Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no trends this week, due to reporters absence last week. there was a strong under tone noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.59/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$129.59

246 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$27.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

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	587	130.92	769	203
Medium and Large 2-3	497	126.89	631	36
Small 1-2	563	106.95	602	3thin
Medium and Large 3	554	103.00	570	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.92/cwt here — about $198 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 sale246 hd

129.59

—

TN average11 barns · 3,624 hd

135.98

−6.39

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	1,650	94.01	1,551	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	74.83	1,078	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	68.00	783	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	58.35	579	16

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	—	1,264	78.11/cwt	73.00–89.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	162.49/cwt	152.00–166.00	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.15/cwt	130.00–154.00	897	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	136.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.21/cwt	120.00–137.00	744	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.17/cwt	130.00–144.00	673	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	143.01/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	116.02/cwt	110.00–122.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	125.68/cwt	110.00–135.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	113.42/cwt	109.00–118.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	129.27/cwt	120.00–139.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.50	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.09/cwt	119.00–146.00	874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.09/cwt	122.00–150.00	681	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	117.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	144.55/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,044	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	115.21/cwt	110.00–119.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	137.47/cwt	124.00–146.00	913	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	122.88/cwt	115.00–127.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.64/cwt	162.00–174.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.76/cwt	150.00–162.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.57/cwt	131.00–155.00	767	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	133.91/cwt	121.00–144.00	1,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.87/cwt	135.00–143.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	807	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	929	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	135.86/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	154.81/cwt	144.00–166.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.43/cwt	127.00–149.00	725	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.82/cwt	119.00–139.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.62/cwt	132.00–161.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	891	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	640	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	50.95/cwt	50.00–52.00	510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	60.06/cwt	53.50–62.50	595	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	77.86/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,085	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	73.31/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,073	10
Bulls	—	—	1,928	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	128.34/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	69.46/cwt	65.00–76.50	819	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	62.34/cwt	60.00–64.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	74.59/cwt	73.00–76.50	904	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	106.77/cwt	106.50–107.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	131.55/cwt	120.00–144.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	133.03/cwt	130.00–137.50	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	134.55/cwt	126.00–140.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	140.37/cwt	134.00–144.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	142.33/cwt	142.00–143.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.38/cwt	116.00–145.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.03/cwt	129.00–142.00	712	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	125.43/cwt	115.00–134.50	855	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	140.43/cwt	134.00–145.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	123.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	130.42/cwt	120.00–138.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	129.55/cwt	124.00–135.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.17/cwt	125.00–144.00	800	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	154.64/cwt	140.00–168.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	132.12/cwt	124.00–140.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	127.12/cwt	123.00–130.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	119.69/cwt	114.00–126.00	743	7

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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 614Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 78Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 31

There were no trends this week, due to reporters absence last week. there was a strong under tone noted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	73.00–89.00	78.11
4	—	1,928	102.00–105.00	103.52
2	—	1,865	106.50–107.00	106.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	50.00–52.00	50.95
13	—	990	53.50–62.50	60.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	75.00–80.50	77.86
10	—	1,463	69.00–76.50	73.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,179	65.00–76.50	69.46
11	—	1,064	60.00–64.00	62.34
3	—	1,212	73.00–76.50	74.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	102.00	102.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
8	—	389	130.00–139.00	136.17
40	—	567	120.00–137.00	131.21
20	—	480	130.00–144.00	140.17
1	—	230	144.50	144.50
1	—	280	138.00	138.00
7	—	771	110.00–119.00	115.21
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
7	—	426	135.00–143.00	138.87
42	—	623	120.00–135.00	129.47
8	—	730	116.00–145.00	121.38
25	—	527	129.00–142.00	135.03
23	—	682	115.00–134.50	125.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	135.00	135.00
4	—	590	136.00	136.00
6	—	756	124.00	124.00
5	—	707	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	713	109.00–118.00	113.42
2	—	670	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	585	128.00	128.00
3	—	330	120.00–144.00	131.55
3	—	273	130.00–137.50	133.03
4	—	426	126.00–140.00	134.55
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
4	—	479	124.00–140.00	132.12
7	—	514	123.00–130.00	127.12
7	—	621	114.00–126.00	119.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	115.00–121.00	117.92
1	—	530	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	152.00–166.00	162.49
18	—	618	130.00–154.00	145.15
3	—	710	141.00–144.00	143.01
13	—	664	124.00–146.00	137.47
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
4	—	323	162.00–174.00	165.64
21	—	527	131.00–155.00	145.57
7	—	777	121.00–144.00	133.91
6	—	828	132.00–138.00	135.86
4	—	419	144.00–166.00	154.81
7	—	571	132.00–161.00	143.62
3	—	865	121.00–134.00	128.34
2	—	468	140.00–149.00	144.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	110.00–122.00	116.02
3	—	585	110.00–135.00	125.68
2	—	470	135.00–138.00	136.55
2	—	543	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	120.00–139.00	129.27
1	—	235	157.50	157.50
2	—	263	150.00–152.50	151.19
2	—	370	150.00–162.00	155.76
2	—	678	119.00–124.00	121.49
2	—	440	147.00–149.00	148.00
2	—	330	140.00–168.00	154.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	722	141.00–146.00	144.55
1	—	570	149.00	149.00
2	—	628	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	119.00–146.00	130.09
12	—	476	122.00–150.00	143.09
12	—	722	115.00–127.00	122.88
2	—	853	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	758	121.00–125.00	123.02
18	—	524	127.00–149.00	138.43
16	—	623	119.00–139.00	131.82
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
3	—	433	142.00–143.00	142.33
23	—	579	125.00–144.00	138.17
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	107.50	107.50
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
2	—	728	100.00–104.00	102.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	134.00–144.00	140.37
6	—	423	134.00–145.00	140.43
3	—	625	120.00–129.00	123.25
6	—	559	120.00–138.00	130.42
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	530	124.00–135.00	129.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	862	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	720.00	720.00

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

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

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle