Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.63/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$117.63

306 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$9.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

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	536	118.73	637	272
Medium and Large 2-3	530	108.83	576	34

One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about $60 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 sale306 hd

117.63

—

TN average9 barns · 2,173 hd

119.60

−1.97

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	1,611	76.78	1,237	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	54.53	800	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	53.12	678	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	40.12	430	53

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	114.79/cwt	114.50–115.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	114.46/cwt	110.00–122.00	702	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	108.69/cwt	106.00–112.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	162.01/cwt	150.00–170.00	608	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	123.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	701	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	112.19/cwt	108.00–116.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	176.37/cwt	165.00–187.50	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	105.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	167.35/cwt	160.00–177.50	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.32/cwt	148.00–162.00	653	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.92/cwt	130.00–143.00	704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	127.57/cwt	122.00–130.00	471	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	113.88/cwt	109.00–120.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	676	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	104.55/cwt	99.00–109.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.66/cwt	117.00–125.00	571	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.55/cwt	120.00–132.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	118.97/cwt	114.00–124.00	620	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.90/cwt	114.00–124.00	860	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.67/cwt	132.00–145.00	798	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.33/cwt	123.00–133.00	793	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.16/cwt	143.00–156.00	710	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	768	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.56/cwt	119.00–129.00	518	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	103.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	107.34/cwt	107.00–107.50	894	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.13/cwt	103.00–112.00	782	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	863.93/cwt	700.00–975.00	10,540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	800.19/cwt	735.00–875.00	9,098	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	93.55/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	62.75/cwt	61.00–64.00	919	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	42.42/cwt	36.00–48.50	467	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	30.21/cwt	25.00–35.00	283	10
Bulls	—	—	1,453	63.91/cwt	56.00–73.00	929	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	52.92/cwt	46.00–58.00	667	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	113.82/cwt	107.00–117.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	140.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	103.08/cwt	95.00–107.00	699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	685	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	119.80/cwt	119.00–120.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	133.91/cwt	124.00–142.00	644	9
Bulls	—	—	1,623	79.77/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,295	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	54.40/cwt	48.00–57.50	800	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	136.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	134.85/cwt	131.00–142.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	106.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	108.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	104.13/cwt	100.00–106.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	116.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.87/cwt	114.00–122.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	119.61/cwt	118.00–121.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	103.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	127.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.40/cwt	125.00–136.00	685	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	91.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	108.02/cwt	105.00–113.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	688	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	128.57/cwt	124.00–135.00	415	6

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,277Last week 1,097Year ago 1,058

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 164Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 30

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
5	—	426	107.00–117.00	113.82
3	—	678	95.00–107.00	103.08
6	—	568	100.00–110.00	106.47
2	—	463	114.00–116.00	114.99
5	—	524	105.00–110.00	108.96
5	—	381	118.00–121.00	119.61
4	—	615	100.00–105.00	103.75
3	—	725	90.00–95.00	91.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	613	110.00–122.00	114.46
11	—	717	100.00–110.00	105.88
27	—	369	122.00–130.00	127.57
13	—	680	109.00–120.00	113.88
1	—	285	134.00	134.00
52	—	473	117.00–125.00	120.66
53	—	521	114.00–124.00	118.97
29	—	423	119.00–129.00	122.56
5	—	783	100.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
36	—	571	115.00–125.00	120.45
6	—	323	124.00–135.00	128.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	833	107.00–107.50	107.34
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	677	114.50–115.00	114.79
7	—	424	130.00–145.00	140.39
5	—	613	119.00–120.00	119.80
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
9	—	481	124.00–142.00	133.91
3	—	380	135.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
7	—	571	125.00–131.00	127.14
15	—	525	125.00–136.00	130.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	106.00–112.00	108.69
23	—	375	150.00–170.00	162.01
3	—	273	165.00–187.50	176.37
6	—	318	160.00–177.50	167.35
24	—	427	150.00–165.00	158.43
14	—	677	118.00–125.00	123.64
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
17	—	717	114.00–124.00	119.90
29	—	571	132.00–145.00	139.67
27	—	623	123.00–133.00	127.33
27	—	476	143.00–156.00	149.16
32	—	522	140.00–154.00	147.21
5	—	1,167	95.00	95.00
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	827	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	145.00–155.00	150.07
5	—	686	108.00–116.00	112.19
17	—	423	148.00–162.00	154.32
13	—	522	130.00–143.00	134.92
5	—	766	99.00–109.00	104.55
11	—	570	120.00–132.00	122.55
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
7	—	723	103.00–112.00	108.13
8	—	620	114.00–122.00	117.87
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	120.00–125.00	123.89
4	—	701	90.00	90.00
4	—	478	133.00–140.00	136.99
5	—	434	131.00–142.00	134.85
6	—	612	100.00–106.00	104.13
3	—	568	114.00–119.00	116.28
3	—	678	105.00–113.00	108.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	700.00–975.00	863.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	735.00–875.00	800.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	91.00–96.00	93.55
4	—	1,453	56.00–73.00	63.91
6	—	1,623	75.00–87.00	79.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	60.50	60.50
1	—	1,505	45.50	45.50
22	—	1,471	48.00–57.50	54.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	61.00–64.00	62.75
33	—	1,261	46.00–58.00	52.92
2	—	1,260	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,102	36.00–48.50	42.42
10	—	936	25.00–35.00	30.21

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

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Replacement Cattle

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