Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.45/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$146.45

324 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

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

$2.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	505	148.51	750	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	658	146.32	963	306

One grade step is worth $2.18/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale324 hd

146.45

—

TN average7 barns · 1,377 hd

150.78

−4.33

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	—	High	1,691	87.94	1,487	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	66.67	973	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	63.29	825	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	53.22	524	47

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	673	118.05/cwt	112.00–123.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	109.19/cwt	106.00–116.00	794	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.22/cwt	131.00–141.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	146.17/cwt	142.50–150.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	123.01/cwt	118.00–126.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	102.49/cwt	99.00–106.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	157.49/cwt	150.00–164.00	830	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	148.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	154.09/cwt	148.00–159.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.19/cwt	123.00–134.00	738	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	146.62/cwt	141.00–153.00	535	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.03/cwt	164.00–170.00	711	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	107.85/cwt	104.00–114.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	146.87/cwt	142.00–153.00	767	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.56/cwt	136.00–148.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	132.76/cwt	125.00–136.00	952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	167.14/cwt	161.00–172.00	792	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,126	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.63/cwt	133.00–145.00	656	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	168.57/cwt	165.00–176.00	632	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.52/cwt	138.00–147.00	804	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.99/cwt	118.00–126.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	161.17/cwt	160.00–163.00	917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	133.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	150.72/cwt	149.50–158.00	948	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.09/cwt	154.00–167.00	741	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.69/cwt	130.00–141.00	847	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	66.44/cwt	58.00–69.50	970	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	69.76/cwt	69.50–70.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	63.03/cwt	57.00–68.00	821	49
Bulls	—	—	1,378	95.26/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	86.96/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,507	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	445	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	96.49/cwt	96.00–97.00	642	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	603	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	55.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	556	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	40.60/cwt	37.00–44.00	340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	97.99/cwt	97.00–100.00	895	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	958.96/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	12,390	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	128.28/cwt	122.00–131.00	536	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	103.62/cwt	103.50–104.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	146.89/cwt	140.00–153.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	116.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	131.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	127.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.66/cwt	125.00–139.00	687	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.76/cwt	117.00–127.50	769	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	164.37/cwt	160.00–171.00	685	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	155.35/cwt	152.00–158.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	144.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	152.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.73/cwt	140.00–154.00	602	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	169.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	558	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	153.87/cwt	132.00–159.00	668	12

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,087Last week 997Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 146Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	112.00–123.00	118.05
13	—	727	106.00–116.00	109.19
2	—	240	142.50–150.00	146.17
13	—	329	140.00–151.00	148.01
23	—	576	123.00–134.00	128.19
21	—	365	141.00–153.00	146.62
9	—	784	104.00–114.00	107.85
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
51	—	473	133.00–145.00	138.63
34	—	526	125.00–139.00	130.66
20	—	621	117.00–127.50	123.76
3	—	282	152.00–158.00	155.35
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
40	—	416	140.00–154.00	144.73
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	122.00–131.00	128.28
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
3	—	577	110.00–120.00	116.59
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
2	—	680	106.00–108.00	107.02
5	—	463	123.00–130.00	127.43
2	—	623	110.00–114.00	111.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	131.00–141.00	136.22
16	—	527	150.00–164.00	157.49
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
14	—	578	148.00–159.00	154.09
27	—	423	164.00–170.00	168.03
7	—	632	136.00–148.00	142.56
16	—	717	125.00–136.00	132.76
22	—	474	161.00–172.00	167.14
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
14	—	375	165.00–176.00	168.57
1	—	290	167.50	167.50
2	—	758	131.00–136.00	133.51
17	—	329	165.00–175.00	169.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	139.50	139.50
2	—	908	122.00	122.00
113	—	873	129.00	129.00
15	—	569	160.00–163.00	161.17
26	—	629	149.50–158.00	150.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
2	—	438	155.00–159.00	157.01
2	—	343	156.00–160.00	158.01
9	—	571	140.00–146.00	144.44
3	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	118.00–126.00	123.01
2	—	888	99.00–106.00	102.49
24	—	522	142.00–153.00	146.87
20	—	568	138.00–147.00	141.52
5	—	725	118.00–126.00	121.99
19	—	472	154.00–167.00	157.09
18	—	624	130.00–141.00	135.69
3	—	913	97.00–100.00	97.99
11	—	666	125.00–135.00	131.66
17	—	417	160.00–171.00	164.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
10	—	474	140.00–153.00	146.89
2	—	715	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
2	—	540	135.00–136.00	135.50
12	—	434	132.00–159.00	153.87
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	114.00	114.00
2	—	665	96.00–97.00	96.49
2	—	603	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	107.00	107.00
4	—	565	103.50–104.00	103.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,292	850.00–1,000.00	958.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,460	58.00–69.50	66.44
1	—	1,440	71.50	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	69.50–70.00	69.76
49	—	1,302	57.00–68.00	63.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,007	50.00–60.00	55.24
7	—	837	37.00–44.00	40.60
1	—	1,135	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	93.00–98.00	95.26
15	—	1,733	81.00–90.00	86.96

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

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle