Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.06/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$135.06

404 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$30.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

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	136.70	906	346
Medium and Large 2-3	533	126.33	674	55
Small 1-2	792	106.00	839	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.70/cwt here — about $67 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 sale404 hd

135.06

—

TN average5 barns · 1,039 hd

137.81

−2.75

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	1,520	65.38	993	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	50.77	765	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	50.13	673	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	40.67	455	55

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2-3	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.85/cwt	135.00–143.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	111.05/cwt	108.00–117.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	109.96/cwt	106.00–112.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	115.60/cwt	110.00–122.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	133.51/cwt	129.00–139.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.87/cwt	151.00–166.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	110.59/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.34/cwt	118.00–127.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	121.71/cwt	116.00–125.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	121.90/cwt	117.00–131.00	581	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	115.57/cwt	112.00–123.00	602	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	128.66/cwt	119.00–138.00	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	103.90/cwt	100.00–108.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	108.33/cwt	105.00–111.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	112.88/cwt	107.00–117.00	638	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	122.50/cwt	115.00–125.50	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	136.63/cwt	125.00–147.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.90/cwt	129.00–139.00	768	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	130.30/cwt	127.00–136.00	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	139.96/cwt	135.00–143.00	600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.77/cwt	144.00–156.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.11/cwt	126.00–136.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	137.76/cwt	137.50–138.00	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	123.12/cwt	117.00–131.00	632	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	792.44/cwt	685.00–875.00	10,444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,672	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,753	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,091	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.82/cwt	138.00–147.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.59/cwt	127.00–138.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	89.46/cwt	87.00–92.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	139.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	954	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,007	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	137.60/cwt	137.00–138.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	125.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	143.57/cwt	143.50–145.00	754	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	131.22/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,014	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	129.31/cwt	127.00–129.50	1,099	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	143.37/cwt	141.00–150.00	829	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	108.58/cwt	108.50–109.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	132.19/cwt	132.00–133.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	117.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	827	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	126.91/cwt	126.50–127.50	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	118.92/cwt	118.00–120.00	685	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	60.82/cwt	53.00–65.00	873	10
Bulls	—	—	1,609	71.56/cwt	66.00–77.00	1,151	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	50.25/cwt	46.00–54.00	748	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.61/cwt	114.00–121.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	156.39/cwt	151.00–164.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	123.20/cwt	118.00–126.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	130.77/cwt	120.00–148.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	1,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	50.42/cwt	45.00–55.50	677	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	43.47/cwt	43.00–44.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	41.74/cwt	36.00–47.50	467	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	30.58/cwt	27.00–35.00	339	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	123.54/cwt	118.00–131.00	519	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	104.53/cwt	100.00–109.00	698	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	122.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	105.73/cwt	102.00–111.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	124.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	102.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.00	424	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	109.67/cwt	103.00–115.00	678	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	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 1,211Last week 585Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 19Year ago 0

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
4	—	769	106.00–112.00	109.96
8	—	674	110.00–122.00	115.60
9	—	473	129.00–139.00	133.51
10	—	578	115.00–125.50	122.50
6	—	369	125.00–147.00	136.63
2	—	710	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	628	120.00–123.00	121.53
4	—	429	135.00–143.00	139.96
2	—	275	137.50–138.00	137.76
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
6	—	513	117.00–131.00	123.12
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	106.00–112.00	109.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	135.00–143.00	138.85
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	153.11
3	—	820	108.00–117.00	111.05
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
5	—	430	151.00–166.00	159.87
5	—	916	108.00–116.00	110.59
6	—	373	150.00–164.00	161.74
6	—	717	118.00–127.00	123.34
7	—	774	116.00–125.00	121.71
23	—	569	129.00–139.00	134.90
18	—	659	127.00–136.00	130.30
10	—	471	144.00–156.00	148.77
9	—	623	126.00–136.00	132.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	685	138.00–146.00	139.26
3	—	1,007	118.00	118.00
4	—	721	130.00–132.00	131.51
10	—	628	137.00–138.00	137.60
11	—	823	120.00–130.00	125.59
22	—	525	143.50–145.00	143.57
12	—	773	129.00–132.50	131.22
27	—	850	127.00–129.50	129.31
26	—	578	141.00–150.00	143.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	477	117.00–131.00	121.90
37	—	521	112.00–123.00	115.57
9	—	367	119.00–138.00	128.66
11	—	718	100.00–108.00	103.90
1	—	1,115	80.00	80.00
2	—	815	99.00	99.00
22	—	565	107.00–117.00	112.88
17	—	420	118.00–131.00	123.54
14	—	668	100.00–109.00	104.53
5	—	330	120.00–126.00	122.82
4	—	764	102.00–111.00	105.73
4	—	286	120.00–134.00	124.38
2	—	850	105.00	105.00
20	—	618	103.00–115.00	109.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	105.00–111.00	108.33
4	—	480	114.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	580	100.00–105.00	102.31
3	—	425	114.00–115.00	114.67
2	—	373	110.00–117.00	113.66
2	—	623	96.00–100.00	98.02
1	—	660	98.00	98.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	685	110.00–115.00	111.65
7	—	637	116.00	116.00
6	—	823	108.50–109.00	108.58
5	—	484	132.00–133.00	132.19
47	—	703	110.00–119.00	117.65
13	—	525	126.50–127.50	126.91
22	—	576	118.00–120.00	118.92
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
4	—	534	118.00–126.00	123.20
4	—	423	120.00–148.00	130.77
2	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	125.00–137.00	131.92
7	—	476	138.00–147.00	143.82
6	—	533	127.00–138.00	133.59
2	—	823	87.00–92.00	89.46
2	—	628	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	678	114.00–121.00	117.61
3	—	435	151.00–164.00	156.39

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	—	1,250	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	685.00–875.00	792.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,435	53.00–65.00	60.82
5	—	1,609	66.00–77.00	71.56
1	—	1,920	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,489	46.00–54.00	50.25
1	—	1,740	57.50	57.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,343	45.00–55.50	50.42
2	—	1,338	43.00–44.00	43.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,118	36.00–47.50	41.74
6	—	1,110	27.00–35.00	30.58
1	—	1,160	50.00	50.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle