Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.57/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$123.57

160 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$14.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

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	548	124.29	681	152
Medium and Large 2-3	601	109.73	659	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about $22 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 sale160 hd

123.57

—

TN average9 barns · 1,666 hd

127.05

−3.48

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	1,671	94.44	1,578	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	69.06	1,001	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	65.62	761	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	57.76	598	18

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2-3	—	670	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.74/cwt	110.00–122.00	721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.33/cwt	144.00–155.00	777	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.96/cwt	119.00–135.00	678	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.31/cwt	124.00–129.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.57/cwt	146.00–156.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.25/cwt	119.00–131.00	703	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.14/cwt	130.00–136.50	911	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.97/cwt	131.00–134.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.39/cwt	127.00–138.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.37/cwt	150.00–161.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	124.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	786	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	109.24/cwt	108.00–110.00	748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	69.06/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,001	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	57.27/cwt	57.00–57.50	747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	66.13/cwt	60.00–71.50	761	33
Bulls	—	—	1,410	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	103.31/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	92.58/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	132.98/cwt	127.00–140.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.30/cwt	135.00–146.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.13/cwt	139.00–147.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.17/cwt	124.00–135.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.93/cwt	118.00–127.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	49.06/cwt	46.00–52.50	429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	59.50/cwt	55.00–63.00	635	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	128.24/cwt	125.00–133.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	136.52/cwt	134.00–140.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	104.46/cwt	102.00–108.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.34/cwt	139.00–154.00	850	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	143.70/cwt	140.00–146.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	114.63/cwt	111.00–117.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.50/cwt	112.00–126.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.11/cwt	124.00–138.00	620	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	969	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 783Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 124Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	577	110.00–115.00	113.28
2	—	633	105.00–109.00	106.98
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	623	110.00–122.00	115.74
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
36	—	526	119.00–135.00	128.96
4	—	283	130.00–136.00	133.00
21	—	566	119.00–131.00	124.25
3	—	335	131.00–134.00	132.97
4	—	685	108.00–110.00	109.24
8	—	419	127.00–134.00	130.10
6	—	370	134.00–140.00	136.52
4	—	776	102.00–108.00	104.46
9	—	723	100.00–110.00	106.76
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
2	—	240	130.00–134.00	131.96
22	—	480	124.00–138.00	129.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	120.00–125.00	124.17
4	—	614	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
9	—	481	127.00–140.00	132.98
4	—	523	125.00–133.00	128.24
3	—	608	111.00–117.00	114.63
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
7	—	578	112.00–126.00	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	142.00–150.00	145.49
11	—	576	127.00–138.00	132.39
6	—	520	135.00–146.00	140.30
6	—	474	139.00–147.00	143.13
5	—	621	124.00–135.00	128.17
4	—	673	118.00–127.00	124.93
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	520	144.00–155.00	149.33
3	—	725	124.00–129.00	126.31
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
10	—	468	146.00–156.00	150.57
14	—	674	130.00–136.50	135.14
5	—	376	150.00–165.00	152.95
2	—	425	150.00–161.00	155.37
1	—	800	117.00	117.00
12	—	621	130.00–137.00	133.82
19	—	585	139.00–154.00	145.34
5	—	769	125.00–127.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	831	120.00	120.00
4	—	728	132.00	132.00
2	—	623	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	118.00–120.00	119.03
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
3	—	433	140.00–146.00	143.70
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
3	—	558	130.00–135.00	132.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,449	65.00–72.50	69.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	57.00–57.50	57.27
33	—	1,151	60.00–71.50	66.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	46.00–52.50	49.06
15	—	1,067	55.00–63.00	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,763	102.00–105.00	103.31
5	—	1,687	87.50–99.00	92.58

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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