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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, Jan 7

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,327 head

▲ 1,292 vs last sale 35▲ 921 vs year ago 406 · +226.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 52▼ 51 vs year ago 97 · −52.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sale for a price comparison, undertone higher. Buyers were ready to get back to business after a holiday break and with a winter storm slowing cattle transport in much of the trade area, demand was very good. Supply 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 $345.61/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −130.24 against this barn's trailing median of $475.84.

Average price

$345.61

157 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$36.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.64

vs MO average

+3.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	353.47	1,988	123
Medium and Large 1-2	561	317.15	1,779	34

One grade step is worth $36.32/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale157 hd

345.61

—

MO average9 barns · 3,532 hd

326.97

+18.64

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

+3.53

This barn, trailing median13 sales

475.84

−130.24

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	1,883	151.00	2,843	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	111.95	1,790	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	110.65	1,434	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	104.94	1,105	4thin

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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	408.68/cwt	400.00–413.00	1,377	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,628	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,631	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	382.29/cwt	370.00–399.00	1,831	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	372.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,958	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	362.00/cwt	353.00–375.00	2,049	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	321.58/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,836	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,956	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	322.25/cwt	322.25–322.25	1,901	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	321.69/cwt	307.00–337.00	1,991	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	311.94/cwt	290.00–343.00	2,096	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	279.00/cwt	277.00–279.50	1,936	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	288.59/cwt	277.50–291.75	2,055	147
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	278.09/cwt	276.00–282.00	2,038	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,918	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,211	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,334	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,146	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,291	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	323.62/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,511	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,552	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,265	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,519	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	313.00/cwt	304.00–319.50	1,653	93
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	292.79/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,648	90
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	271.05/cwt	251.00–295.00	1,578	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	272.71/cwt	264.50–288.00	1,721	156
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	258.31/cwt	250.50–264.00	1,653	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,689	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,705	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,809	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	251.59/cwt	247.50–254.50	1,839	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,878	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	998	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,508	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,571	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,883	151.00/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,843	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	104.94/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,105	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	113.63/cwt	109.00–116.50	1,450	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	106.17/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,409	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	126.12/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,989	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	110.44/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,752	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	104.96/cwt	101.50–108.00	1,707	5

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,327Last week 35Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 52Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	488	318.00	318.00
4	500–550	508	299.00	299.00
23	550–600	582	251.00–295.00	271.05
31	600–650	640	250.50–264.00	258.31
12	650–700	661	258.00	258.00
16	700–750	725	249.50	249.50
16	750–800	789	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	253.00	253.00
15	500–550	500	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	380	351.00	351.00
49	450–500	467	318.00–328.00	323.62
93	500–550	528	304.00–319.50	313.00
90	550–600	563	274.00–300.00	292.79
156	600–650	631	264.50–288.00	272.71
3	650–700	652	259.00	259.00
17	700–750	731	247.50–254.50	251.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	461	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	344.00	344.00
21	550–600	571	295.00–337.00	321.58
3	600–650	628	285.00	285.00
20	650–700	694	277.00–279.50	279.00
20	700–750	733	276.00–282.00	278.09
3	750–800	755	254.00	254.00
5	900–950	929	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	337	400.00–413.00	408.68
67	450–500	479	370.00–399.00	382.29
32	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	372.90
42	550–600	566	353.00–375.00	362.00
85	600–650	619	307.00–337.00	321.69
43	650–700	672	290.00–343.00	311.94
147	700–750	712	277.50–291.75	288.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	472	345.00	345.00
40	550–600	582	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	545	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	590	322.25	322.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	310.00	310.00
7	500–550	533	283.00	283.00
5	600–650	631	249.00	249.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	147.00–154.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,626	101.50–108.00	104.96
5	—	1,586	106.00–114.00	110.44
3	—	1,577	123.00–129.00	126.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,276	109.00–116.50	113.63
6	—	1,327	102.00–109.00	106.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	98.00–109.00	104.94

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.