Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 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 $151.45/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$151.45

179 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	518	154.06	799	148
Medium and Large 2-3	490	140.02	686	29
Small 1-2	530	124.00	657	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $141 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 sale179 hd

151.45

—

TN average10 barns · 2,559 hd

152.89

−1.43

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	1,736	113.63	1,973	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	79.02	1,180	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	77.16	968	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	61.97	602	32

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2-3	—	373	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	205.00/cwt	190.00–220.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	168.32/cwt	167.00–170.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	160.03/cwt	150.00–164.00	834	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	118.37/cwt	116.00–120.50	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	161.16/cwt	158.00–162.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	159.06/cwt	155.00–160.00	892	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.54/cwt	158.00–174.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.68/cwt	145.00–156.00	784	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.61/cwt	140.00–151.00	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.45/cwt	155.00–174.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	179.59/cwt	165.00–195.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	185.45/cwt	185.00–186.00	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	178.42/cwt	174.00–184.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	174.78/cwt	168.00–180.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	200.01/cwt	192.50–210.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	200.83/cwt	190.00–210.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	181.82/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	173.86/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	211.59/cwt	210.00–215.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	175.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	186.99/cwt	184.00–190.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	167.92/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	142.72/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	174.12/cwt	172.00–180.00	839	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	178.87/cwt	174.00–186.00	757	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	165.57/cwt	160.00–172.00	861	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	160.85/cwt	156.00–166.00	910	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	779	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	78.91/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,186	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	77.33/cwt	72.00–83.00	955	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	65.13/cwt	59.00–70.00	634	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	53.14/cwt	45.00–58.00	506	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	68.25/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	188.64/cwt	185.00–192.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.10/cwt	141.00–151.00	906	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	162.61/cwt	150.00–172.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	143.62/cwt	136.00–152.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	149.39/cwt	140.00–158.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	147.28/cwt	132.50–155.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	145.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	125.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	133.96/cwt	128.00–139.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.73/cwt	152.00–165.00	749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.20/cwt	122.00–145.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	126.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.23/cwt	121.00–130.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	149.87/cwt	147.50–154.00	613	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	165.00/cwt	157.50–170.00	695	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	162.52/cwt	160.00–164.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.47/cwt	139.00–151.00	982	4

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 678Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 234Year ago 91

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	179.00	179.00
4	—	521	150.00–164.00	160.03
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
2	—	578	148.00–150.00	148.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	190.00–220.00	205.00
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
12	—	437	174.00–184.00	178.42
9	—	522	168.00–180.00	174.78
1	—	665	147.00	147.00
10	—	378	192.50–210.00	200.01
4	—	325	190.00–210.00	200.83
11	—	480	170.00–180.00	172.77
7	—	586	168.00–178.00	173.86
3	—	210	210.00–215.00	211.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	185.00–186.00	185.45
7	—	568	179.00–186.00	181.82
5	—	617	170.00–180.00	175.59
4	—	531	184.00–190.00	186.99
3	—	679	166.00–172.00	167.92
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	167.00–170.00	168.32
3	—	682	144.00	144.00
6	—	520	158.00–162.00	161.16
13	—	561	155.00–160.00	159.06
8	—	608	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	158.00–174.00	167.54
7	—	619	132.00–139.00	134.81
1	—	230	205.00	205.00
20	—	520	145.00–156.00	150.68
18	—	571	140.00–151.00	143.61
6	—	664	130.00–138.00	134.00
5	—	328	155.00–174.00	163.45
2	—	278	165.00–195.00	179.59
16	—	478	152.00–165.00	156.73
3	—	778	120.00–129.00	126.07
4	—	735	121.00–130.00	125.23
22	—	421	157.50–170.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	132.50–155.00	147.28
6	—	470	140.00–150.00	145.33
1	—	695	117.50	117.50
2	—	628	122.00–128.00	125.06
3	—	582	128.00–139.00	133.96
6	—	515	122.00–145.00	136.20
4	—	409	147.50–154.00	149.87
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	138.00	138.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	137.00–146.00	142.72
9	—	482	172.00–180.00	174.12
25	—	423	174.00–186.00	178.87
14	—	520	160.00–172.00	165.57
11	—	566	156.00–166.00	160.85
2	—	375	185.00–192.00	188.64
13	—	620	141.00–151.00	146.10
2	—	788	132.00–136.00	133.98
1	—	830	128.00	128.00
4	—	675	139.00–151.00	145.47
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	150.00–172.00	162.61
2	—	658	134.00–136.00	135.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
3	—	578	136.00–152.00	143.62
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
6	—	524	140.00–158.00	149.39
2	—	725	132.00–134.00	132.99
4	—	478	160.00–164.00	162.52
2	—	643	136.00–139.00	137.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	116.00–120.50	118.37
3	—	1,677	108.00–113.00	110.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	74.00–75.00	74.52
20	—	974	59.00–70.00	65.13
10	—	952	45.00–58.00	53.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,503	74.00–85.00	78.91
1	—	1,285	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,475	88.50	88.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,235	72.00–83.00	77.33
2	—	1,610	65.00–70.00	68.25
1	—	1,310	88.50	88.50

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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