Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 1.00-3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.98/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$120.98

319 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

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	530	123.22	653	267
Medium and Large 2-3	547	109.52	599	52

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about $54 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 sale319 hd

120.98

—

TN average11 barns · 3,066 hd

121.49

−0.51

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	1,581	81.89	1,295	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	60.49	906	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	56.03	674	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	45.85	484	26

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	475	130.19/cwt	119.00–135.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.27/cwt	130.00–141.00	715	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	74.97/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,090	10
Bulls	—	—	1,743	97.94/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	83.80/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,385	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	121.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	689	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	109.85/cwt	108.00–112.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	109.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.78/cwt	134.00–144.00	649	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	106.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	94.32/cwt	90.00–98.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.21/cwt	123.00–135.00	667	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	121.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.26/cwt	108.00–118.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.86/cwt	118.00–129.00	587	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	87.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.46/cwt	123.00–133.00	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.28/cwt	124.00–133.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	124.38/cwt	116.00–129.00	655	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	121.48/cwt	118.00–124.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.05/cwt	125.00–143.00	506	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	103.70/cwt	99.00–106.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	112.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	126.85/cwt	126.00–127.00	797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	757	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	103.26/cwt	101.00–104.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	111.46/cwt	100.00–116.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.90/cwt	120.00–131.00	528	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	107.55/cwt	100.00–112.00	665	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	113.48/cwt	111.00–119.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	126.29/cwt	118.00–133.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.18/cwt	115.00–123.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.15/cwt	111.00–119.00	772	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	152.23/cwt	145.00–160.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	118.85/cwt	114.00–122.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	153.91/cwt	147.50–165.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	136.68/cwt	125.00–144.00	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	133.31/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,006	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	152.89/cwt	148.00–162.00	570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.96/cwt	112.00–123.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.88/cwt	118.00–130.00	644	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	136.88/cwt	135.00–138.00	398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.77/cwt	114.00–126.00	695	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	56.82/cwt	53.50–63.50	677	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	50.30/cwt	48.50–52.00	621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	47.83/cwt	43.00–54.00	524	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	822	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	39.27/cwt	34.00–42.00	361	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	60.68/cwt	55.00–65.50	887	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	937.15/cwt	925.00–975.00	10,552	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	166.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	552	7

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,228Last week 710Year ago 1,110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 106Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	119.00–135.00	130.19
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
17	—	527	116.00–129.00	124.38
4	—	574	120.00–124.00	121.99
5	—	628	114.00–122.00	118.85
6	—	383	125.00–144.00	136.68
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	525	130.00–141.00	136.27
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
7	—	674	123.00–133.00	127.46
1	—	995	96.00	96.00
20	—	613	124.00–133.00	129.28
1	—	1,045	98.00	98.00
8	—	731	118.00–124.00	121.48
2	—	208	145.00–160.00	152.23
9	—	567	125.00–135.00	129.29
4	—	288	147.50–165.00	153.91
11	—	373	148.00–162.00	152.89
5	—	426	145.00–155.00	150.74
12	—	472	140.00–150.00	146.16
7	—	331	150.00–170.00	166.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	138.00	138.00
8	—	639	138.00	138.00
13	—	755	131.00–133.50	133.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	566	118.00–128.00	121.73
6	—	766	105.00–115.00	109.96
18	—	471	134.00–144.00	137.78
3	—	803	90.00–98.00	94.32
17	—	524	123.00–135.00	127.21
2	—	905	80.00–81.00	80.50
17	—	427	140.00–147.00	144.34
8	—	717	111.00–119.00	113.48
14	—	625	115.00–123.00	118.18
14	—	665	111.00–119.00	116.15
2	—	858	85.00–87.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	108.00–112.00	109.85
4	—	678	100.00–110.00	106.30
4	—	534	119.00–122.00	121.00
8	—	431	118.00–133.00	126.29
2	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.97
10	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.10
2	—	730	100.00–103.00	101.47
2	—	773	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	86.00	86.00
14	—	723	108.00–118.00	114.26
53	—	474	118.00–129.00	123.86
1	—	895	96.00	96.00
18	—	375	125.00–143.00	135.05
4	—	773	99.00–106.00	103.70
28	—	626	115.00–125.00	120.89
4	—	819	101.00–104.00	103.26
32	—	423	120.00–131.00	124.90
6	—	323	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
10	—	668	112.00–123.00	118.96
36	—	524	118.00–130.00	122.88
8	—	291	135.00–138.00	136.88
35	—	571	114.00–126.00	121.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	85.00–90.00	87.45
3	—	725	103.00–104.00	103.33
6	—	522	110.00–115.00	112.80
8	—	471	100.00–116.00	111.46
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
9	—	618	100.00–112.00	107.55
10	—	572	108.00–112.00	110.00
2	—	373	120.00	120.00
10	—	425	110.00–116.00	113.27
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	125.00–128.00	126.54
14	—	628	126.00–127.00	126.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,454	71.00–78.00	74.97
3	—	1,743	95.50–100.00	97.94
11	—	1,653	80.00–93.00	83.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,720	51.00	51.00
13	—	1,462	55.00–65.50	60.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,192	53.50–63.50	56.82
4	—	1,234	48.50–52.00	50.30
1	—	1,255	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,096	43.00–54.00	47.83
6	—	920	34.00–42.00	39.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	925.00–975.00	937.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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