Unionville Livestock Market market report — October 13, 2026

Unionville, MO · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/13/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

516

Last week 20 (+496)
Last year —

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$444.80 /cwt

$2,549 per head · 30 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$353.30 /cwt

$2,664 per head · 10 hd
vs last week —

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Several high quality consignments on hand but most of the calf offering came to town unweaned. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.
USDA Market News reporter, October 13, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 13

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 7. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
400–499 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$431.60 (31 hd)
500–599 lb	30	573 lb	$444.80	$2,549	—	−21.11	$425.50 (28 hd)
600–699 lb	17	646 lb	$347.00	$2,242	—	−59.74	$358.00 (6 hd)
700–799 lb	10	754 lb	$353.30	$2,664	—	−14.62	—
800–899 lb	125	888 lb	$340.97	$3,028	—	−22.73	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 13

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 7. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$402.50 (4 hd)†
400–499 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$361.40 (20 hd)
500–599 lb	10	530 lb	$357.00	$1,892	—	−50.12	$350.29 (38 hd)
700–799 lb	42	742 lb	$323.50	$2,399	—	−30.75	—
800–899 lb	3	857 lb	$305.50†	$2,618	—	−21.50	—
900–999 lb	11	942 lb	$306.00	$2,883	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 13

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	11	1,352 lb	$120.00	$115.00–$130.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	7	1,266 lb	$110.29	$104.00–$113.50
Breaker 75-80%	Average	16	1,420 lb	$122.05	$115.00–$130.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	2	1,358 lb	$113.26	$113.00–$113.50
Lean 85-90%	Average	10	1,043 lb	$110.66	$107.00–$119.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	5	1,114 lb	$100.78	$95.00–$112.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $444.80/cwt
4-week average: $430.85
13-week average: $416.11
4-week vs 13-week: +3.5%

52-wk low $383.22high $513.29

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $353.30/cwt
4-week average: $355.61
13-week average: $354.93
4-week vs 13-week: +0.2%

52-wk low $329.83high $417.73

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $357.00/cwt
4-week average: $332.50
13-week average: $330.40
4-week vs 13-week: +0.6%

52-wk low $308.00high $450.41

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jun and Apr and lowest in Sep and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.5%	57%	7
Feb	+2.7%	86%	7
Mar	+1.6%	86%	7
Apr	+5.1%	100%	8
May	+3.2%	62%	8
Jun	+6.0%	100%	8
Jul	+0.7%	75%	8
Aug	−1.9%	38%	8
Sep	−4.7%	0%	7
Oct	−2.6%	14%	7
Nov	−4.6%	0%	7
Dec	−0.6%	57%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jun and Jul and lowest in Nov and Jan.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.5%	43%	7
Feb	+0.3%	57%	7
Mar	−1.4%	43%	7
Apr	+0.4%	43%	7
May	−1.7%	29%	7
Jun	+3.9%	75%	8
Jul	+3.9%	88%	8
Aug	+2.0%	71%	7
Sep	+3.9%	83%	6
Oct	+1.5%	57%	7
Nov	−2.6%	43%	7
Dec	−2.4%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 13	516	$444.80	$353.30	$357.00
Tue Sep 29	777	$416.91	$357.92	$308.00†
Tue Sep 15	354	—	$355.00†	$313.00†
Tue Sep 1	577	$397.72	$345.41	$343.60
Tue Jul 28	191	$405.00	$363.00	—

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Jan 10, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	415	—	—	—	No
Dec 6, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	500	—	—	—	No

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Missouri sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Tina Livestock Market, Tina	69 mi	Oct 19	$420.93	$361.18
Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City	120 mi	Oct 19	$416.61	$347.13
Eastern MO Commission Company, Bowling Green	123 mi	Oct 23	$431.16	$367.71
Kingsville Livestock Auction, Kingsville	132 mi	Oct 20	$410.52	$361.02
Windsor Livestock Auction, Windsor	137 mi	Oct 21	$411.88	$365.25
MO-Kan Livestock Market, Butler	169 mi	Oct 22	$397.84	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 13, 2026	516	22	AMS_1237
Replacement Cattle Special special	January 10, 2026	415	2	AMS_1236

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Unionville Livestock Market - Unionville, MO” (AMS_1237); “Unionville Livestock Market LLC Replacement Cattle Special - Unionville, MO” (AMS_1236). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.