Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.33/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$119.33

278 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	513	120.51	619	240
Medium and Large 2-3	489	112.41	550	37
Small 1-2	575	92.00	529	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $90 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 sale278 hd

119.33

—

TN average10 barns · 3,122 hd

118.91

+0.41

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	1,706	75.23	1,283	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	53.19	783	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	48.13	602	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	38.24	413	30

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	—	1,720	77.19/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,328	11
Bulls	—	—	1,666	69.84/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,164	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	895	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	41.73/cwt	41.00–42.00	542	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	48.42/cwt	43.00–54.00	598	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	52.75/cwt	47.00–57.00	775	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.21/cwt	131.00–138.00	838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.27/cwt	148.00–159.00	714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.70/cwt	152.00–162.00	669	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	529	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	111.50/cwt	110.00–112.50	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	164.76/cwt	160.00–176.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	163.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	133.69/cwt	126.00–136.00	884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.41/cwt	110.00–121.00	727	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	117.59/cwt	113.00–122.00	677	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	125.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	130.09/cwt	124.00–136.00	421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	759	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.71/cwt	115.00–126.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	106.72/cwt	104.00–111.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	119.29/cwt	115.00–124.00	627	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	165.38/cwt	158.00–171.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	129.47/cwt	124.00–140.00	491	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	100.02/cwt	96.00–103.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.20/cwt	119.00–128.00	579	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	541	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	458	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	30.74/cwt	25.00–36.00	331	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	41.46/cwt	37.00–46.00	448	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	60.04/cwt	58.50–61.50	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	106.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.08/cwt	145.00–157.00	702	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.11/cwt	123.00–134.00	736	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	727	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.97/cwt	150.00–165.00	659	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.49/cwt	122.00–129.00	779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	142.23/cwt	139.00–146.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	132.30/cwt	124.00–135.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	119.57/cwt	110.00–123.00	454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	123.44/cwt	115.00–128.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	111.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	104.79/cwt	102.00–107.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	142.45/cwt	138.00–147.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	126.77/cwt	122.00–131.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	144.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.24/cwt	109.00–119.00	779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	91.49/cwt	89.00–95.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	132.92/cwt	120.00–137.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	140.13/cwt	130.00–149.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	116.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	4

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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 959Last week 717Year ago 1,099

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 143Year ago 176

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,720	73.00–84.00	77.19
4	—	1,666	64.00–72.00	69.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	60.50	60.50
3	—	1,300	41.00–42.00	41.73
24	—	1,234	43.00–54.00	48.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,470	47.00–57.00	52.75
2	—	1,500	58.50–61.50	60.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,078	25.00–36.00	30.74
21	—	1,080	37.00–46.00	41.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	615	131.00–138.00	136.21
3	—	752	117.00–123.00	120.00
14	—	469	148.00–159.00	152.27
6	—	427	152.00–162.00	156.70
4	—	868	110.00–112.50	111.50
6	—	320	160.00–176.00	164.76
4	—	270	160.00–170.00	163.97
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
15	—	573	139.00–149.00	142.50
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
11	—	661	126.00–136.00	133.69
10	—	721	120.00–129.00	125.35
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
14	—	523	140.00–155.00	145.15
11	—	376	158.00–171.00	165.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	139.00–146.00	142.23
4	—	576	124.00–135.00	132.30
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
6	—	609	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	430	138.00–147.00	142.45
4	—	512	122.00–131.00	126.77
4	—	369	143.00–148.00	144.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
20	—	619	110.00–121.00	117.41
26	—	576	113.00–122.00	117.59
11	—	324	124.00–136.00	130.09
4	—	719	104.00–111.00	106.72
57	—	526	115.00–124.00	119.29
18	—	379	124.00–140.00	129.47
1	—	925	94.00	94.00
3	—	275	130.00–144.00	137.85
3	—	773	96.00–103.00	100.02
30	—	424	120.00–130.00	125.10
51	—	474	119.00–128.00	122.20
11	—	670	109.00–119.00	116.24
4	—	860	89.00–95.00	91.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	100.00–110.00	106.36
4	—	430	110.00–118.00	114.42
2	—	330	122.00–123.00	122.52
11	—	380	110.00–123.00	119.57
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
3	—	477	110.00–114.00	112.03
3	—	522	110.00–114.00	111.38
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
4	—	621	102.00–107.00	104.79
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	115.00–126.00	121.71
1	—	880	89.00	89.00
34	—	468	145.00–157.00	150.08
29	—	570	123.00–134.00	129.11
18	—	527	130.00–145.00	137.87
16	—	420	150.00–165.00	156.97
10	—	621	122.00–129.00	125.49
2	—	768	95.00–96.00	95.51
2	—	708	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	115.00–128.00	123.44
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
10	—	474	120.00–137.00	132.92
7	—	424	130.00–149.00	140.13
4	—	594	115.00–120.00	116.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	79.00	79.00
1	—	610	75.00	75.00

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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