Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.66/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$113.66

296 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$20.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	574	114.98	659	256
Medium and Large 2-3	462	106.45	492	36
Small 1-2	555	94.38	524	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $136 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 sale296 hd

113.66

—

TN average12 barns · 4,231 hd

117.52

−3.86

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	1,603	64.93	1,041	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	47.51	721	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	47.00	645	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	37.39	431	39

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 1-2Value Added	—	510	153.34/cwt	153.00–154.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	121.59/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,009	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	121.87/cwt	111.00–129.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	130.20/cwt	121.00–135.00	695	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	797.06/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,031	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,067.49/cwt	800.00–1,275.00	11,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.13/cwt	142.00–151.00	708	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.57/cwt	126.00–136.00	816	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	150.61/cwt	150.00–153.00	604	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.49/cwt	139.00–152.00	757	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.22/cwt	148.00–164.00	587	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	112.52/cwt	109.00–116.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	154.00/cwt	144.00–160.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.63/cwt	117.00–130.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	893	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	129.71/cwt	122.00–135.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	128.79/cwt	120.00–136.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	100.73/cwt	100.00–103.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	119.80/cwt	116.00–123.00	510	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	112.27/cwt	109.00–116.00	585	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	104.67/cwt	102.00–114.00	657	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	110.79/cwt	105.00–118.00	632	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	117.01/cwt	112.00–121.00	562	44
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.47/cwt	105.00–114.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	110.82/cwt	104.00–115.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	112.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	106.84/cwt	100.00–110.50	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	106.49/cwt	100.00–111.00	449	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	47.85/cwt	43.00–55.00	658	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	118.18/cwt	114.00–120.00	436	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	129.18/cwt	125.00–131.50	668	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	41.02/cwt	40.00–43.00	675	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	48.40/cwt	45.50–52.00	726	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	30.50/cwt	22.00–33.00	318	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	39.76/cwt	35.00–45.00	474	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	41.14/cwt	38.00–42.00	560	8
Bulls	—	—	1,583	70.25/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.16/cwt	138.00–151.00	680	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	102.27/cwt	98.00–105.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	128.47/cwt	124.00–133.00	610	5
Bulls	—	—	1,588	59.12/cwt	55.00–64.00	939	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	752	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.18/cwt	133.00–146.00	742	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	132.10/cwt	126.00–136.00	569	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	868	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,083	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	914	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,024	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.53/cwt	126.00–138.00	758	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.85/cwt	143.00–154.00	627	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	112.80/cwt	108.00–114.50	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	104.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	96.34/cwt	94.00–100.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	88.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	720	2

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

Mon Dec 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,099Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	153.00–154.00	153.34
11	—	830	121.00–122.00	121.59
3	—	1,083	104.00	104.00
4	—	851	119.00	119.00
7	—	914	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	111.00–129.00	121.87
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
4	—	534	121.00–135.00	130.20
2	—	893	90.00	90.00
3	—	323	122.00–135.00	129.71
3	—	478	120.00–136.00	128.79
1	—	390	141.00	141.00
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	142.00–151.00	148.13
30	—	620	126.00–136.00	131.57
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
5	—	401	150.00–153.00	150.61
20	—	520	139.00–152.00	145.49
22	—	378	148.00–164.00	155.22
2	—	820	109.00–116.00	112.52
4	—	321	144.00–160.00	154.00
5	—	666	117.00–130.00	124.63
12	—	565	130.00–142.00	137.31
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	51.00	51.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	103.00	103.00
22	—	426	116.00–123.00	119.80
25	—	521	109.00–116.00	112.27
27	—	628	102.00–114.00	104.67
35	—	570	105.00–118.00	110.79
2	—	780	100.00–105.00	102.45
44	—	480	112.00–121.00	117.01
7	—	670	105.00–114.00	107.47
10	—	326	120.00–130.00	124.29
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
7	—	369	114.00–120.00	118.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	100.00–103.00	100.73
2	—	573	100.00–104.00	101.96
2	—	613	98.00–100.00	99.02
2	—	663	100.00	100.00
3	—	330	104.00–115.00	110.82
7	—	379	110.00–119.00	112.67
7	—	480	100.00–110.50	106.84
9	—	422	100.00–111.00	106.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
1	—	680	80.00	80.00
1	—	445	107.50	107.50
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	121.00	121.00
6	—	637	115.00	115.00
62	—	726	119.50	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	125.00–131.50	129.18
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
2	—	630	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	668	98.00–105.00	102.27
5	—	475	124.00–133.00	128.47
4	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.01
5	—	431	126.00–136.00	132.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	472	138.00–151.00	144.16
19	—	622	115.00–125.00	120.93
26	—	529	133.00–146.00	140.18
16	—	568	126.00–138.00	133.53
11	—	424	143.00–154.00	147.85
9	—	680	108.00–114.50	112.80
5	—	718	100.00–110.00	104.38
3	—	767	94.00–100.00	96.34
2	—	818	85.00–91.00	88.05

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	3	—	1,133	700.00–850.00	797.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	800.00–1,275.00	1,067.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,375	43.00–55.00	47.85
8	—	1,362	38.00–42.00	41.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	40.00–43.00	41.02
22	—	1,499	45.50–52.00	48.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,043	22.00–33.00	30.50
29	—	1,191	35.00–45.00	39.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,583	66.00–75.00	70.25
9	—	1,588	55.00–64.00	59.12
1	—	1,880	80.00	80.00

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

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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Replacement Cattle

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