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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 23, 2021

2,206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $168.70/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 837 lb · 185 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.31/cwt +13.33 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 476 lb · 141 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.08/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 572 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,206 1,857 1,890
Feeder cattle 2,006 1,693 1,790
Slaughter cattle 100 164 100
Replacement cattle 100 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers under 700 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher, with weights over 700 lbs mostly 5.00-8.00 higher where comparisons could be made. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Thanksgiving week special that featured many top quality reputation strings of both calves and yearlings, with the highlight of the day a load of 851 lb yearling steers that sold for 170.60 coming from one of the best backgrounders in the area. Some higher feedlot sales reported again on Tuesday at 136.00 have sparked some optimism at the auction barn that calf and yearling prices my finally turn some profit on the producer end. Demand was good to very good with the supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 185.00 $185.00 $633 —
360–386 379 26 183.00–205.00 $191.34 $725 —
418–448 433 38 181.00–195.00 $189.62 $821 +1.35
474–495 481 82 185.50–195.50 $192.42 $926 +6.42
496 unweaned 496 3 174.00 $174.00 $863 —
500 500 5 167.00 $167.00 $835 -10.80
503–516 511 24 178.00–191.00 $183.30 $937 +5.50
507–548 unweaned 529 17 166.00–166.50 $166.27 $880 -9.75
554–581 unweaned 568 14 155.00–166.00 $160.63 $912 -7.26
557–598 573 113 168.00–186.00 $180.10 $1,032 +14.60
573 573 5 155.00 $155.00 $888 -10.50
613 unweaned 613 23 162.50 $162.50 $996 +6.50
625 625 3 152.00 $152.00 $950 -14.73
623–647 639 17 163.50–170.75 $168.25 $1,075 +1.52
657 657 2 149.50 $149.50 $982 —
690–694 692 24 169.75–173.00 $171.24 $1,185 —
701 unweaned 701 23 159.50 $159.50 $1,118 —
732–740 737 18 164.50–165.00 $164.69 $1,214 —
775 775 64 167.50 $167.50 $1,298 —
798 798 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,197 —
833–845 837 185 168.25–169.00 $168.70 $1,412 +9.95
851 851 60 170.60 $170.60 $1,452 +10.63
950 950 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 15 153.00 $153.00 $912 -12.20
684 684 18 161.50 $161.50 $1,105 +11.78
790–798 792 19 156.00–157.00 $156.21 $1,237 —
866–898 889 85 150.00–158.50 $156.30 $1,390 +17.30
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 unweaned 449 10 174.00 $174.00 $781 —
510 unweaned 510 16 169.00 $169.00 $862 —
617 617 8 154.50 $154.50 $953 —
670 unweaned 670 5 158.50 $158.50 $1,062 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 166.00 $166.00 $793 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 306 8 165.00–171.00 $169.41 $518 —
373–396 394 30 161.00–168.00 $167.34 $659 —
400–430 410 35 161.00–173.00 $169.63 $695 +1.52
453–499 476 138 156.00–171.00 $161.61 $769 +13.86
493 493 3 147.50 $147.50 $727 -0.25
529–536 532 35 154.50–155.00 $154.81 $824 +9.52
556 556 5 140.00 $140.00 $778 -8.00
554–599 579 38 145.00–155.00 $149.83 $868 +1.83
574–599 585 35 169.00–176.00 $172.07 $1,007 +24.07
600–629 619 19 135.00–144.00 $143.08 $886 —
631 631 12 148.00 $148.00 $934 —
650 650 7 149.00 $149.00 $968 +1.25
662 662 5 135.00 $135.00 $894 -12.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 unweaned 535 11 145.50 $145.50 $778 —
547 547 8 147.75 $147.75 $808 +7.48
588–590 588 20 145.00–153.50 $151.80 $893 +12.30
596 596 3 142.00 $142.00 $846 +2.50
604 unweaned 604 11 137.00 $137.00 $827 —
615–638 622 13 138.00–139.00 $138.68 $863 +7.68
664–697 670 101 141.00–149.50 $147.83 $990 —
711 711 17 145.00 $145.00 $1,031 —
843 843 11 132.00 $132.00 $1,113 —
891 891 25 130.00 $130.00 $1,158 +4.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 6 143.50 $143.50 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 unweaned 565 4 145.00 $145.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1365 1226 80-85% 7 38.50–44.00 $42.71 $524 —
1175–1265 1233 80-85% 3 53.50–54.00 $53.67 $662 —
1120–1480 1297 80-85% 23 45.00–52.00 $48.30 $626 -6.88
1325–1430 1378 80-85% 2 31.00–32.00 $31.52 $434 -16.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1385 1355 75-80% 2 45.00–47.00 $45.98 $623 —
1320–1720 1536 75-80% 16 49.00–54.00 $51.76 $795 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1080 1057 85-90% 3 41.00–43.00 $42.32 $447 -0.36
995–1355 1095 85-90% 6 20.00–28.50 $23.59 $258 -25.07
1000–1215 1108 85-90% 5 29.00–34.00 $30.66 $340 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–2120 1896 4 76.00–81.50 $78.24 $1,483 -4.91
1910 1910 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,184 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1083 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1271 1271 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 780.00 $780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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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
1150–1250 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 54 1,325.00–1,600.00 $1,514.81 —

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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.