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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Dec 17

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 1,064 vs last sale 1,099▼ 371 vs year ago 406 · −91.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 56▼ 45 vs year ago 97 · −46.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 0▲ 125 vs year ago 37 · +337.8%

Also sold hereLLC Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jan 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A light run this week, mostly bred cows and heifers on offer with several interested parties bidding to own some new to them stock before the end of the year. Supply light, demand moderate to 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 $309.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −166.84 against this barn's trailing median of $475.84.

Average price

$309.00

4 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.47

vs MO average

−17.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	309.00	1,746	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

309.00

—

MO average16 barns · 2,909 hd

314.47

−5.47

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−17.63

This barn, trailing median13 sales

475.84

−166.84

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	2,275	149.50	3,401	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	113.97	1,716	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	106.55	1,387	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	104.50	1,106	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,950	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,900	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,402	$2,789	22
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,068	$3,258	46
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,061	$3,000	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,600	$2,925	3thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,746	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,907	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,854	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,721	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,275	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	3,401	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,106	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	99.74/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,266	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	109.65/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,443	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	113.97/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,716	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	28
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	3,258.20/head	3,250.00–3,275.00	3,258	46
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,402	2,788.53/head	2,650.00–2,975.00	2,789	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	3

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 1,099Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 56Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 162Last week 0Year ago 37

A light run this week, mostly bred cows and heifers on offer with several interested parties bidding to own some new to them stock before the end of the year. Supply light, demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,316	106.00–120.00	109.65
5	—	1,269	92.00–105.00	99.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	104.00–105.00	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,506	108.00–122.00	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	149.50	149.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,061	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	1,068	3,250.00–3,275.00	3,258.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,210	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,285	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,402	2,650.00–2,975.00	2,788.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,600	2,925.00	2,925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	565	309.00	309.00
4	700–750	745	256.00	256.00
3	800–850	813	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	717	240.00	240.00

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.