Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.00/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$118.00

331 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$5.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

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	548	118.39	649	306
Medium and Large 2-3	442	113.17	500	25

One grade step is worth $5.23/cwt here — about $149 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 sale331 hd

118.00

—

TN average11 barns · 2,778 hd

116.52

+1.48

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	1,810	76.19	1,379	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	55.64	852	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	52.90	653	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	43.75	461	42

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	775	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	116.75/cwt	111.00–122.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	144.29/cwt	140.00–153.00	489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	122.75/cwt	118.00–129.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.95/cwt	124.00–135.00	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	148.56/cwt	140.00–155.00	569	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.51/cwt	140.00–152.50	635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.59/cwt	129.00–139.00	830	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.84/cwt	129.00–140.50	784	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	681	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	126.37/cwt	126.00–126.50	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	143.75/cwt	143.50–144.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	133.35/cwt	131.00–133.50	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	130.96/cwt	126.00–136.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.88/cwt	126.00–135.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	121.74/cwt	118.00–126.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	130.86/cwt	124.00–138.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	120.35/cwt	111.00–132.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	124.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	696	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	229	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	453	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	267	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	829.83/cwt	810.00–850.00	9,543	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	46.25/cwt	40.00–51.50	499	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	33.51/cwt	26.00–39.00	324	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	596	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	54.81/cwt	50.50–58.00	829	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	59.13/cwt	58.00–61.00	953	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	52.72/cwt	48.00–57.00	658	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	59.56/cwt	59.00–60.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	511	1
Bulls	—	—	2,042	80.54/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,645	6
Bulls	—	—	1,478	65.71/cwt	63.00–67.00	971	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	905.27/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	11,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	97.97/cwt	96.00–101.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	106.57/cwt	103.00–112.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	112.86/cwt	107.00–118.00	756	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.61/cwt	134.00–148.00	673	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.02/cwt	119.00–128.00	636	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	116.47/cwt	112.00–120.00	717	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.60/cwt	115.00–128.00	686	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	104.63/cwt	100.00–109.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	109.48/cwt	106.00–111.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	98.90/cwt	95.50–100.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	120.78/cwt	115.00–127.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	126.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	105.13/cwt	102.00–106.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	105.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	103.07/cwt	98.00–108.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	128.78/cwt	124.00–138.00	408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	107.80/cwt	100.00–111.50	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	132.50/cwt	126.00–139.00	502	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	109.91/cwt	104.00–113.50	732	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.74/cwt	110.00–122.00	602	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.53/cwt	105.00–120.00	690	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	123.64/cwt	118.00–130.00	524	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	120.28/cwt	115.00–126.00	567	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	114.00/cwt	105.00–121.00	644	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	124.07/cwt	124.00–124.50	670	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	126.29/cwt	123.00–126.50	803	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	106.86/cwt	102.00–108.50	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	112.61/cwt	105.00–116.00	482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 674Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	117.00–119.00	118.32
4	—	826	111.00–122.00	116.75
7	—	339	140.00–153.00	144.29
8	—	719	118.00–129.00	122.75
11	—	676	124.00–135.00	130.95
17	—	383	140.00–155.00	148.56
18	—	425	140.00–152.50	149.51
19	—	526	135.00–145.00	139.39
19	—	617	129.00–139.00	134.59
28	—	577	129.00–140.50	135.84
31	—	471	138.00–150.00	144.56
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	125.50	125.50
4	—	766	126.00–126.50	126.37
6	—	561	143.50–144.00	143.75
17	—	710	131.00–133.50	133.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	328	126.00–136.00	130.96
2	—	700	114.50	114.50
4	—	410	126.00–135.00	130.88
4	—	623	118.00–126.00	121.74
5	—	371	124.00–138.00	130.86
6	—	527	111.00–132.00	120.35
7	—	559	121.00–126.00	124.58
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	58.00	58.00
2	—	453	59.00	59.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	890	81.00	81.00
3	—	767	96.00–101.00	97.97
12	—	435	138.00–148.00	141.96
12	—	721	103.00–112.00	106.57
14	—	670	107.00–118.00	112.86
16	—	475	134.00–148.00	141.61
16	—	521	119.00–128.00	122.02
27	—	616	112.00–120.00	116.47
29	—	564	115.00–128.00	121.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
2	—	618	100.00–109.00	104.63
4	—	579	106.00–111.00	109.48
4	—	724	95.50–100.00	98.90
5	—	481	115.00–127.00	120.78
6	—	426	120.00–131.00	126.64
8	—	666	102.00–106.00	105.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	136.00	136.00
1	—	905	91.00	91.00
4	—	821	100.00–109.00	105.23
6	—	781	98.00–108.00	103.07
7	—	317	124.00–138.00	128.78
7	—	722	100.00–111.50	107.80
12	—	379	126.00–139.00	132.50
21	—	666	104.00–113.50	109.91
24	—	520	110.00–122.00	115.74
29	—	619	105.00–120.00	111.53
31	—	424	118.00–130.00	123.64
51	—	471	115.00–126.00	120.28
54	—	565	105.00–121.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	125.00	125.00
21	—	540	124.00–124.50	124.07
33	—	636	123.00–126.50	126.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	120.00–122.00	121.02
4	—	375	120.00–122.00	121.22
4	—	539	102.00–108.50	106.86
5	—	470	110.00–114.00	112.00
8	—	428	105.00–116.00	112.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	810.00–850.00	829.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,313	825.00–1,025.00	905.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,078	40.00–51.50	46.25
9	—	966	26.00–39.00	33.51
1	—	1,065	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,512	50.50–58.00	54.81
5	—	1,611	58.00–61.00	59.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,248	48.00–57.00	52.72
2	—	1,070	59.00–60.00	59.56
1	—	1,110	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,042	74.00–85.00	80.54
4	—	1,478	63.00–67.00	65.71
1	—	1,750	92.00	92.00

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

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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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Replacement Cattle

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