Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.50/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$177.50

233 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

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

$39.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	639	179.70	1,148	212
Medium and Large 2-3	548	156.04	856	20
Small 1-2	500	140.00	700	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.70/cwt here — about $448 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 sale233 hd

177.50

—

TN average11 barns · 2,818 hd

175.57

+1.92

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	1,857	97.24	1,806	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	78.44	1,133	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	72.29	940	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	58.60	622	36

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	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Value Added	—	563	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	176.25/cwt	175.00–179.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	158.97/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	224.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	146.02/cwt	140.00–152.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	151.68/cwt	132.00–170.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	149.24/cwt	142.00–156.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	182.57/cwt	182.50–183.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	164.70/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	136.91/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	175.46/cwt	170.00–187.50	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	172.66/cwt	152.00–180.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	145.84/cwt	140.00–152.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	167.12/cwt	160.00–172.50	795	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	144.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.74/cwt	150.00–161.00	874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	132.74/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	140.55/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	183.07/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,060	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	204.73/cwt	202.50–205.00	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,281	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	173.21/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	191.71/cwt	185.00–198.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	197.66/cwt	190.00–202.50	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	171.64/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	207.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	207.66/cwt	197.50–215.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	197.36/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	210.88/cwt	210.00–211.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	188.73/cwt	180.00–194.00	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,354	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	199.24/cwt	192.50–205.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	189.41/cwt	186.00–191.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	160.63/cwt	156.00–168.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	188.02/cwt	180.00–202.50	713	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	996	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	61.65/cwt	57.00–68.00	671	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	77.07/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,141	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	83.92/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,140	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	85.84/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,235	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	50.65/cwt	43.00–55.00	495	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	62.31/cwt	61.00–65.00	767	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	71.79/cwt	67.00–78.00	923	23
Bulls	—	—	1,783	102.77/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,832	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,255	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	85.33/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	160.32/cwt	153.00–170.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	183.10/cwt	180.00–192.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	133.85/cwt	121.00–143.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	146.97/cwt	144.00–150.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.79/cwt	146.00–158.00	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	172.84/cwt	168.00–178.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	144.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	139.14/cwt	130.00–148.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	159.46/cwt	150.00–162.50	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.58/cwt	152.00–165.00	841	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	154.59/cwt	154.00–155.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.90/cwt	165.00–190.00	643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	148.32/cwt	141.00–152.00	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	148.94/cwt	142.50–154.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	157.47/cwt	150.00–162.50	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.48/cwt	165.00–176.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	194.07/cwt	180.00–200.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	170.49/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,212	23

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 592Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 89Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 25

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	164.00	164.00
11	—	471	175.00–179.00	176.25
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
5	—	622	154.00–155.00	154.59
3	—	430	180.00–185.00	182.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	130.00–142.00	136.91
5	—	331	170.00–187.50	175.46
18	—	476	160.00–172.50	167.12
4	—	719	140.00–148.00	144.27
16	—	565	150.00–161.00	154.74
4	—	824	128.00–136.00	132.74
5	—	225	220.00	220.00
26	—	527	152.00–165.00	159.58
18	—	370	165.00–190.00	173.90
11	—	660	138.00–148.00	144.59
10	—	629	141.00–152.00	148.32
14	—	425	165.00–176.00	170.48
7	—	264	180.00–200.00	194.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	131.00–133.00	132.02
7	—	521	140.00–150.00	144.80
6	—	578	130.00–148.00	139.14
6	—	428	150.00–162.50	159.46
2	—	640	136.00–139.00	137.49
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
3	—	473	142.50–154.00	148.94
3	—	385	150.00–162.50	157.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	154.00–164.00	158.97
2	—	223	220.00–230.00	224.49
1	—	990	126.00	126.00
4	—	771	155.00–160.00	157.51
7	—	671	161.00–168.00	164.70
2	—	828	137.00–144.00	140.55
16	—	579	178.00–188.00	183.07
1	—	860	149.00	149.00
14	—	624	168.00–178.00	173.21
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
6	—	478	185.00–198.00	191.71
10	—	419	190.00–202.50	197.66
5	—	368	200.00–215.00	207.95
5	—	320	197.50–215.00	207.66
12	—	524	180.00–194.00	188.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	140.00–152.00	146.02
4	—	530	132.00–170.00	151.68
4	—	634	142.00–156.00	149.24
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
1	—	395	157.50	157.50
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
5	—	477	152.00–180.00	172.66
2	—	580	140.00–152.00	145.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	182.50–183.00	182.57
9	—	483	202.50–205.00	204.73
1	—	895	154.00	154.00
1	—	805	160.00	160.00
6	—	665	170.00–173.00	171.64
3	—	528	196.00–198.00	197.36
9	—	407	210.00–211.00	210.88
63	—	792	171.00	171.00
23	—	711	165.00–173.00	170.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	192.50–205.00	199.24
3	—	568	156.00–168.00	160.63
6	—	379	180.00–202.50	188.02
2	—	730	136.00–137.00	136.49
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
7	—	467	180.00–192.00	183.10
1	—	820	122.00	122.00
5	—	624	146.00–158.00	152.79
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
6	—	521	168.00–178.00	172.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	186.00–191.00	189.41
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
3	—	473	153.00–170.00	160.32
3	—	633	121.00–143.00	133.85
2	—	575	144.00–150.00	146.97
2	—	723	132.00–134.00	133.00
3	—	513	160.00–162.00	161.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,089	57.00–68.00	61.65
11	—	978	43.00–55.00	50.65
1	—	1,320	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,481	72.00–80.00	77.07
1	—	1,340	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,359	82.00–88.00	83.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	81.00–88.00	85.84
7	—	1,231	61.00–65.00	62.31
23	—	1,285	67.00–78.00	71.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	100.00–106.00	102.77
1	—	2,050	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,835	81.00–89.00	85.33

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	975.00	975.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle