Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

1,446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $122.05/cwt ≈ $1,163/hd at 953 lb · 195 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.32/cwt ≈ $902/hd at 769 lb · 67 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $122.25/cwt ≈ $1,160/hd at 949 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,446	714	1,218
Feeder cattle	1,227	618	1,108
Slaughter cattle	154	78	110
Replacement cattle	65	18	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows weak to 3.00 lower. The bottom has fallen out of the feeder market since the last sale here in Unionville and most weights and classes of cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 lower, catching up with the losses over the past couple weeks. Corn, meanwhile, can't seem to find a top and fed cattle trade continues to disappoint. Supply moderate to heavy, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–440	422	12	171.00–180.00	$175.57	$741	-9.43
485 unweaned	485	12	171.50	$171.50	$832	—
643–647	645	18	147.00–147.25	$147.11	$949	-14.25
949	949	60	122.25	$122.25	$1,160	—
950–958	953	195	120.75–122.50	$122.05	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441–447	445	14	167.50–168.00	$167.64	$746	-8.36
455–494	477	15	154.00–168.00	$160.32	$765	-18.18
524–537	529	33	155.00–167.00	$162.03	$857	+0.03
563–595	579	29	144.50–152.00	$148.70	$861	—
680	680	9	137.25	$137.25	$933	—
693	693	9	138.50	$138.50	$960	—
705	705	7	137.00	$137.00	$966	—
753	753	30	131.75	$131.75	$992	-8.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	8	142.00	$142.00	$785	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	3	141.00	$141.00	$829	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	437	9	140.00–143.00	$141.01	$616	-20.99
482–489	486	16	139.00–149.00	$144.96	$705	—
507–523	510	18	134.00–135.00	$134.17	$684	-6.18
553–588	563	34	126.00–133.50	$130.04	$732	-8.56
613–620	616	8	118.00–122.00	$120.49	$742	-11.51
655–698	675	35	115.00–121.00	$119.75	$808	-12.25
750–785	769	67	110.00–123.50	$117.32	$902	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
657	657	83	900.00	$900.00	—
761	761	72	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 unweaned	390	4	148.00	$148.00	$577	—
401	401	5	146.00	$146.00	$585	—
467–480	471	9	145.00–152.00	$147.38	$694	—
517 unweaned	517	7	130.00	$130.00	$672	—
600–616	607	11	123.00–128.00	$125.31	$761	-29.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	7	140.00	$140.00	$542	+6.00
531	531	3	125.00	$125.00	$664	—
720	720	3	107.00	$107.00	$770	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–453	452	6	143.00–154.00	$148.48	$671	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1885	1504	75-80%	11	59.50–67.00	$64.73	$974	—
1545–1610	1589	75-80%	21	67.75–68.00	$67.89	$1,079	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1340	1208	80-85%	26	56.00–66.00	$63.07	$762	-1.28
1265–1605	1392	80-85%	3	65.75–67.50	$66.30	$923	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1165	1028	85-90%	14	53.00–59.00	$56.81	$584	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1675	1555	3	85.50–88.50	$86.58	$1,346	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,183.93	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.