Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.44/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$123.44

269 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

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	585	125.00	731	248
Medium and Large 2-3	579	105.00	608	21

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $124 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 sale269 hd

123.44

—

TN average13 barns · 3,134 hd

119.02

+4.42

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	1,617	71.65	1,158	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	50.39	756	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,419	49.10	697	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	39.48	449	36

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	840	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.93/cwt	127.00–139.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.79/cwt	131.00–140.00	657	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	115.52/cwt	105.00–117.00	847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	118.85/cwt	112.00–120.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	141.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	112.43/cwt	110.00–114.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	760	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	135.45/cwt	125.00–142.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	147.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	502	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	112.87/cwt	109.00–120.00	703	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	135.60/cwt	132.00–140.00	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.24/cwt	120.00–133.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.61/cwt	114.00–127.00	696	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	108.30/cwt	105.00–112.00	774	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	143.54/cwt	139.00–150.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	108.15/cwt	104.00–117.00	733	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.01/cwt	125.00–138.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	123.17/cwt	122.00–124.00	828	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	95.96/cwt	93.00–100.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	135.81/cwt	126.00–142.00	426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	94.35/cwt	92.00–96.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	102.60/cwt	100.00–109.00	685	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	30.72/cwt	20.00–35.00	298	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	55.01/cwt	54.50–56.00	704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	48.64/cwt	42.00–54.00	696	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	41.59/cwt	36.00–46.50	490	29
Bulls	—	—	1,622	62.12/cwt	57.00–66.00	1,008	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	50.62/cwt	45.00–55.50	754	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	101.82/cwt	90.00–105.00	630	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	111.00/cwt	104.00–118.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	126.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	103.64/cwt	102.00–105.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.77/cwt	120.00–132.00	726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	108.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,561	74.06/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,156	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	946	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.06/cwt	120.00–133.00	672	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.39/cwt	125.00–136.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	111.79/cwt	104.00–115.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.86/cwt	125.00–133.00	613	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.06/cwt	126.00–137.00	735	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.19/cwt	116.00–123.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1

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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 968Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 159Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	840	111.50	111.50
11	—	527	127.00–139.00	133.93
20	—	477	131.00–140.00	137.79
7	—	672	112.00–120.00	118.85
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
3	—	410	135.00–145.00	141.75
5	—	767	110.00–114.00	112.43
9	—	339	144.00–150.00	147.95
14	—	623	120.00–133.00	126.24
7	—	380	139.00–150.00	143.54
1	—	955	103.00	103.00
22	—	565	126.00–137.00	130.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
3	—	478	120.00–130.00	126.35
5	—	622	104.00–115.00	111.79
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	733	105.00–117.00	115.52
57	—	567	134.00	134.00
42	—	672	122.00–124.00	123.17
5	—	946	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	90.00–94.00	92.03
11	—	619	90.00–105.00	101.82
4	—	570	105.00–110.00	108.76
2	—	435	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	375	116.00–120.00	117.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	125.00–142.00	135.45
25	—	572	114.00–127.00	121.61
4	—	715	105.00–112.00	108.30
21	—	678	104.00–117.00	108.15
9	—	424	125.00–138.00	132.01
25	—	519	120.00–132.00	127.03
5	—	314	126.00–142.00	135.81
27	—	472	125.00–133.00	129.86
12	—	628	116.00–123.00	118.19
2	—	815	108.50	108.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
2	—	595	104.00–118.00	111.00
3	—	625	102.00–105.00	103.64
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	623	109.00–120.00	112.87
8	—	433	132.00–140.00	135.60
7	—	774	93.00–100.00	95.96
3	—	823	92.00–96.00	94.35
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
7	—	668	100.00–109.00	102.60
18	—	577	120.00–132.00	125.77
16	—	529	120.00–133.00	127.06
13	—	477	125.00–136.00	130.39
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	20.00–35.00	30.72
29	—	1,177	36.00–46.50	41.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	54.50–56.00	55.01
52	—	1,430	42.00–54.00	48.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,489	45.00–55.50	50.62
1	—	1,815	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,622	57.00–66.00	62.12
12	—	1,561	70.00–78.00	74.06

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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