Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher with instances 14.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.55/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$135.55

202 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$2.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

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	663	135.75	900	187
Medium and Large 2-3	449	133.05	597	15thin

One grade step is worth $2.70/cwt here — about $303 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 sale202 hd

135.55

—

TN average2 barns · 591 hd

136.07

−0.52

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	—	Low	1,651	71.17	1,175	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	52.48	782	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	52.04	678	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	39.58	439	45

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3	—	330	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.75/cwt	112.00–121.00	613	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	123.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	91.50/cwt	88.00–95.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	110.97/cwt	106.00–114.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	121.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	516	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	128.53/cwt	123.00–135.00	422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	113.37/cwt	108.00–116.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,034	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	157.15/cwt	150.00–166.00	600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	106.22/cwt	105.00–109.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	124.21/cwt	121.00–125.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	41.90/cwt	40.00–45.00	491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	32.36/cwt	29.00–35.00	340	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,663	62.46/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	41.95/cwt	36.00–49.00	473	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	52.92/cwt	48.00–57.50	803	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	52.02/cwt	47.00–57.00	671	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	111.01/cwt	104.00–115.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.66/cwt	128.00–139.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	129.68/cwt	118.00–134.00	673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	897	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	98.89/cwt	90.00–108.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	110.12/cwt	106.00–117.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	114.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	117.62/cwt	114.00–125.00	560	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	97.02/cwt	94.00–100.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	108.80/cwt	102.00–112.00	507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	135.47/cwt	122.50–148.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	125.68/cwt	122.00–133.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	133.88/cwt	133.00–135.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.99/cwt	140.00–152.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,022	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.17/cwt	144.00–151.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	151.97/cwt	149.00–156.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.79/cwt	137.00–145.00	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	129.85/cwt	121.00–138.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	123.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.31/cwt	136.00–148.00	738	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.83/cwt	119.00–129.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	97.29/cwt	94.00–104.00	696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	70.51/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,151	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	132.49/cwt	120.00–139.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	103.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.03/cwt	144.00–155.00	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	113.49/cwt	110.00–118.00	756	4

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 346Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	118.00	118.00
5	—	426	106.00–114.00	110.97
2	—	575	105.00–109.00	106.97
1	—	395	116.00	116.00
2	—	543	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	673	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
2	—	640	94.00–100.00	97.02
6	—	466	102.00–112.00	108.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	525	112.00–121.00	116.75
8	—	372	120.00–126.00	123.18
2	—	915	88.00–95.00	91.50
2	—	733	100.00	100.00
23	—	426	115.00–126.00	121.22
9	—	328	123.00–135.00	128.53
3	—	669	108.00–116.00	113.37
2	—	753	102.00–103.00	102.50
1	—	240	136.00	136.00
2	—	285	134.00	134.00
2	—	830	90.00–108.00	98.89
7	—	626	106.00–117.00	110.12
13	—	573	110.00–120.00	114.61
25	—	476	114.00–125.00	117.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
6	—	373	122.50–148.00	135.47
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
2	—	538	131.00–135.00	132.97
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
2	—	713	110.00–111.00	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	865	119.50	119.50
69	—	760	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	382	150.00–166.00	157.15
8	—	830	105.00–109.00	106.22
5	—	758	121.00–125.00	124.21
2	—	340	166.00	166.00
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
3	—	283	172.00	172.00
6	—	669	122.00–133.00	125.68
9	—	609	133.00–135.00	133.88
14	—	522	140.00–152.00	145.99
2	—	233	170.00	170.00
5	—	471	144.00–151.00	147.17
7	—	429	149.00–156.00	151.97
10	—	715	115.00–122.00	119.76
14	—	569	137.00–145.00	141.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	104.00–115.00	111.01
6	—	519	118.00–134.00	129.68
8	—	483	121.00–138.00	129.85
4	—	587	120.00–125.00	123.81
6	—	431	120.00–139.00	132.49
2	—	665	100.00–107.00	103.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	140.00–150.00	144.74
7	—	574	128.00–139.00	132.66
1	—	830	76.00	76.00
23	—	522	136.00–148.00	141.31
8	—	621	119.00–129.00	122.83
3	—	715	94.00–104.00	97.29
10	—	422	144.00–155.00	149.03
4	—	666	110.00–118.00	113.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	50.50	50.50
12	—	1,051	29.00–35.00	32.36
32	—	1,128	36.00–49.00	41.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,380	57.00	57.00
9	—	1,517	48.00–57.50	52.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	40.00–45.00	41.90
2	—	1,663	59.00–65.00	62.46
32	—	1,289	47.00–57.00	52.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,930	87.00	87.00
7	—	1,633	64.00–76.00	70.51

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	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	860.00	860.00

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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

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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