Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. steady to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 8.00-14.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality of cattle was fair to poor in some cases.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.65/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$113.65

250 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

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	567	117.28	665	179
Medium and Large 2-3	532	105.75	563	65
Small 1-2	596	91.02	542	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $123 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 sale250 hd

113.65

—

TN average11 barns · 3,006 hd

113.94

−0.28

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	—	High	1,800	66.04	1,189	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	45.47	701	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	43.79	589	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	33.89	364	77

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,007	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	453	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	123.39/cwt	118.00–131.00	465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.17/cwt	105.00–111.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	125.98/cwt	119.00–132.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	98.71/cwt	95.00–106.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	125.60/cwt	113.00–135.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	99.16/cwt	90.00–102.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	109.54/cwt	106.00–112.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	128.83/cwt	117.00–138.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	106.74/cwt	105.00–109.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.18/cwt	113.00–119.00	658	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	113.46/cwt	110.00–116.00	696	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.99/cwt	145.00–159.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.59/cwt	137.00–152.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	98.31/cwt	93.00–102.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.56/cwt	119.00–130.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	96.04/cwt	92.00–100.00	504	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	108.90/cwt	100.00–117.00	511	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	132.73/cwt	131.00–136.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	119.83/cwt	116.00–121.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	129.33/cwt	120.00–136.00	482	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	76.32/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	58.62/cwt	53.00–62.00	931	5
Bulls	—	—	1,934	67.87/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,313	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	747.05/cwt	685.00–800.00	9,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	109.23/cwt	103.00–113.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	111.35/cwt	105.00–116.00	740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.80/cwt	120.00–133.00	533	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.30/cwt	108.00–123.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	123.45/cwt	118.00–130.00	580	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	120.88/cwt	113.00–126.00	625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	114.70/cwt	110.00–122.00	658	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	124.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	99.67/cwt	95.00–102.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	108.95/cwt	105.00–111.50	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	102.91/cwt	100.00–108.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	104.81/cwt	91.00–111.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	103.39/cwt	90.00–107.00	645	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	88.67/cwt	80.00–96.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	157.63/cwt	150.00–165.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.94/cwt	149.00–160.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.21/cwt	139.00–142.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.02/cwt	130.00–141.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	119.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.48/cwt	125.00–136.00	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.20/cwt	125.00–137.50	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.81/cwt	125.00–137.00	739	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	137.38/cwt	124.00–138.50	1,176	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	137.57/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,008	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	54.18/cwt	53.00–55.00	699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	37.59/cwt	36.00–39.00	460	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	44.49/cwt	41.00–49.00	615	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	840	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	39.03/cwt	38.00–40.00	560	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	46.05/cwt	41.00–51.00	717	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	28.89/cwt	20.00–33.00	306	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	37.85/cwt	34.00–44.00	412	43

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 1,228Last week 1,340Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 71Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	45.00	45.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	120.00–121.00	120.34
4	—	470	131.00–136.00	132.73
5	—	533	116.00–121.00	119.83
7	—	373	120.00–136.00	129.33
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	285	165.00	165.00
2	—	808	116.00–120.00	117.99
4	—	324	150.00–165.00	157.63
5	—	428	149.00–160.00	154.94
5	—	484	139.00–142.00	140.21
7	—	370	155.00–165.00	158.18
8	—	522	130.00–141.00	136.02
8	—	712	115.00–125.00	119.51
11	—	671	125.00–136.00	130.48
12	—	616	125.00–137.50	132.20
13	—	565	125.00–137.00	130.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	129.50	129.50
5	—	620	140.00–142.00	140.81
13	—	856	124.00–138.50	137.38
25	—	733	137.00–139.00	137.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	118.00–131.00	123.39
6	—	770	105.00–111.00	108.17
4	—	316	119.00–132.00	125.98
3	—	835	95.00–106.00	98.71
2	—	873	90.00–100.00	95.04
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
13	—	721	103.00–113.00	109.23
16	—	665	105.00–116.00	111.35
19	—	420	120.00–133.00	126.80
20	—	618	108.00–123.00	114.30
21	—	470	118.00–130.00	123.45
24	—	517	113.00–126.00	120.88
25	—	574	110.00–122.00	114.70
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	92.00–100.00	96.04
1	—	760	88.00	88.00
3	—	588	80.00–96.00	88.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	469	100.00–117.00	108.90
1	—	390	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
3	—	670	95.00–102.00	99.67
5	—	443	105.00–111.50	108.95
8	—	571	100.00–108.00	102.91
12	—	522	91.00–111.00	104.81
13	—	624	90.00–107.00	103.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	124.00–126.00	124.51
8	—	716	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	113.00–135.00	125.60
9	—	676	90.00–102.00	99.16
9	—	570	106.00–112.00	109.54
8	—	522	110.00–118.00	113.97
6	—	423	117.00–138.00	128.83
4	—	628	105.00–109.00	106.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	113.00–119.00	115.18
14	—	613	110.00–116.00	113.46
12	—	426	145.00–159.00	152.99
9	—	473	137.00–152.00	141.59
8	—	718	93.00–102.00	98.31
8	—	517	119.00–130.00	122.56
2	—	670	104.00–107.00	105.49
1	—	865	89.00	89.00
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
1	—	785	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	75.00–78.00	76.32
5	—	1,588	53.00–62.00	58.62
9	—	1,934	62.00–73.00	67.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	53.00–55.00	54.18
9	—	1,225	36.00–39.00	37.59
35	—	1,382	41.00–49.00	44.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	52.00–53.00	52.51
4	—	1,435	38.00–40.00	39.03
20	—	1,556	41.00–51.00	46.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,059	20.00–33.00	28.89
43	—	1,088	34.00–44.00	37.85

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	685.00–800.00	747.05

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

Slaughter Cattle

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