Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower on a light test.

*Offerings included one Load Lot of Heifers, 58 head weighing 733 at $122.25 per cwt listed in the regular report under value added.*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.27/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$124.27

261 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$11.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	550	125.28	690	239
Medium and Large 2-3	480	113.30	544	22

One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about $145 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 sale261 hd

124.27

—

TN average9 barns · 2,362 hd

122.53

+1.74

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	—	Low	1,450	70.03	1,016	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,336	51.58	689	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	50.97	835	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	40.14	434	52

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	675	130.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.75/cwt	128.00–134.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	143.39/cwt	136.00–150.00	457	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.18/cwt	110.00–114.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.18/cwt	136.00–148.00	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	133.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.97/cwt	113.00–123.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.83/cwt	125.00–136.00	823	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	150.63/cwt	143.00–156.00	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.83/cwt	143.00–156.00	707	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	896	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	964.86/cwt	925.00–1,010.00	9,311	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	913.30/cwt	825.00–985.00	11,517	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	166.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	127.50/cwt	122.00–132.00	594	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.49/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	33
Steers	Small 1-2	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.37/cwt	143.00–151.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	101.47/cwt	96.00–107.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	123.12/cwt	116.00–124.00	949	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.97/cwt	123.00–134.00	721	7
Bulls	—	—	1,294	66.72/cwt	60.00–71.00	863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	76.66/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	33.19/cwt	25.00–36.00	364	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	42.22/cwt	37.00–49.00	455	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	50.97/cwt	48.00–54.50	835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	116.76/cwt	114.00–120.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	687	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	13,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,001.56/cwt	875.00–1,060.00	10,176	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	668	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	746	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	143.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	118.82/cwt	115.00–121.00	503	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	401	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	51.18/cwt	46.00–57.00	691	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	120.14/cwt	113.00–130.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	111.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	94.43/cwt	92.00–97.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	94.93/cwt	92.00–98.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	123.59/cwt	115.00–133.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	118.66/cwt	113.00–126.00	386	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	95.30/cwt	90.00–98.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	112.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	158.07/cwt	149.00–160.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.50/cwt	114.00–126.00	688	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.32/cwt	103.00–105.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	108.69/cwt	106.00–110.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	116.99/cwt	109.00–121.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	118.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	171.00/cwt	160.00–177.00	631	25

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 Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 961Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 139Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 52Year ago 17

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower on a light test.

*Offerings included one Load Lot of Heifers, 58 head weighing 733 at $122.25 per cwt listed in the regular report under value added.*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	675	124.00–135.00	130.50
4	—	855	117.50	117.50
15	—	629	125.00–136.00	130.83
12	—	537	143.00–156.00	150.63
6	—	425	150.00–165.00	157.38
4	—	325	160.00–170.00	166.46
7	—	569	143.00–151.00	146.37
9	—	771	116.00–124.00	123.12
8	—	482	149.00–160.00	158.07
3	—	713	115.00–124.00	118.32
25	—	369	160.00–177.00	171.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	746	110.00	110.00
3	—	415	140.00–146.00	143.73
7	—	576	113.00–130.00	120.14
2	—	368	150.00–156.00	152.98
3	—	615	114.00–120.00	117.01
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
1	—	525	128.00	128.00
8	—	683	109.00–121.00	116.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	128.00–134.00	130.75
2	—	423	143.00	143.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
4	—	571	114.00–120.00	116.76
3	—	617	110.00–114.00	111.34
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
6	—	519	115.00–133.00	123.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	529	136.00–148.00	144.18
6	—	665	113.00–123.00	119.97
16	—	478	143.00–156.00	147.83
14	—	419	150.00–160.00	155.75
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
2	—	720	104.00–107.00	105.48
7	—	572	123.00–134.00	125.97
2	—	823	92.00–97.00	94.43
2	—	778	92.00–98.00	94.93
10	—	622	115.00–125.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	121.50	121.50
58	—	733	122.25	122.25
7	—	406	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	319	136.00–150.00	143.39
6	—	660	110.00–114.00	111.18
15	—	381	130.00–140.00	133.88
35	—	466	122.00–132.00	127.50
33	—	525	120.00–132.00	125.49
4	—	726	96.00–107.00	101.47
28	—	423	125.00–135.00	129.59
3	—	765	90.00–98.00	95.30
6	—	616	110.00–118.00	112.70
27	—	571	114.00–126.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	115.00–121.00	118.82
4	—	518	110.00–115.00	111.49
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
5	—	325	113.00–126.00	118.66
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
3	—	660	103.00–105.00	104.32
3	—	580	106.00–110.00	108.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	66.50	66.50
3	—	538	74.50	74.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	925.00–1,010.00	964.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,261	825.00–985.00	913.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,016	875.00–1,060.00	1,001.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	60.00–71.00	66.72
2	—	1,763	75.00–78.00	76.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,096	25.00–36.00	33.19
40	—	1,077	37.00–49.00	42.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,638	48.00–54.50	50.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
23	—	1,350	46.00–57.00	51.18

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

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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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