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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Feb 20

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

← Feb 6Feb 20Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,670 head

▲ 484 vs last sale 1,186▲ 1,003 vs year ago 667 · +150.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 57▲ 95 vs year ago 69 · +137.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some 7 wt steers up to 20.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs traded sharply higher, heavier weights firm to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. A couple extra players made for very active trade throughout the day with several market toppers coming late in the sale. Heifer calves weighing 400-550 lbs in particular took a dramatic jump, narrowing what had been a wide gap with their steer mates. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.

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 $279.44/cwt on 904 head.

Average price

$279.44

904 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$35.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	523	289.00	1,511	6thin
Large 1-2	516	285.00	1,471	23
Medium and Large 1	717	282.16	2,022	626
Medium and Large 1-2	657	272.99	1,793	235
Medium 2	599	253.32	1,518	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.68/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale904 hd

279.44

—

MO average15 barns · 18,383 hd

273.88

+5.56

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	1,930	120.33	2,322	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	110.55	1,455	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	105.69	1,291	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	91.45	1,059	9thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,307	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	336.12/cwt	328.00–354.00	1,425	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	431	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,526	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	303.16/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,434	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	326.13/cwt	319.00–338.00	1,569	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	494	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	1,736	25
Steers	—	Medium 2	495	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,376	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	516	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,471	23
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	523	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,511	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	319.74/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,714	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,580	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	320.83/cwt	313.50–326.00	1,851	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	290.89/cwt	289.00–301.50	1,722	44
Steers	—	Medium 2	604	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,513	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	301.43/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,854	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	638	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,841	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	278.17/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,783	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	277.76/cwt	270.50–283.50	1,864	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	263.52/cwt	261.00–268.50	1,795	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	275.76/cwt	264.00–285.75	1,980	67
Steers	—	Medium 2	728	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,917	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	250.91/cwt	245.00–258.50	1,957	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,918	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,177	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	241.42/cwt	241.00–241.75	2,216	186
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	320.18/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,188	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	322.25/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,373	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,495	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	293.92/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,405	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	494	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,442	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	295.99/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,545	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	265.49/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,527	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	251.45/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,486	62
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	595	233.30/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,388	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	242.87/cwt	241.50–245.00	1,535	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	245.47/cwt	239.50–248.50	1,635	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	670	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,518	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	1,641	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,373	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,321	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	91.45/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,059	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,332	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	105.51/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,289	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,309	114.34/cwt	109.00–115.50	1,497	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	106.00/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,405	25

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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,670Last week 1,186Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 57Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	291.00	291.00
44	—	592	289.00–301.50	290.89
26	—	780	245.00–258.50	250.91
72	—	641	270.00–287.00	278.17
61	—	681	261.00–268.50	263.52
6	—	736	260.50	260.50
10	—	816	235.00	235.00
13	—	473	300.00–314.00	303.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	358.00	358.00
61	—	615	292.00–309.00	301.43
60	—	896	243.00	243.00
73	—	577	313.50–326.00	320.83
186	—	918	241.00–241.75	241.42
67	—	718	264.00–285.75	275.76
25	—	481	319.00–338.00	326.13
22	—	424	328.00–354.00	336.12
17	—	536	313.00–325.00	319.74
56	—	671	270.50–283.50	277.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	516	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	278.00	278.00
3	—	728	227.00	227.00
7	—	604	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	494	351.50	351.50
20	—	431	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	288.50	288.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	708	231.75	231.75
13	—	478	286.00–297.00	293.92
69	—	522	282.00–300.00	295.99
37	—	575	263.00–272.50	265.49
21	—	371	314.00–322.00	320.18
15	—	426	319.00–324.00	322.25
30	—	632	241.50–245.00	242.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	595	232.00–238.00	233.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	290.00	290.00
4	—	608	240.00	240.00
62	—	591	249.00–254.00	251.45
64	—	666	239.50–248.50	245.47
19	—	520	275.00–280.00	277.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	470	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	119.00	119.00
1	—	2,065	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,775	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,158	89.50–95.00	91.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	111.00	111.00
30	—	1,222	100.00–108.00	105.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,325	103.00–111.50	106.00
30	—	1,309	109.00–115.50	114.34

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.