Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Cattle due to light offerings last week. Slaughter Cows 10.00-20.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 20.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.16/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$130.16

123 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

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	491	131.51	645	114
Medium and Large 2-3	509	113.08	575	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $70 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 sale123 hd

130.16

—

TN average8 barns · 887 hd

124.25

+5.91

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	1,754	82.22	1,442	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	53.58	645	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	52.94	767	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	44.98	458	54

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	141.09/cwt	139.00–144.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.73/cwt	120.00–132.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	108.75/cwt	108.00–109.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	111.02/cwt	109.00–113.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	119.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	131.17/cwt	129.00–132.00	742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.59/cwt	124.00–138.00	616	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	114.81/cwt	108.00–120.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.11/cwt	150.00–161.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	172.79/cwt	166.00–180.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	150.53/cwt	130.00–160.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	158.78/cwt	153.00–164.00	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	167.96/cwt	162.00–172.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	46.12/cwt	42.00–52.50	474	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	52.94/cwt	49.50–57.00	767	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	38.28/cwt	35.00–40.00	378	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	54.34/cwt	49.00–60.00	659	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.55/cwt	54.00–55.00	537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	47.85/cwt	46.00–49.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	104.68/cwt	102.00–110.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	632	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	591	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	417	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	134.38/cwt	124.00–145.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	173.78/cwt	166.00–187.00	650	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	145.29/cwt	144.00–146.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.64/cwt	144.00–149.00	918	17
Bulls	—	—	1,805	83.78/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,512	9
Bulls	—	—	1,523	75.22/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.06/cwt	144.00–152.00	774	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.33/cwt	109.00–118.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	153.57/cwt	147.50–160.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	169.54/cwt	165.00–177.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	134.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.79/cwt	156.00–164.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.99/cwt	130.00–145.50	582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	141.26/cwt	132.00–146.00	540	15

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 96Year ago 0

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Cattle due to light offerings last week. Slaughter Cows 10.00-20.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 20.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	139.00–144.00	141.09
1	—	275	146.00	146.00
15	—	521	120.00–132.00	125.73
4	—	717	108.00–109.00	108.75
2	—	655	109.00–113.00	111.02
18	—	475	124.00–138.00	129.59
5	—	621	108.00–120.00	114.81
3	—	578	120.00–124.00	122.01
20	—	416	130.00–145.50	139.99
15	—	382	132.00–146.00	141.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.43
3	—	468	117.00–122.00	119.27
3	—	572	102.00–110.00	104.68
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	115.00	115.00
2	—	603	124.00	124.00
15	—	566	129.00–132.00	131.17
3	—	343	150.00	150.00
3	—	450	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	150.00–161.00	155.11
5	—	321	166.00–180.00	172.79
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
14	—	481	153.00–164.00	158.78
5	—	421	162.00–172.00	167.96
2	—	290	170.00–174.00	172.03
15	—	374	166.00–187.00	173.78
7	—	557	144.00–146.00	145.29
2	—	673	130.00–136.00	132.97
17	—	630	144.00–149.00	145.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	130.00–160.00	150.53
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	455	124.00–145.00	134.38
1	—	330	134.00	134.00
2	—	528	118.00–124.00	120.96
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	70.50	70.50
1	—	485	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	110.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	623	105.00–108.00	106.51
2	—	433	147.50–160.00	153.57
3	—	537	131.00–137.00	134.99
2	—	468	144.00–145.00	144.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	144.00–152.00	148.06
3	—	625	109.00–118.00	113.33
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
6	—	424	165.00–177.00	169.54
2	—	583	120.00	120.00
6	—	463	156.00–164.00	160.79
2	—	653	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,027	42.00–52.50	46.12
10	—	987	35.00–40.00	38.28
2	—	985	54.00–55.00	54.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,448	49.50–57.00	52.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	62.00	62.00
42	—	1,212	49.00–60.00	54.34
7	—	1,157	46.00–49.00	47.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,805	80.00–87.00	83.78
2	—	1,523	73.00–77.00	75.22

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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