Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.47/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$134.47

285 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

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	556	136.76	761	244
Medium and Large 2-3	520	122.98	640	36
Small 1-2	667	105.40	703	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $58 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 sale285 hd

134.47

—

TN average8 barns · 1,715 hd

135.97

−1.50

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	1,754	102.21	1,793	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	77.39	1,186	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	69.95	921	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	59.84	632	14

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 2-3	—	577	123.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	123.71/cwt	118.00–130.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	124.99/cwt	120.00–131.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	163.33/cwt	150.00–169.00	532	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.76/cwt	132.00–145.00	726	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	154.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	147.11/cwt	140.00–154.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	139.84/cwt	129.00–149.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	129.42/cwt	120.00–134.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	142.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	940	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	136.88/cwt	130.00–141.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	123.44/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.64/cwt	156.00–163.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.40/cwt	137.00–147.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	167.01/cwt	166.00–168.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.62/cwt	151.00–167.00	851	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.32/cwt	172.00–174.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,100	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,000	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	138.19/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.08/cwt	148.00–162.00	890	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	140.02/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,010	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	81.39/cwt	80.00–87.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.90/cwt	139.00–149.00	740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	128.50/cwt	125.00–133.00	820	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	131.30/cwt	126.00–135.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.19/cwt	154.00–164.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	717	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	60.18/cwt	55.00–66.50	661	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	79.69/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,271	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	75.29/cwt	70.50–77.50	1,111	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	80.73/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,116	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	52.22/cwt	50.00–54.00	513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	69.74/cwt	69.50–70.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	69.45/cwt	64.00–76.50	913	43
Bulls	—	—	1,735	91.54/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	110.09/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	102.72/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,838	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	117.97/cwt	113.00–121.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	123.05/cwt	117.00–126.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	143.08/cwt	132.00–154.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.14/cwt	125.00–132.50	859	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	145.52/cwt	136.00–150.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	161.44/cwt	158.00–168.00	604	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	589	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	722	105.00/cwt	90.00–115.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	119.87/cwt	116.00–130.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.14/cwt	133.00–141.00	789	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	141.16/cwt	130.00–146.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	107.93/cwt	104.00–112.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.82/cwt	135.00–151.00	682	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	111.15/cwt	111.00–113.00	898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.74/cwt	123.00–131.00	790	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	129.43/cwt	122.00–143.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	128.05/cwt	120.00–134.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	112.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	120.71/cwt	118.00–124.00	862	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	138.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.94/cwt	130.00–143.00	766	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.29/cwt	137.00–152.00	613	25

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 806Year ago 836

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 163Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 22

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	120.00–126.00	123.67
5	—	471	118.00–130.00	123.71
2	—	718	104.00–112.00	107.93
4	—	535	125.00–130.00	127.77
5	—	383	122.00–143.00	129.43
4	—	430	120.00–134.00	128.05
7	—	630	110.00–120.00	112.78
3	—	667	114.00–119.00	115.97
3	—	338	134.00–140.00	138.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	104.00	104.00
9	—	686	120.00–131.00	124.99
10	—	326	150.00–169.00	163.33
23	—	527	132.00–145.00	137.76
11	—	377	154.00–164.00	158.05
38	—	481	135.00–151.00	141.82
2	—	845	100.00–107.00	103.50
29	—	623	123.00–131.00	126.74
14	—	714	118.00–124.00	120.71
34	—	576	130.00–143.00	132.94
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
25	—	422	137.00–152.00	145.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	647	135.00	135.00
2	—	570	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	92.00	92.00
3	—	722	90.00–115.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	150.00–158.00	154.72
2	—	828	134.00	134.00
24	—	659	135.00–145.00	142.63
2	—	923	119.00–128.00	123.44
5	—	429	156.00–163.00	158.64
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
10	—	628	137.00–147.00	143.40
2	—	335	166.00–168.00	167.01
17	—	530	151.00–167.00	160.62
2	—	888	125.00–131.00	127.99
3	—	375	172.00–174.00	173.32
9	—	769	131.00–142.00	138.19
15	—	574	148.00–162.00	155.08
10	—	721	132.00–143.00	140.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–154.00	147.11
2	—	418	150.00	150.00
7	—	524	129.00–149.00	139.84
4	—	632	120.00–134.00	129.42
3	—	567	130.00–141.00	136.88
2	—	375	150.00–154.00	152.03
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	733	150.00	150.00
29	—	617	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	81.00	81.00
5	—	525	80.00–87.00	81.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	139.00–149.00	142.90
6	—	638	125.00–133.00	128.50
5	—	428	154.00–164.00	158.19
13	—	475	148.00–158.00	150.93
3	—	727	117.00–126.00	123.05
14	—	670	125.00–132.50	128.14
4	—	374	158.00–168.00	161.44
28	—	571	133.00–141.00	138.14
3	—	767	124.00	124.00
13	—	808	111.00–113.00	111.15
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	126.00–135.00	131.30
5	—	673	113.00–121.00	117.97
4	—	379	132.00–154.00	143.08
4	—	434	136.00–150.00	145.52
8	—	584	116.00–130.00	119.87
5	—	473	130.00–146.00	141.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,383	78.50–82.00	80.73
43	—	1,314	64.00–76.50	69.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,099	55.00–66.50	60.18
3	—	983	50.00–54.00	52.22
2	—	970	69.50–70.00	69.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,595	78.00–83.00	79.69
12	—	1,475	70.50–77.50	75.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	89.00–94.00	91.54
2	—	1,580	108.00–112.00	110.09
11	—	1,789	97.00–107.00	102.72

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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