Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for the past two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.73/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$155.73

190 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$26.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	603	158.22	954	159
Medium and Large 2-3	503	143.33	720	30
Small 1-2	575	132.00	759	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.22/cwt here — about $195 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 sale190 hd

155.73

—

TN average3 barns · 553 hd

153.45

+2.28

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	—	Average	1,808	87.59	1,584	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	75.51	1,168	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	70.05	921	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	54.92	578	24

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	467	166.31/cwt	155.00–172.00	777	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	148.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	201.20/cwt	197.50–205.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	141.16/cwt	138.00–143.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	140.13/cwt	132.00–145.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	135.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	184.96/cwt	180.00–192.00	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	187.83/cwt	180.00–197.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	177.25/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,033	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	126.48/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.06/cwt	134.00–138.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	132.77/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,006	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	753	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	166.73/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	151.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	153.87/cwt	148.00–160.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	205.68/cwt	195.00–220.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	156.71/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	161.07/cwt	142.00–176.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	192.40/cwt	187.50–210.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	167.96/cwt	166.00–170.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	172.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	926	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	195.71/cwt	180.00–215.00	730	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	206.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	143.00/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,175	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.30/cwt	157.50–170.00	687	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	185.26/cwt	175.00–195.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	179.59/cwt	172.00–185.00	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	147.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.34/cwt	148.00–161.00	811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	188.13/cwt	180.00–195.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	161.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	141.18/cwt	132.50–156.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	151.34/cwt	140.00–153.00	993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	800	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	42.97/cwt	35.00–53.00	419	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	84.57/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,741	89.23/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,553	10
Bulls	—	—	2,143	79.40/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	67.33/cwt	63.00–74.00	859	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	714	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	71.56/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,081	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	83.38/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,326	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	60.28/cwt	55.00–65.00	661	15

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 Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 563Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	467	155.00–172.00	166.31
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
1	—	925	106.00	106.00
8	—	634	138.00–143.00	141.16
2	—	805	124.00–129.00	126.48
2	—	675	134.00–138.00	136.06
2	—	758	127.50–138.00	132.77
15	—	423	157.50–170.00	162.30
2	—	288	175.00–195.00	185.26
2	—	723	134.00–135.00	134.49
14	—	519	148.00–161.00	156.34
3	—	317	180.00–195.00	188.13
3	—	392	160.00–165.00	161.66
11	—	564	140.00–148.00	141.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	140.00–154.00	148.33
9	—	541	132.00–145.00	140.13
5	—	577	130.00–138.00	135.21
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
2	—	638	127.50	127.50
5	—	417	140.00–150.00	147.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	732	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	195.00	195.00
2	—	380	197.50–205.00	201.20
12	—	524	180.00–192.00	184.96
8	—	468	180.00–197.00	187.83
8	—	583	172.00–185.00	177.25
3	—	608	160.00–171.00	166.73
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
7	—	321	195.00–220.00	205.68
4	—	661	154.00–164.00	156.71
3	—	282	200.00–215.00	206.54
5	—	707	142.00–147.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
2	—	643	148.00–156.00	151.98
2	—	578	148.00–160.00	153.87
3	—	713	136.50	136.50
3	—	520	142.00–176.00	161.07
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	187.50–210.00	192.40
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
3	—	572	166.00–170.00	167.96
15	—	537	170.00–180.00	172.44
15	—	373	180.00–215.00	195.71
10	—	474	172.00–185.00	179.59
2	—	640	149.00	149.00
8	—	656	140.00–153.00	151.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	140.00–145.00	143.33
5	—	564	132.50–156.00	141.18
1	—	485	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	974	35.00–53.00	42.97
1	—	1,020	70.00	70.00
15	—	1,097	55.00–65.00	60.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	83.00–86.00	84.57
16	—	1,276	63.00–74.00	67.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,511	66.00–76.00	71.56
7	—	1,590	79.00–89.00	83.38
1	—	1,590	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,741	85.00–96.00	89.23
2	—	2,143	79.00–80.00	79.40

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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