Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.56/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$143.56

260 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	584	144.95	846	222
Medium and Large 2-3	481	135.45	651	38

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $195 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 sale260 hd

143.56

—

TN average9 barns · 2,051 hd

146.09

−2.53

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	1,775	107.44	1,907	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	80.25	1,102	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	75.41	940	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	58.12	588	39

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
Bulls	—	—	1,789	116.62/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	129.48/cwt	126.00–134.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	159.18/cwt	154.00–166.00	755	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	115.66/cwt	112.00–121.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	976	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.34/cwt	118.00–122.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	153.59/cwt	151.00–154.00	885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	142.14/cwt	135.00–144.00	769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.86/cwt	136.00–147.00	823	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	492	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	150.01/cwt	149.00–153.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	168.86/cwt	160.00–177.50	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	155.79/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	165.82/cwt	158.00–170.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	181.85/cwt	177.50–190.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.50	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	181.53/cwt	178.00–184.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	174.71/cwt	168.00–181.00	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	173.98/cwt	173.50–176.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	160.19/cwt	155.00–164.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	189.55/cwt	182.00–202.50	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	179.11/cwt	170.00–186.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	191.88/cwt	189.00–193.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	144.22/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	180.18/cwt	177.50–187.50	659	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	177.76/cwt	172.50–185.00	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	129.26/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	69.71/cwt	68.00–72.50	731	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	85.13/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,075	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	62.91/cwt	60.00–66.00	778	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	73.47/cwt	67.00–80.00	912	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	49.07/cwt	42.00–54.00	454	13
Bulls	—	—	1,578	92.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	60.97/cwt	56.00–66.50	644	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	89.26/cwt	85.50–96.00	1,426	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	79.89/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,082	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,827	103.27/cwt	99.00–109.50	1,887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.62/cwt	158.00–172.00	871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	165.49/cwt	164.00–168.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	154.42/cwt	154.00–156.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	168.87/cwt	165.00–172.50	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	155.43/cwt	150.00–167.50	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.99/cwt	142.00–152.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	146.69/cwt	140.00–152.50	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	178.53/cwt	170.00–186.00	841	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	134.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.90/cwt	155.00–170.00	682	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	144.32/cwt	130.00–155.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	166.05/cwt	155.00–172.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	144.17/cwt	140.00–152.50	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	173.64/cwt	165.00–177.50	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	140.76/cwt	130.00–152.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	130.44/cwt	126.00–133.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	162.85/cwt	158.00–172.50	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.80/cwt	105.00–108.00	973	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 →

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Mon Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 501Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 78Year ago 113

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,789	112.00–122.00	116.62
2	—	1,578	90.00–95.00	92.38
6	—	1,827	99.00–109.50	103.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	68.00–72.50	69.71
13	—	926	42.00–54.00	49.07
21	—	1,057	56.00–66.50	60.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,263	82.00–90.00	85.13
5	—	1,236	60.00–66.00	62.91
38	—	1,242	67.00–80.00	73.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	85.50–96.00	89.26
13	—	1,354	73.00–84.00	79.89
2	—	1,165	68.00–70.00	69.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	126.00–134.00	129.48
3	—	677	112.00–121.00	115.66
3	—	610	118.00–122.00	120.34
4	—	429	140.00–152.50	146.69
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
8	—	365	130.00–155.00	144.32
3	—	325	140.00–152.50	144.17
2	—	503	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
7	—	478	130.00–152.00	140.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	474	154.00–166.00	159.18
18	—	541	135.00–144.00	142.14
3	—	765	114.00–115.00	114.67
2	—	880	104.00–107.00	105.48
15	—	572	136.00–147.00	143.86
17	—	424	155.00–170.00	160.90
14	—	384	155.00–172.00	166.05
5	—	267	165.00–177.50	173.64
4	—	725	117.00–125.00	119.99
6	—	665	125.00–136.00	131.50
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
9	—	631	126.00–133.00	130.44
7	—	322	158.00–172.50	162.85
5	—	920	105.00–108.00	105.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	716	136.25	136.25
7	—	576	151.00–154.00	153.59
7	—	529	149.00–153.00	150.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	173.00	173.00
5	—	591	173.50–176.00	173.98
1	—	810	144.00	144.00
3	—	860	138.00	138.00
7	—	418	189.00–193.00	191.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	146.00	146.00
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
1	—	240	205.00	205.00
5	—	662	154.00–158.00	155.79
5	—	569	158.00–170.00	165.82
3	—	330	177.50–190.00	181.85
4	—	430	178.00–184.00	181.53
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
9	—	530	168.00–181.00	174.71
10	—	620	155.00–164.00	160.19
5	—	375	182.00–202.50	189.55
9	—	477	170.00–186.00	179.11
4	—	720	139.00–147.00	144.22
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
2	—	660	140.00–142.00	141.02
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
2	—	385	160.00–177.50	168.86
1	—	510	166.00	166.00
4	—	342	167.50	167.50
2	—	463	160.00–162.50	161.22
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	164.00	164.00
6	—	366	177.50–187.50	180.18
11	—	427	172.50–185.00	177.76
4	—	776	125.00–134.00	129.26
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
8	—	523	158.00–172.00	166.62
3	—	620	142.00–152.00	146.99
19	—	471	170.00–186.00	178.53
3	—	717	130.00–139.00	134.30
2	—	668	135.00–142.00	138.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
6	—	478	164.00–168.00	165.49
5	—	525	154.00–156.00	154.42
5	—	377	165.00–172.50	168.87
5	—	433	150.00–167.50	155.43

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