Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

1,287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $162.75/cwt ≈ $1,444/hd at 887 lb · 416 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.30/cwt +28.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 627 lb · 115 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.38/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 466 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,287	947	1,806
Feeder cattle	1,045	792	1,637
Slaughter cattle	186	100	107
Replacement cattle	56	55	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, heifers sold firm to 5.00 higher and steers sold on a sharply higher market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. The post-Memorial Day sale was pretty exciting with all weights of steers bringing some impressive prices, particularly the heavy yearlings which traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher than similar sales 4 weeks ago. Supply was moderate, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	3	217.50	$217.50	$785	+10.50
428	428	11	225.00	$225.00	$963	+28.00
487	487	18	205.50	$205.50	$1,001	+23.50
500–530	510	31	193.50–210.50	$204.27	$1,042	+23.37
566–594	573	29	190.50–210.00	$201.89	$1,157	+16.92
605–639	627	115	173.00–192.50	$182.30	$1,143	+39.30
675	675	3	173.50	$173.50	$1,171	+18.82
700	700	10	176.75	$176.75	$1,237	+26.73
816	816	6	152.00	$152.00	$1,240	+11.00
873–899	887	416	161.10–164.10	$162.75	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	3	200.00	$200.00	$872	—
457	457	4	192.50	$192.50	$880	+27.50
581–589	586	14	165.00–181.00	$172.58	$1,011	+30.78
615–630	623	10	147.00–167.00	$157.12	$979	-1.88
745	745	12	160.50	$160.50	$1,196	+22.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	6	168.00	$168.00	$897	—
560	560	4	153.00	$153.00	$857	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	4	174.00	$174.00	$745	—
451–496	466	38	171.00–183.00	$179.38	$836	+1.04
504–528	517	32	170.00–184.00	$175.14	$905	+0.69
553–572	566	16	162.50–165.00	$163.27	$924	+19.77
600–638	625	35	146.00–155.75	$153.36	$959	+2.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	180.00	$180.00	$644	+37.00
418–441	430	6	168.00–169.00	$168.49	$725	+0.99
486	486	5	167.00	$167.00	$812	+1.00
594	594	16	152.00	$152.00	$903	+1.00
642	642	4	144.00	$144.00	$924	+5.00
788	788	4	123.00	$123.00	$969	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	4	159.50	$159.50	$790	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1465	1311	75-80%	6	80.50–87.00	$83.57	$1,096	—
1180–2080	1459	75-80%	27	75.00–82.00	$78.26	$1,142	+1.85
1325–1560	1467	75-80%	5	73.50–74.50	$73.88	$1,084	-2.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1285	1169	80-85%	7	64.00–71.00	$67.62	$790	—
1020–1325	1179	80-85%	15	72.50–77.00	$75.07	$885	—
1090–1320	1227	80-85%	9	77.50–80.00	$78.89	$968	+10.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	71.00	$71.00	$671	—
895–1160	1028	85-90%	13	58.00–67.00	$63.07	$648	—
935–1165	1042	85-90%	5	48.00–56.00	$50.20	$523	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1965	1770	4	93.00–106.50	$101.17	$1,791	—
1590–2055	1828	4	103.00–112.50	$108.18	$1,978	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1420	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	1,600.00–1,885.00	$1,731.28	—

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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.