Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.89/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$131.89

205 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$16.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

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	489	133.91	655	179
Small 1-2	640	123.00	787	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	511	117.82	602	25

One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $53 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 sale205 hd

131.89

—

TN average10 barns · 1,830 hd

136.07

−4.18

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	1,593	93.61	1,491	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	67.06	974	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	62.95	714	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	55.85	572	23

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	570	152.62/cwt	146.00–161.00	870	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	130.96/cwt	121.00–135.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	147.91/cwt	136.00–152.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	129.87/cwt	127.00–131.00	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	113.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	190.54/cwt	185.00–200.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	183.84/cwt	170.00–196.00	607	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.53/cwt	140.00–154.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	120.62/cwt	119.00–123.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.44/cwt	170.00–187.50	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	93.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.38/cwt	168.00–178.00	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	154.56/cwt	147.50–158.00	427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	147.63/cwt	140.00–160.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.81/cwt	119.00–136.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	634	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.27/cwt	130.00–141.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	166.51/cwt	165.00–169.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	164.78/cwt	162.00–167.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.35/cwt	134.00–143.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	178.35/cwt	171.00–187.50	671	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.12/cwt	164.00–177.00	803	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	149.21/cwt	146.00–154.00	940	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	71.40/cwt	70.50–73.00	1,125	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	66.19/cwt	60.00–69.50	945	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	62.35/cwt	56.50–68.50	704	22
Bulls	—	—	1,577	92.13/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,453	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.35/cwt	154.00–168.00	682	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	827	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	681	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	55.82/cwt	50.00–59.50	578	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	124.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	594	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.57/cwt	60.00–63.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.11/cwt	137.00–150.00	823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	158.57/cwt	154.00–165.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.33/cwt	127.00–138.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	133.24/cwt	122.00–144.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	130.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	93.94/cwt	90.00–102.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	141.98/cwt	139.00–148.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.34/cwt	138.00–160.00	555	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	122.42/cwt	119.00–126.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	158.67/cwt	150.00–165.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	154.91/cwt	149.00–160.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.33/cwt	115.00–127.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	150.07/cwt	148.00–152.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.64/cwt	120.00–133.00	732	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	156.83/cwt	149.00–161.00	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.84/cwt	131.00–145.00	584	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	105.28/cwt	101.00–109.00	765	3

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 620Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 99Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	146.00–161.00	152.62
8	—	721	127.00–131.00	129.87
3	—	230	185.00–200.00	190.54
13	—	330	170.00–196.00	183.84
4	—	290	170.00–187.50	182.44
11	—	420	168.00–178.00	171.38
5	—	770	119.00–136.00	128.81
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
3	—	672	130.00–141.00	135.27
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
10	—	634	134.00–143.00	139.35
1	—	880	129.00	129.00
18	—	376	171.00–187.50	178.35
21	—	475	164.00–177.00	169.12
16	—	515	149.00–161.00	156.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	165.00–169.00	166.51
5	—	557	162.00–167.00	164.78
9	—	630	146.00–154.00	149.21
3	—	802	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
2	—	723	120.00	120.00
2	—	573	122.00–144.00	133.24
3	—	523	139.00–148.00	141.98
2	—	670	119.00–126.00	122.42
5	—	366	150.00–165.00	158.67
11	—	477	149.00–160.00	154.91
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
2	—	435	156.00–160.00	157.95
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	121.00–135.00	130.96
7	—	479	136.00–152.00	147.91
2	—	535	136.00–139.00	137.49
2	—	630	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	425	148.00–152.00	150.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	140.00–154.00	144.53
8	—	719	119.00–123.00	120.62
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
12	—	428	154.00–168.00	159.35
3	—	667	124.00	124.00
8	—	575	137.00–150.00	143.11
7	—	467	154.00–165.00	158.57
6	—	615	127.00–138.00	133.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	110.00–120.00	113.27
3	—	820	90.00–100.00	93.37
9	—	276	147.50–158.00	154.56
8	—	321	140.00–160.00	147.63
27	—	520	125.00–135.00	130.29
26	—	468	130.00–144.00	135.53
19	—	379	138.00–160.00	146.34
9	—	623	115.00–127.00	120.33
28	—	578	120.00–133.00	126.64
30	—	424	131.00–145.00	137.84
3	—	727	101.00–109.00	105.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	602	128.50	128.50
5	—	418	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	120.00–128.00	124.70
1	—	430	127.00	127.00
4	—	366	120.00–135.00	130.20
4	—	558	115.00–120.00	116.23
3	—	660	90.00–102.00	93.94
2	—	610	110.00–114.00	112.02
2	—	520	117.00–123.00	120.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	82.00	82.00
1	—	725	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	70.50–73.00	71.40
15	—	1,428	60.00–69.50	66.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	69.50	69.50
22	—	1,129	56.50–68.50	62.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,035	50.00–59.50	55.82
1	—	795	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,025	60.00–63.00	61.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	89.00–94.00	92.13
1	—	1,670	101.00	101.00

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