Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale the week of thanksgiving. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly steady instances 7.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.42/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$130.42

423 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$38.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	530	131.21	695	389
Medium and Large 2-3	456	127.50	582	26
Small 1-2	490	106.80	523	5thin
Medium and Large 3	569	92.84	528	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.37/cwt here — about $167 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 sale423 hd

130.42

—

TN average10 barns · 3,426 hd

133.58

−3.16

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	—	Average	1,957	79.49	1,556	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	54.20	826	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	52.68	676	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	38.81	413	32

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2Value Added	—	551	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	145.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.83/cwt	160.00–184.00	653	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	142.27/cwt	130.00–155.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	193.22/cwt	172.00–205.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	138.00–162.00	486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	150.22/cwt	130.00–170.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.50	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	128.22/cwt	110.00–148.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	400	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	133.90/cwt	133.00–135.00	690	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.92/cwt	130.00–142.00	580	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.14/cwt	120.00–137.00	726	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	117.22/cwt	111.00–124.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.91/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.43/cwt	120.00–143.00	781	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	128.54/cwt	124.00–134.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	116.08/cwt	116.00–117.00	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	147.40/cwt	135.00–161.00	996	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.74/cwt	135.00–158.00	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	173.56/cwt	168.00–176.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	160.28/cwt	150.00–175.00	920	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	144.22/cwt	122.00–154.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	163.84/cwt	158.00–172.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	203.04/cwt	195.00–220.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	130.48/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	140.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	138.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	970	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	138.86/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,001	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	144.72/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	174.33/cwt	168.00–176.00	905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.75/cwt	150.00–173.00	770	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	120.51/cwt	108.00–130.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.36/cwt	154.00–178.00	712	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	118.34/cwt	110.00–125.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.55/cwt	147.00–164.00	808	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	967	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	42.85/cwt	37.00–48.00	461	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	32.07/cwt	22.00–40.00	336	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	45.21/cwt	43.00–48.00	731	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	54.68/cwt	49.50–60.00	827	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	49.92/cwt	47.00–53.00	594	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	53.74/cwt	48.00–58.00	717	27
Bulls	—	—	1,626	83.29/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	2,040	78.54/cwt	66.00–80.50	1,602	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	121.16/cwt	114.00–126.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	112.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	104.56/cwt	102.00–107.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.38/cwt	146.00–177.00	744	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.51/cwt	114.00–148.00	850	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	116.43/cwt	110.00–122.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	128.55/cwt	125.00–139.00	690	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.44/cwt	112.00–124.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	186.26/cwt	155.00–210.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	154.30/cwt	140.00–170.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.73/cwt	127.00–132.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	137.19/cwt	133.00–146.00	510	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	200.54/cwt	180.00–220.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	487	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	143.61/cwt	123.00–151.00	839	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	129.65/cwt	115.00–150.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	142.45/cwt	133.00–152.00	652	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	113.25/cwt	106.00–121.00	767	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 796Year ago 959

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 168Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	137.00	137.00
25	—	515	133.00–135.00	133.90
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	138.00–162.00	145.00
19	—	427	130.00–142.00	135.92
29	—	571	120.00–137.00	127.14
4	—	733	111.00–124.00	117.22
2	—	870	112.00–120.00	115.91
26	—	623	120.00–143.00	125.43
12	—	789	116.00–117.00	116.08
32	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.24
182	—	537	125.00–139.00	128.55
7	—	673	112.00–124.00	118.44
4	—	263	155.00–210.00	186.26
20	—	372	133.00–146.00	137.19
5	—	223	180.00–220.00	200.54
3	—	818	115.00–116.00	115.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	125.00–127.00	125.68
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
6	—	428	124.00–134.00	128.54
2	—	618	110.00–122.50	116.43
2	—	268	140.00–170.00	154.30
3	—	390	130.00–140.00	135.29
4	—	463	127.00–132.00	130.73
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	580	84.00	84.00
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	82.50	82.50
2	—	593	96.00–100.00	98.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	142.00–150.00	145.29
2	—	275	130.00–155.00	142.27
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
7	—	369	130.00–170.00	150.22
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
4	—	320	160.00–162.50	160.63
5	—	571	110.00–148.00	128.22
6	—	414	122.00–154.00	144.22
2	—	518	134.00–144.00	138.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	378	160.00–184.00	172.83
9	—	327	172.00–205.00	193.22
16	—	676	135.00–161.00	147.40
15	—	620	135.00–158.00	147.74
4	—	430	168.00–176.00	173.56
36	—	574	150.00–175.00	160.28
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
1	—	860	121.00	121.00
10	—	524	158.00–172.00	163.84
7	—	276	195.00–220.00	203.04
4	—	831	122.00–135.00	130.48
3	—	767	138.00–141.00	140.01
11	—	721	127.00–146.00	138.86
17	—	473	150.00–173.00	162.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	150.00	150.00
13	—	606	160.00	160.00
3	—	488	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	187.50	187.50
1	—	555	173.00	173.00
7	—	741	143.00–145.00	144.72
17	—	519	168.00–176.00	174.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	108.00–130.00	120.51
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
17	—	428	154.00–178.00	166.36
6	—	732	110.00–125.00	118.34
11	—	523	147.00–164.00	154.55
4	—	768	114.00–126.00	121.16
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
15	—	473	146.00–177.00	157.38
7	—	627	114.00–148.00	135.51
1	—	820	117.00	117.00
12	—	584	123.00–151.00	143.61
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	92.00	92.00
4	—	619	110.00–117.00	112.22
3	—	435	148.00–152.00	150.00
2	—	838	97.00	97.00
2	—	528	146.00	146.00
2	—	718	102.00–107.00	104.56
5	—	572	115.00–150.00	129.65
2	—	458	133.00–152.00	142.45
5	—	677	106.00–121.00	113.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,618	43.00–48.00	45.21
19	—	1,513	49.50–60.00	54.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,075	37.00–48.00	42.85
12	—	1,048	22.00–40.00	32.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,190	47.00–53.00	49.92
1	—	1,205	62.50	62.50
27	—	1,335	48.00–58.00	53.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	79.00–87.00	83.29
16	—	2,040	66.00–80.50	78.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00

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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle