Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.50/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$144.50

140 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$13.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

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	499	148.53	741	99
Medium and Large 2-3	511	134.78	688	41

One grade step is worth $13.75/cwt here — about $53 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 sale140 hd

144.50

—

TN average9 barns · 1,304 hd

147.70

−3.20

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	1,724	104.85	1,808	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	78.76	1,229	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	76.74	909	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	58.65	584	20

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	474	177.37/cwt	168.00–180.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	139.31/cwt	138.00–142.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	169.88/cwt	165.00–176.00	899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.00/cwt	144.00–156.00	798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	174.99/cwt	172.00–184.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.71/cwt	165.00–175.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	153.64/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	143.16/cwt	138.00–150.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	138.72/cwt	132.00–154.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	157.00/cwt	152.50–162.50	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	186.10/cwt	182.00–190.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	183.72/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	181.44/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	140.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	63.85/cwt	58.00–70.00	646	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	85.54/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,384	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	47.11/cwt	35.00–55.00	456	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	751	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	77.63/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,204	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	84.72/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,084	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	75.81/cwt	70.00–81.00	888	24
Bulls	—	—	1,738	106.44/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,850	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.79/cwt	162.00–176.00	794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	163.79/cwt	158.00–167.00	875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	149.04/cwt	144.00–154.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	149.17/cwt	140.00–158.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	174.01/cwt	166.00–180.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	141.53/cwt	130.00–148.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	124.90/cwt	122.00–128.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	157.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	131.31/cwt	122.00–140.00	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	151.72/cwt	147.00–160.00	728	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	130.41/cwt	126.00–134.00	745	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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 698Year ago 1,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 202Year ago 169

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	168.00–180.00	177.37
15	—	529	165.00–176.00	169.88
4	—	447	172.00–184.00	174.99
1	—	290	192.50	192.50
4	—	574	165.00–175.00	167.71
2	—	678	148.00–159.00	153.64
3	—	623	157.00–160.00	157.96
2	—	700	140.00–147.00	143.50
2	—	318	180.00	180.00
4	—	383	182.00–190.00	186.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	124.00	124.00
3	—	308	155.00–160.00	158.32
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
6	—	560	138.00–150.00	143.16
5	—	530	132.00–154.00	138.72
3	—	380	152.50–162.50	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	160.00	160.00
1	—	650	167.00	167.00
2	—	485	190.00	190.00
5	—	642	165.50	165.50
7	—	545	182.00–185.00	183.72
2	—	573	180.00–183.00	181.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	130.00–136.00	131.17
14	—	615	130.00–140.00	134.52
13	—	421	150.00–162.00	156.63
14	—	525	144.00–156.00	152.00
5	—	326	155.00–165.00	160.00
2	—	275	155.00–160.00	157.32
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
11	—	381	150.00–160.00	157.32
17	—	480	147.00–160.00	151.72
17	—	579	135.00–144.00	141.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	138.00–142.00	139.31
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
2	—	310	145.00–147.50	146.25
3	—	385	148.00	148.00
5	—	418	130.00–148.00	141.53
2	—	620	122.00–128.00	124.90
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
16	—	542	122.00–140.00	131.31
5	—	571	126.00–134.00	130.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	109.00	109.00
2	—	865	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
1	—	735	148.00	148.00
2	—	758	138.00–142.00	140.02
2	—	680	136.00–137.00	136.50
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
10	—	465	162.00–176.00	170.79
7	—	534	158.00–167.00	163.79
2	—	580	144.00–154.00	149.04
4	—	424	166.00–180.00	174.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
2	—	518	142.00–150.00	146.02
6	—	483	140.00–158.00	149.17
4	—	374	150.00–160.00	155.86
1	—	795	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,012	58.00–70.00	63.85
7	—	969	35.00–55.00	47.11
1	—	975	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	85.00–86.00	85.54
12	—	1,551	75.00–80.00	77.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,280	83.50–87.00	84.72
24	—	1,172	70.00–81.00	75.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,738	101.00–111.00	106.44
1	—	1,375	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,960	116.00	116.00

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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