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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, May 28

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

← May 14May 28Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

521 head

▼ 836 vs last sale 1,357▼ 1,262 vs year ago 1,783 · −70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 92▼ 55 vs year ago 140 · −39.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 0▲ 21 vs year ago 24 · +87.5%

Also sold hereLLC Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jan 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough calves on offer for a comparison to the last sale two weeks ago, yearling load lots sold fully 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. The yearling market was red hot this week, reaching some pretty lofty prices with multiple buyers in pursuit. Supply light, demand for yearlings very good.

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 $305.46/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −170.38 against this barn's trailing median of $475.84.

Average price

$305.46

52 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$61.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.69

vs MO average

+0.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	338.50	1,757	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	305.46	1,742	37
Medium 1-2	566	276.59	1,565	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.91/cwt here — about $191 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 sale52 hd

305.46

—

MO average10 barns · 1,487 hd

319.16

−13.69

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

+0.32

This barn, trailing median13 sales

475.84

−170.38

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	1,690	155.73	2,632	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	128.58	1,840	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	124.25	1,590	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	116.31	1,274	11

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,675	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,298	$1,667	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,437	12
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$3,475	10

Every lot

35 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,531	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	335.51/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,627	13
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2Fleshy	493	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,405	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,757	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,719	8
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2Fleshy	566	276.59/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,565	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	301.72/cwt	292.50–306.50	1,747	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	304.96/cwt	298.50–314.00	1,879	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,730	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,872	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,906	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,864	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	256.05/cwt	254.10–258.00	2,299	124
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	256.35/cwt	256.35–256.35	2,307	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,154	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	294.31/cwt	289.00–302.00	1,422	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,585	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	263.71/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,656	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,620	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	243.52/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,668	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,238	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,469	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	260.27/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,541	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,647	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	151.08/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	158.83/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,811	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	116.31/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,274	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	124.25/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,590	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	128.58/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,840	14
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,437.45/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,666.93/head	1,650.00–1,685.00	1,667	10

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 1,357Year ago 1,783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 92Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	471	325.00	325.00
8	500–550	539	319.00	319.00
29	550–600	579	292.50–306.50	301.72
3	650–700	653	265.00	265.00
5	750–800	783	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	285.00	285.00
8	550–600	566	274.00–281.00	276.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	485	330.00–345.00	335.51
7	500–550	519	338.50	338.50
12	600–650	616	298.50–314.00	304.96
4	650–700	658	284.50	284.50
9	700–750	733	260.00	260.00
124	850–900	898	254.10–258.00	256.05
62	900–950	900	256.35	256.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	325.00	325.00
7	450–500	474	310.00	310.00
8	550–600	592	252.50–268.00	260.27
5	650–700	698	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	318.00	318.00
3	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	530	299.00	299.00
20	600–650	628	256.00–268.00	263.71
14	650–700	685	241.00–250.00	243.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	483	289.00–302.00	294.31
5	550–600	578	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	643	252.00	252.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,025	3,475.00	3,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,298	1,650.00–1,685.00	1,666.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	960	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,195	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,095	111.00–119.00	116.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,431	125.00–134.00	128.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,280	118.00–130.00	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	157.00–162.00	158.83
2	—	1,570	150.00–152.00	151.08

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.