Cattle Market Unionville Livestock Market Report
Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Tuesday, December 28, 2021851 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 851 | 2,214 | 648 |
| Feeder cattle | — | 2,010 | — |
| Slaughter cattle | — | 204 | — |
| Replacement cattle | 851 | — | 648 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
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Bred Cows
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1150 | 1150 | Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 6 | 900.00 | $900.00 |
| 1125–1250 | 1200 | Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 30 | 1,650.00–1,675.00 | $1,659.38 |
| 1215–1300 | 1256 | Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 126 | 1,625.00–1,800.00 | $1,695.82 |
| 1225–1385 | 1310 | Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 28 | 985.00–1,150.00 | $1,091.30 |
| 1225–1525 | 1331 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 22 | 710.00–825.00 | $772.80 |
| 1385 | 1385 | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 16 | 1,600.00 | $1,600.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1050 | 1050 | Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 14 | 1,125.00 | $1,125.00 |
| 1115–1150 | 1127 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 9 | 610.00–660.00 | $642.99 |
| 1300 | 1300 | Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 8 | 800.00–875.00 | $837.50 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1000 | Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 5 | 1,400.00 | $1,400.00 |
Bred Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 965–1010 | 1004 | (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 54 | 1,725.00–1,825.00 | $1,804.04 |
| 1080 | 1080 | (<2 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 25 | 1,650.00 | $1,650.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1125 | 1125 | (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 24 | 2,250.00 | $2,250.00 |
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.
A large crowd was on hand for this last sale of 2021 at Unionville Livestock. A few calves were sold early in some year end cleanup type trade but the vast majority of the offering consisted of bred cows. A couple complete dispersals of good sized reputation cowherds were on offer as well as a few strings of bred heifers. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.