Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.41/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$123.41

238 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$34.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

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	516	124.87	644	206
Medium and Large 2-3	474	114.85	545	31
Small 1-2	620	90.00	558	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.87/cwt here — about $86 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 sale238 hd

123.41

—

TN average10 barns · 2,165 hd

126.96

−3.55

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	1,673	84.92	1,421	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	61.92	910	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	58.89	765	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	48.72	500	47

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	674	123.76/cwt	123.00–125.50	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	166.37/cwt	158.00–172.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	132.44/cwt	125.00–136.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	51.70/cwt	46.00–56.50	540	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	61.92/cwt	58.50–65.00	910	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	39.39/cwt	33.00–44.00	388	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	59.28/cwt	54.50–65.00	752	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,745	53.10/cwt	52.00–53.50	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.87/cwt	126.00–142.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.70/cwt	148.00–154.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	140.15/cwt	134.00–143.00	594	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	133.64/cwt	130.00–141.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	118.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	106.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	769	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	123.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.60/cwt	118.00–129.00	764	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	152.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	93.21/cwt	91.00–100.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.42/cwt	129.00–144.00	496	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.76/cwt	118.00–133.00	648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	133.99/cwt	129.00–137.50	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	887	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	117.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	122.24/cwt	122.00–122.50	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	142.81/cwt	132.00–151.00	383	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	115.44/cwt	111.00–119.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	141.62/cwt	132.50–150.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	145.94/cwt	135.00–152.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	153.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	158.14/cwt	154.00–159.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.05/cwt	135.00–146.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	111.91/cwt	111.00–114.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	109.94/cwt	108.00–113.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	121.47/cwt	121.00–121.50	756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	134.26/cwt	134.00–135.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	114.85/cwt	109.00–119.00	763	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.92/cwt	120.00–133.00	611	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.69/cwt	116.00–126.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	109.66/cwt	100.00–116.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	123.75/cwt	120.00–127.50	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	86.22/cwt	81.00–90.50	1,506	8
Bulls	—	—	1,080	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	165.21/cwt	160.00–172.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	167.59/cwt	160.00–175.00	459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	100.40/cwt	100.00–101.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	152.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	150.07/cwt	146.00–154.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	119.67/cwt	117.50–122.00	929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	160.65/cwt	156.00–166.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	166.92/cwt	161.00–177.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	111.06/cwt	105.00–112.50	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	143.93/cwt	130.00–156.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	130.32/cwt	128.00–132.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	113.46/cwt	113.00–115.00	987	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.85/cwt	138.00–151.00	741	12

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 421Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 111Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	123.00–125.50	123.76
7	—	416	158.00–172.00	166.37
6	—	624	125.00–136.00	132.44
3	—	1,052	100.00	100.00
13	—	579	135.00–146.00	142.05
10	—	806	111.00–114.00	111.91
10	—	371	160.00–172.00	165.21
7	—	274	160.00–175.00	167.59
4	—	961	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
11	—	776	117.50–122.00	119.67
10	—	464	156.00–166.00	160.65
7	—	331	161.00–177.00	166.92
5	—	886	105.00–112.50	111.06
2	—	1,210	90.00	90.00
12	—	515	138.00–151.00	143.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	135.00–152.00	145.94
4	—	323	150.00–158.00	153.33
2	—	863	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
5	—	823	100.00–101.00	100.40
3	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.98
2	—	413	146.00–154.00	150.07
8	—	372	130.00–156.00	143.93
3	—	528	128.00–132.00	130.32
2	—	588	124.00–125.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	154.00–159.00	158.14
6	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
13	—	870	113.00–115.00	113.46
4	—	606	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	126.00–142.00	130.87
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
13	—	424	134.00–143.00	140.15
2	—	638	100.00–104.00	101.99
5	—	507	120.00–125.00	123.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	148.00–154.00	150.70
5	—	573	130.00–138.00	134.55
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
9	—	521	130.00–141.00	133.64
5	—	672	116.00–119.00	118.02
3	—	719	105.00–111.00	106.95
16	—	618	118.00–129.00	123.60
7	—	416	150.00–156.00	152.82
4	—	821	91.00–100.00	93.21
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	711	110.50	110.50
10	—	550	128.00	128.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
18	—	622	121.00–121.50	121.47
4	—	524	134.00–135.00	134.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	372	129.00–144.00	133.42
19	—	515	118.00–133.00	125.76
12	—	726	100.00–110.00	106.80
9	—	323	129.00–137.50	133.99
1	—	905	98.00	98.00
20	—	429	120.00–135.00	127.55
17	—	268	132.00–151.00	142.81
9	—	611	111.00–119.00	115.44
2	—	235	132.50–150.00	141.62
21	—	664	109.00–119.00	114.85
18	—	478	120.00–133.00	127.92
12	—	567	116.00–126.00	121.69
2	—	768	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	115.00–119.00	117.39
2	—	333	122.00–122.50	122.24
7	—	472	110.00–116.00	113.70
4	—	575	108.00–113.00	109.94
7	—	526	100.00–116.00	109.66
5	—	376	120.00–127.50	123.75
1	—	685	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,045	46.00–56.50	51.70
12	—	984	33.00–44.00	39.39
1	—	850	59.50	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,469	58.50–65.00	61.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,268	54.50–65.00	59.28
3	—	1,745	52.00–53.50	53.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,747	81.00–90.50	86.22
1	—	1,080	74.50	74.50

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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