Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 14.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.16/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$126.16

119 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$12.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

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	553	127.55	706	100
Medium and Large 2-3	464	119.06	552	18thin
Small 1-2	445	115.00	512	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $194 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 sale119 hd

126.16

—

TN average10 barns · 1,587 hd

127.83

−1.68

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	1,678	87.73	1,472	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,302	65.30	850	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	60.67	709	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	52.33	549	33

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	60.67/cwt	55.00–66.00	709	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	53.36/cwt	46.00–57.00	562	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	64.77/cwt	60.00–68.50	843	8
Bulls	—	—	1,687	89.26/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,506	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	122.67/cwt	114.00–128.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.90/cwt	150.00–164.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	121.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	108.13/cwt	105.00–112.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	104.35/cwt	101.00–107.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	146.05/cwt	143.00–149.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	130.23/cwt	120.00–147.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	119.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	126.41/cwt	125.00–127.50	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.71/cwt	124.00–134.00	737	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	132.74/cwt	130.00–141.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	124.27/cwt	122.00–127.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.06/cwt	124.00–136.00	689	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	112.44/cwt	112.00–114.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	136.52/cwt	127.00–144.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	115.41/cwt	110.00–123.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.29/cwt	129.00–143.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	468	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	81.61/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	149.81/cwt	145.00–156.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	131.52/cwt	129.00–134.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	150.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.84/cwt	164.00–174.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	167.64/cwt	160.00–174.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.45/cwt	143.00–148.00	848	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.77/cwt	129.00–141.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	130.02/cwt	127.00–134.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	119.75/cwt	119.50–120.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	110.32/cwt	106.00–114.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	168.37/cwt	164.00–171.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	152.50/cwt	145.00–159.00	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	159.89/cwt	156.00–170.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	121.72/cwt	117.00–126.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	41.10/cwt	39.00–44.00	402	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	904	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	60.87/cwt	60.00–61.50	687	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 684Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,168	55.00–66.00	60.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,053	46.00–57.00	53.36
4	—	979	39.00–44.00	41.10
2	—	1,128	60.00–61.50	60.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,302	60.00–68.50	64.77
1	—	1,300	69.50	69.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,687	85.00–94.50	89.26
3	—	1,640	79.50–83.00	81.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	114.00–128.00	122.67
2	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.49
6	—	621	105.00–112.00	108.13
2	—	728	92.00–93.00	92.50
3	—	468	120.00–147.00	130.23
2	—	430	138.00–148.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	150.00–164.00	154.90
3	—	634	118.00–123.00	121.30
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
8	—	566	125.00–135.00	131.19
3	—	717	101.00–107.00	104.35
2	—	488	143.00–149.00	146.05
6	—	527	130.00–140.00	133.94
2	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
24	—	577	124.00–134.00	127.71
5	—	442	130.00–141.00	132.74
3	—	835	101.50	101.50
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
26	—	530	124.00–136.00	130.06
7	—	721	112.00–114.00	112.44
4	—	368	127.00–144.00	136.52
1	—	885	98.00	98.00
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
12	—	464	129.00–143.00	136.29
4	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.50
2	—	333	140.00–141.00	140.48
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	116.00–121.00	119.01
4	—	433	122.00–127.00	124.27
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
7	—	466	110.00–123.00	115.41
3	—	387	120.00–125.00	121.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	125.00–127.50	126.41
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	145.00–156.00	149.81
2	—	585	129.00–134.00	131.52
2	—	435	148.00–153.00	150.50
2	—	658	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	485	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	718	106.00–114.00	110.32
2	—	523	139.00	139.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	155.00–156.00	155.67
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
5	—	515	164.00–171.00	168.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	164.00–174.00	167.84
5	—	431	160.00–174.00	167.64
2	—	583	143.00–148.00	145.45
8	—	623	129.00–141.00	134.77
5	—	667	127.00–134.00	130.02
2	—	762	119.50–120.00	119.75
11	—	527	145.00–159.00	152.50
6	—	366	156.00–170.00	159.89
4	—	718	117.00–126.00	121.72
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00

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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