Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.09/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$140.09

219 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

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	581	142.24	826	180
Medium and Large 2-3	557	130.14	725	39

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $101 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 sale219 hd

140.09

—

TN average9 barns · 1,458 hd

140.94

−0.85

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	—	Low	1,733	84.28	1,461	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	57.71	676	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,259	57.22	720	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	48.01	506	36

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	832	114.65/cwt	112.00–120.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	117.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.27/cwt	130.00–141.00	925	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.86/cwt	130.50–139.00	975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.54/cwt	141.00–152.00	698	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	118.71/cwt	114.00–125.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	716	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.62/cwt	130.00–142.00	773	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	113.14/cwt	110.00–115.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	111.96/cwt	107.00–118.00	869	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	72.50/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,137	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	86.24/cwt	82.00–94.50	1,519	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	124.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.97/cwt	143.00–156.00	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.81/cwt	125.00–138.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.40/cwt	108.00–113.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	551	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	119.13/cwt	114.00–126.00	737	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.58/cwt	124.00–136.00	615	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.33/cwt	109.00–117.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	118.70/cwt	116.00–122.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.98/cwt	118.00–129.00	715	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.98/cwt	136.00–156.00	491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	136.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.35/cwt	133.00–143.00	845	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	126.66/cwt	123.00–134.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	125.83/cwt	123.50–135.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.64/cwt	137.00–150.00	826	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	160.61/cwt	152.00–165.00	589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	141.38/cwt	140.00–144.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	115.20/cwt	115.00–116.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.38/cwt	120.00–132.00	653	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	135.76/cwt	129.00–140.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	113.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	119.45/cwt	115.00–123.00	750	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	508	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	382	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	57.16/cwt	52.00–63.50	716	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	40.07/cwt	36.00–42.00	377	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	49.93/cwt	45.00–55.00	540	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	64.74/cwt	64.50–65.00	816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	57.59/cwt	52.00–63.50	674	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.81/cwt	150.00–156.00	645	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	124.64/cwt	117.00–128.50	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	133.72/cwt	125.00–138.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.95/cwt	144.00–155.00	697	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	119.16/cwt	110.00–124.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	156.74/cwt	154.00–159.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.47/cwt	140.00–152.00	763	19

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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 525Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 107Year ago 114

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	112.00–120.00	114.65
29	—	674	130.00–141.00	137.27
7	—	723	130.50–139.00	134.86
30	—	620	133.00–143.00	136.35
7	—	772	123.00–134.00	126.66
36	—	575	137.00–150.00	143.64
12	—	367	152.00–165.00	160.61
13	—	422	150.00–156.00	152.81
16	—	471	144.00–155.00	147.95
2	—	945	109.00–110.00	109.50
19	—	521	140.00–152.00	146.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	115.00–122.00	117.50
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
5	—	457	135.00–140.00	136.05
2	—	273	143.00	143.00
5	—	581	123.50–135.00	125.83
3	—	345	140.00–143.00	141.00
5	—	634	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	425	140.00–144.00	141.38
5	—	666	117.00–128.50	124.64
3	—	532	125.00–138.00	133.72
3	—	713	110.00–124.00	119.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	153.00	153.00
1	—	825	124.00	124.00
4	—	520	154.00–159.00	156.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	141.00–152.00	146.54
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
16	—	516	135.00–145.00	138.81
3	—	663	123.00–130.00	125.64
17	—	570	130.00–142.00	135.62
6	—	724	110.00–115.00	113.14
6	—	776	107.00–118.00	111.96
10	—	422	143.00–156.00	148.97
10	—	619	125.00–138.00	129.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	114.00–125.00	118.71
2	—	430	128.00–133.00	130.50
3	—	533	120.00–128.00	124.94
3	—	670	115.00–116.00	115.67
6	—	628	115.00–123.00	119.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	672	110.00–120.00	115.87
17	—	422	125.00–136.00	130.68
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
17	—	619	114.00–126.00	119.13
2	—	768	105.00–109.00	106.97
28	—	478	124.00–136.00	128.58
6	—	723	109.00–117.00	112.33
34	—	572	118.00–129.00	124.98
7	—	321	136.00–156.00	152.98
52	—	521	120.00–132.00	125.38
7	—	386	129.00–140.00	135.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	108.00–113.00	110.40
1	—	850	88.00	88.00
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	683	100.00–106.00	102.99
3	—	463	116.00–122.00	118.70
5	—	528	115.00–116.00	115.20
5	—	576	110.00–117.00	113.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	84.00	84.00
1	—	545	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	72.00–73.00	72.50
12	—	1,761	82.00–94.50	86.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	50.00	50.00
10	—	1,252	52.00–63.50	57.16
1	—	1,290	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	940	36.00–42.00	40.07
29	—	1,081	45.00–55.00	49.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,260	64.50–65.00	64.74
28	—	1,170	52.00–63.50	57.59

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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