Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.76/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$137.76

234 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

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	594	138.99	826	207
Medium and Large 2-3	537	128.39	689	27

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $137 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 sale234 hd

137.76

—

TN average11 barns · 2,976 hd

136.73

+1.03

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	1,733	80.75	1,400	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	61.48	887	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	58.76	720	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	49.18	507	13

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.58/cwt	118.00–126.00	638	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	126.79/cwt	122.00–132.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	123.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.54/cwt	118.00–128.00	772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	144.33/cwt	136.00–151.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	140.63/cwt	133.00–148.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.52/cwt	144.00–156.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	159.44/cwt	152.00–164.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	115.38/cwt	115.00–115.50	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.04/cwt	115.00–126.50	705	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	134.30/cwt	128.00–139.00	450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	128.69/cwt	121.00–130.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.75/cwt	120.00–122.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.94/cwt	127.00–136.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.22/cwt	136.00–147.00	729	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	120.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	112.10/cwt	110.00–113.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.77/cwt	117.00–125.00	753	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	118.26/cwt	112.50–123.00	783	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	91.69/cwt	86.00–95.00	753	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	43.36/cwt	43.00–44.00	431	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	80.18/cwt	74.50–85.00	1,373	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	50.93/cwt	46.00–55.00	530	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	66.12/cwt	64.00–67.50	900	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	57.73/cwt	53.50–62.50	689	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	64.89/cwt	64.00–65.50	1,047	8
Bulls	—	—	1,850	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,203	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	58.75/cwt	53.00–62.00	768	10
Bulls	—	—	1,793	91.77/cwt	90.50–93.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	978.51/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	10,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	127.44/cwt	123.00–133.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.65/cwt	132.00–144.00	860	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	112.36/cwt	109.00–120.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	108.02/cwt	105.00–112.50	779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.32/cwt	118.00–123.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.78/cwt	140.00–154.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.40/cwt	115.00–131.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.88/cwt	134.00–143.00	803	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	124.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	124.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	114.70/cwt	113.00–117.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.64/cwt	131.00–142.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.92/cwt	123.00–133.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.11/cwt	129.50–137.00	905	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.92/cwt	151.00–164.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.93/cwt	118.00–128.00	592	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	104.68/cwt	104.00–106.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	134.57/cwt	129.00–139.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.59/cwt	124.00–133.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.05/cwt	138.00–142.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	153.80/cwt	150.00–161.00	661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	3

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	525	118.00–126.00	121.58
4	—	376	122.00–132.00	126.79
39	—	578	115.00–126.50	122.04
7	—	335	128.00–139.00	134.30
39	—	618	117.00–125.00	121.77
9	—	662	112.50–123.00	118.26
11	—	721	105.00–112.50	108.02
1	—	280	131.00	131.00
14	—	419	121.00–130.00	124.21
1	—	815	97.00	97.00
26	—	478	118.00–128.00	123.93
3	—	765	104.00–106.00	104.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	115.00–115.50	115.38
5	—	575	110.00–113.00	112.10
6	—	629	109.00–120.00	112.36
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
2	—	433	110.00–116.00	113.05
2	—	693	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	532	110.00–115.00	111.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	116.00–126.00	123.10
7	—	475	121.00–130.00	128.69
1	—	745	93.00	93.00
2	—	675	108.00–110.00	109.02
3	—	573	118.00–123.00	120.32
3	—	630	113.00–117.00	114.70
4	—	434	129.00–139.00	134.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	118.00–128.00	123.54
4	—	459	136.00–151.00	144.33
4	—	670	120.00–122.00	120.75
4	—	821	86.00–95.00	91.69
8	—	425	140.00–154.00	147.78
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
9	—	519	131.00–142.00	135.64
1	—	890	88.00	88.00
11	—	568	124.00–133.00	127.59
2	—	735	106.00–111.00	108.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	133.00–148.00	140.63
4	—	473	127.00–136.00	129.94
4	—	521	123.00–133.00	127.44
4	—	625	115.00–131.00	125.40
11	—	580	123.00–133.00	124.92
2	—	380	138.00–142.00	140.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	144.00–156.00	150.52
4	—	319	152.00–164.00	159.44
16	—	516	136.00–147.00	141.22
4	—	824	119.00–124.00	120.76
34	—	625	132.00–144.00	137.65
5	—	727	120.00–128.00	125.17
50	—	578	134.00–143.00	138.88
5	—	768	122.00–130.00	124.77
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
53	—	675	129.50–137.00	134.11
6	—	375	151.00–164.00	155.92
1	—	885	114.00	114.00
13	—	430	150.00–161.00	153.80
1	—	1,080	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	43.00–44.00	43.36
10	—	1,041	46.00–55.00	50.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,361	64.00–67.50	66.12
20	—	1,194	53.50–62.50	57.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,614	64.00–65.50	64.89
10	—	1,307	53.00–62.00	58.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,712	74.50–85.00	80.18
1	—	1,850	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,793	90.50–93.00	91.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	960.00–1,000.00	978.51

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle