Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.71/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$118.71

215 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$10.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

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	531	120.74	642	174
Medium and Large 2-3	516	110.12	569	41

One grade step is worth $10.62/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 sale215 hd

118.71

—

TN average7 barns · 1,280 hd

121.20

−2.49

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	1,694	76.00	1,288	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	54.22	806	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	53.38	683	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	41.28	431	49

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	139.56/cwt	135.00–146.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	102.47/cwt	99.00–107.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	116.66/cwt	109.00–122.50	784	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.02/cwt	114.00–126.00	683	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.41/cwt	119.00–127.00	708	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	130.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	113.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	122.07/cwt	114.00–129.00	576	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	123.38/cwt	113.00–131.00	529	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	107.76/cwt	104.00–110.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	118.75/cwt	117.00–120.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	526	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	129.72/cwt	121.00–135.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	115.95/cwt	110.00–122.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	53.91/cwt	50.00–58.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	104.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	109.51/cwt	100.00–113.00	572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.36/cwt	124.00–138.00	502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	113.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	768	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	753	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	61.47/cwt	61.00–62.00	931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	79.99/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,433	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	45.67/cwt	41.00–52.50	492	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	54.74/cwt	50.00–59.00	694	22
Bulls	—	—	1,566	69.64/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,091	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	35.89/cwt	30.00–40.00	360	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	49.57/cwt	49.00–50.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	466	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	103.00/cwt	96.00–112.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	107.20/cwt	107.00–108.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	126.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	116.69/cwt	115.00–119.00	427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	167.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	369	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	225	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	158.72/cwt	150.00–167.50	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	114.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.78/cwt	122.00–131.00	790	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	124.54/cwt	118.00–133.00	587	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	857.28/cwt	760.00–900.00	9,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	97.98/cwt	93.00–103.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	133.51/cwt	130.00–142.00	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	119.80/cwt	114.00–123.00	858	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.47/cwt	113.00–122.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	105.79/cwt	102.00–109.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.76/cwt	119.00–130.00	833	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.46/cwt	121.00–129.00	650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	146.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	144.20/cwt	138.00–146.50	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	128.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	476	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	130.90/cwt	126.00–138.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	104.37/cwt	102.00–106.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	102.16/cwt	97.00–106.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.25/cwt	140.00–166.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	119.06/cwt	114.00–125.00	627	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.22/cwt	114.00–125.00	750	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	88.03/cwt	85.00–91.00	760	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 Sep 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 993Last week 1,228Year ago 1,006

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 113Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 20Year ago 69

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	135.00–146.00	139.56
4	—	719	99.00–107.00	102.47
13	—	574	119.00–127.00	123.41
12	—	459	125.00–135.00	130.55
2	—	818	93.00–103.00	97.98
8	—	620	113.00–122.00	118.47
4	—	665	111.00–120.00	114.97
14	—	522	121.00–129.00	124.46
6	—	777	97.00–106.00	102.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
14	—	472	114.00–129.00	122.07
11	—	429	113.00–131.00	123.38
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
7	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.75
5	—	659	107.00–108.00	107.20
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	134.00	134.00
16	—	672	109.00–122.50	116.66
20	—	569	114.00–126.00	120.02
20	—	422	120.00–132.00	124.76
17	—	471	118.00–133.00	124.54
5	—	767	102.00–109.00	105.79
18	—	371	120.00–135.00	128.18
5	—	324	126.00–138.00	130.90
3	—	722	102.00–106.00	104.37
44	—	527	114.00–125.00	119.06
21	—	624	114.00–125.00	120.22
2	—	863	85.00–91.00	88.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	110.00–117.00	113.62
5	—	571	104.00–110.00	107.76
3	—	667	100.00–106.00	104.01
9	—	522	100.00–113.00	109.51
6	—	623	96.00–112.00	103.00
4	—	366	115.00–119.00	116.69
5	—	434	110.00–118.00	114.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	116.00	116.00
2	—	580	141.00	141.00
1	—	725	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	121.00–135.00	129.72
6	—	532	110.00–122.00	115.95
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
5	—	385	124.00–138.00	130.36
6	—	678	110.00–117.00	113.34
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
3	—	333	138.00–142.00	139.99
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
8	—	463	120.00–130.00	126.06
2	—	630	115.00–120.00	117.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	165.00–170.00	167.61
5	—	765	115.00–125.00	122.14
7	—	319	150.00–167.50	158.72
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
20	—	623	122.00–131.00	126.78
10	—	509	130.00–142.00	133.51
4	—	828	116.00–120.00	117.98
1	—	930	103.00	103.00
10	—	716	114.00–123.00	119.80
19	—	575	125.00–136.00	130.25
14	—	673	119.00–130.00	123.76
10	—	414	140.00–152.00	146.52
7	—	486	138.00–146.50	144.20
6	—	378	140.00–166.00	149.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	92.00	92.00
5	—	250	90.00	90.00
1	—	875	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,465	50.00–58.00	53.91
2	—	1,515	61.00–62.00	61.47
2	—	1,638	49.00–50.00	49.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	62.00	62.00
22	—	1,267	50.00–59.00	54.74
6	—	1,338	46.00–48.00	46.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,077	41.00–52.50	45.67
22	—	1,002	30.00–40.00	35.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	90.00	90.00
14	—	1,792	76.00–87.00	79.99
11	—	1,566	64.00–74.00	69.64

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	760.00–900.00	857.28

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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