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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

1,806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $134.20/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 936 lb · 241 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.52/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 556 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.09/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 579 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,806 1,336 1,903
Feeder cattle 1,637 1,234 1,695
Slaughter cattle 107 102 165
Replacement cattle 62 — 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher with heavy yearling steers weak to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Pretty good mix of cattle on offer this week, including several pot load lots of big yearling cattle as well as some really attractive groups of fall calves with good quality throughout the sale. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–434 426 54 189.50–202.00 $197.28 $840 —
510–542 518 42 175.00–187.50 $184.08 $954 +16.78
555–570 556 101 174.50–176.75 $176.52 $981 +8.02
601–642 624 51 162.00–169.50 $165.75 $1,034 +15.71
693 693 36 159.50 $159.50 $1,105 —
875 875 68 142.00 $142.00 $1,242 +7.00
930–947 936 241 132.50–135.00 $134.20 $1,256 -0.80
959 959 62 131.10 $131.10 $1,257 -1.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 194.00 $194.00 $698 —
420 unweaned 420 8 165.00 $165.00 $693 -1.00
418–441 434 17 161.00–172.00 $168.89 $733 -6.71
474 474 61 173.50 $173.50 $822 +11.50
602 602 6 146.00 $146.00 $879 —
716 716 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,002 +1.18
788 788 65 141.75 $141.75 $1,117 —
916–919 919 76 129.25–130.25 $130.09 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 11 161.00 $161.00 $837 —
585 585 16 156.00 $156.00 $913 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 12 143.00 $143.00 $917 —
723 723 7 135.00 $135.00 $976 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 155.00 $155.00 $648 —
453–478 461 9 149.00–154.00 $150.73 $695 +9.30
481 unweaned 481 4 146.00 $146.00 $702 —
566–577 unweaned 569 19 132.00–133.00 $132.27 $753 —
553–598 582 57 134.00–140.00 $138.70 $807 +1.73
605–638 625 30 129.75–135.50 $133.37 $834 -8.13
652–656 654 12 128.50–129.50 $128.92 $843 +13.92
700–733 708 12 123.50 $123.50 $874 +4.50
758 758 4 121.50 $121.50 $921 +10.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–392 377 17 159.00–164.00 $160.94 $607 —
417–436 420 29 155.00–164.00 $162.71 $683 —
475–495 482 43 158.00–161.00 $158.46 $764 +9.70
542 542 16 149.50 $149.50 $810 -3.50
551–572 557 43 146.00–150.00 $148.36 $826 -0.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–398 392 6 141.00–150.00 $145.43 $570 —
434 434 8 141.00 $141.00 $612 —
693 693 6 122.00 $122.00 $845 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 7 116.00 $116.00 $980 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 7 155.00 $155.00 $808 —
613–637 631 13 132.00–136.50 $135.49 $855 —
720 unweaned 720 3 120.00 $120.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1380 1191 80-85% 23 60.00–66.00 $63.35 $754 -6.62
1290–1410 1368 80-85% 4 69.00–73.00 $70.44 $964 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1500 1405 75-80% 13 65.00–68.50 $66.08 $928 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1225 1010 85-90% 12 52.00–63.00 $56.09 $567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1975 1808 7 92.50–105.50 $96.93 $1,752 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1325–1375 1360 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 23 880.00–975.00 $933.64
1325–1475 1403 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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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.