Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.97/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$137.97

276 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$42.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

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	484	139.57	676	252
Medium and Large 2-3	514	122.23	628	23
Small 1-2	620	97.00	601	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $75 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 sale276 hd

137.97

—

TN average12 barns · 3,535 hd

135.98

+1.99

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	1,599	93.47	1,495	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	66.57	931	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	65.52	777	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	57.19	549	46

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.40/cwt	133.00–144.00	652	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	139.10/cwt	137.00–139.50	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.71/cwt	119.00–130.00	773	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	153.44/cwt	142.00–159.00	657	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.21/cwt	154.00–166.00	855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	169.19/cwt	160.00–175.00	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	174.12/cwt	160.00–186.00	676	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.32/cwt	143.00–158.00	776	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.45/cwt	134.00–149.00	610	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	158.02/cwt	150.00–163.00	918	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.16/cwt	124.00–136.00	748	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	154.52/cwt	142.00–161.00	420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.15/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	705	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.35/cwt	142.00–168.00	505	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	146.26/cwt	138.00–150.00	917	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	133.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	907	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	166.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	792	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	601	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.77/cwt	138.00–150.00	821	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.71/cwt	164.00–176.00	737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	184.20/cwt	175.00–195.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.28/cwt	160.00–173.00	697	15
Bulls	—	—	1,440	79.01/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	71.92/cwt	70.50–74.00	931	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	64.43/cwt	59.50–69.50	752	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	48.46/cwt	35.00–52.00	440	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	58.61/cwt	54.50–64.00	564	36
Bulls	—	—	1,722	102.30/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,762	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	66.57/cwt	63.00–70.00	931	16
Bulls	—	—	1,596	93.61/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,494	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	161.32/cwt	156.00–164.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	134.58/cwt	132.50–136.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	180.16/cwt	180.00–181.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	127.50/cwt	116.00–142.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.97/cwt	119.00–127.00	893	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	154.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	110.65/cwt	108.00–116.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	108.12/cwt	102.00–114.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	160.52/cwt	159.00–162.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	151.12/cwt	145.00–159.00	715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	100.38/cwt	97.50–106.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	118.39/cwt	113.00–121.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	144.37/cwt	139.00–150.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	125.90/cwt	121.00–129.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	139.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	859	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	143.70/cwt	137.00–149.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	152.17/cwt	140.00–166.00	580	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	177.82/cwt	167.50–192.00	573	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	106.43/cwt	102.00–111.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.67/cwt	116.00–123.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.66/cwt	130.00–141.00	711	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 626Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 75Year ago 50

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	471	133.00–144.00	138.40
20	—	620	119.00–130.00	124.71
36	—	425	134.00–149.00	143.45
28	—	575	124.00–136.00	130.16
8	—	272	142.00–161.00	154.52
23	—	325	142.00–168.00	155.35
3	—	703	108.00–116.00	110.65
3	—	807	97.50–106.00	100.38
28	—	381	140.00–166.00	152.17
2	—	768	102.00–111.00	106.43
9	—	673	116.00–123.00	120.67
33	—	524	130.00–141.00	135.66
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	137.00–139.50	139.10
2	—	705	121.00–122.00	121.50
14	—	458	154.00	154.00
2	—	523	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	132.50–136.00	134.58
2	—	618	102.00–114.00	108.12
3	—	572	113.00–121.00	118.39
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
8	—	523	121.00–129.00	125.90
3	—	690	105.00	105.00
2	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
3	—	314	156.00–164.00	161.32
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
7	—	464	150.00–158.00	154.01
1	—	635	134.00	134.00
4	—	385	159.00–162.00	160.52
2	—	518	139.00–150.00	144.37
2	—	410	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	154.00–166.00	162.21
20	—	467	160.00–175.00	169.19
33	—	388	160.00–186.00	174.12
2	—	203	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
17	—	581	150.00–163.00	158.02
6	—	730	137.00–145.00	140.15
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
15	—	627	138.00–150.00	146.26
16	—	432	164.00–176.00	170.71
5	—	274	175.00–195.00	184.20
7	—	672	137.00–149.00	143.70
21	—	322	167.50–192.00	177.82
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	180.00–181.00	180.16
4	—	368	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	428	142.00–159.00	153.44
4	—	581	136.00–137.00	136.75
3	—	515	116.00–142.00	127.50
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
12	—	473	145.00–159.00	151.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	143.00–158.00	148.32
10	—	677	130.00–137.00	133.98
10	—	476	160.00–170.00	166.36
19	—	575	138.00–150.00	142.77
15	—	422	160.00–173.00	165.28
3	—	765	122.00–125.00	123.33
2	—	865	102.00–104.00	102.98
3	—	720	119.00–127.00	123.97
22	—	617	135.00–145.00	139.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	76.00–82.00	79.01
3	—	1,722	101.00–104.00	102.30
18	—	1,596	87.00–99.00	93.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,294	70.50–74.00	71.92
41	—	1,167	59.50–69.50	64.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	908	35.00–52.00	48.46
36	—	962	54.50–64.00	58.61
2	—	1,128	66.50	66.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,399	63.00–70.00	66.57

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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