Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 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 $119.30/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$119.30

146 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

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	502	121.19	608	117
Medium and Large 2-3	479	111.66	535	29

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $73 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 sale146 hd

119.30

—

TN average10 barns · 2,124 hd

123.04

−3.74

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	1,604	89.64	1,438	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	60.75	876	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	59.81	730	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	47.83	532	18

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.45/cwt	117.00–124.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	102.45/cwt	94.00–106.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	653	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	111.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	131.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	138.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	121.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	89.27/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	117.43/cwt	110.00–121.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	141.74/cwt	136.00–143.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	120.25/cwt	120.00–120.50	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	137.59/cwt	121.00–140.00	581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	114.51/cwt	111.00–118.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	154.05/cwt	152.00–160.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	106.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	161.69/cwt	160.00–167.50	382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.57/cwt	149.00–158.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	131.88/cwt	129.00–135.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.96/cwt	129.00–142.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	117.63/cwt	114.00–120.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.07/cwt	116.00–127.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.83/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	101.66/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	131.91/cwt	126.00–136.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	82.11/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	51.46/cwt	46.00–56.00	604	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	60.28/cwt	56.00–67.00	734	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	882	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	61.18/cwt	54.00–65.00	875	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	42.13/cwt	35.00–45.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	112.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.68/cwt	124.00–136.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	108.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.99/cwt	114.00–125.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.07/cwt	125.00–136.00	564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	124.16/cwt	119.00–129.00	597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	766	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 718Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 131Year ago 94

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	117.00–124.00	120.45
2	—	728	108.00–111.00	109.48
2	—	760	106.00–108.00	107.01
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
5	—	619	116.00–127.00	122.07
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
7	—	569	125.00–134.00	129.83
1	—	860	97.00	97.00
10	—	514	126.00–136.00	131.91
2	—	430	135.00–137.00	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	114.00–120.00	117.63
8	—	420	120.00–126.00	123.02
2	—	475	123.00	123.00
2	—	510	121.00–124.00	122.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	90.00	90.00
24	—	565	110.00–120.00	115.62
10	—	616	105.00–115.00	111.12
4	—	208	147.50	147.50
12	—	385	124.00–136.00	129.68
5	—	679	105.00–110.00	108.39
14	—	526	114.00–125.00	118.99
7	—	307	129.00	129.00
17	—	430	125.00–136.00	131.07
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
18	—	481	119.00–129.00	124.16
2	—	733	104.00–105.00	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	94.00–106.00	102.45
3	—	422	110.00–121.00	117.43
5	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.79
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
6	—	383	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
7	—	524	105.00–110.00	107.99
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	725	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	130.00–135.00	131.86
8	—	370	136.00–143.00	141.74
2	—	558	120.00–120.50	120.25
11	—	422	121.00–140.00	137.59
2	—	658	111.00–118.00	114.51
3	—	508	125.00–130.00	127.32
4	—	313	148.00	148.00
4	—	611	121.00–122.00	121.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	545	135.00–140.00	138.62
6	—	701	120.00–126.00	121.00
1	—	750	127.00	127.00
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
4	—	434	152.00–160.00	154.05
4	—	860	105.00–109.00	106.00
7	—	236	160.00–167.50	161.69
6	—	476	149.00–158.00	152.57
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
7	—	614	129.00–135.00	131.88
6	—	565	129.00–142.00	132.96
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	87.00–93.00	89.27
2	—	1,825	100.00–103.00	101.66
3	—	1,403	79.00–84.00	82.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,173	46.00–56.00	51.46
7	—	1,018	35.00–45.00	42.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	54.00	54.00
25	—	1,217	56.00–67.00	60.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	53.00	53.00
18	—	1,430	54.00–65.00	61.18

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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