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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

2,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $169.06/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 872 lb · 253 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $168.27/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 714 lb · 141 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.65/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 625 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,214 2,206 2,127
Feeder cattle 2,010 2,006 2,010
Slaughter cattle 204 100 117
Replacement cattle — 100 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the Thanksgiving special two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 14 225.00 $225.00 $704 +40.00
364 364 16 215.00 $215.00 $783 +23.66
410–426 value added 421 55 206.00–216.50 $213.98 $901 —
458 458 3 195.00 $195.00 $893 +2.58
481 value added 481 35 199.00 $199.00 $957 —
518 unweaned 518 6 170.00 $170.00 $881 +3.73
526–537 533 44 189.00–199.50 $192.77 $1,027 +9.47
527–548 value added 536 51 182.00–194.50 $186.88 $1,002 —
546 546 5 164.00 $164.00 $895 -19.30
569–588 572 23 173.00–179.50 $178.34 $1,020 -1.76
609 value added 609 27 180.75 $180.75 $1,101 —
612–640 629 110 161.50–171.00 $166.93 $1,050 +14.93
659–668 662 18 160.00–160.50 $160.17 $1,060 +10.67
681 value added 681 20 162.25 $162.25 $1,105 —
711–738 714 141 165.00–169.00 $168.27 $1,201 +3.58
763 763 70 168.75 $168.75 $1,288 +1.25
854–885 872 253 167.75–170.50 $169.06 $1,474 -1.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 201.00 $201.00 $710 —
392 unweaned 392 7 176.00 $176.00 $690 —
409–433 423 15 172.00–184.00 $178.00 $753 —
513 unweaned 513 28 170.00 $170.00 $872 —
502–549 527 12 173.00–180.00 $175.72 $926 —
552–553 552 22 174.00–178.50 $176.86 $976 —
612–633 unweaned 626 35 150.00–153.00 $152.08 $952 —
655 655 12 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 -1.50
718–733 724 40 154.00–156.50 $155.55 $1,126 —
756 756 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,164 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
848 848 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,221 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–322 314 16 172.50–188.00 $183.04 $575 +13.63
370 value added 370 37 187.00 $187.00 $692 —
402–428 415 12 171.00–177.00 $173.91 $722 +4.28
442 value added 442 7 178.00 $178.00 $787 —
451 value added 451 43 170.00 $170.00 $767 —
505–525 value added 519 60 155.00–177.00 $163.65 $849 —
509–549 538 38 153.50–154.00 $153.88 $828 -0.93
558–576 563 23 150.50–159.00 $155.18 $874 +15.18
602–626 unweaned 612 24 140.50–142.00 $141.36 $865 —
608–645 620 37 152.50–154.00 $153.49 $952 +10.41
624 value added 624 45 149.50 $149.50 $933 —
745 745 11 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 195.00 $195.00 $528 —
459 unweaned 459 8 154.00 $154.00 $707 —
463–498 478 24 154.00–160.00 $157.93 $755 —
501–530 509 33 149.00–157.00 $155.14 $790 —
550–592 unweaned 569 21 140.00–145.00 $142.04 $808 —
579–583 581 23 153.00–154.00 $153.70 $893 +1.90
616 616 3 143.50 $143.50 $884 +4.82
626–646 unweaned 639 9 135.00–142.00 $137.28 $877 +0.28
688 unweaned 688 11 142.00 $142.00 $977 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–515 512 11 159.00–162.50 $161.54 $827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1730 1398 75-80% 40 50.00–55.00 $52.85 $739 —
1305–1790 1530 75-80% 8 47.00–51.50 $49.23 $753 -2.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1415 1276 80-85% 10 44.00–51.00 $47.42 $605 -0.88
1145–1570 1304 80-85% 27 49.00–53.50 $51.21 $668 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1165 1022 85-90% 21 43.00–52.00 $46.10 $471 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1440 1435 2 69.50–70.00 $69.75 $1,001 —
1690–1870 1763 3 79.50–83.00 $81.00 $1,428 —

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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.