Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower with the exception of Heifers weighing between 600-700 lbs. being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.50/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$132.50

113 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	554	134.21	743	75
Medium and Large 2-3	471	129.37	610	37
Small 1-2	500	120.00	600	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $143 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 sale113 hd

132.50

—

TN average8 barns · 1,694 hd

137.77

−5.26

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	1,803	83.21	1,500	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	66.09	972	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	62.80	816	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	53.16	565	24

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	573	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	156.30/cwt	145.00–170.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.61/cwt	135.00–148.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.51/cwt	116.00–120.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	150.13/cwt	146.00–159.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	179.99/cwt	165.00–187.50	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	178.15/cwt	175.00–180.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	785	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	132.83/cwt	126.00–144.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	158.38/cwt	150.00–162.00	849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	145.20/cwt	142.00–147.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.10/cwt	160.00–172.50	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	159.32/cwt	152.00–161.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	146.74/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	161.32/cwt	160.00–162.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	115.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.31/cwt	147.00–158.00	738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	126.66/cwt	124.00–128.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	812	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	70.44/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,127	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	58.08/cwt	55.00–61.00	883	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	66.90/cwt	60.00–72.00	981	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	57.96/cwt	57.00–60.00	778	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	42.78/cwt	39.00–50.00	401	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	56.13/cwt	52.00–62.00	619	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,026	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	63.23/cwt	58.00–69.00	805	32
Bulls	—	—	1,589	76.19/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	—	1,956	88.23/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.67/cwt	164.00–168.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	131.10/cwt	127.50–134.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	123.28/cwt	121.00–128.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	141.21/cwt	126.00–150.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.19/cwt	138.00–148.00	751	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.40/cwt	127.00–141.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	135.47/cwt	122.50–145.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	132.97/cwt	115.00–138.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	127.87/cwt	120.00–138.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	135.40/cwt	127.50–145.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	123.70/cwt	120.00–133.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	122.46/cwt	110.00–131.00	639	6

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 832Year ago 1,196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 154Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.14
12	—	517	135.00–144.00	138.53
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
4	—	264	145.00–170.00	156.30
3	—	418	135.00–148.00	139.61
8	—	715	116.00–120.00	117.51
9	—	613	125.00–135.00	128.13
10	—	464	140.00–144.00	141.22
3	—	328	150.00–152.00	150.65
5	—	682	120.00–133.00	123.70
2	—	380	140.00–150.00	144.93
1	—	850	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	121.00–128.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	122.50–145.00	135.47
7	—	461	115.00–138.00	132.97
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
5	—	431	120.00–138.00	127.87
2	—	620	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
5	—	570	120.00–128.00	125.75
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
6	—	522	110.00–131.00	122.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	146.00–159.00	150.13
5	—	343	165.00–187.50	179.99
3	—	217	175.00–180.00	178.15
14	—	536	150.00–162.00	158.38
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
5	—	684	142.00–147.00	145.20
4	—	425	160.00–172.50	166.10
3	—	753	141.00	141.00
2	—	733	132.00	132.00
6	—	583	152.00–161.00	159.32
3	—	479	160.00–162.00	161.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
3	—	552	146.00	146.00
7	—	626	126.00–144.00	132.83
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	160.00–162.00	161.00
4	—	701	143.00–148.00	146.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	120.00–122.00	120.99
6	—	828	115.00–118.00	115.50
12	—	478	147.00–158.00	154.31
3	—	682	124.00–128.00	126.66
6	—	573	135.00–145.00	141.66
3	—	420	164.00–168.00	165.67
2	—	365	165.00–185.00	175.00
20	—	521	138.00–148.00	144.19
7	—	619	127.00–141.00	130.40
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
2	—	370	135.00–150.00	142.09
3	—	540	120.00–124.00	122.67
4	—	576	127.50–134.00	131.10
2	—	723	110.00–116.00	113.03
7	—	429	126.00–150.00	141.21
7	—	473	127.50–145.00	135.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	70.00–71.00	70.44
6	—	1,343	57.00–60.00	57.96
32	—	1,273	58.00–69.00	63.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	55.00–61.00	58.08
31	—	1,466	60.00–72.00	66.90
1	—	1,405	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	937	39.00–50.00	42.78
1	—	1,130	65.00	65.00
17	—	1,103	52.00–62.00	56.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	74.00–80.00	76.19
7	—	1,956	83.00–93.00	88.23

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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