Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.74/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$123.74

257 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

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	498	125.17	623	219
Medium and Large 2-3	475	115.47	548	38

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about $75 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 sale257 hd

123.74

—

TN average9 barns · 1,737 hd

121.44

+2.30

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	1,711	89.31	1,528	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	61.42	893	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	60.27	749	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	50.23	521	33

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	326	169.12/cwt	160.00–180.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	161.40/cwt	161.00–163.00	734	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	40.46/cwt	35.00–43.50	418	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	66.07/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	59.82/cwt	59.50–60.00	665	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	59.03/cwt	54.00–65.00	724	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	51.48/cwt	45.00–57.50	530	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	60.58/cwt	54.00–66.00	871	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	66.66/cwt	65.50–68.00	876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	147.09/cwt	138.00–154.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.00/cwt	125.00–139.00	553	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	116.79/cwt	114.00–119.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.64/cwt	104.00–114.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.46/cwt	120.00–133.00	601	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	138.57/cwt	130.00–148.00	460	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	115.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	118.41/cwt	110.00–122.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	104.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.22/cwt	117.00–129.00	634	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.52/cwt	105.00–116.00	747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.57/cwt	116.00–127.00	693	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.63/cwt	116.00–126.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	103.87/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.11/cwt	87.00–96.50	1,688	8
Bulls	—	—	1,464	73.17/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	119.71/cwt	116.00–123.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.28/cwt	134.00–146.00	732	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.65/cwt	119.00–129.00	785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	138.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.73/cwt	142.00–154.00	697	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.26/cwt	150.00–162.00	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	98.50/cwt	96.50–104.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	900.23/cwt	825.00–975.00	11,667	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	853.52/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,285	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,938	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	137.15/cwt	120.00–145.00	657	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,415	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	113.81/cwt	107.00–116.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.27/cwt	116.00–125.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	130.25/cwt	130.00–130.50	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	133.00/cwt	128.00–140.00	497	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	956.66/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	11,556	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,434.06/cwt	1,225.00–1,600.00	20,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	140.77/cwt	131.00–149.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	127.85/cwt	119.00–133.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.83/cwt	126.00–138.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	155.10/cwt	155.00–156.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	128.25/cwt	124.00–132.50	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.60/cwt	152.00–164.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	165.61/cwt	164.00–167.50	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.22/cwt	139.00–152.50	778	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	129.02/cwt	126.00–137.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.67/cwt	147.00–159.00	735	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.67/cwt	112.00–120.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	153.80/cwt	148.00–158.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.17/cwt	134.00–148.00	822	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	171.12/cwt	159.00–181.00	645	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 755Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 146Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 49

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	160.00–180.00	169.12
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
16	—	681	124.00–132.50	128.25
11	—	425	152.00–164.00	158.60
2	—	273	164.00–167.50	165.61
45	—	525	139.00–152.50	148.22
21	—	475	147.00–159.00	154.67
11	—	627	130.00–141.00	135.13
3	—	755	112.00–120.00	116.67
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
25	—	578	134.00–148.00	142.17
16	—	377	159.00–181.00	171.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	161.00–163.00	161.40
10	—	517	155.00–156.00	155.10
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	120.00–145.00	137.15
4	—	574	125.00	125.00
8	—	538	126.00–137.00	129.02
5	—	618	120.00–125.00	121.60
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
6	—	372	148.00–158.00	153.80
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	138.00–154.00	147.09
33	—	422	125.00–139.00	131.00
36	—	475	120.00–133.00	126.46
13	—	332	130.00–148.00	138.57
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
16	—	624	110.00–120.00	115.39
53	—	519	117.00–129.00	122.22
13	—	670	105.00–116.00	111.52
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
27	—	570	116.00–127.00	121.57
15	—	374	128.00–140.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	114.00–119.00	116.79
5	—	565	104.00–114.00	110.64
3	—	345	120.00–122.00	120.67
6	—	424	110.00–122.00	118.41
3	—	615	100.00–108.00	104.36
7	—	520	107.00–116.00	113.81
5	—	380	116.00–125.00	120.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	130.00–130.50	130.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	116.00–126.00	120.63
1	—	905	96.00	96.00
16	—	522	134.00–146.00	140.28
9	—	625	119.00–129.00	125.65
2	—	738	111.00	111.00
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
19	—	475	142.00–154.00	146.73
13	—	428	150.00–162.00	156.26
4	—	810	96.50–104.00	98.50
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
13	—	569	126.00–138.00	131.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	116.00–123.00	119.71
5	—	474	136.00–140.00	138.82
6	—	426	131.00–149.00	140.77
3	—	527	119.00–133.00	127.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	35.00–43.50	40.46
3	—	1,112	59.50–60.00	59.82
24	—	1,030	45.00–57.50	51.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	65.00–67.00	66.07
11	—	1,438	54.00–66.00	60.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	52.00	52.00
33	—	1,226	54.00–65.00	59.03
9	—	1,314	65.50–68.00	66.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	102.00–109.00	103.87
8	—	1,833	87.00–96.50	92.11
5	—	1,464	69.00–81.00	73.17

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	825.00–975.00	900.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,205	750.00–925.00	853.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	885.00–1,000.00	956.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	935.00	935.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,435	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,434.06

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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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

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle