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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

1,373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.71/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 631 lb · 156 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $288.59/cwt ≈ $2,055/hd at 712 lb · 147 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.00/cwt ≈ $1,653/hd at 528 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,373 249 503
Feeder cattle 1,327 35 406
Slaughter cattle 46 52 97
Replacement cattle — 162 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent sale for a price comparison, undertone higher. Buyers were ready to get back to business after a holiday break and with a winter storm slowing cattle transport in much of the trade area, demand was very good. Supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–338 337 18 400.00–413.00 $408.68 $1,377 —
472 unweaned 472 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,628 —
452–497 479 67 370.00–399.00 $382.29 $1,831 —
506–531 525 32 370.00–380.00 $372.90 $1,958 —
559–567 566 42 353.00–375.00 $362.00 $2,049 —
582 unweaned 582 40 336.00 $336.00 $1,956 —
590 590 9 322.25 $322.25 $1,901 —
600–644 619 85 307.00–337.00 $321.69 $1,991 —
653–695 672 43 290.00–343.00 $311.94 $2,096 —
702–734 712 147 277.50–291.75 $288.59 $2,055 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 7 344.00 $344.00 $1,631 —
545 unweaned 545 13 310.00 $310.00 $1,690 —
554–579 571 21 295.00–337.00 $321.58 $1,836 +12.58
628 628 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,790 —
689–695 694 20 277.00–279.50 $279.00 $1,936 —
731–734 733 20 276.00–282.00 $278.09 $2,038 +22.09
755 755 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,918 —
929 929 5 238.00 $238.00 $2,211 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 18 351.00 $351.00 $1,334 —
461 unweaned 461 12 280.00 $280.00 $1,291 —
460–480 467 49 318.00–328.00 $323.62 $1,511 —
519–546 528 93 304.00–319.50 $313.00 $1,653 —
553–582 563 90 274.00–300.00 $292.79 $1,648 —
606–646 631 156 264.50–288.00 $272.71 $1,721 —
652 652 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,689 —
725–739 731 17 247.50–254.50 $251.59 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 unweaned 453 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,146 —
488 488 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,552 —
500 unweaned 500 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,265 —
508 508 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,519 —
570–585 582 23 251.00–295.00 $271.05 $1,578 —
638–643 640 31 250.50–264.00 $258.31 $1,653 —
661 661 12 258.00 $258.00 $1,705 —
725 725 16 249.50 $249.50 $1,809 —
789 789 16 238.00 $238.00 $1,878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 310.00 $310.00 $998 —
533 533 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,508 —
631 631 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,571 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1415 1276 80-85% 9 109.00–116.50 $113.63 $1,450 +13.89
1235–1475 1327 80-85% 6 102.00–109.00 $106.17 $1,409 -3.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1785 1577 75-80% 3 123.00–129.00 $126.12 $1,989 —
1450–1705 1586 75-80% 5 106.00–114.00 $110.44 $1,752 —
1555–1685 1626 75-80% 5 101.50–108.00 $104.96 $1,707 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1085 1053 85-90% 4 98.00–109.00 $104.94 $1,105 +0.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–2150 1883 2 147.00–154.00 $151.00 $2,843 —

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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.