Sale reports / Missouri / Unionville Livestock Market LLC / 2024-06-25

Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Jun 25
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,287 head
▲ 1,686 vs last sale 601▼ 1,562 vs year ago 3,849 · −40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 67▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison of offered weight ranges of steers and heifers this week. A sharply higher undertone noted throughout the sale as the offering were feeling the effects of recent heat in recent days. Demand was good to very good on all classes of cattle today. The cattle market and the heat index were running a race to see which was hotter on the 25th Anniversary Customer Appreciation sale day. Limited comparison of slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher ahead of the holiday week next week. The next sale will be held on July 9, 2024. From the staff at USDA/MDA Market News Program, we hope you and yours have a safe and Happy Independence Day celebration.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $330.78/cwt on 302 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −145.07 against this barn's trailing median of $475.84.
Average price
$330.78
302 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.97
vs MO average
+31.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556336.071,868243
Medium and Large 1-2552314.711,73747
Medium 1590288.001,6994thin
Medium and Large 2561285.781,6028thin
One grade step is worth $50.29/cwt here — about $266 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 sale302 hd
330.78
—
MO average16 barns · 2,512 hd
309.80
+20.97
National average143 barns · 6,512 hd
299.26
+31.52
This barn, trailing median13 sales
475.84
−145.07
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
523477431385median 475.8403/1004/2106/0209/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,632173.582,83310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,404135.541,9037thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,339131.831,7657thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,171118.481,3876thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272420.82/cwt400.00–430.001,1458
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned298350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,04310
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329406.69/cwt405.00–412.501,3389
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365425.07/cwt422.50–430.001,5523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390395.62/cwt390.00–410.001,54316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394363.59/cwt360.00–365.001,4337
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418378.89/cwt373.00–392.501,5846
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428357.99/cwt355.00–368.001,5329
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed443409.71/cwt403.00–412.501,81517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed452387.35/cwt378.00–392.001,75112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477328.00/cwt320.50–340.001,56522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490347.68/cwt342.00–351.501,70437
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530321.46/cwt295.00–331.001,70426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533341.69/cwt335.00–347.251,821121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy537323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,73510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576291.65/cwt277.50–301.001,6805
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579306.36/cwt299.00–322.001,77421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582331.16/cwt318.00–337.001,927112
Steers550–600Medium 1590288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,6994
Steers600–650Medium 1608280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630298.16/cwt285.00–303.001,87812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631319.29/cwt303.00–329.002,015102
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy641285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,82719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy669320.95/cwt320.50–326.002,14772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676311.87/cwt295.00–319.502,108123
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684289.71/cwt289.00–290.001,98214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701258.36/cwt250.50–274.001,8116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718295.13/cwt287.00–299.002,11918
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784274.90/cwt273.00–275.102,15540
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824262.43/cwt257.00–268.002,1624
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy838227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9023
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy863244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,1068
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868269.11/cwt265.50–271.502,336319
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0823
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy982225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,21053
Steers1000–1050Large 11,043226.04/cwt224.35–227.602,358104
Steers1150–1200Large 11,174207.73/cwt204.60–210.852,43994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed255414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,05610
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,0972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,28011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377384.32/cwt372.00–405.001,44921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,4203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431345.67/cwt335.25–364.001,49038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440308.16/cwt300.00–325.001,35614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482329.83/cwt321.50–345.001,59055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483314.76/cwt303.00–320.001,52024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy522271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4158
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523318.95/cwt309.00–338.001,668155
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530308.41/cwt300.00–310.001,63512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565287.22/cwt262.00–297.001,62328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576312.87/cwt294.00–322.501,80285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy592259.53/cwt250.00–285.001,53628
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed613299.36/cwt298.00–303.001,83534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617269.45/cwt267.00–276.001,66316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625282.21/cwt277.00–290.001,764125
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,7595
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,72617
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy701217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5214
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724246.74/cwt245.50–248.001,7866
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1754255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,92329
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,6794
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,8994
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy840223.50/cwt223.50–223.501,8778
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523150.20/cwt150.00–150.502,2882
Bulls——1,538167.00/cwt162.00–175.002,5683
Bulls——1,732186.89/cwt183.50–190.003,2375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158122.97/cwt120.00–130.001,4245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353131.56/cwt124.00–137.001,7805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404135.54/cwt132.00–140.001,9037

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.