Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $135.73/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 914 lb · 361 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.25/cwt ≈ $1,158/hd at 826 lb · 58 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.86/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 573 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,048	1,806	1,132
Feeder cattle	974	1,637	1,046
Slaughter cattle	74	107	86
Replacement cattle	—	62	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. Yearling steers sold firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Calf quality a little below average ahead of the Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ Special in two weeks. Several loads of yearling steers were met with very good demand. Supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	9	146.50	$146.50	$689	—
535–548	540	25	170.00–179.00	$175.11	$946	-8.97
613	613	6	156.00	$156.00	$956	-9.75
826	826	58	140.25	$140.25	$1,158	—
900–942	914	361	133.75–137.00	$135.73	$1,241	+1.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	6	169.00	$169.00	$793	-4.50
512	512	4	165.00	$165.00	$845	—
585–598	594	16	164.00–168.00	$166.77	$991	—
603	603	10	148.00	$148.00	$892	+2.00
657–687	674	20	146.50–147.50	$146.94	$990	—
721	721	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,002	-1.00
845	845	10	133.25	$133.25	$1,126	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	11	150.00	$150.00	$846	—
714	714	29	138.50	$138.50	$989	+3.50
897	897	7	110.00	$110.00	$987	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	157.00	$157.00	$636	-5.71
494	494	5	152.00	$152.00	$751	-6.46
540	540	17	147.00–150.00	$147.71	$798	-1.79
565–580	573	50	148.00–151.00	$148.86	$853	+0.50
621	621	3	140.00	$140.00	$869	—
660	660	9	145.00	$145.00	$957	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	7	141.00	$141.00	$616	±0.00
463	463	3	132.00	$132.00	$611	—
522	522	4	129.00	$129.00	$673	—
552	552	14	139.00	$139.00	$767	—
898	898	3	110.00	$110.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	4	140.00	$140.00	$693	-10.73
671–697	691	17	125.00–132.25	$130.59	$902	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
696	696	11	123.00	$123.00	$856	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	3	107.00	$107.00	$893	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	5	124.00	$124.00	$911	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1450	1257	80-85%	14	61.00–68.00	$65.79	$827	—
1315–1440	1374	80-85%	4	72.00–77.00	$73.74	$1,013	+3.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	71.50	$71.50	$1,076	—
1305–1755	1513	75-80%	9	61.00–68.50	$64.36	$974	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1150	1061	85-90%	9	50.00–61.00	$55.70	$591	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1870	1722	3	90.50–103.50	$96.67	$1,665	—
1475–2225	1810	5	101.50–108.75	$104.55	$1,892	+7.62

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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.