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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 30, 2023

1,947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $212.34/cwt ≈ $1,947/hd at 917 lb · 309 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.01/cwt +39.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 507 lb · 87 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.65/cwt +33.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 546 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,947 658 1,287
Feeder cattle 1,783 423 1,045
Slaughter cattle 140 185 186
Replacement cattle 24 50 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a light test two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. "Sharply higher" doesn't really do justice to the local cash trade with lots of fire power in the seats and some good sized, nice quality strings coming through the ring. Buyers showed little restraint and quickly pushed prices well beyond the highs from two weeks ago. A strong post-holiday performance for cattle futures didn't hurt anything. Supply heavy, demand very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 333.00 $333.00 $1,315 +58.00
412–433 417 20 306.00–319.00 $311.55 $1,299 +51.55
450–493 467 59 297.00–319.00 $305.66 $1,427 —
502–548 531 49 283.00–301.00 $292.89 $1,555 +34.89
545–546 unweaned 545 26 265.00–267.00 $266.54 $1,453 —
566–576 570 31 275.00–282.00 $278.53 $1,588 —
612–648 626 63 271.00–288.00 $281.81 $1,764 +58.81
651–692 664 26 261.00–265.00 $263.72 $1,751 —
713 thin fleshed 713 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,775 —
736 736 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,619 —
897 897 62 212.50 $212.50 $1,906 +5.11
901–926 917 309 209.75–214.25 $212.34 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 9 308.00 $308.00 $1,075 —
370 370 10 309.00 $309.00 $1,143 +49.97
402 402 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,166 —
450–477 459 40 293.00–297.00 $295.55 $1,357 —
532–549 546 78 277.00–281.00 $277.65 $1,516 +32.65
566–582 579 78 260.00–272.00 $271.29 $1,571 —
618–629 623 11 256.00–258.00 $257.10 $1,602 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 17 199.00 $199.00 $1,994 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 4 267.00 $267.00 $868 —
351 351 8 252.00 $252.00 $885 —
413–444 thin fleshed 431 7 237.00–248.00 $241.52 $1,041 —
422–447 441 64 255.00–265.00 $257.80 $1,137 +55.30
484 484 8 233.00 $233.00 $1,128 +24.44
503–545 507 47 220.00–246.00 $238.16 $1,207 +38.34
505–515 thin fleshed 507 40 240.00 $240.00 $1,217 —
552–599 558 67 208.00–241.00 $236.21 $1,318 +39.71
628 628 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,319 —
690 690 26 204.00 $204.00 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 8 262.00 $262.00 $1,040 —
406–432 414 19 265.00–279.00 $274.39 $1,136 +58.72
465–469 467 9 251.00–258.00 $254.87 $1,190 —
508 unweaned 508 17 241.00 $241.00 $1,224 —
506–546 526 40 249.50–264.00 $256.16 $1,347 +39.03
597 597 5 255.50 $255.50 $1,525 —
603–625 610 38 215.00–238.00 $222.08 $1,355 +19.08
697 697 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,519 —
708 708 16 202.75 $202.75 $1,435 —
759 759 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,202 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–575 572 8 212.00–235.00 $226.44 $1,295 —
674–684 677 26 174.00–199.00 $192.20 $1,301 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1270 1087 80-85% 28 91.00–107.50 $99.56 $1,082 —
1150–1310 1226 80-85% 8 103.50–112.00 $107.41 $1,317 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1555 1375 75-80% 7 99.00–107.50 $104.21 $1,433 +13.68
1145–1890 1565 75-80% 13 109.00–118.00 $111.53 $1,745 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1125 967 85-90% 19 89.00–105.00 $94.01 $909 +33.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1530 1408 2 111.00–114.50 $112.90 $1,590 —

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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
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —

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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.