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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

2,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.18/cwt ≈ $2,034/hd at 876 lb · 186 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $229.29/cwt ≈ $2,089/hd at 911 lb · 124 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.79/cwt ≈ $1,620/hd at 569 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,089 540 1,541
Feeder cattle 2,008 406 1,524
Slaughter cattle 81 97 17
Replacement cattle — 37 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recently tested market for a true price comparison; looking back to the last sale in mid-December, steers and heifers of all weights traded sharply higher this week. Slaughter cows were also sharply higher. This was the first sale of 2024 after several rounds of winter weather caused a couple sales to be postponed. Supply heavy, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,114 —
396 396 15 322.00 $322.00 $1,275 +41.00
410–449 439 21 295.00–309.00 $300.47 $1,319 +33.47
468–490 478 46 316.00–326.00 $320.61 $1,533 +59.64
520–538 529 24 300.00–317.00 $309.73 $1,638 +49.73
557–596 569 115 279.50–297.00 $284.79 $1,620 —
607–649 629 71 264.00–282.00 $276.97 $1,742 —
652–665 661 61 263.00–276.00 $269.50 $1,781 —
701–726 717 63 240.00–247.00 $243.28 $1,744 —
750–759 757 93 240.00–245.25 $244.11 $1,848 —
871–879 876 186 229.75–236.75 $232.18 $2,034 —
902–920 911 124 228.25–230.35 $229.29 $2,089 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–498 492 6 279.00–296.00 $284.53 $1,400 —
505–541 516 25 268.00–290.50 $284.16 $1,466 —
558–596 574 42 260.00–296.50 $276.34 $1,586 —
604–648 615 30 251.00–260.50 $257.16 $1,582 +21.16
687 687 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,608 +17.00
692–698 693 62 238.50–245.75 $243.21 $1,685 +26.21
703 unweaned 703 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,230 —
701–733 719 59 233.00–242.00 $236.83 $1,703 +11.83
770–795 773 82 218.00–225.00 $218.70 $1,691 -11.80
826 826 12 216.00 $216.00 $1,784 —
835 unweaned 835 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,461 —
860–890 885 67 208.00–218.00 $214.90 $1,902 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–597 581 8 228.00–230.00 $229.23 $1,332 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 6 242.00 $242.00 $760 —
368–393 377 19 237.00–246.00 $243.23 $917 —
408–445 422 10 245.00–249.50 $247.09 $1,043 —
463–498 486 25 229.00–250.00 $238.39 $1,159 +16.39
503 503 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,021 —
518–548 528 62 219.00–239.00 $226.90 $1,198 —
556–597 574 80 225.00–237.00 $233.51 $1,340 +25.51
603 603 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,206 —
602–638 618 61 210.00–221.00 $216.62 $1,339 —
655–698 674 99 207.00–216.00 $212.13 $1,430 —
705–731 723 38 212.00–234.25 $227.97 $1,648 —
767 767 74 210.00 $210.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–499 467 32 245.00–254.00 $249.93 $1,167 +16.74
501–541 519 29 240.00–251.00 $246.72 $1,280 —
555 555 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,326 —
652–660 657 34 219.50–224.00 $221.08 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683–692 689 13 186.00–195.00 $191.57 $1,320 —
778 778 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,369 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,427 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 unweaned 423 6 220.00 $220.00 $931 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1300 1223 80-85% 8 86.00–90.00 $88.09 $1,077 +0.74
1145–1455 1277 80-85% 24 90.00–102.00 $94.54 $1,207 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1245 1233 75-80% 5 108.00–111.00 $108.61 $1,339 —
1210–1675 1365 75-80% 6 86.00–91.00 $87.94 $1,200 —
1300–1600 1447 75-80% 13 90.00–102.00 $92.29 $1,335 +13.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1200 1073 85-90% 16 80.00–91.00 $85.08 $913 +6.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,485 —

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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.