Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

1,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.51/cwt ≈ $1,418/hd at 889 lb · 186 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.10/cwt ≈ $1,033/hd at 693 lb · 79 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.00/cwt ≈ $1,093/hd at 705 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,289	1,839	1,446
Feeder cattle	1,093	1,642	1,227
Slaughter cattle	153	114	154
Replacement cattle	43	83	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves traded either side of steady. Heavy yearlings, on a better comparison with 4 weeks ago, were sharply higher, a full 8.00 to 10.00 than comparable load lots a month ago. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on a heavy supply. Lots of unweaned cattle in town this week as feed prices continue to climb and spring has been to slow (and muddy) to start. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 unweaned	390	4	202.00	$202.00	$788	—
420 unweaned	420	4	200.00	$200.00	$840	—
441–447	444	26	211.00–216.00	$213.87	$950	+2.20
460–467 unweaned	463	16	200.00–200.50	$200.28	$927	—
530–534	531	36	194.50–196.00	$195.75	$1,039	-1.75
606–615	610	32	170.00–180.00	$176.69	$1,078	+4.19
677	677	22	170.50	$170.50	$1,154	+2.00
886–893	889	186	158.35–160.10	$159.51	$1,418	—
901	901	63	158.85	$158.85	$1,431	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208 unweaned	208	8	209.00	$209.00	$435	—
268 unweaned	268	7	215.00	$215.00	$576	—
329 unweaned	329	25	236.00	$236.00	$776	—
392	392	4	205.00	$205.00	$804	±0.00
471	471	6	190.00	$190.00	$895	±0.00
480	480	4	175.00	$175.00	$840	-15.00
523 thin fleshed	523	4	194.50	$194.50	$1,017	—
572–579	573	27	168.00–175.00	$170.12	$975	-14.39
656 unweaned	656	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,023	—
660–686	676	25	158.00–166.00	$160.49	$1,085	+2.49
701–748	725	14	149.50–156.75	$153.01	$1,109	-8.49

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
796	796	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,130	—
830	830	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,228	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–442	437	18	169.00–170.00	$169.34	$740	-9.15
478	478	3	169.00	$169.00	$808	-1.68
494 unweaned	494	22	163.00	$163.00	$805	—
531–532	532	21	164.00	$164.00	$872	+12.00
693	693	79	149.10	$149.10	$1,033	—
705	705	72	155.00	$155.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257 unweaned	257	8	182.50	$182.50	$469	—
301 unweaned	301	8	179.00	$179.00	$539	—
364 unweaned	364	8	172.50	$172.50	$628	—
445	445	8	169.50	$169.50	$754	+3.50
452–495	472	20	165.50–168.00	$165.96	$783	-6.30
500 unweaned	500	6	146.00	$146.00	$730	—
535	535	6	155.00	$155.00	$829	-0.08
551–595	583	13	143.00–163.00	$150.47	$877	-2.53
579–587 unweaned	583	12	146.00–150.50	$148.23	$864	—
603	603	4	140.00	$140.00	$844	—
608–634	629	21	144.50–152.00	$145.88	$918	—
654–698	667	18	138.50–144.50	$141.74	$945	-5.75
727	727	5	139.50	$139.50	$1,014	—
751–780	771	10	133.00–134.00	$133.29	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	3	156.00	$156.00	$711	+3.50
597	597	4	141.00	$141.00	$842	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
892	892	4	126.00	$126.00	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1490	1226	80-85%	40	68.00–79.50	$76.00	$932	—
1100–1365	1249	80-85%	4	80.00–88.00	$82.29	$1,028	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–952	940	85-90%	3	70.00	$70.00	$658	—
900–1250	1023	85-90%	8	53.00–60.50	$56.56	$579	—
940–1235	1079	85-90%	12	61.00–72.00	$66.36	$716	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1765	1475	75-80%	15	74.00–84.50	$79.92	$1,179	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690	1690	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,445	—
1735–1865	1800	2	102.00–105.00	$103.45	$1,862	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.