Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

1,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.69/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 568 lb · 105 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.13/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 527 lb · 102 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.60/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 624 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,507	1,274
Feeder cattle	1,456	1,229
Slaughter cattle	51	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder auction two weeks ago, steers under 500 lbs sold sharply lower, heavier weights and all weights of heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. The local cash trade enjoyed a stronger market than some anticipated after a bearish cattle on feed report last Friday. Several large strings of cattle gave buyers some numbers to build around with pretty good quality throughout. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	3	195.00	$195.00	$809	—
481–498	490	24	194.00–201.00	$198.86	$974	-26.14
525–549	543	42	190.00–199.00	$193.93	$1,053	-13.95
550–578	568	105	185.00–191.00	$187.69	$1,066	+1.30
604–641	624	99	169.75–187.00	$175.60	$1,096	+0.19
656–690	686	90	167.00–171.00	$167.55	$1,149	+4.75
700–725	716	88	164.75–168.85	$166.21	$1,190	+4.61
751–791	786	53	154.75–155.25	$154.80	$1,217	-0.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461–486	474	14	187.00–190.00	$188.54	$894	-10.46
516–525	521	7	168.00–180.00	$174.91	$911	-11.59
678–696	690	39	154.00–160.00	$155.55	$1,073	—
703–711	707	6	150.00–151.00	$150.50	$1,064	-4.50
775–787	780	14	145.00–157.00	$151.03	$1,178	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	4	200.00	$200.00	$722	—
460	460	11	192.00	$192.00	$883	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
733	733	3	149.50	$149.50	$1,096	—
809	809	5	146.50	$146.50	$1,185	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	11	164.00	$164.00	$725	—
466–498	483	18	159.50–164.00	$161.18	$778	+1.68
511–540	527	102	156.25–166.00	$159.13	$839	-1.37
567	567	8	159.50	$159.50	$904	+4.08
601–635	630	95	152.00–152.50	$152.42	$960	-0.23
717–724	721	64	140.00–145.00	$142.10	$1,025	-0.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	7	152.00	$152.00	$489	—
396	396	5	163.00	$163.00	$645	—
461–485	473	32	155.00–160.50	$157.67	$746	+10.61
531–540	535	32	150.00–157.50	$152.43	$816	—
567–592	579	43	145.00–156.25	$152.08	$881	+5.19
604–629	617	94	136.00–147.00	$145.23	$896	+8.32
680	680	15	140.00	$140.00	$952	—
757–772	763	39	135.50–140.00	$138.25	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	3	139.00	$139.00	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1550	1442	75-80%	3	62.50–68.00	$65.53	$945	—
1280–1875	1528	75-80%	9	57.50–61.00	$59.17	$904	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1380	1208	80-85%	6	55.00–61.50	$58.58	$708	—
1290–1355	1318	80-85%	3	63.50–66.00	$64.83	$854	+8.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1210	1055	85-90%	8	46.00–55.00	$49.98	$527	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1945	1945	1	97.25	$97.25	$1,892	—

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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.