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

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Feeder Cattle receipts

792 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 1,093▼ 442 vs year ago 1,234 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 153▼ 2 vs year ago 102 · −2.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 43▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereLLC Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jan 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison on similar weights of feeder cattle when compared with two weeks ago, however a lower undertone noted. Compared to two weeks ago, breaking and boning slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Lean slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. No recent price comparison on slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.58/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$173.58

399 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$44.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	175.05	1,029	347
Medium and Large 1-2	531	167.32	889	45
Medium 1	703	148.00	1,040	4thin
Medium and Large 2	568	131.00	744	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.05/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale399 hd

173.58

—

MO average15 barns · 10,522 hd

178.61

−5.03

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	—	Low	1,716	95.89	1,645	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	76.41	1,139	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	73.16	880	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	59.51	660	23

Every lot

66 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	361	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	814	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	853	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	453	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	874	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	188.66/cwt	185.00–190.50	900	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	885	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	492	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,026	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	830	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	858	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	989	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	180.90/cwt	176.00–185.00	946	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	141.80/cwt	138.00–144.00	805	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	184.97/cwt	181.00–188.50	1,071	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	187.89/cwt	183.50–189.00	1,094	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	981	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	631	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	157.95/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,008	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	154.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,041	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	974	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	703	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,040	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	150.02/cwt	143.00–150.50	1,061	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,007	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	991	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	144.54/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,096	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,145	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	679	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	740	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	178.34/cwt	175.50–179.50	861	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	174.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	900	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	153.67/cwt	148.00–162.00	801	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	859	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	825	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	576	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,014	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	857	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	150.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	924	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	145.22/cwt	145.00–145.50	973	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,144	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,216	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,176	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,273	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	95.72/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,643	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,087	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	340	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	60.35/cwt	54.00–65.00	677	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	74.63/cwt	70.00–80.00	896	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	68.08/cwt	67.00–69.00	822	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	76.41/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,139	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,452	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,501	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	16,661	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	15,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	17,738	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	19,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	15,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	19,800	5

This sale against other markets

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 1,093Year ago 1,234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 153Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,915	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,716	90.00–101.00	95.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,122	54.00–65.00	60.35
1	—	830	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	67.00–69.00	68.08
31	—	1,201	70.00–80.00	74.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,490	74.00–83.50	76.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,132	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,501	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,560.00	1,560.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,075	1,650.00	1,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	143.50	143.50
3	—	790	131.00	131.00
3	—	735	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	483	175.50–179.50	178.34
3	—	846	139.00	139.00
15	—	516	170.00–177.00	174.45
75	—	613	147.00–152.00	150.74
8	—	311	215.00	215.00
19	—	670	145.00–145.50	145.22
4	—	797	143.50	143.50
9	—	371	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	143.00	143.00
12	—	846	143.75	143.75
13	—	569	151.00	151.00
16	—	521	148.00–162.00	153.67
4	—	665	149.00	149.00
5	—	455	166.00	166.00
22	—	442	167.50	167.50
2	—	630	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	582	183.50–189.00	187.89
20	—	506	169.50	169.50
17	—	477	185.00–190.50	188.66
3	—	361	207.50	207.50
7	—	638	154.00–161.00	157.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	579	181.00–188.50	184.97
4	—	812	141.00	141.00
33	—	673	150.00–156.00	154.68
5	—	486	182.00	182.00
11	—	758	144.00–146.00	144.54
80	—	707	143.00–150.50	150.02
20	—	393	207.00	207.00
16	—	523	176.00–185.00	180.90
12	—	433	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	492	208.50	208.50
13	—	514	192.50	192.50
22	—	570	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	138.00	138.00
6	—	392	200.00	200.00
8	—	568	138.00–144.00	141.80
2	—	465	165.00	165.00
4	—	686	142.00	142.00
3	—	503	165.00	165.00
6	—	617	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	143.00	143.00
6	—	714	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	453	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	148.00	148.00

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.