Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

1,649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $137.67/cwt ≈ $1,323/hd at 961 lb · 240 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.01/cwt ≈ $895/hd at 630 lb · 142 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.65/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 674 lb · 121 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,649	1,015	1,542
Feeder cattle	1,518	902	1,401
Slaughter cattle	131	113	141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold firm to 2.00 higher with no price comparison available for yearling cattle. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Lots of life in the yearling market here this week for the first real test in quite some time, with four loads of heavy cattle pushed to some pretty lofty prices. Weaned grass type cattle are still finding plenty of outlets as well. Supply heavy and demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	10	201.00	$201.00	$796	—
403–448	435	33	181.00–200.00	$188.13	$818	—
485–488	487	17	185.00–188.00	$186.77	$910	—
508–540	519	59	175.00–188.50	$179.84	$933	+0.04
555–583	562	32	169.50–180.00	$176.11	$990	-5.18
603–648	625	67	155.50–162.75	$160.31	$1,002	+0.98
658	658	3	145.00	$145.00	$954	-12.25
654–698	674	118	154.25–162.00	$159.00	$1,072	+1.75
717	717	8	152.50	$152.50	$1,093	+3.75
823	823	13	139.25	$139.25	$1,146	—
955–965	961	240	136.85–138.50	$137.67	$1,323	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	208.00	$208.00	$709	—
373–381	375	14	191.00–200.00	$193.61	$726	—
443 thin fleshed	443	6	189.00	$189.00	$837	—
451–493	475	7	173.00–183.00	$177.07	$841	+4.07
519–546	530	19	160.00–174.50	$166.29	$881	-5.71
558–583	569	11	160.00–170.00	$165.35	$941	-5.65
597 unweaned	597	4	147.00	$147.00	$878	—
601	601	5	160.00	$160.00	$962	+15.50
672–681	674	44	143.00–150.50	$146.53	$988	-4.69
743	743	8	146.00	$146.00	$1,085	+4.31
866–888	876	9	129.00–133.50	$131.47	$1,152	+5.47
965	965	3	120.50	$120.50	$1,163	-3.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
802	802	11	132.00	$132.00	$1,059	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394–398	396	18	159.00–160.00	$159.55	$632	—
453–496	477	25	150.00–159.50	$154.60	$737	—
518–541	529	41	145.00–155.50	$150.80	$798	+2.91
550–581	560	39	145.00–152.25	$149.74	$839	+14.74
623–636	630	142	141.50–142.50	$142.01	$895	—
651–681	669	15	134.00–135.00	$134.39	$899	-3.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	140.00	$140.00	$629	—
480	480	11	143.00–150.00	$145.55	$699	—
486	486	3	140.00	$140.00	$680	—
514–530	518	36	139.00–153.00	$149.81	$776	+17.81
562–598	584	25	137.00–147.50	$141.96	$829	+6.47
607–635	617	27	134.00–137.25	$135.91	$839	+2.48
675	675	8	139.00	$139.00	$938	+8.12
720	720	5	125.00	$125.00	$900	+2.00
820	820	9	117.00	$117.00	$959	—
857–858	857	9	116.00–118.00	$116.67	$1,000	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	8	160.00	$160.00	$885	—
730	730	3	136.00	$136.00	$993	+13.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1570	1239	80-85%	20	55.00–64.00	$60.95	$755	—
1295–1475	1409	80-85%	7	63.50–69.50	$66.70	$940	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1325	1245	75-80%	5	64.00–67.50	$65.96	$821	—
1090–1570	1325	75-80%	15	59.00–63.50	$61.76	$818	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1080	1011	85-90%	11	51.00–55.00	$52.53	$531	+8.61
1040–1130	1080	85-90%	5	44.50–48.50	$46.77	$505	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1690	1555	3	74.00–81.50	$77.60	$1,207	—
1885–1915	1900	2	92.00–94.50	$93.24	$1,772	—

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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.