Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.76/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$120.76

121 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$7.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	121.06	578	116
Medium and Large 2-3	443	113.80	504	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.26/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

120.76

—

TN average9 barns · 972 hd

117.56

+3.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,760	77.93	1,371	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	56.97	807	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	56.49	711	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	46.05	490	33

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	131.93/cwt	130.50–134.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	148.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	122.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	134.08/cwt	128.00–140.00	306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.55/cwt	130.00–142.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.71/cwt	138.00–150.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.06/cwt	120.00–131.00	473	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.88/cwt	134.00–146.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.80/cwt	143.00–148.50	698	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.43/cwt	118.00–127.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	114.60/cwt	112.00–119.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.99/cwt	131.00–142.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.01/cwt	115.00–128.00	573	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	109.81/cwt	105.00–112.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	129.62/cwt	128.00–130.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.53/cwt	126.00–138.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	111.45/cwt	105.00–118.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,034	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.56/cwt	135.00–146.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	128.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	414	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.72/cwt	123.00–133.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	136.46/cwt	134.00–138.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.19/cwt	143.00–156.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.73/cwt	111.00–120.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	98.98/cwt	97.00–101.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	100.44/cwt	94.00–107.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	127.74/cwt	121.00–136.00	673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	38.62/cwt	33.00–42.00	390	10
Bulls	—	—	1,817	79.87/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,451	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	48.84/cwt	43.00–54.00	535	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	64.54/cwt	64.00–65.00	773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	50.81/cwt	49.00–52.00	702	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	56.77/cwt	53.50–63.00	708	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	56.97/cwt	53.00–63.00	807	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	72.74/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Mon Aug 19, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 796Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	130.50–134.00	131.93
3	—	335	145.00–151.00	148.60
1	—	240	158.00	158.00
13	—	520	138.00–150.00	144.71
4	—	821	117.50	117.50
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
15	—	479	143.00–148.50	145.80
5	—	421	145.00–147.00	145.98
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
6	—	615	131.00–142.00	136.99
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
7	—	575	135.00–146.00	140.56
2	—	708	120.00–128.00	123.96
8	—	372	143.00–156.00	150.19
2	—	785	115.00–122.00	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
2	—	478	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	643	126.00–129.00	127.49
2	—	705	105.00–118.00	111.45
3	—	315	134.00–138.00	136.46
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
3	—	527	121.00–136.00	127.74
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	147.00	147.00
10	—	862	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	120.00–129.00	122.47
4	—	228	128.00–140.00	134.08
16	—	375	120.00–131.00	126.06
4	—	288	131.00	131.00
16	—	530	118.00–127.00	120.43
8	—	622	112.00–119.00	114.60
19	—	470	115.00–128.00	122.01
10	—	671	105.00–112.00	109.81
11	—	322	122.00–130.00	128.48
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
12	—	578	111.00–120.00	116.73
2	—	708	97.00–101.00	98.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
4	—	420	114.00–115.00	114.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
5	—	427	128.00–130.00	129.62
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	130.00–142.00	134.55
8	—	433	134.00–146.00	140.88
8	—	526	126.00–138.00	130.53
8	—	570	123.00–133.00	127.72
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	758	94.00–107.00	100.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,011	33.00–42.00	38.62
22	—	1,096	43.00–54.00	48.84
1	—	925	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	64.00–65.00	64.54
5	—	1,382	49.00–52.00	50.81
44	—	1,247	53.50–63.00	56.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,417	53.00–63.00	56.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,817	75.00–87.00	79.87
3	—	1,608	70.00–74.00	72.74

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle