Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.83/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$143.83

300 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

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	601	145.90	877	240
Medium and Large 2-3	529	136.56	723	54
Small 1-2	583	126.47	737	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $140 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 sale300 hd

143.83

—

TN average11 barns · 3,831 hd

141.51

+2.32

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	1,546	77.74	1,201	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	57.42	873	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	56.48	692	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	44.63	479	70

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2Value Added	—	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.25/cwt	123.00–138.00	680	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.27/cwt	114.00–125.00	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	136.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	514	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.18/cwt	130.00–144.00	576	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	162.89/cwt	160.00–169.00	756	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	108.29/cwt	104.00–113.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.54/cwt	125.00–141.00	636	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.70/cwt	160.00–176.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.70/cwt	130.00–148.00	447	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	113.87/cwt	111.00–119.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.12/cwt	128.00–138.00	831	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	178.95/cwt	172.50–185.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	169.13/cwt	160.00–176.00	636	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.86/cwt	123.00–134.00	879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	168.03/cwt	160.00–175.00	549	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.13/cwt	170.00–186.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	155.93/cwt	148.00–160.00	817	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.53/cwt	140.00–152.00	853	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	187.01/cwt	185.00–189.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,053	59
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	593	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	780	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	131.43/cwt	128.00–135.00	670	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	109.98/cwt	106.00–114.00	614	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	55.86/cwt	51.00–61.00	830	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	64.07/cwt	63.00–65.00	707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	56.44/cwt	51.00–63.00	696	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	49.57/cwt	49.00–50.00	596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,432	71.47/cwt	63.00–77.00	1,023	12
Bulls	—	—	1,697	86.09/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,461	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	106.08/cwt	101.00–113.00	862	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	36.87/cwt	26.00–41.00	372	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	47.31/cwt	42.00–53.00	518	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	64.20/cwt	63.50–65.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.74/cwt	118.00–127.00	841	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.41/cwt	150.00–161.00	729	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.31/cwt	120.00–129.00	777	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.41/cwt	130.00–143.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	124.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	107.33/cwt	106.00–109.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	131.16/cwt	124.00–134.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	144.19/cwt	138.00–150.00	678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	156.33/cwt	154.00–158.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	148.55/cwt	132.50–158.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	130.63/cwt	125.00–139.00	759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	103.73/cwt	101.00–112.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	150.99/cwt	142.00–158.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	140.47/cwt	125.00–147.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	124.26/cwt	118.00–126.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	141.64/cwt	132.00–148.00	616	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	123.90/cwt	114.00–129.00	717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	738	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.06/cwt	150.00–164.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	118.13/cwt	115.00–121.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	110.36/cwt	109.00–112.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	85.97/cwt	81.00–91.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.43/cwt	111.00–122.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	138.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	372	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,264Last week 445Year ago 913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 118Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	176.00	176.00
4	—	352	185.00–189.00	187.01
3	—	425	184.00	184.00
3	—	658	136.00	136.00
59	—	844	124.75	124.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	464	160.00–169.00	162.89
7	—	425	160.00–176.00	165.70
2	—	863	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	840	122.00	122.00
25	—	624	128.00–138.00	133.12
2	—	238	172.50–185.00	178.95
19	—	376	160.00–176.00	169.13
12	—	677	123.00–134.00	129.86
9	—	327	160.00–175.00	168.03
4	—	285	170.00–186.00	177.13
37	—	524	148.00–160.00	155.93
31	—	578	140.00–152.00	147.53
3	—	718	121.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	773	119.00–123.00	120.95
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
2	—	593	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	510	128.00–135.00	131.43
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	138.00–150.00	144.19
6	—	377	154.00–158.00	156.33
4	—	329	132.50–158.00	148.55
2	—	730	115.00–117.00	116.00
9	—	581	125.00–139.00	130.63
4	—	781	101.00–112.00	103.73
4	—	418	142.00–158.00	150.99
8	—	529	125.00–147.00	140.47
7	—	627	118.00–126.00	124.26
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	92.00	92.00
46	—	522	123.00–138.00	130.25
31	—	577	114.00–125.00	122.27
29	—	376	130.00–145.00	136.62
48	—	423	130.00–144.00	136.18
13	—	728	104.00–113.00	108.29
41	—	473	125.00–141.00	134.54
13	—	320	130.00–148.00	139.70
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
9	—	666	111.00–119.00	113.87
11	—	629	111.00–122.00	116.43
6	—	268	135.00–144.00	138.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	558	106.00–114.00	109.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	126.00–128.00	126.98
4	—	475	118.00–124.00	120.53
4	—	428	120.00–129.00	124.44
3	—	625	106.00–109.00	107.33
2	—	673	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	515	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00
2	—	378	120.00–128.00	123.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	813	101.00–113.00	106.08
17	—	680	118.00–127.00	123.74
15	—	475	150.00–161.00	153.41
31	—	620	120.00–129.00	125.31
11	—	566	130.00–143.00	134.41
20	—	518	135.00–149.00	142.56
12	—	421	150.00–164.00	156.06
7	—	721	115.00–121.00	118.13
3	—	767	109.00–112.00	110.36
2	—	930	81.00–91.00	85.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	140.00–147.00	143.31
6	—	528	124.00–134.00	131.16
14	—	435	132.00–148.00	141.64
9	—	579	114.00–129.00	123.90
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,485	51.00–61.00	55.86
1	—	1,735	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,600	63.50–65.00	64.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	63.00–65.00	64.07
35	—	1,233	51.00–63.00	56.44
2	—	1,203	49.00–50.00	49.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,010	26.00–41.00	36.87
52	—	1,094	42.00–53.00	47.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,432	63.00–77.00	71.47
9	—	1,697	83.00–91.00	86.09

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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