Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 1.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.14/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$153.14

207 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$59.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	498	157.10	782	161
Medium and Large 2-3	494	140.21	692	45
Small 1-2	715	97.50	697	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.60/cwt here — about $85 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 sale207 hd

153.14

—

TN average8 barns · 1,535 hd

149.66

+3.49

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	—	Low	1,632	111.84	1,825	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	87.00	1,260	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	81.12	953	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	66.57	646	43

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	135.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	127.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	181.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	149.98/cwt	130.00–164.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	177.77/cwt	174.00–182.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	208.29/cwt	195.00–235.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	160.65/cwt	150.00–172.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	168.24/cwt	167.00–172.50	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	143.30/cwt	136.00–151.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	192.06/cwt	190.00–195.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	168.22/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.27/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	161.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	171.59/cwt	168.00–175.00	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	190.54/cwt	182.00–196.00	749	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	165.46/cwt	164.00–168.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	152.94/cwt	148.00–158.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	144.04/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,174	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	897	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.05/cwt	166.00–179.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	182.96/cwt	180.00–187.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	185.33/cwt	182.00–186.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	182.33/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,006	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,110	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	113.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	601	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	136.01/cwt	132.00–141.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	177.09/cwt	170.00–184.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	184.97/cwt	180.00–195.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	84.11/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,231	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	72.38/cwt	69.00–74.00	853	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	69.42/cwt	63.50–74.00	696	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,106	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	94.08/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,332	7
Bulls	—	—	1,420	99.76/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	57.28/cwt	50.00–62.00	513	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	80.54/cwt	75.00–87.00	946	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	79.32/cwt	76.00–83.00	827	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	90.71/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,064	12
Bulls	—	—	1,707	123.60/cwt	119.00–126.50	2,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	110.60/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	162.58/cwt	158.00–166.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	137.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	134.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	135.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	163.88/cwt	156.00–168.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	173.78/cwt	170.00–177.50	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	927	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	155.22/cwt	153.00–156.00	869	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	161.85/cwt	158.00–170.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	169.71/cwt	160.00–177.50	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	147.61/cwt	130.00–154.00	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.50/cwt	126.00–135.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	201.62/cwt	195.00–205.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	164.46/cwt	155.00–167.50	697	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	816	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	142.08/cwt	127.50–152.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	149.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	188.92/cwt	175.00–195.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.85/cwt	128.00–132.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	118.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	153.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	138.52/cwt	122.50–144.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	160.06/cwt	154.00–166.00	751	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	168.58/cwt	164.00–172.00	814	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	153.30/cwt	148.00–159.00	888	9

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 624Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 133Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	132.00–139.00	135.61
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
11	—	420	130.00–154.00	147.61
11	—	473	127.50–152.00	142.08
3	—	382	140.00–155.00	149.83
6	—	685	116.00–124.00	118.35
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	150.00–157.50	153.75
5	—	531	122.50–144.00	138.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	124.00–130.00	127.53
4	—	670	124.00–132.00	127.26
16	—	575	140.00–150.00	145.68
1	—	865	118.00	118.00
7	—	381	158.00–170.00	161.85
9	—	327	160.00–177.50	169.71
2	—	765	126.00–135.00	130.50
3	—	237	195.00–205.00	201.62
23	—	424	155.00–167.50	164.46
29	—	518	150.00–162.00	157.53
5	—	271	175.00–195.00	188.92
6	—	623	128.00–132.00	129.85
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
26	—	469	154.00–166.00	160.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	846	128.00	128.00
6	—	468	167.00–172.50	168.24
6	—	429	170.00	170.00
9	—	560	153.00–156.00	155.22
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	175.00–185.00	181.86
5	—	518	130.00–164.00	149.98
3	—	418	150.00–172.50	160.65
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
5	—	615	136.00–151.00	143.30
4	—	476	164.00–168.00	165.46
2	—	578	148.00–158.00	152.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	174.00–182.00	177.77
1	—	695	149.00	149.00
6	—	281	195.00–235.00	208.29
1	—	215	210.00	210.00
5	—	327	190.00–195.00	192.06
4	—	775	134.00–137.00	135.27
3	—	620	155.00–165.00	161.69
8	—	576	168.00–175.00	171.59
5	—	393	182.00–196.00	190.54
3	—	525	166.00–179.00	171.05
3	—	438	180.00–187.00	182.96
1	—	810	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	167.00–171.00	168.22
67	—	815	139.50–144.50	144.04
5	—	477	188.00	188.00
6	—	519	182.00–186.00	185.33
3	—	552	181.00–183.00	182.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	94.00	94.00
2	—	530	110.00–116.00	113.08
4	—	601	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	140.00–150.00	144.85
6	—	709	132.00–141.00	136.01
8	—	425	170.00–184.00	177.09
7	—	379	180.00–195.00	184.97
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	132.00	132.00
7	—	522	158.00–166.00	162.58
4	—	674	135.00–145.00	137.47
27	—	483	164.00–172.00	168.58
9	—	579	148.00–159.00	153.30
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	130.00–144.00	137.93
2	—	518	132.00–138.00	134.96
4	—	633	130.00–139.00	135.47
3	—	405	156.00–168.00	163.88
4	—	374	170.00–177.50	173.78
1	—	480	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,464	79.00–89.00	84.11
1	—	1,475	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,416	91.00–97.50	94.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,178	69.00–74.00	72.38
48	—	1,175	75.00–87.00	80.54
12	—	1,173	88.00–97.00	90.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,003	63.50–74.00	69.42
15	—	895	50.00–62.00	57.28
6	—	1,042	76.00–83.00	79.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	94.00–104.00	99.76
3	—	1,707	119.00–126.50	123.60
9	—	1,654	106.00–116.00	110.60

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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