Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.77/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$117.77

423 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

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	525	119.01	624	384
Medium and Large 2-3	526	105.76	556	35
Small 1-2	554	103.75	575	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $50 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 sale423 hd

117.77

—

TN average8 barns · 2,002 hd

116.06

+1.71

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	1,676	71.30	1,195	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	50.59	703	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	48.77	624	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	39.12	419	35

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	137.37/cwt	136.00–137.50	782	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	102.00/cwt	98.00–105.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	103.76/cwt	96.00–107.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	98.79/cwt	95.00–103.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.46/cwt	115.00–124.00	694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	683	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	122.56/cwt	118.00–129.00	469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	88.00/cwt	85.00–91.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	119.22/cwt	115.00–123.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	118.53/cwt	113.00–123.00	556	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	112.84/cwt	108.00–119.00	649	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	129.70/cwt	125.00–137.50	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	101.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.21/cwt	112.00–122.00	604	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	106.74/cwt	100.00–112.00	716	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	119.68/cwt	116.00–123.00	507	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	141.91/cwt	134.00–145.00	541	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	118.57/cwt	112.00–122.00	856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	147.90/cwt	142.00–156.00	484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.55/cwt	133.00–144.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	145.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	124.15/cwt	123.00–126.00	916	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.17/cwt	121.00–134.00	780	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	129.92/cwt	125.00–136.50	691	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	108.37/cwt	104.00–115.00	679	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.90/cwt	122.00–132.00	742	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.93/cwt	119.00–128.00	831	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.19/cwt	123.00–134.00	605	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	110.82/cwt	105.00–116.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	729	19
Bulls	—	—	1,871	76.35/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,429	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	110.23/cwt	108.00–112.00	506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,408	64.36/cwt	60.00–70.00	906	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	31.77/cwt	30.00–33.00	326	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	138.36/cwt	138.00–139.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	107.39/cwt	100.00–111.00	555	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	729	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	48.32/cwt	44.00–53.00	616	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	40.35/cwt	35.00–46.00	435	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	50.13/cwt	46.00–54.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	112.53/cwt	108.00–115.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	119.17/cwt	112.00–124.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	123.81/cwt	115.00–132.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	102.91/cwt	96.00–107.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	97.53/cwt	94.00–100.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	118.85/cwt	114.00–120.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	114.73/cwt	113.00–116.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	118.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	126.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	562	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	87.83/cwt	85.00–90.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.91/cwt	115.00–129.00	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.69/cwt	130.00–143.00	571	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	107.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.84/cwt	117.00–134.00	642	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	126.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	411	8

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 841Year ago 1,233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 173Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	569	136.00–137.50	137.37
70	—	459	148.75	148.75
3	—	855	120.00	120.00
10	—	738	123.00–126.00	124.15
2	—	520	141.00	141.00
3	—	847	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	115.00–123.00	119.22
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
18	—	381	134.00–145.00	141.91
14	—	722	112.00–122.00	118.57
7	—	327	142.00–156.00	147.90
6	—	427	133.00–144.00	140.55
3	—	277	140.00–150.00	145.60
22	—	618	121.00–134.00	126.17
19	—	532	125.00–136.50	129.92
20	—	580	122.00–132.00	127.90
16	—	665	119.00–128.00	124.93
8	—	474	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	915	105.00–111.00	107.98
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	138.00–139.00	138.36
6	—	526	112.00–124.00	119.17
8	—	476	115.00–132.00	123.81
5	—	579	114.00–120.00	118.85
4	—	684	113.00–116.00	114.73
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
4	—	439	122.00–130.00	126.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	98.00–105.00	102.00
5	—	766	95.00–103.00	98.79
18	—	576	115.00–124.00	120.46
13	—	472	123.00–134.00	128.19
7	—	676	105.00–116.00	110.82
19	—	626	110.00–120.00	116.45
6	—	861	85.00–90.00	87.83
25	—	418	130.00–143.00	136.69
19	—	523	117.00–134.00	122.84
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.45
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
6	—	468	115.00–122.00	118.88
3	—	528	110.00–115.00	113.02
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
9	—	430	115.00–129.00	123.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	712	96.00–107.00	103.76
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
10	—	383	118.00–129.00	122.56
2	—	810	85.00–91.00	88.00
53	—	469	113.00–123.00	118.53
47	—	575	108.00–119.00	112.84
4	—	276	125.00–137.50	129.70
3	—	787	100.00–106.00	101.97
31	—	520	112.00–122.00	116.21
21	—	671	100.00–112.00	106.74
21	—	424	116.00–123.00	119.68
32	—	627	104.00–115.00	108.37
8	—	326	120.00–130.00	126.14
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	93.00	93.00
1	—	525	108.00	108.00
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	114.00	114.00
4	—	831	105.50	105.50
60	—	429	131.00	131.00
69	—	535	126.00	126.00
5	—	550	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	108.00–112.00	110.23
10	—	517	100.00–111.00	107.39
6	—	425	108.00–115.00	112.53
2	—	375	114.00	114.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
6	—	573	96.00–107.00	102.91
4	—	613	94.00–100.00	97.53
2	—	728	92.00–94.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,871	72.00–80.00	76.35
8	—	1,408	60.00–70.00	64.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,026	30.00–33.00	31.77
30	—	1,078	35.00–46.00	40.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,302	56.00	56.00
29	—	1,274	44.00–53.00	48.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	57.00	57.00
14	—	1,362	46.00–54.00	50.13

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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