Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-7.00 higher, Feeder Bulls 6.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 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 $111.29/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$111.29

182 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

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	561	111.75	626	168
Medium and Large 2-3	503	105.72	531	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about $95 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 sale182 hd

111.29

—

TN average9 barns · 2,256 hd

115.08

−3.79

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	1,662	74.03	1,231	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	53.41	721	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	52.64	757	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	42.59	437	23

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	678	103.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	127.88/cwt	126.00–133.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	117.35/cwt	114.50–122.00	487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	107.73/cwt	103.00–112.50	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	115.50/cwt	112.00–124.00	552	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	110.01/cwt	105.00–116.00	629	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	115.02/cwt	107.50–120.00	603	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	107.69/cwt	106.00–109.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	101.27/cwt	98.00–104.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	134.90/cwt	132.00–137.50	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	139.96/cwt	139.00–142.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.39/cwt	124.00–128.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	144.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.35/cwt	129.00–132.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.42/cwt	124.00–135.00	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	133.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	417	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.58/cwt	139.00–146.00	656	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	94.34/cwt	91.00–98.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	104.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.26/cwt	133.00–139.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.87/cwt	125.00–137.00	690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	115.33/cwt	112.00–123.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.94/cwt	138.00–144.00	609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.86/cwt	112.00–122.00	719	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	121.46/cwt	116.00–127.00	700	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	120.55/cwt	112.00–126.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	45.23/cwt	42.00–50.00	492	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	37.64/cwt	27.00–41.00	344	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	52.38/cwt	46.00–56.50	750	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	54.13/cwt	50.00–58.50	721	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	46.85/cwt	43.00–49.00	613	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,602	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	961	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	78.52/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,390	10
Bulls	—	—	1,447	65.06/cwt	60.00–72.00	941	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,256	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,106.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	13,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	122.30/cwt	115.00–137.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	127.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	107.49/cwt	104.00–111.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.67/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.37/cwt	121.00–128.00	900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	101.23/cwt	100.00–104.50	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	101.86/cwt	101.00–102.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.96/cwt	104.00–120.00	603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	110.08/cwt	100.00–114.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	102.58/cwt	98.00–106.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	118.76/cwt	114.00–123.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	105.62/cwt	102.00–110.00	652	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 674Last week 1,028Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 179Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	100.00–107.00	103.30
6	—	324	126.00–133.00	127.88
13	—	415	114.50–122.00	117.35
18	—	628	103.00–112.50	107.73
19	—	478	112.00–124.00	115.50
35	—	572	105.00–116.00	110.01
43	—	524	107.50–120.00	115.02
10	—	732	100.00–104.50	101.23
7	—	769	101.00–102.00	101.86
4	—	384	122.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	865	90.00–91.00	90.51
1	—	910	98.00	98.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	114.00	114.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	500	101.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	432	110.00–112.00	110.66
3	—	467	106.00–109.00	107.69
4	—	586	98.00–104.00	101.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
2	—	270	132.00–137.50	134.90
2	—	768	116.00–122.00	118.97
2	—	1,038	103.00	103.00
4	—	381	139.00–142.00	139.96
4	—	668	124.00–128.00	126.39
6	—	421	140.00–150.00	144.68
9	—	571	129.00–132.00	130.35
10	—	633	124.00–135.00	128.42
12	—	313	132.00–140.00	133.35
12	—	460	139.00–146.00	142.58
20	—	518	130.00–142.00	138.67
13	—	718	121.00–128.00	125.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	115.00–137.00	122.30
5	—	365	125.00–132.00	127.65
3	—	575	114.00–120.00	117.03
3	—	517	126.00–129.00	126.98
2	—	773	104.00–111.00	107.49
2	—	458	130.00–133.00	131.52
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	91.00–98.00	94.34
5	—	723	100.00–110.00	104.40
8	—	472	133.00–139.00	135.26
9	—	527	125.00–137.00	130.87
9	—	667	112.00–123.00	115.33
12	—	426	138.00–144.00	142.94
20	—	615	112.00–122.00	116.86
21	—	576	116.00–127.00	121.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
3	—	468	112.00–126.00	120.55
13	—	520	104.00–120.00	115.96
9	—	582	100.00–114.00	110.08
5	—	674	98.00–106.00	102.58
4	—	423	114.00–123.00	118.76
3	—	617	102.00–110.00	105.62

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	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,087	42.00–50.00	45.23
8	—	914	27.00–41.00	37.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,432	46.00–56.50	52.38
1	—	1,575	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,332	50.00–58.50	54.13
6	—	1,308	43.00–49.00	46.85
3	—	1,602	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,770	72.00–84.00	78.52
5	—	1,447	60.00–72.00	65.06

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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle