Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.04/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$131.04

155 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

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	538	132.04	711	133
Medium and Large 2-3	479	125.45	601	21
Small 1-2	625	115.00	719	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale155 hd

131.04

—

TN average7 barns · 1,426 hd

134.64

−3.60

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	1,725	99.81	1,722	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	72.32	1,144	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	68.87	867	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	55.87	553	28

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	162.33/cwt	158.00–166.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	140.44/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.03/cwt	129.00–138.00	757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	136.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	181.96/cwt	178.00–187.50	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	146.92/cwt	136.00–157.50	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	141.72/cwt	137.00–147.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	126.73/cwt	125.00–131.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	131.74/cwt	126.00–135.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.94/cwt	145.00–156.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.00/cwt	141.00–153.00	848	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	152.18/cwt	140.00–164.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	965	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	214	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	262	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	253	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	354	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	175	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.57/cwt	151.00–161.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	744	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.22/cwt	144.00–154.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.37/cwt	121.00–131.00	857	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	48.35/cwt	46.00–53.00	413	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	973	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	58.45/cwt	55.00–63.50	608	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	72.32/cwt	68.50–76.50	1,144	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	68.90/cwt	63.00–74.50	864	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	59.73/cwt	58.50–61.00	803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	92.27/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	106.88/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	99.05/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	111.03/cwt	108.00–114.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	116.65/cwt	113.00–119.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	113.93/cwt	108.00–120.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	126.62/cwt	125.00–129.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	159.45/cwt	156.00–166.00	612	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.16/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	119.03/cwt	116.00–122.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	133.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.85/cwt	145.00–158.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	141.39/cwt	138.00–144.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	140.64/cwt	134.00–147.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	125.92/cwt	124.00–129.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	138.26/cwt	134.00–145.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.66/cwt	114.00–124.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.12/cwt	120.00–131.00	771	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	127.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	530	6

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 775Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 129Year ago 118

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
2	—	280	140.00–145.00	142.54
19	—	565	129.00–138.00	134.03
2	—	320	136.00–157.50	146.92
8	—	674	120.00–126.00	123.49
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
20	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.30
10	—	376	134.00–147.00	140.64
12	—	417	134.00–145.00	138.26
11	—	720	114.00–124.00	120.66
26	—	521	130.00–140.00	135.19
21	—	621	120.00–131.00	124.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	128.00–130.00	129.31
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
3	—	587	120.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	527	125.00–128.00	126.70
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
3	—	477	124.00–129.00	125.92
6	—	414	122.00–130.00	127.96
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	158.00–166.00	162.33
2	—	768	138.00–143.00	140.44
11	—	732	130.00–140.00	136.53
4	—	330	178.00–187.50	181.96
4	—	629	137.00–147.00	141.72
13	—	524	145.00–156.00	151.94
14	—	569	141.00–153.00	149.00
4	—	828	125.00–130.00	127.51
6	—	678	135.00–145.00	142.39
8	—	468	151.00–161.00	157.57
3	—	365	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	151.00	151.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	145.00–148.00	146.52
4	—	620	125.00–131.00	126.73
3	—	565	126.00–135.00	131.74
3	—	515	134.00–138.00	135.99
2	—	325	140.00–164.00	152.18
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	438	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	214	122.50	122.50
2	—	253	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
2	—	175	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	135.00–145.00	141.24
7	—	471	144.00–154.00	148.22
6	—	709	120.00–126.00	123.00
6	—	616	125.00–133.00	127.67
5	—	678	121.00–131.00	126.37
4	—	384	156.00–166.00	159.45
7	—	571	130.00–139.00	134.16
4	—	764	116.00–122.00	119.03
3	—	425	145.00–158.00	151.85
1	—	815	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	108.00–114.00	111.03
3	—	667	113.00–119.00	116.65
2	—	528	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
2	—	628	108.00–120.00	113.93
3	—	573	125.00–129.00	126.62
3	—	475	130.00–139.00	133.18
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
5	—	436	138.00–144.00	141.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	855	46.00–53.00	48.35
1	—	1,105	67.00	67.00
19	—	1,040	55.00–63.50	58.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	77.00–78.00	77.50
29	—	1,254	63.00–74.50	68.90
2	—	1,345	58.50–61.00	59.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,582	68.50–76.50	72.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	92.00–92.50	92.27
3	—	1,862	106.00–108.00	106.88
8	—	1,739	95.00–103.00	99.05

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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