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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.96/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 833 lb · 201 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.84/cwt ≈ $1,073/hd at 730 lb · 92 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.51/cwt ≈ $894/hd at 680 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,103 890 977
Feeder cattle 1,028 805 896
Slaughter cattle 75 85 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 2.00 lower. 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
407 407 3 176.00 $176.00 $716 —
446 unweaned 446 6 169.50 $169.50 $756 +1.00
511–536 520 20 162.50–164.50 $163.79 $852 —
578 578 29 159.50 $159.50 $922 —
604–641 621 31 145.75–151.00 $147.46 $916 -3.16
664 664 6 146.50 $146.50 $973 -2.50
667–683 unweaned 675 12 141.00 $141.00 $952 —
727–729 729 85 144.50–148.00 $147.51 $1,075 —
748 748 7 138.75 $138.75 $1,038 —
755 755 28 141.50 $141.50 $1,068 —
807–842 833 201 139.75–143.00 $140.96 $1,174 -5.21
865 865 35 141.25 $141.25 $1,222 -2.72
923 923 17 134.75 $134.75 $1,244 -7.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 6 168.00 $168.00 $717 -4.51
447 unweaned 447 3 143.00 $143.00 $639 —
518 unweaned 518 3 145.00 $145.00 $751 —
547 547 6 156.00 $156.00 $853 +2.00
553 553 14 145.00 $145.00 $802 -7.28
568–598 583 16 154.00–157.50 $155.70 $908 +3.42
595 unweaned 595 5 133.00 $133.00 $791 -12.00
611 611 4 142.00 $142.00 $868 —
640–643 642 12 142.50–145.00 $144.38 $927 —
653 unweaned 653 3 143.00 $143.00 $934 +8.00
654–659 658 18 144.50–145.25 $144.71 $952 —
690 690 5 126.50 $126.50 $873 —
704–745 713 23 138.50–139.75 $139.47 $994 —
824 824 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–398 378 13 160.00–166.00 $163.01 $616 —
466 466 7 160.00 $160.00 $746 —
474 unweaned 474 26 143.00 $143.00 $678 -7.00
510–540 525 24 137.00–141.00 $139.70 $733 -11.30
541 541 5 134.00 $134.00 $725 -17.00
559–576 unweaned 573 31 128.75–134.00 $129.58 $742 —
602 602 3 121.00 $121.00 $728 -1.00
614–647 628 12 130.00–132.50 $131.43 $825 +9.43
656 656 12 128.50 $128.50 $843 —
690 690 27 132.85 $132.85 $917 —
726 726 22 129.50 $129.50 $940 —
768 768 5 124.00 $124.00 $952 —
866 866 27 128.00 $128.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 unweaned 424 4 136.00 $136.00 $577 —
477 477 5 144.00 $144.00 $687 -2.00
513–525 519 16 135.00–139.00 $136.50 $708 —
584 584 7 135.00 $135.00 $788 +3.50
595 595 9 133.00 $133.00 $791 +1.50
607–623 620 18 126.50–128.50 $126.83 $786 +0.83
668–683 674 7 126.00–126.50 $126.22 $851 —
686 unweaned 686 5 125.00 $125.00 $858 —
790 790 30 128.00 $128.00 $1,011 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 150.00 $150.00 $596 —
638 638 4 123.00 $123.00 $785 —
700 700 3 120.00 $120.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1520 1368 75-80% 9 47.00–48.50 $47.40 $648 -1.74
1345–1655 1526 75-80% 11 50.00–58.00 $52.97 $808 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1455 1291 80-85% 11 44.50–48.50 $46.94 $606 -6.10
1055–1460 1297 80-85% 7 49.00–56.00 $52.46 $680 -0.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1225 1104 85-90% 7 44.50–50.00 $47.38 $523 -1.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1745 1632 3 70.00–73.75 $72.14 $1,177 -1.73
1650–1985 1803 3 62.00–69.00 $66.68 $1,202 —

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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.