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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Apr 2

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

← Mar 5Apr 2Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,080 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 999▲ 102 vs year ago 978 · +10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 77▲ 38 vs year ago 67 · +56.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale four weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, with the exception of some heifers over 550 lbs trading steady. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 13.00 higher. There's been quite a bit of volatility since the last tested market here in Unionville and the local cash trade took a little time settling in and finding a new base line before working in a pretty tight range throughout the day. Supply and demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.22/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −163.62 against this barn's trailing median of $475.84.

Average price

$312.22

123 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$31.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs MO average

+1.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	329.62	1,755	56
Medium and Large 1-2	529	297.68	1,576	67

One grade step is worth $31.94/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale123 hd

312.22

—

MO average16 barns · 1,716 hd

314.49

−2.27

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+1.46

This barn, trailing median13 sales

475.84

−163.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.37, low $399.14, median $475.84 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,975	151.43	2,991	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	125.35	1,473	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	123.23	1,763	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	112.10	1,141	8thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,310	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,437	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	341.63/cwt	332.00–349.00	1,643	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	508	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,656	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	303.78/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,555	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	328.55/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,741	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,869	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	285.49/cwt	282.50–297.00	1,590	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	290.94/cwt	289.50–293.50	1,818	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	277.01/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,748	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	261.23/cwt	254.00–268.50	1,758	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	247.75/cwt	232.00–259.00	1,769	26
Steers	750–800	Medium 1-2	779	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,827	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,093	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	238.18/cwt	222.00–239.75	2,005	72
Steers	850–900	Medium 1-2	882	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,020	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	892	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,918	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,064	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	434	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,211	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,372	7
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	483	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,125	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,368	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	281.85/cwt	264.00–289.50	1,452	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	234.84/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,261	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	271.47/cwt	260.00–279.50	1,466	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	574	230.04/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,320	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,626	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	587	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,318	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	237.31/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,478	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	260.48/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,633	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	650	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,378	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	1,782	63
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,754	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	212.71/cwt	211.00–213.50	1,678	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,564	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,975	151.43/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,991	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	112.10/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,141	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	120.48/cwt	109.00–128.50	1,388	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,560	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	131.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,589	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	122.92/cwt	115.00–132.50	1,771	22

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 999Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 77Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	318.00	318.00
38	500–550	512	303.00–309.00	303.78
26	550–600	557	282.50–297.00	285.49
24	600–650	631	275.00–278.00	277.01
17	650–700	673	254.00–268.50	261.23
26	700–750	714	232.00–259.00	247.75
72	800–850	842	222.00–239.75	238.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	414	347.00	347.00
21	450–500	481	332.00–349.00	341.63
50	500–550	530	312.00–342.00	328.55
6	550–600	552	338.50	338.50
41	600–650	625	289.50–293.50	290.94
5	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
59	800–850	819	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	892	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	779	234.50	234.50
12	850–900	882	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	286.50	286.50
26	500–550	515	264.00–289.50	281.85
45	550–600	585	278.00	278.00
36	600–650	627	256.00–265.00	260.48
63	700–750	708	251.75	251.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	277.50	277.50
45	500–550	540	260.00–279.50	271.47
17	600–650	623	222.50–250.00	237.31
7	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
34	700–750	736	238.25	238.25
16	750–800	789	211.00–213.50	212.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	237.00	237.00
11	650–700	650	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	483	233.00	233.00
23	550–600	587	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	251.00	251.00
13	500–550	537	227.00–244.00	234.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	279.00	279.00
8	550–600	574	225.00–233.00	230.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	577	271.00	271.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	130.00	130.00
22	—	1,441	115.00–132.50	122.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,205	130.00–135.00	131.85
12	—	1,152	109.00–128.50	120.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,018	110.00–115.50	112.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,975	144.00–158.00	151.43

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.