Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.26/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$126.26

116 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$9.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

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	531	127.47	677	102
Medium and Large 2-3	492	117.49	578	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $99 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 sale116 hd

126.26

—

TN average11 barns · 1,891 hd

124.33

+1.93

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	1,636	94.97	1,553	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	69.11	969	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	67.19	805	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	59.82	622	18

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.20/cwt	126.00–135.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	154.84/cwt	149.00–160.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	119.15/cwt	113.00–123.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.36/cwt	129.00–141.00	569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	160.23/cwt	156.00–165.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	163.85/cwt	154.00–167.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.44/cwt	123.00–134.00	676	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.34/cwt	120.00–133.00	724	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.27/cwt	128.00–136.00	625	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.19/cwt	115.00–125.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	165.34/cwt	165.00–166.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	158.22/cwt	148.00–160.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.69/cwt	129.00–137.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.42/cwt	135.00–146.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.51/cwt	122.00–131.00	791	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	713.80/cwt	710.00–730.00	7,238	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	68.24/cwt	65.50–70.50	946	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	73.05/cwt	72.00–73.50	1,014	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	66.62/cwt	60.00–70.00	786	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	58.29/cwt	53.00–62.50	614	11
Bulls	—	—	1,644	93.68/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,540	8
Bulls	—	—	1,165	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	979	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	73.19/cwt	72.50–73.50	1,081	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	103.02/cwt	101.50–105.50	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	764.68/cwt	710.00–870.00	8,113	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	887.10/cwt	850.00–950.00	12,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	64.09/cwt	63.00–65.50	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	142.45/cwt	131.00–145.00	654	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	130.89/cwt	125.00–139.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	139.67/cwt	139.00–141.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	149.64/cwt	147.00–152.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	125.75/cwt	124.00–129.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.15/cwt	139.00–149.00	761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.29/cwt	148.00–160.00	794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	142.00/cwt	135.00–147.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	132.11/cwt	128.00–136.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	147.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	140.65/cwt	138.00–144.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.30/cwt	122.00–130.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	113.17/cwt	109.00–115.50	802	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	645	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 546Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 141Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 27Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
7	—	459	131.00–145.00	142.45
4	—	578	124.00–129.00	125.75
5	—	438	135.00–147.00	142.00
7	—	533	128.00–136.00	132.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	149.00–160.00	154.84
5	—	672	113.00–123.00	119.15
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
8	—	630	122.00–131.00	125.51
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
1	—	805	88.00	88.00
11	—	566	130.00–141.00	135.29
12	—	524	139.00–149.00	145.15
8	—	709	109.00–115.50	113.17
18	—	424	150.00–164.00	152.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	124.00	124.00
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
9	—	670	126.00–135.00	131.20
6	—	470	156.00–165.00	160.23
6	—	424	154.00–167.00	163.85
9	—	558	148.00–160.00	158.22
7	—	617	129.00–137.00	132.69
2	—	1,005	99.00	99.00
2	—	980	105.00	105.00
2	—	303	162.00	162.00
1	—	870	123.00	123.00
10	—	518	148.00–160.00	153.29
4	—	775	120.00–125.00	122.97
3	—	735	122.00–130.00	125.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	165.00–166.00	165.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	125.00–139.00	130.89
3	—	495	139.00–141.00	139.67
3	—	435	147.00–152.00	149.64
2	—	620	124.00–125.00	124.48
4	—	381	142.00–150.00	147.43
3	—	522	138.00–144.00	140.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	129.00–141.00	132.36
33	—	522	123.00–134.00	129.44
21	—	578	120.00–133.00	125.34
11	—	476	128.00–136.00	131.27
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
1	—	295	138.00	138.00
4	—	665	115.00–125.00	118.19
3	—	825	96.00–100.00	98.01
2	—	383	132.00–135.00	133.55
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
3	—	330	135.00–146.00	139.42
6	—	630	115.00–125.00	119.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	128.00	128.00
2	—	570	113.00–118.00	115.48
3	—	627	110.00–114.00	111.29
1	—	430	127.00	127.00
2	—	390	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
1	—	720	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,014	710.00–730.00	713.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,061	710.00–870.00	764.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,397	850.00–950.00	887.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,386	65.50–70.50	68.24
3	—	1,477	72.50–73.50	73.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	72.00–73.50	73.05
31	—	1,180	60.00–70.00	66.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,054	53.00–62.50	58.29
1	—	860	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,046	63.00–65.50	64.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,644	87.00–99.00	93.68
2	—	1,165	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,854	101.50–105.50	103.02

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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