Sale reports / Missouri / Unionville Livestock Market LLC / 2022-08-09

Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Aug 9
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 739 vs last sale 885▼ 892 vs year ago 1,038 · −85.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 26 vs year ago 61 · −42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 68▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market on 7/26, Slaughter Cattle were 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeders this week had too light of a test to compare, while Replacement Cattle had too light of a test the previous sale to compare to today's market. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.69/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$168.69
68 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$9.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.91
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1679171.171,16151
Medium and Large 1-2610161.2698417thin
One grade step is worth $9.90/cwt here — about $177 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 sale68 hd
168.69
—
MO average16 barns · 5,525 hd
169.60
−0.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,675106.721,7886thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32292.451,2239thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11080.1889010

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,438$1,60027
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$1,5566
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,344$1,54528
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,391$1,5007
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,359$1,45022
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,4084thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,403$1,2506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,247$1,80414
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,6676
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$1,6503thin

Every lot

42 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403182.00/cwt182.00–182.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1428206.00/cwt206.00–206.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478176.41/cwt171.00–182.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 1505201.51/cwt198.50–203.001,0189
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565175.49/cwt175.00–176.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1619198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,25112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,18616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,34610
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480174.00/cwt174.00–174.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520174.00/cwt174.00–174.009052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525161.11/cwt155.00–168.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555169.00/cwt169.00–169.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560176.50/cwt176.50–176.509887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1694171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,18736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729157.85/cwt157.00–159.001,1517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2826
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2781
Bulls——1,675116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,9511
Bulls——1,758107.20/cwt105.00–110.001,8854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08677.81/cwt74.00–81.008454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11984.91/cwt84.00–88.509505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14895.84/cwt95.50–96.001,1003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16066.00/cwt66.00–66.007661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33392.26/cwt91.00–93.501,2304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56387.73/cwt87.00–88.501,3712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,819.23/head1,550.00–1,900.001,81913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,555.74/head1,175.00–1,625.001,5566
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,407.70/head1,375.00–1,425.001,4084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3441,544.98/head1,410.00–1,575.001,54528
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3591,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3911,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4031,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4381,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60027

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.