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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Sep 10

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

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Feeder Cattle receipts

411 head

▼ 446 vs last sale 857▲ 101 vs year ago 310 · +32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 33▼ 3 vs year ago 36 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a price comparison, undertone lower. A couple larger groups consigned for this week's sale were kept home as producers wait for a more clear market direction. Supply light, 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 $267.12/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −208.72 against this barn's trailing median of $475.84.

Average price

$267.12

39 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.20

vs MO average

−1.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	288.88	1,608	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	257.45	1,411	27

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $197 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 sale39 hd

267.12

—

MO average16 barns · 2,547 hd

279.32

−12.20

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−1.08

This barn, trailing median13 sales

475.84

−208.72

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	1,758	151.06	2,656	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	124.75	1,552	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	123.84	1,742	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	117.04	1,255	3thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,361	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,260	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,652	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	268.77/cwt	268.00–269.50	1,545	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	261.63/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,604	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	268.19/cwt	265.50–269.50	1,810	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,761	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,753	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	256.66/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,863	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	238.70/cwt	235.50–247.00	1,879	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	252.10/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,197	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	503	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,107	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	231.33/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,242	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,379	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	242.18/cwt	240.50–244.00	1,395	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	609	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,526	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,528	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,528	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	248.41/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,712	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	224.95/cwt	221.50–228.50	1,822	11
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,074	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,202	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,091	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,221	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,260	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,506	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,758	151.06/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,656	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	117.04/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,255	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,546	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	121.44/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,548	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	123.84/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,742	6

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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 857Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 33Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	548	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	274.00	274.00
4	450–500	479	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	638	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	609	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	612	249.75	249.75
10	650–700	689	247.00–249.00	248.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,074	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	250.00–254.00	252.10
9	500–550	537	227.00–240.00	231.33
16	550–600	576	240.50–244.00	242.18
5	600–650	630	242.50	242.50
7	650–700	676	240.00	240.00
11	800–850	810	221.50–228.50	224.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	535	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	494	275.50	275.50
12	550–600	575	268.00–269.50	268.77
5	600–650	635	247.00	247.00
7	650–700	692	254.50	254.50
3	700–750	707	248.00	248.00
17	750–800	787	235.50–247.00	238.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	275.00	275.00
9	550–600	563	293.50	293.50
14	600–650	613	256.00–264.00	261.63
33	650–700	675	265.50–269.50	268.19
29	700–750	726	252.50–266.00	256.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	504	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	560	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	149.00–154.00	151.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	121.00–122.50	121.44
1	—	1,120	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	122.50–124.50	123.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	115.00–122.00	117.04

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.