Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.33/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$105.33

120 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$17.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	567	107.63	611	92
Medium and Large 2-3	523	98.40	514	26
Small 1-2	470	90.00	423	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $188 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 sale120 hd

105.33

—

TN average11 barns · 2,135 hd

108.82

−3.49

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	—	Average	1,532	74.20	1,137	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	51.08	774	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	49.50	618	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	37.28	376	50

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	91.18/cwt	90.00–94.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	114.64/cwt	105.00–121.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	142.80/cwt	138.00–148.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.08/cwt	155.00–160.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	105.46/cwt	101.00–110.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.07/cwt	130.00–132.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	114.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	89.50/cwt	85.00–92.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	113.64/cwt	111.00–117.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	107.26/cwt	102.00–110.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	88.02/cwt	85.00–91.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	110.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	112.17/cwt	105.00–119.00	591	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.58/cwt	132.00–145.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.03/cwt	123.00–135.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	90.58/cwt	86.00–96.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	81.49/cwt	81.00–82.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	92.07/cwt	88.00–96.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.15/cwt	119.00–128.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	843	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	56.70/cwt	55.50–58.50	897	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	40.27/cwt	35.00–45.00	411	36
Bulls	—	—	1,510	75.27/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,137	14
Bulls	—	—	1,341	63.36/cwt	58.00–70.00	850	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	40.89/cwt	40.00–42.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	96.30/cwt	85.00–100.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	103.83/cwt	100.00–109.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	29.58/cwt	25.00–34.00	289	14
Bulls	—	—	1,840	86.16/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	124.73/cwt	122.50–127.50	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	106.84/cwt	100.00–113.00	497	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	50.43/cwt	45.00–55.00	760	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	49.64/cwt	44.00–55.00	617	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	115.22/cwt	107.50–122.50	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	109.73/cwt	106.00–114.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	91.80/cwt	90.00–97.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	105.51/cwt	97.00–113.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	110.06/cwt	100.00–116.00	685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	134.20/cwt	132.50–135.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	93.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.77/cwt	116.00–126.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	119.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	115.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	844	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

Mon Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 1,400Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 123Year ago 154

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	355	131.00	131.00
2	—	418	107.50–122.50	115.22
9	—	632	97.00–113.00	105.51
3	—	580	115.00	115.00
3	—	318	132.50–135.00	134.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	138.00–148.00	142.80
4	—	325	155.00–160.00	158.08
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
2	—	813	101.00–110.00	105.46
1	—	1,070	98.00	98.00
3	—	418	132.00–145.00	139.58
10	—	527	123.00–135.00	129.03
4	—	480	130.00–136.00	132.45
12	—	623	115.00–125.00	119.07
7	—	574	119.00–128.00	123.15
16	—	681	115.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	732	110.00–119.00	115.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	684	90.00–94.00	91.18
11	—	567	105.00–121.00	114.64
2	—	275	130.00–132.00	131.07
10	—	431	110.00–120.00	114.69
13	—	472	105.00–115.00	110.12
19	—	527	105.00–119.00	112.17
3	—	717	86.00–96.00	90.58
1	—	1,030	84.00	84.00
2	—	830	81.00–82.00	81.49
2	—	865	88.00–96.00	92.07
2	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
14	—	622	100.00–116.00	110.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
1	—	655	89.00	89.00
7	—	562	85.00–100.00	96.30
6	—	432	100.00–109.00	103.83
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
4	—	627	90.00–97.00	91.80
4	—	510	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	85.00–92.00	89.50
5	—	570	111.00–117.00	113.64
4	—	609	102.00–110.00	107.26
2	—	770	85.00–91.00	88.02
11	—	475	120.00–132.00	125.76
2	—	678	90.00–94.00	91.95
1	—	820	87.00	87.00
9	—	432	130.00–144.00	139.70
8	—	525	116.00–126.00	120.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	100.00–105.00	101.69
4	—	429	122.50–127.50	124.73
5	—	465	100.00–113.00	106.84
4	—	526	106.00–114.00	109.73
4	—	630	90.00–97.00	93.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,350	40.00–42.00	40.89
48	—	1,242	44.00–55.00	49.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	55.50–58.50	56.70
26	—	1,507	45.00–55.00	50.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,021	35.00–45.00	40.27
14	—	978	25.00–34.00	29.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,510	71.00–80.00	75.27
8	—	1,341	58.00–70.00	63.36
6	—	1,840	84.00–88.00	86.16

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