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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.75/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 827 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.60/cwt -8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 679 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.20/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 561 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 778 1,701 1,468
Feeder cattle 674 1,637 1,368
Slaughter cattle 72 64 100
Replacement cattle 32 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 3.00 lower. Overall quality slightly below average and more unweaned calves starting to show up this week. With overnight lows expected to dip down into the 40s the next couple nights, demand was light to at best moderate for unweaned cattle and moderate for weaned and worked offerings. Supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–460 460 14 190.50–194.00 $192.00 $883 +3.00
523–543 534 32 172.00–181.50 $177.39 $947 -6.61
563–588 573 20 169.50–172.75 $171.42 $982 —
737 737 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,179 -10.45
827 827 65 160.75 $160.75 $1,329 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 178.00 $178.00 $767 +3.00
464 464 11 174.00 $174.00 $807 -9.00
528–533 531 16 156.00–167.50 $161.81 $859 -12.33
572–573 572 29 165.50–167.50 $166.81 $954 -3.19
641 641 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,019 —
650–683 673 35 147.00–159.00 $154.85 $1,042 -9.84
718 718 20 158.75 $158.75 $1,140 +9.25
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 17 146.25 $146.25 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–445 431 14 165.00–173.00 $168.87 $728 —
489–495 491 15 155.50–157.00 $156.50 $768 —
529–548 544 33 151.00–160.25 $157.03 $854 -5.23
553–574 561 40 150.00–155.25 $153.20 $859 -5.50
641 641 8 150.00 $150.00 $962 -0.79
655–685 679 55 145.60–152.00 $146.60 $995 -8.65
728–742 733 12 140.00–144.25 $142.82 $1,047 -6.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 25 156.00 $156.00 $747 +0.93
581 581 4 146.00 $146.00 $848 —
623 623 8 144.00 $144.00 $897 —
693 693 14 140.00 $140.00 $970 -6.94
742 742 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,046 +0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 153.00 $153.00 $734 —
603 603 3 140.00 $140.00 $844 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1445 1378 75-80% 11 63.50–65.00 $64.39 $887 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1390 1214 80-85% 10 62.00–65.50 $63.27 $768 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1170 1089 85-90% 8 54.00–62.00 $57.88 $630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–2025 1772 11 76.00–88.00 $83.97 $1,488 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.