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Unionville Livestock Market LLC

Name: Unionville Livestock Market LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Missouri · Tue, May 5

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1237

← Apr 21May 5May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

504 head

▼ 439 vs last sale 943▲ 504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 124▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 94▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereLLC Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jan 10, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slim comparisons to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Little different mix on hand this week with a couple load lots and the remainder small groups of calves of varying kind and quality. 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 $475.84/cwt on 30 head, down $23.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $475.84.

Average price

$475.84

▼ 23.06 vs prior sale

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$53.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.80

vs MO average

−11.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	517.00	2,616	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	463.32	2,600	23

One grade step is worth $53.68/cwt here — about $16 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 sale30 hd

475.84

—

MO average19 barns · 3,545 hd

494.65

−18.80

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−11.71

This barn, trailing median13 sales

475.84

+0.00

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	—	High	1,972	237.05	4,675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	170.85	2,626	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	158.29	1,865	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	149.07	1,586	8thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$4,068	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,900	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$5,600	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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,447	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	509.67/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,518	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,616	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	495.15/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,600	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	438.83/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,585	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	435.50/cwt	434.00–437.00	2,678	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,992	80
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,851	4
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	839	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,735	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	361.98/cwt	354.00–363.25	3,247	73
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	938	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,245	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,029	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	467.60/cwt	465.00–472.00	2,408	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,403	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,417	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,543	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,410	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,308	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	358.16/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,414	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,448	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,592	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	232	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,380	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,972	237.05/cwt	233.00–244.00	4,675	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	149.07/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,586	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	158.29/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,865	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	159.14/cwt	156.00–164.50	2,166	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	181.66/cwt	180.50–187.00	3,088	13
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	5,600.00/head	5,600.00–5,600.00	5,600	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	4,067.54/head	3,975.00–4,100.00	4,068	40
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 943Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 124Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 94Year ago 0

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	—	1,000	5,600.00	5,600.00

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)	40	—	1,290	3,975.00–4,100.00	4,067.54

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,064	146.00–158.00	149.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,361	156.00–164.50	159.14
13	—	1,700	180.50–187.00	181.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,178	154.00–164.00	158.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,972	233.00–244.00	237.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	540.00	540.00
11	500–550	515	465.00–472.00	467.60
9	550–600	562	430.00	430.00
10	600–650	601	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	442	459.00	459.00
11	450–500	475	470.00	470.00
9	500–550	534	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	565	450.00	450.00
4	600–650	641	360.00	360.00
10	650–700	674	354.00–360.00	358.16
4	700–750	744	329.00	329.00
4	800–850	800	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
15	450–500	494	495.00–515.00	509.67
10	500–550	525	470.00–512.50	495.15
13	550–600	589	426.00–450.00	438.83
4	750–800	781	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	449	545.00	545.00
7	500–550	506	517.00	517.00
14	600–650	615	434.00–437.00	435.50
80	650–700	662	452.00	452.00
73	850–900	897	354.00–363.25	361.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	839	326.00	326.00
3	900–950	938	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	232	1,750.00	1,750.00
5	400–450	449	530.00	530.00

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.