Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 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 $130.18/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$130.18

199 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$20.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

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	494	132.73	656	156
Medium and Large 2-3	492	121.13	596	42
Small 1-2	565	112.00	633	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.73/cwt here — about $23 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 sale199 hd

130.18

—

TN average11 barns · 2,450 hd

131.40

−1.23

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	1,462	92.34	1,350	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	67.51	1,025	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	62.06	810	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	49.31	513	28

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	722	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	957	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	40.92/cwt	38.00–43.00	372	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	72.71/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,116	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	53.43/cwt	53.00–54.00	773	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	667	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	60.17/cwt	55.00–66.50	749	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	51.63/cwt	45.00–57.50	560	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	65.51/cwt	57.00–68.50	990	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	71.88/cwt	68.50–76.00	1,063	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	153.13/cwt	142.50–160.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	142.41/cwt	137.00–148.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	124.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.44/cwt	113.00–118.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	161.87/cwt	157.00–167.00	751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	141.74/cwt	130.00–148.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	169.36/cwt	162.00–174.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	106.24/cwt	102.50–110.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	642	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	140.51/cwt	134.00–147.00	528	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	110.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	126.78/cwt	124.00–129.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	128.69/cwt	124.00–134.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.78/cwt	134.00–147.00	590	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	735	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	155.20/cwt	150.00–157.50	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.81/cwt	103.00–113.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	161.28/cwt	150.00–167.50	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	113.68/cwt	109.00–118.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	179.89/cwt	170.00–190.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	114.36/cwt	110.00–117.50	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	125.17/cwt	118.00–130.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.52/cwt	122.50–137.00	675	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.52/cwt	113.00–123.00	739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.36/cwt	140.00–154.00	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	118.40/cwt	115.00–121.00	626	11
Bulls	—	—	1,360	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,027	1
Bulls	—	—	1,511	100.43/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,517	5
Bulls	—	—	1,434	87.62/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	156.10/cwt	155.50–160.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	186.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.62/cwt	132.00–145.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.30/cwt	143.00–156.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	131.81/cwt	121.00–139.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	155.45/cwt	150.00–159.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	178.34/cwt	172.50–185.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	168.33/cwt	168.00–169.00	885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	148.95/cwt	142.50–154.00	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.88/cwt	163.00–168.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	126.85/cwt	125.00–127.00	956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.18/cwt	127.50–136.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	148.57/cwt	147.00–151.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	177.89/cwt	170.00–186.00	660	16

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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 645Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 103Year ago 0

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	—	722	132.50	132.50
8	—	581	155.50–160.00	156.10
9	—	526	168.00–169.00	168.33
12	—	604	147.00–151.00	148.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	150.00–167.50	161.28
3	—	522	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
6	—	581	121.00–139.00	131.81
4	—	429	150.00–159.00	155.45
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	770	108.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	109.00–118.00	113.68
2	—	228	170.00–190.00	179.89
10	—	335	180.00–190.00	186.18
7	—	615	132.00–145.00	136.62
13	—	523	143.00–156.00	149.30
5	—	718	120.00–128.00	123.15
3	—	292	172.50–185.00	178.34
12	—	581	142.50–154.00	148.95
9	—	435	163.00–168.00	165.88
14	—	754	125.00–127.00	126.85
3	—	662	127.50–136.00	131.18
9	—	470	161.00–169.00	165.43
16	—	371	170.00–186.00	177.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	142.50–160.00	153.13
2	—	520	133.00–134.00	133.51
3	—	617	114.00–115.00	114.34
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
6	—	472	130.00–148.00	141.74
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	137.00–148.00	142.41
6	—	632	120.00–129.00	124.36
2	—	670	113.00–118.00	115.44
9	—	464	157.00–167.00	161.87
3	—	727	104.00–105.00	104.33
1	—	795	92.00	92.00
10	—	414	162.00–174.00	169.36
5	—	566	130.00–139.00	131.76
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	102.50–110.00	106.24
3	—	338	138.00	138.00
7	—	472	124.00–129.00	126.78
3	—	373	124.00–134.00	128.69
7	—	576	110.00–117.50	114.36
5	—	416	118.00–130.00	125.17
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
11	—	529	115.00–121.00	118.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
4	—	428	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	471	130.00–144.00	136.26
16	—	376	134.00–147.00	140.51
5	—	674	105.00–115.00	110.85
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
21	—	419	134.00–147.00	140.78
17	—	576	120.00–130.00	127.56
7	—	271	150.00–157.50	155.20
4	—	715	103.00–113.00	109.81
29	—	521	122.50–137.00	129.52
17	—	618	113.00–123.00	119.52
11	—	325	140.00–154.00	145.36
4	—	753	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	910	38.00–43.00	40.92
1	—	1,085	61.50	61.50
20	—	1,085	45.00–57.50	51.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	70.00–76.50	72.71
13	—	1,511	57.00–68.50	65.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	53.00–54.00	53.43
33	—	1,245	55.00–66.50	60.17
9	—	1,479	68.50–76.00	71.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	75.50	75.50
5	—	1,511	99.00–103.00	100.43
5	—	1,434	85.00–94.00	87.62

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