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Unionville Livestock Market Report

Unionville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

1,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.18/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $3,265/hd at 882 lb · 241 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,556/hd at 717 lb · 77 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.75/cwt ≈ $2,756/hd at 816 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,161 886 0
Feeder cattle 943 731 0
Slaughter cattle 124 155 0
Replacement cattle 94 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Really good demand for all weights and classes on offer today, from the yearlings to the heifer pairs, with more unweaned calves showing up this week. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–447 441 15 588.00–597.50 $589.80 $2,601 +59.80
473–499 485 20 527.50–559.00 $545.17 $2,644 —
501–515 unweaned 505 19 512.50–525.00 $520.98 $2,631 —
530 530 12 520.00 $520.00 $2,756 +8.10
556–581 568 25 467.50–500.00 $492.92 $2,800 +7.92
596 unweaned 596 8 449.00 $449.00 $2,676 —
609 unweaned 609 27 429.00 $429.00 $2,613 —
611 611 7 443.00 $443.00 $2,707 -27.88
697 697 12 419.50 $419.50 $2,924 -19.50
702 unweaned 702 3 372.00 $372.00 $2,611 —
866–894 882 241 369.00–372.75 $370.18 $3,265 +8.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 620.00 $620.00 $2,170 —
360 thin fleshed 360 6 590.00 $590.00 $2,124 —
428 thin fleshed 428 8 550.00 $550.00 $2,354 —
468–484 479 9 476.00–517.50 $489.53 $2,345 -25.47
513–548 535 27 488.00–502.00 $494.33 $2,645 —
616–646 635 48 438.00–445.00 $442.66 $2,811 -15.34
715 715 4 386.00 $386.00 $2,760 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,926 —
435 435 12 532.50 $532.50 $2,316 —
450–485 472 13 460.00–480.00 $467.34 $2,206 +22.34
484 unweaned 484 4 457.50 $457.50 $2,214 —
516–519 517 17 444.00–474.00 $458.16 $2,369 +16.66
556 556 13 416.00 $416.00 $2,313 -46.00
562–564 563 17 429.50–432.00 $430.97 $2,426 -31.03
645 645 13 397.00 $397.00 $2,561 -4.30
717 717 77 356.50 $356.50 $2,556 +2.50
816 816 60 337.75 $337.75 $2,756 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 thin fleshed 425 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,104 —
504 504 6 447.50 $447.50 $2,255 —
566–586 576 38 375.00–423.00 $390.03 $2,247 -22.44
644 644 8 388.00 $388.00 $2,499 +11.00
831 831 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,742 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 11 326.00 $326.00 $2,706 —
921 921 11 304.50 $304.50 $2,804 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1195 1087 85-90% 22 146.00–163.00 $155.73 $1,693 -1.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1820 1509 75-80% 19 158.00–168.00 $163.37 $2,465 -10.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1210 1203 80-85% 2 169.00–175.00 $171.98 $2,069 —
1045–1430 1238 80-85% 10 154.00–172.00 $163.78 $2,028 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1870 1773 3 195.00–214.00 $203.36 $3,606 —
1685–2370 1997 12 237.00–254.00 $245.16 $4,896 —

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400–1465 1413 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 4,100.00–4,900.00 $4,265.89
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 3,850.00 $3,850.00

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 5,100.00 $5,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225–1300 1263 (<2 yrs)Open 28 5,900.00–6,150.00 $6,025.00 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 (<2 yrs)Open 3 6,800.00 $6,800.00 —

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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.