Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/ Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.02/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$124.02

228 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

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	519	125.36	650	204
Medium and Large 2-3	529	112.73	596	23
Small 1-2	480	110.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about $122 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 sale228 hd

124.02

—

TN average8 barns · 1,151 hd

128.30

−4.27

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	1,673	95.20	1,593	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	69.90	1,047	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	67.27	822	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	55.64	569	37

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	477	129.49/cwt	124.00–139.00	618	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.59/cwt	96.00–103.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.26/cwt	125.00–138.00	564	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.23/cwt	115.00–128.00	684	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	643	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	86.60/cwt	82.00–90.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.79/cwt	137.00–149.00	821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	897	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.61/cwt	150.00–162.00	585	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.98/cwt	145.00–154.00	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	108.37/cwt	104.00–115.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.95/cwt	129.00–144.00	502	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	117.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,014	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	131.64/cwt	129.00–136.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	159.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.36/cwt	144.00–157.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	814	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	161.20/cwt	150.00–172.50	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	44.35/cwt	39.00–50.00	378	7
Bulls	—	—	1,885	103.60/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,953	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	73.21/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,157	4
Bulls	—	—	1,664	96.84/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,611	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	68.57/cwt	66.00–71.50	1,004	10
Bulls	—	—	1,578	81.42/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,285	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	815	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	72.91/cwt	72.00–74.00	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	66.89/cwt	62.00–71.50	817	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	58.28/cwt	52.00–64.50	620	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.52/cwt	124.00–136.00	806	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	965	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.46/cwt	144.00–153.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.97/cwt	107.00–115.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	128.20/cwt	123.00–133.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	795	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	117.49/cwt	112.00–120.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	122.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	127.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.91/cwt	130.00–142.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	113.53/cwt	108.00–117.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	115.84/cwt	114.00–122.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.21/cwt	115.00–129.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	135.20/cwt	126.00–140.00	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	133.53/cwt	127.00–140.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.81/cwt	130.00–143.00	704	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.74/cwt	142.00–154.00	695	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.48/cwt	126.00–137.00	759	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	104.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	106.03/cwt	100.00–111.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	139.89/cwt	130.00–146.00	460	10

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 783Last week 416Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 91Year ago 137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	477	124.00–139.00	129.49
2	—	820	96.00–103.00	99.59
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
23	—	423	125.00–138.00	133.26
22	—	569	115.00–128.00	120.23
27	—	521	120.00–131.00	123.50
8	—	664	104.00–115.00	108.37
1	—	280	158.00	158.00
21	—	372	129.00–144.00	134.95
19	—	612	110.00–120.00	117.66
7	—	723	100.00–110.00	104.81
4	—	771	100.00–111.00	106.03
10	—	329	130.00–146.00	139.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	133.00	133.00
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
2	—	468	142.00	142.00
6	—	637	122.00–124.00	123.01
4	—	724	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	120.00	120.00
4	—	461	112.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
3	—	582	110.00–113.00	111.01
2	—	673	100.00	100.00
7	—	530	108.00–117.00	113.53
3	—	630	100.00–105.00	103.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
3	—	568	120.00–124.00	122.29
6	—	628	114.00–122.00	115.84
5	—	523	115.00–129.00	121.21
9	—	481	126.00–140.00	135.20
1	—	845	80.00	80.00
8	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	82.00–90.00	86.60
13	—	715	110.00–119.00	113.82
10	—	820	98.00	98.00
17	—	613	124.00–136.00	131.52
4	—	425	144.00–153.00	149.46
2	—	785	107.00–115.00	110.97
5	—	661	123.00–133.00	128.20
1	—	940	85.00	85.00
27	—	522	130.00–143.00	134.81
22	—	467	142.00–154.00	148.74
16	—	573	126.00–137.00	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	583	137.00–149.00	140.79
18	—	681	130.00–137.00	131.78
16	—	376	150.00–162.00	155.61
13	—	523	145.00–154.00	148.98
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	132.00	132.00
6	—	423	145.00–155.00	149.71
4	—	620	130.00–138.00	134.44
3	—	708	129.00–136.00	131.64
8	—	326	150.00–164.00	159.71
7	—	474	144.00–157.00	149.36
3	—	270	150.00–172.50	161.20
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	821	123.50	123.50
3	—	612	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
2	—	433	140.00–143.00	141.53
4	—	360	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	588	120.00–135.00	127.47
2	—	340	130.00–142.00	135.91
2	—	538	127.00–140.00	133.53
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	72.00	72.00
1	—	965	67.00	67.00
1	—	795	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	852	39.00–50.00	44.35
30	—	1,063	52.00–64.50	58.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	72.50–75.00	73.21
10	—	1,464	66.00–71.50	68.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	72.00–74.00	72.91
44	—	1,222	62.00–71.50	66.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	102.00–105.00	103.60
15	—	1,664	91.00–101.00	96.84
3	—	1,578	74.00–85.00	81.42

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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