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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

1,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.25/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 626 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.85/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 592 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.48/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 678 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,078 1,275 1,692
Feeder cattle 1,001 1,105 1,617
Slaughter cattle 77 90 75
Replacement cattle — 80 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Mostly calves on offer this week, many of them long time weaned. The unweaned variety did still see some discounts but not as steep as last week, with the particularly high quality of a couple different consignments nearly making up the difference. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–447 440 12 172.00–172.50 $172.30 $758 —
452–459 456 13 171.50–175.25 $172.93 $789 —
520–525 522 14 163.00–166.00 $164.92 $861 +3.85
509–548 unweaned 531 20 154.00–158.75 $156.61 $832 —
550–587 565 59 157.00–160.00 $158.29 $894 +2.20
601–629 616 35 151.00–154.00 $152.34 $938 +12.59
665 665 6 145.00 $145.00 $964 —
674–699 unweaned 679 63 133.50–143.00 $141.14 $958 -0.36
836 836 66 137.00 $137.00 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 4 160.00 $160.00 $771 -2.47
513 513 9 154.00 $154.00 $790 -1.50
526 526 3 147.00 $147.00 $773 -8.50
592 592 73 147.85 $147.85 $875 +9.35
622–632 628 12 136.50–137.50 $137.09 $861 -5.73
633 unweaned 633 8 138.50 $138.50 $877 —
660 660 3 144.00 $144.00 $950 —
686 unweaned 686 3 127.00 $127.00 $871 —
710–746 720 11 136.00–141.00 $139.59 $1,005 +2.40
795 795 60 137.60 $137.60 $1,094 +6.10
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 12 150.25 $150.25 $888 +3.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 7 127.50 $127.50 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 171.00 $171.00 $556 —
381 381 4 166.00 $166.00 $632 —
412–445 432 10 148.00–150.00 $149.24 $645 —
470–488 484 21 150.00–153.00 $150.69 $729 +3.80
501–507 503 26 145.00–151.00 $149.09 $750 —
511–520 unweaned 516 16 137.50–138.50 $138.07 $712 +2.57
553–570 559 35 138.00–143.00 $140.05 $783 +8.05
562 unweaned 562 15 136.00 $136.00 $764 +2.50
568 568 8 134.50 $134.50 $764 +2.50
626 626 83 135.25 $135.25 $847 +1.33
660 660 11 138.00 $138.00 $911 —
682 unweaned 682 6 125.00 $125.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–446 431 7 142.00–143.00 $142.41 $614 -8.59
450–499 481 16 136.00–146.50 $141.80 $682 +3.19
508–520 516 9 133.00–137.75 $136.19 $703 +3.58
551–587 570 25 128.00–138.00 $134.95 $769 +6.66
562–593 583 12 123.00–126.00 $125.04 $729 -3.25
611 unweaned 611 3 120.00 $120.00 $733 —
725–728 727 10 124.00–128.00 $126.40 $919 —
833 833 3 119.50 $119.50 $995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 10 123.00 $123.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1460 1244 80-85% 4 49.75–53.50 $51.81 $645 -2.98
1150–1555 1347 80-85% 15 54.00–61.50 $57.48 $774 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1620 1422 75-80% 11 55.00–63.75 $59.54 $847 -3.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1000 993 85-90% 3 42.50–45.50 $43.51 $432 +0.51
1065–1185 1116 85-90% 7 47.50–52.50 $50.68 $566 +3.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1835 1767 3 72.50–84.50 $77.07 $1,362 —

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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.