Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.55/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$146.55

174 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$12.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

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	579	148.35	859	148
Medium and Large 2-3	544	136.31	741	26

One grade step is worth $12.04/cwt here — about $117 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 sale174 hd

146.55

—

TN average12 barns · 2,633 hd

146.03

+0.53

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	1,704	83.71	1,426	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	68.70	1,061	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	66.36	835	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	54.14	547	21

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	831	128.89/cwt	122.50–132.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	160.85/cwt	158.00–166.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.42/cwt	135.00–147.00	878	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.69/cwt	155.00–162.50	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	138.06/cwt	130.00–142.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	190.80/cwt	187.50–192.50	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	178.25/cwt	170.00–195.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.90/cwt	132.00–142.00	931	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	129.43/cwt	110.00–137.50	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	153.51/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,027	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.03/cwt	165.00–180.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	145.21/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	147.40/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	152.90/cwt	140.00–156.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	116.00/cwt	110.00–122.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	161.32/cwt	150.00–172.50	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	161.23/cwt	159.00–167.50	1,075	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	146.00/cwt	130.00–162.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	137.96/cwt	132.00–144.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	173.81/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	185.39/cwt	180.00–195.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	191.02/cwt	187.50–197.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	176.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	151.65/cwt	150.50–155.00	1,239	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	156.87/cwt	156.50–158.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	154.53/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.53/cwt	156.00–165.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	171.17/cwt	167.50–180.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	898	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	872	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	73.54/cwt	73.00–74.00	894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	66.31/cwt	62.00–71.00	835	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	44.31/cwt	35.00–52.00	380	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	66.74/cwt	62.00–72.00	1,026	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	57.21/cwt	53.00–63.00	606	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	79.49/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,258	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,779	87.22/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,552	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	74.01/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,158	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	134.63/cwt	128.00–138.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.48/cwt	124.00–129.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	121.98/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	190.73/cwt	187.50–195.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	158.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	152.03/cwt	144.00–156.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	146.15/cwt	140.00–151.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	129.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	152.16/cwt	142.00–162.50	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	144.24/cwt	132.00–152.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	143.75/cwt	130.00–157.50	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	137.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.74/cwt	140.00–152.00	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	173.00/cwt	165.00–182.50	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	133.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	153.71/cwt	153.00–156.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	147.42/cwt	142.50–152.50	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	155.06/cwt	148.00–160.00	802	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	173.96/cwt	167.50–180.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	135.25/cwt	128.00–145.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	128.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	137.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	140.13/cwt	118.00–150.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	158.44/cwt	137.50–170.00	594	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 1,099Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 157Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 43

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	122.50–132.00	128.89
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
9	—	424	155.00–165.00	160.63
22	—	625	135.00–147.00	140.42
19	—	468	155.00–162.50	157.69
2	—	865	120.00–130.00	125.03
14	—	675	132.00–142.00	137.90
4	—	325	165.00–180.00	174.03
3	—	773	128.00–132.00	129.31
16	—	578	140.00–152.00	144.74
7	—	381	165.00–182.50	173.00
11	—	725	125.00–134.00	132.20
14	—	517	148.00–160.00	155.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	130.00–142.00	138.06
2	—	340	130.00–157.50	143.75
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
8	—	568	135.00–139.00	137.35
2	—	458	142.50–152.50	147.42
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
3	—	627	120.00–135.00	128.84
2	—	413	130.00–145.00	137.64
2	—	675	120.00–130.00	124.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	135.00–137.00	135.67
1	—	890	127.00	127.00
8	—	507	164.00	164.00
3	—	825	132.00–135.00	133.66
7	—	564	153.00–156.00	153.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	158.00–166.00	160.85
5	—	494	187.50–192.50	190.80
3	—	318	170.00–195.00	178.25
8	—	669	151.00–156.00	153.51
10	—	710	142.00–150.00	145.21
5	—	784	144.00–151.00	147.40
2	—	1,153	120.00–122.00	121.00
7	—	581	167.00–179.00	173.81
10	—	418	180.00–195.00	185.39
1	—	845	135.00	135.00
3	—	365	187.50–197.50	191.02
10	—	516	170.00–180.00	176.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	110.00–137.50	129.43
7	—	571	140.00–156.00	152.90
2	—	720	110.00–122.00	116.00
2	—	428	150.00–172.50	161.32
5	—	512	130.00–162.00	146.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	670	132.00–144.00	137.96
3	—	623	132.00–152.00	144.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	159.00–167.50	161.23
9	—	610	171.50	171.50
2	—	875	148.00–150.00	149.01
7	—	817	150.50–155.00	151.65
4	—	772	156.50–158.00	156.87
2	—	725	153.00–156.00	154.53
2	—	505	185.00–186.00	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
6	—	527	156.00–165.00	160.53
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
6	—	428	167.50–180.00	171.17
15	—	672	130.00–138.00	133.60
2	—	720	124.00–129.00	126.48
3	—	823	115.00–127.00	121.98
3	—	377	187.50–195.00	190.73
6	—	578	144.00–156.00	152.03
9	—	617	140.00–151.00	146.15
5	—	469	167.50–180.00	173.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	128.00–138.00	134.63
3	—	417	155.00–165.00	158.24
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
5	—	474	142.00–162.50	152.16
5	—	571	128.00–145.00	135.25
6	—	522	118.00–150.00	140.13
3	—	375	137.50–170.00	158.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,215	73.00–74.00	73.54
20	—	1,259	62.00–71.00	66.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	858	35.00–52.00	44.31
16	—	1,059	53.00–63.00	57.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,538	62.00–72.00	66.74
2	—	1,583	78.00–81.00	79.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,779	84.00–93.00	87.22
4	—	1,565	68.00–79.00	74.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

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