Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week because of inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.22/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$121.22

70 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$7.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

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	546	121.75	664	65
Medium and Large 2-3	531	114.40	608	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.35/cwt here — about $57 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 sale70 hd

121.22

—

TN average5 barns · 406 hd

121.95

−0.73

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	1,994	97.71	1,948	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	68.76	1,071	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	65.73	796	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	56.25	585	30

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	57.65/cwt	57.00–58.50	619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	65.16/cwt	61.00–70.00	796	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	75.34/cwt	72.00–79.50	921	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	67.05/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,027	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	73.89/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	167.07/cwt	166.00–170.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	838	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.77/cwt	134.00–148.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,994	97.71/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.18/cwt	124.00–129.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.38/cwt	137.00–153.50	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.17/cwt	127.00–135.00	839	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.18/cwt	114.00–122.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	128.36/cwt	124.00–136.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.80/cwt	118.00–126.00	639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.94/cwt	128.00–140.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	112.02/cwt	110.00–117.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.94/cwt	129.00–138.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.88/cwt	112.00–122.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	56.10/cwt	51.00–60.00	584	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	62.43/cwt	62.00–63.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1

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 Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 388Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 108Year ago 122

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week because of inclement weather.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	57.00–58.50	57.65
22	—	1,222	61.00–70.00	65.16
3	—	1,223	72.00–79.50	75.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,532	63.00–70.00	67.05
3	—	1,632	73.00–75.00	73.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,041	51.00–60.00	56.10
2	—	1,128	62.00–63.00	62.43
1	—	820	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,994	91.00–101.00	97.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	164.00	164.00
3	—	785	118.00–119.00	118.66
4	—	368	166.00–170.00	167.07
9	—	573	134.00–148.00	142.77
5	—	670	124.00–129.00	126.18
7	—	424	150.00–158.00	154.17
8	—	523	137.00–153.50	144.38
17	—	635	127.00–135.00	132.17
1	—	930	103.00	103.00
8	—	473	155.00–165.00	157.04
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	142.00–144.00	142.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
3	—	822	102.00	102.00
4	—	742	108.00–109.00	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	134.00	134.00
5	—	666	115.00	115.00
7	—	572	114.00–122.00	118.18
9	—	476	124.00–136.00	128.36
17	—	525	118.00–126.00	121.80
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
4	—	378	128.00–140.00	136.94
4	—	619	110.00–117.00	112.02
7	—	423	129.00–138.00	133.94
1	—	315	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
2	—	413	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
2	—	625	112.00–122.00	116.88
1	—	405	152.00	152.00
1	—	450	156.00	156.00
1	—	525	139.00	139.00

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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