Cattle Market Pulse

Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

1,839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.09/cwt +12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 519 lb · 176 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.35/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 624 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.52/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 525 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,839 1,690 714
Feeder cattle 1,642 1,512 618
Slaughter cattle 114 178 78
Replacement cattle 83 — 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers of all weights and heifers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Several larger consignments on offer this week gave buyers some numbers to build around. Pretty good condition on most of the cattle this week, with any fleshy heifers seeing deeper discounts than their steer mates. Supply moderate to heavy, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 216.00 $216.00 $745 —
401–442 414 41 203.00–229.00 $211.67 $876 -1.01
456–491 479 66 201.00–211.50 $209.93 $1,006 -6.30
510–529 524 118 202.50–211.00 $206.61 $1,083 +5.36
534 534 16 197.50 $197.50 $1,055 -3.75
574–586 584 41 184.00–185.75 $185.46 $1,083 -7.59
604–628 617 26 172.50 $172.50 $1,064 -7.50
601–629 625 127 181.50–189.50 $184.37 $1,152 +4.37
657 657 9 163.50 $163.50 $1,074 -6.50
678 678 46 168.50 $168.50 $1,142 -1.50
721 721 20 165.00 $165.00 $1,190 -0.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 9 205.00 $205.00 $795 -3.64
411 411 7 203.00 $203.00 $834 +8.00
465 465 4 190.00 $190.00 $884 -14.00
515–538 521 24 168.50–185.00 $174.81 $911 -10.86
583–599 592 20 182.00–188.00 $184.51 $1,092 —
615–627 625 20 165.00–169.00 $168.41 $1,053 -5.64
680 680 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,074 +9.00
739 739 11 161.50 $161.50 $1,193 +0.27
771 771 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,156 —
837 837 57 150.00 $150.00 $1,256 -2.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 6 150.00 $150.00 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 4 174.00 $174.00 $691 -6.13
419–425 420 36 173.00–179.00 $178.49 $750 -0.47
456 456 9 155.00 $155.00 $707 -28.95
463–488 479 28 167.00–174.00 $170.68 $818 -13.27
506–545 517 163 162.50–176.00 $172.61 $892 +13.57
538 538 13 152.00 $152.00 $818 -7.04
584–592 588 18 167.00–167.50 $167.28 $984 —
602–646 611 118 163.00–169.00 $165.60 $1,012 +6.57
648 648 4 135.00 $135.00 $875 -24.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 7 180.00 $180.00 $607 —
378 378 5 165.00 $165.00 $624 —
446 446 3 166.00 $166.00 $740 —
455–482 469 35 172.00–173.00 $172.26 $808 +5.26
497 unweaned 497 4 151.00 $151.00 $750 —
501–546 527 7 151.00–161.00 $155.08 $817 -6.92
578 578 12 153.00 $153.00 $884 -7.26
677–684 681 24 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $1,004 +7.49
820 820 25 130.50 $130.50 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 12 152.50 $152.50 $749 —
636 636 5 131.00 $131.00 $833 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
681 681 3 132.00 $132.00 $899 —
770 770 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 162.00 $162.00 $797 -11.00
531 531 3 142.00 $142.00 $754 —
551 551 3 170.00 $170.00 $937 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1400 1183 80-85% 29 70.00–81.00 $74.88 $886 -0.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1470 1346 75-80% 21 73.00–85.00 $77.35 $1,041 -4.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
891–1185 975 85-90% 7 62.00–69.00 $65.03 $634 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805–2100 1940 3 101.00–105.00 $102.57 $1,990 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1085–1315 1238 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,020.00–1,325.00 $1,109.08
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–950 915 (<2 yrs)Open 27 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.