Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle, Steers, Bulls, and Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.04/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$118.04

200 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

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	510	118.95	606	182
Medium and Large 2-3	506	109.09	552	17thin
Small 1-2	560	105.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $18 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 sale200 hd

118.04

—

TN average9 barns · 1,766 hd

117.49

+0.54

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	—	High	1,670	81.49	1,361	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	56.28	801	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	55.76	663	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	47.21	487	56

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	55.50/cwt	50.50–60.00	658	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	57.34/cwt	56.00–58.50	614	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	47.84/cwt	42.00–54.50	493	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	56.28/cwt	52.00–60.50	801	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	115.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	672	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	116.94/cwt	112.00–122.00	610	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	112.54/cwt	109.00–117.00	697	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.23/cwt	134.00–152.00	390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	123.95/cwt	118.00–130.00	526	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	129.78/cwt	123.00–136.00	485	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	105.13/cwt	101.00–109.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	99.33/cwt	99.00–100.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	105.69/cwt	98.00–109.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	97.39/cwt	92.00–103.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.19/cwt	115.00–126.00	570	28
Bulls	—	—	1,815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	113.55/cwt	111.00–116.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	122.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	681	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	110.00/cwt	106.00–115.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	125.48/cwt	123.00–129.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	111.07/cwt	106.00–116.00	691	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.54/cwt	140.00–154.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	128.01/cwt	114.00–144.00	541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.99/cwt	122.00–136.00	675	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.55/cwt	146.00–155.00	634	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	106.97/cwt	102.00–110.00	766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	905.06/cwt	900.00–910.00	8,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	94.94/cwt	91.00–100.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	130.33/cwt	126.00–134.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	331	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	82.82/cwt	77.50–86.00	1,429	14
Bulls	—	—	1,363	71.44/cwt	65.00–75.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	143.67/cwt	139.00–152.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.43/cwt	121.00–126.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.93/cwt	135.00–149.00	755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.44/cwt	124.00–135.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	113.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	825	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	134.86/cwt	125.00–141.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	111.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	161.17/cwt	154.00–168.00	606	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	107.86/cwt	102.00–110.50	827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	164.73/cwt	160.00–172.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	128.41/cwt	125.00–134.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.17/cwt	143.00–155.00	695	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	152.90/cwt	147.00–159.00	661	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.93/cwt	132.00–143.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	162.13/cwt	158.00–173.00	517	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	38.78/cwt	36.00–41.00	394	6

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 689Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 147Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle, Steers, Bulls, and Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,186	50.50–60.00	55.50
3	—	1,287	62.00–63.00	62.48
1	—	1,040	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	56.00–58.50	57.34
48	—	1,031	42.00–54.50	47.84
6	—	1,016	36.00–41.00	38.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,423	52.00–60.50	56.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	93.00	93.00
14	—	1,726	77.50–86.00	82.82
3	—	1,363	65.00–75.00	71.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	580	110.00–122.00	115.93
22	—	522	112.00–122.00	116.94
18	—	619	109.00–117.00	112.54
7	—	278	134.00–152.00	140.23
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
25	—	424	118.00–130.00	123.95
19	—	374	123.00–136.00	129.78
8	—	671	101.00–109.00	105.13
3	—	763	99.00–100.00	99.33
28	—	474	115.00–126.00	120.19
8	—	714	91.00–100.00	94.94
5	—	326	126.00–134.00	130.33
1	—	230	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	420	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	573	98.00–109.00	105.69
2	—	628	92.00–103.00	97.39
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	116.00–120.00	118.00
1	—	670	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	111.00–116.00	113.55
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
6	—	488	123.00–129.00	125.48
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
8	—	423	114.00–144.00	128.01
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	120.00–127.00	122.55
5	—	666	106.00–115.00	110.00
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
16	—	622	106.00–116.00	111.07
7	—	466	140.00–154.00	145.54
1	—	890	81.00	81.00
29	—	523	122.00–136.00	128.99
11	—	424	146.00–155.00	149.55
4	—	716	102.00–110.00	106.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	120.00	120.00
4	—	371	139.00–152.00	143.67
2	—	575	121.00–126.00	123.43
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
5	—	478	125.00–141.00	134.86
2	—	668	109.00–115.00	111.94
2	—	273	150.00	150.00
5	—	521	125.00–134.00	128.41
3	—	775	94.50	94.50
2	—	415	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	136.00–138.00	136.99
3	—	708	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	135.00–149.00	144.93
12	—	620	124.00–135.00	131.44
9	—	725	110.00–115.00	113.79
20	—	376	154.00–168.00	161.17
13	—	679	120.00–123.00	121.47
10	—	767	102.00–110.50	107.86
6	—	279	160.00–172.00	164.73
20	—	469	143.00–155.00	148.17
15	—	432	147.00–159.00	152.90
11	—	572	132.00–143.00	139.93
9	—	319	158.00–173.00	162.13
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	900.00–910.00	905.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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