Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.80/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$145.80

199 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$29.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

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	516	147.41	761	175
Medium and Large 2-3	474	134.82	639	23
Small 1-2	530	117.50	623	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.91/cwt here — about $138 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 sale199 hd

145.80

—

TN average8 barns · 1,522 hd

148.93

−3.12

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	1,693	104.43	1,768	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	82.19	1,227	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	79.62	956	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	63.20	622	51

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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.42/cwt	147.00–157.00	712	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.52/cwt	150.00–165.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.46/cwt	136.00–146.00	885	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	161.74/cwt	157.00–165.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	145.51/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	171.02/cwt	162.50–180.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	166.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	176.16/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	199.29/cwt	192.50–212.50	634	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	158.22/cwt	153.00–163.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	204.48/cwt	195.00–212.50	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	150.08/cwt	139.00–158.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	180.09/cwt	178.00–185.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	202.20/cwt	194.00–210.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	178.47/cwt	174.00–182.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	161.24/cwt	152.00–170.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	199.37/cwt	197.50–200.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	148.59/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	140.64/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	167.69/cwt	162.00–171.00	882	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	192.08/cwt	182.00–198.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	164.69/cwt	160.00–172.00	837	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	141.17/cwt	137.00–144.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	896	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,090	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	50.99/cwt	38.00–58.50	444	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.40/cwt	61.00–71.00	804	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	65.68/cwt	60.00–71.50	661	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	74.45/cwt	73.00–76.50	806	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	71.82/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,062	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	91.93/cwt	89.50–98.50	1,480	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	82.06/cwt	76.00–87.50	1,203	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	78.16/cwt	73.00–86.00	911	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	92.67/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,232	17
Bulls	—	—	1,640	118.07/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	96.93/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,491	8
Bulls	—	—	1,861	108.51/cwt	103.00–114.00	2,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	157.99/cwt	150.00–162.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	159.92/cwt	150.00–177.50	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	145.84/cwt	138.00–154.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.84/cwt	128.00–134.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	169.88/cwt	160.00–175.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	833	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	128.47/cwt	120.00–136.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.72/cwt	132.00–146.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.50/cwt	148.00–160.00	661	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.03/cwt	130.00–142.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.09/cwt	139.00–142.50	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	174.88/cwt	168.00–180.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	158.42/cwt	140.00–170.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	178.16/cwt	172.00–184.00	770	12

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 908Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 162Year ago 141

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
4	—	483	150.00–162.00	157.99
3	—	373	150.00–177.50	159.92
2	—	515	138.00–154.00	145.84
2	—	575	144.00–146.00	144.99
5	—	414	140.00–170.00	158.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	130.00–140.00	136.57
4	—	390	182.00–198.00	192.08
21	—	508	160.00–172.00	164.69
5	—	684	137.00–144.00	141.17
10	—	577	150.00–160.00	155.34
2	—	1,023	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	810	118.00	118.00
5	—	620	140.00–144.00	142.01
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
2	—	770	129.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	915	114.00	114.00
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
8	—	472	168.00–180.00	174.88
12	—	432	172.00–184.00	178.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	156.00	156.00
2	—	700	131.00	131.00
2	—	560	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	470	147.00–157.00	151.42
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,030	98.00	98.00
20	—	380	150.00–165.00	155.52
18	—	621	136.00–146.00	142.46
3	—	767	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	283	162.50–180.00	171.02
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
6	—	675	128.00–134.00	131.84
16	—	517	140.00–150.00	144.72
8	—	335	160.00–175.00	169.88
22	—	578	140.00–150.00	144.13
9	—	726	120.00–125.00	122.91
29	—	428	148.00–160.00	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
6	—	570	120.00–136.00	128.47
2	—	343	142.50	142.50
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
3	—	430	132.00–146.00	140.72
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
4	—	475	130.00–142.00	136.03
4	—	365	139.00–142.50	140.09
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	157.00–165.00	161.74
4	—	715	139.00–150.00	145.51
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
8	—	318	192.50–212.50	199.29
5	—	616	153.00–163.00	158.22
4	—	284	195.00–212.50	204.48
10	—	433	178.00–185.00	180.09
10	—	377	194.00–210.00	202.20
1	—	865	133.00	133.00
9	—	467	174.00–182.00	178.47
2	—	830	134.00–135.00	134.51
6	—	682	146.00–155.00	148.59
3	—	772	138.00–144.00	140.64
14	—	526	162.00–171.00	167.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	145.00–146.00	145.49
4	—	428	160.00–175.00	166.11
1	—	625	148.00	148.00
3	—	522	139.00–158.00	150.08
1	—	670	142.00	142.00
2	—	478	152.00–170.00	161.24
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	175.00–180.00	176.16
4	—	406	197.50–200.00	199.37
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	871	38.00–58.50	50.99
36	—	1,007	60.00–71.50	65.68
4	—	1,083	73.00–76.50	74.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,193	61.00–71.00	67.40
60	—	1,165	73.00–86.00	78.16
17	—	1,329	87.50–98.00	92.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	66.00–75.00	71.82
9	—	1,610	89.50–98.50	91.93
36	—	1,466	76.00–87.50	82.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	117.00–119.00	118.07
8	—	1,538	91.00–100.00	96.93
8	—	1,861	103.00–114.00	108.51

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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