Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

1,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $137.42/cwt ≈ $1,244/hd at 905 lb · 238 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.19/cwt ≈ $974/hd at 710 lb · 104 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.61/cwt ≈ $808/hd at 623 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,275	474
Feeder cattle	1,105	—
Slaughter cattle	90	—
Replacement cattle	80	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower, no recent comparison on yearlings, undertone firm. Slaughter cows steady with some breaking cows as much as 3.00 higher. Quality this week was pretty attractive but also came with plenty of flesh. Buyers were selective about health history and condition, normal for this time of year, but even the weaned cattle had trouble finding any firm footing. Yearling cattle surpassed many expectations and sold virtually steady with the last test from four weeks ago. Cattle futures took a little breather by the end of the day Tuesday after the previous brutal trading session. Supply moderate, demand light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
500–530	519	46	158.50–163.50	$161.07	$836
551–582	570	29	153.25–161.00	$156.09	$890
570 unweaned	570	4	150.50	$150.50	$858
575	575	22	150.25	$150.25	$864
613 unweaned	613	8	140.00	$140.00	$858
615–648	642	23	136.00–140.50	$139.75	$897
660 unweaned	660	17	141.50	$141.50	$934
902–910	905	238	136.85–138.00	$137.42	$1,244

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
307	307	4	185.00	$185.00	$568
466–478	474	10	161.00–166.00	$162.47	$770
493 unweaned	493	5	146.00	$146.00	$720
519	519	10	155.50	$155.50	$807
591	591	3	138.50	$138.50	$819
575–596	594	27	142.00–151.50	$143.02	$850
617–627	621	42	136.00–146.00	$142.82	$887
706–728	710	104	127.00–138.25	$137.19	$974
776	776	3	131.50	$131.50	$1,020
811	811	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,030

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
561	561	12	146.75	$146.75	$823
570 unweaned	570	4	130.50	$130.50	$744
620	620	10	141.75	$141.75	$879
729	729	8	130.00	$130.00	$948

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
373	373	3	157.00	$157.00	$586

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
472–485	480	10	146.50–147.50	$146.89	$705
515 unweaned	515	6	135.50	$135.50	$698
539	539	10	134.50	$134.50	$725
556 unweaned	556	15	133.50	$133.50	$742
580	580	7	132.00	$132.00	$766
585	585	11	144.50	$144.50	$845
600–607	604	14	124.00–128.00	$125.70	$759
618 unweaned	618	28	127.25	$127.25	$786
637–641	638	28	132.75–136.00	$133.92	$854
711	711	11	127.50	$127.50	$907

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
318	318	4	151.00	$151.00	$480
416	416	7	151.00	$151.00	$628
456–486	470	18	137.00–141.00	$138.61	$651
510 unweaned	510	3	133.00	$133.00	$678
513–540	531	49	129.00–135.00	$132.61	$704
550	550	7	127.00	$127.00	$698
555–590	575	15	126.00–131.50	$128.29	$738
591 unweaned	591	3	127.00	$127.00	$751
651	651	7	131.75	$131.75	$858

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730	730	6	110.00	$110.00	$803

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
454	454	5	127.50	$127.50	$579

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
918	918	3	112.00	$112.00	$1,028

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
373	373	3	151.00	$151.00	$563

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045–1275	1168	80-85%	4	45.50–49.00	$46.99	$549
1060–1420	1210	80-85%	14	51.00–58.50	$54.79	$663

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1230–1530	1348	75-80%	12	52.00–58.50	$55.29	$745
1360	1360	75-80%	1	47.00	$47.00	$639
1345–1480	1433	75-80%	3	62.00–64.25	$63.12	$905

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965	965	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$415
1000–1275	1120	85-90%	13	45.00–53.00	$47.46	$532

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350–1765	1558	2	67.50–68.50	$67.93	$1,058
2130	2130	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,598

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,085.00	$1,085.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
901	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1265	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1325	1282	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,328.57
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.