Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.93/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$156.93

173 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$452

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

$7.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	480	164.29	789	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	793	156.33	1,240	160

One grade step is worth $7.96/cwt here — about −$452 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 sale173 hd

156.93

—

TN average7 barns · 1,363 hd

174.76

−17.83

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	—	High	1,814	98.26	1,782	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	68.18	948	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	65.47	826	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	52.86	548	18

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.64/cwt	126.00–137.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	168.34/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	172.96/cwt	160.00–180.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	999	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,424	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	115.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	191.71/cwt	187.50–197.50	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	148.57/cwt	135.00–162.50	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	189.84/cwt	185.00–194.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,198	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	198.71/cwt	197.50–200.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	184.92/cwt	178.00–189.50	1,054	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	188.76/cwt	183.00–193.00	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	164.73/cwt	158.00–174.00	870	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	169.65/cwt	164.00–175.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	185.65/cwt	180.00–192.50	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	56.54/cwt	52.00–60.00	622	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.58/cwt	60.00–72.00	815	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	45.72/cwt	43.00–48.00	429	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	719	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	68.18/cwt	65.00–72.00	948	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	57.56/cwt	54.00–59.00	741	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	76.74/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	104.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,002	5
Bulls	—	—	1,717	91.71/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,043	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.01/cwt	174.00–176.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	166.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	142.35/cwt	142.00–144.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.36/cwt	142.00–147.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.13/cwt	127.50–140.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	152.80/cwt	148.00–156.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	124.55/cwt	117.50–128.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	139.24/cwt	139.00–140.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.20/cwt	156.00–167.50	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	130.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	756	3

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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 1,020Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 159Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	170.00–178.00	173.95
3	—	662	165.00–173.00	168.34
5	—	430	187.50–197.50	191.71
1	—	205	185.00	185.00
1	—	715	146.00	146.00
6	—	482	185.00–194.00	189.84
2	—	363	197.50–200.00	198.71
20	—	570	178.00–189.50	184.92
8	—	522	183.00–193.00	188.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
3	—	430	160.00–180.00	172.96
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
2	—	568	135.00–162.50	148.57
1	—	375	177.50	177.50
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
3	—	528	158.00–174.00	164.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	999	142.50	142.50
60	—	825	145.25	145.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
2	—	383	155.00–165.00	159.97
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
3	—	633	126.00–137.00	131.64
2	—	923	110.00–122.00	115.89
4	—	721	132.00–136.00	135.01
8	—	568	142.00–147.00	144.36
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.77
1	—	995	114.00	114.00
5	—	489	148.00–156.00	152.80
3	—	867	117.50–128.00	124.55
8	—	422	156.00–167.50	160.20
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
2	—	788	128.00–133.00	130.49
3	—	517	145.00–148.00	146.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	143.00	143.00
6	—	528	151.00	151.00
7	—	778	134.00	134.00
8	—	675	139.00–140.00	139.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	142.00–144.00	142.35
1	—	705	122.50	122.50
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
3	—	420	127.50–140.00	135.13
2	—	583	120.00–132.00	125.87
2	—	508	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	141.00	141.00
3	—	512	164.00–175.00	169.65
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
4	—	425	180.00–192.50	185.65
6	—	571	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
2	—	468	174.00–176.00	175.01
1	—	840	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	132.00–132.50	132.25
3	—	383	160.00–170.00	166.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	52.00–60.00	56.54
7	—	939	43.00–48.00	45.72
1	—	1,090	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,243	60.00–72.00	65.58
6	—	1,288	54.00–59.00	57.56
4	—	1,325	75.00–81.00	76.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,391	65.00–72.00	68.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,910	100.00–110.00	104.81
5	—	1,717	84.00–95.00	91.71

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