Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 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 $119.29/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$119.29

158 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$11.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

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	524	121.22	635	126
Medium and Large 2-3	538	111.73	601	31
Small 1-2	495	110.00	545	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.22/cwt here — about $91 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 sale158 hd

119.29

—

TN average12 barns · 2,357 hd

123.64

−4.35

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	1,642	85.78	1,409	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	60.97	875	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	59.33	794	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	48.84	548	35

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 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.98/cwt	130.50–143.00	921	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	162.66/cwt	158.00–169.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	750	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.13/cwt	155.00–164.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	115.89/cwt	110.00–117.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	126.01/cwt	120.00–131.00	539	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	104.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	628	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	117.65/cwt	115.00–118.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	123.30/cwt	119.00–130.00	587	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	112.61/cwt	107.00–118.00	822	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	128.60/cwt	125.00–131.00	469	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.19/cwt	133.00–143.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.84/cwt	144.00–157.00	715	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	136.15/cwt	131.00–142.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.26/cwt	121.00–134.00	783	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.90/cwt	117.00–125.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	115.43/cwt	109.00–119.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	125.63/cwt	122.00–128.00	851	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	86.58/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,461	6
Bulls	—	—	1,915	100.57/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,926	3
Bulls	—	—	1,424	75.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.05/cwt	144.00–153.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	147.60/cwt	146.00–148.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	129.30/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	125.43/cwt	124.50–130.00	830	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	153.19/cwt	145.00–158.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.88/cwt	129.00–138.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	137.26/cwt	126.00–143.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	113.78/cwt	110.00–122.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	108.58/cwt	102.00–112.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	68.34/cwt	68.00–68.50	998	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	58.51/cwt	53.00–65.50	835	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	40.84/cwt	35.00–45.00	421	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	50.50/cwt	46.00–56.50	576	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	69.75/cwt	68.50–71.50	975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	58.49/cwt	53.00–67.50	781	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	138.58/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.15/cwt	144.00–153.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	129.77/cwt	126.00–131.50	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	142.01/cwt	134.00–146.00	878	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	154.35/cwt	149.00–157.00	684	3

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 637Last week 836Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 108Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
2	—	480	130.00–134.00	131.94
2	—	515	127.00–130.00	128.47
6	—	662	124.50–130.00	125.43
8	—	618	126.00–131.50	129.77
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	672	130.50–143.00	136.98
4	—	314	158.00–169.00	162.66
27	—	515	140.00–150.00	145.64
5	—	378	155.00–164.00	160.13
1	—	900	114.00	114.00
5	—	483	144.00–153.00	149.05
2	—	278	154.00	154.00
7	—	806	121.00–131.00	129.30
2	—	728	124.00–130.00	127.07
13	—	573	144.00–153.00	148.15
2	—	770	125.00–130.00	127.56
18	—	618	134.00–146.00	142.01
3	—	443	149.00–157.00	154.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	149.00	149.00
5	—	658	146.00–148.00	147.60
5	—	736	137.00–145.00	138.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	110.00–117.00	115.89
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
7	—	685	101.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	508	110.00–111.00	110.51
8	—	440	115.00–118.00	117.65
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
5	—	618	102.00–112.00	108.58
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	428	120.00–131.00	126.01
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
20	—	525	115.00–125.00	119.62
2	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.44
23	—	476	119.00–130.00	123.30
2	—	730	107.00–118.00	112.61
26	—	568	115.00–122.00	118.77
8	—	365	125.00–131.00	128.60
9	—	662	110.00–122.00	113.78
14	—	621	115.00–125.00	121.81
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	133.00–143.00	137.19
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
14	—	477	144.00–157.00	149.84
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
14	—	620	121.00–134.00	126.26
2	—	728	117.00–125.00	120.90
3	—	677	122.00–128.00	125.63
6	—	434	145.00–158.00	153.19
10	—	567	129.00–138.00	134.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	120.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	479	131.00–142.00	136.15
5	—	617	109.00–119.00	115.43
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
3	—	540	127.00–129.00	128.01
4	—	414	126.00–143.00	137.26
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	82.00–90.00	86.58
3	—	1,915	99.00–104.00	100.57
5	—	1,424	70.00–80.00	75.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	68.00–68.50	68.34
9	—	1,427	53.00–65.50	58.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,398	68.50–71.50	69.75
41	—	1,335	53.00–67.50	58.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	35.00–45.00	40.84
29	—	1,140	46.00–56.50	50.50

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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