Cattle Market Pulse

Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.68/cwt -25.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 517 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.50/cwt -40.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 510 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.66/cwt -8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 632 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 765 1,865 1,289
Feeder cattle 644 1,702 1,093
Slaughter cattle 91 138 153
Replacement cattle 30 25 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 lower with instances sharply lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. The local market took a step back this week with mostly very small groups coming through the ring in a wide range of both quality and condition, many unweaned. Buyers were challenged to fill their orders without many consistent groups of cattle to build around. Supply light, demand light, moderate in spots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 unweaned 418 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,083 —
430 430 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 -34.75
455 455 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,274 -4.95
516 unweaned 516 44 247.50 $247.50 $1,277 —
520–523 522 8 261.00–272.50 $268.20 $1,400 -8.01
566 566 10 252.00 $252.00 $1,426 -26.51
590 unweaned 590 23 237.50 $237.50 $1,401 —
618–647 629 13 223.00–237.00 $228.54 $1,438 -35.46
652–655 653 18 229.50–236.50 $233.38 $1,524 -12.62
686 686 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,475 -31.00
708 708 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,515 -14.73
758 758 21 206.00 $206.00 $1,561 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,003 -31.00
440 440 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,078 +20.00
493 493 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,237 -14.63
505–530 511 15 250.00–262.50 $252.07 $1,288 +16.35
553 553 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,424 -12.50
600 600 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,248 —
619 unweaned 619 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,213 —
703 703 2 208.50 $208.50 $1,466 —
794 794 4 186.50 $186.50 $1,481 —
891 891 10 187.00 $187.00 $1,666 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 237.00 $237.00 $879 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 unweaned 504 30 200.00 $200.00 $1,008 —
539 539 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,127 -33.66
566 566 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,189 —
572 unweaned 572 16 194.50 $194.50 $1,113 —
626–639 632 34 195.00–209.00 $201.66 $1,274 -8.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 6 212.00 $212.00 $814 +19.50
453–473 461 16 200.00–215.00 $210.82 $972 +7.92
462 unweaned 462 6 190.00 $190.00 $878 —
505–542 521 17 200.00–214.00 $204.58 $1,066 +29.58
539 unweaned 539 4 188.50 $188.50 $1,016 —
560–583 569 15 204.50–206.00 $205.11 $1,167 -22.89
683 683 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,202 -19.00
719 719 13 192.00 $192.00 $1,380 +18.00
796 796 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,417 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
654–689 667 13 181.00–188.00 $185.22 $1,235 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,068 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,296 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 224.00 $224.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1270 1110 80-85% 20 82.50–91.00 $85.78 $952 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1585 1395 75-80% 17 87.00–93.50 $91.19 $1,272 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1040 960 85-90% 11 67.00–80.00 $74.01 $710 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1900 1900 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,204 —

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1200 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,185.00–1,300.00 $1,229.77
1230 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,185.00 $1,185.00
1245 1245 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,185.00 $1,185.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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.