Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.79/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$145.79

283 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

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	600	149.05	894	227
Medium and Large 2-3	490	132.53	650	56

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $245 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 sale283 hd

145.79

—

TN average7 barns · 1,850 hd

146.61

−0.83

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	1,780	93.52	1,664	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	73.69	1,041	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	68.54	836	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	51.96	468	41

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	198.66/cwt	185.00–205.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,153	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	130.17/cwt	130.00–132.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	134.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	153.35/cwt	142.50–160.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	158.12/cwt	156.00–165.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	126.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	919	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.20/cwt	149.00–162.50	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	171.61/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	137.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	172.88/cwt	166.00–175.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	159.75/cwt	156.00–161.00	858	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	145.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	180.07/cwt	178.00–181.00	998	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	167.12/cwt	167.00–167.50	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	158.93/cwt	152.00–166.00	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	195.28/cwt	190.00–200.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	179.69/cwt	178.00–185.00	927	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	185.75/cwt	177.50–194.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	148.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	169.74/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,059	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,088	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	152.28/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,010	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	197.19/cwt	185.00–205.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	173.23/cwt	166.00–180.00	830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.02/cwt	170.00–182.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	149.06/cwt	144.00–157.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	127.26/cwt	124.00–131.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	974	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	79.21/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,233	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	73.88/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,012	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	61.06/cwt	57.00–67.00	653	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	63.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	928	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	60.34/cwt	56.00–63.00	752	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	78.56/cwt	78.00–79.00	998	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	46.58/cwt	43.00–56.00	377	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	69.35/cwt	64.00–76.00	839	26
Bulls	—	—	1,885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	94.89/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,737	8
Bulls	—	—	1,676	87.82/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	135.25/cwt	120.00–148.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	133.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	156.04/cwt	152.50–165.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	779	117.24/cwt	113.00–122.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	144.16/cwt	142.50–146.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	132.92/cwt	130.00–142.00	700	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.33/cwt	148.00–164.00	814	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	166.29/cwt	159.00–171.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	132.99/cwt	128.00–136.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	141.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.77/cwt	144.00–159.00	706	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.83/cwt	140.00–154.00	775	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.58/cwt	135.00–146.00	802	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.85/cwt	137.00–149.00	882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	187.55/cwt	175.00–192.50	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	137.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	122.00/cwt	118.00–126.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	139.05/cwt	132.50–145.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	155.78/cwt	150.00–162.50	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.50/cwt	117.50–124.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.09/cwt	117.50–135.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	120.35/cwt	115.00–124.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	177.64/cwt	170.00–185.00	485	3

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 764Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 118Year ago 100

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
3	—	372	150.00–160.00	154.89
12	—	727	120.00–129.00	126.37
12	—	430	149.00–162.50	152.20
31	—	468	144.00–159.00	150.77
21	—	528	140.00–154.00	146.83
17	—	583	135.00–146.00	137.58
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
16	—	625	130.00–140.00	134.47
6	—	673	125.00–133.00	127.82
5	—	324	150.00–162.50	155.78
3	—	800	117.50–124.00	120.50
3	—	273	170.00–185.00	177.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	738	156.25	156.25
23	—	537	156.00–161.00	159.75
2	—	553	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	130.00–132.00	130.17
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
9	—	383	130.00–140.00	134.50
8	—	312	135.00–147.50	141.54
8	—	475	130.00–142.00	137.64
4	—	629	118.00–126.00	122.00
4	—	408	132.50–145.00	139.05
7	—	525	117.50–135.00	130.09
3	—	673	115.00–124.00	120.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	185.00–205.00	198.66
4	—	586	164.00–174.00	171.61
4	—	813	134.00–138.00	137.00
6	—	521	166.00–175.00	172.88
1	—	865	130.00	130.00
10	—	623	152.00–166.00	158.93
6	—	370	190.00–200.00	195.28
1	—	750	141.00	141.00
4	—	423	177.50–194.00	185.75
4	—	714	144.00–151.00	148.54
18	—	663	146.00–156.00	152.28
5	—	329	185.00–205.00	197.19
9	—	479	166.00–180.00	173.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	142.50–160.00	153.35
5	—	485	156.00–165.00	158.12
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	630	141.00–150.00	145.50
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
4	—	434	167.00–167.50	167.12
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	554	178.00–181.00	180.07
2	—	768	149.00	149.00
30	—	516	178.00–185.00	179.69
16	—	624	168.00–176.00	169.74
8	—	702	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	112.50	112.50
6	—	426	170.00–182.00	172.02
5	—	678	130.00–140.00	136.80
8	—	573	144.00–157.00	149.06
4	—	764	124.00–131.00	127.26
3	—	870	112.00	112.00
3	—	713	130.00–136.00	133.31
13	—	531	148.00–164.00	153.33
13	—	474	159.00–171.00	166.29
11	—	622	137.00–149.00	141.85
9	—	377	175.00–192.50	187.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	120.00–148.00	135.25
1	—	395	167.50	167.50
4	—	426	152.50–165.00	156.04
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
4	—	779	113.00–122.00	117.24
3	—	472	142.50–146.00	144.16
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
13	—	527	130.00–142.00	132.92
3	—	620	128.00–136.00	132.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,556	79.00–80.00	79.21
21	—	1,370	68.00–78.00	73.88
3	—	1,468	60.00–65.00	63.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,069	57.00–67.00	61.06
27	—	809	43.00–56.00	46.58
2	—	1,135	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	56.00–63.00	60.34
2	—	1,270	78.00–79.00	78.56
26	—	1,210	64.00–76.00	69.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	111.00	111.00
8	—	1,831	93.00–97.00	94.89
5	—	1,676	81.00–91.00	87.82

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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