Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 1.00-3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.10/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$156.10

304 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$13.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

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	540	158.54	856	249
Medium and Large 2-3	518	145.08	752	55

One grade step is worth $13.46/cwt here — about $104 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 sale304 hd

156.10

—

TN average9 barns · 2,357 hd

159.68

−3.57

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	1,672	86.84	1,452	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	74.86	1,101	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	69.44	873	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	56.74	586	50

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	197.43/cwt	190.00–207.50	940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	150.29/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	175.88/cwt	172.50–177.50	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	169.34/cwt	169.00–170.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.29/cwt	148.00–160.00	890	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.57/cwt	150.00–164.00	823	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	174.92/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,076	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	141.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	142.15/cwt	131.00–145.00	836	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	168.54/cwt	162.00–175.00	715	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.32/cwt	157.50–172.50	782	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	152.94/cwt	140.00–160.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	155.76/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	150.58/cwt	150.50–151.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	204.05/cwt	195.00–215.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	194.10/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	222.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	164.90/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	179.21/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	205.57/cwt	182.50–215.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	197.61/cwt	187.50–207.50	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	213.11/cwt	200.00–225.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	166.34/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,216	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	149.24/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	153.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	161.99/cwt	159.00–165.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	199.35/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,027	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	78.40/cwt	77.00–81.00	943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	69.08/cwt	64.00–75.00	870	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	51.33/cwt	42.00–56.00	510	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	61.73/cwt	57.00–67.00	661	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	73.52/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,076	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	81.59/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,219	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	60.00/cwt	59.00–61.00	792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	91.06/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,632	3
Bulls	—	—	1,551	82.73/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,283	7
Bulls	—	—	2,155	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	114.57/cwt	110.00–119.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	149.35/cwt	135.00–160.00	856	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	148.89/cwt	145.00–152.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	138.74/cwt	132.00–142.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	165.86/cwt	147.50–180.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	171.69/cwt	164.00–178.00	965	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	127.03/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	131.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,004	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	201.20/cwt	197.50–210.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	132.05/cwt	120.00–140.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	182.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	969	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	192.54/cwt	185.00–200.00	901	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	191.19/cwt	185.00–200.00	824	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	133.77/cwt	132.00–136.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	180.87/cwt	180.00–181.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.04/cwt	160.00–187.50	665	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,021	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	149.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	924	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	148.21/cwt	142.50–160.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	150.42/cwt	140.00–155.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	142.08/cwt	130.00–147.50	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	183.03/cwt	170.00–187.50	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	139.20/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	129.46/cwt	124.00–135.00	809	2

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 713Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 160Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	190.00–207.50	197.43
4	—	735	147.00–159.00	150.29
8	—	782	155.00–157.00	155.76
6	—	883	150.50–151.00	150.58
6	—	332	195.00–215.00	204.05
9	—	528	190.00–197.50	194.10
2	—	225	220.00–225.00	222.39
7	—	621	161.00–168.00	164.90
5	—	567	176.00–182.00	179.21
6	—	372	182.50–215.00	205.57
2	—	440	187.50–207.50	197.61
4	—	279	200.00–225.00	213.11
2	—	915	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,015	134.00	134.00
1	—	985	139.00	139.00
3	—	687	155.00–165.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	172.50–177.50	175.88
2	—	495	170.00	170.00
1	—	595	168.00	168.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
2	—	425	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	710	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	174.00–176.00	174.92
3	—	682	169.50	169.50
8	—	578	193.00	193.00
26	—	731	163.00–170.00	166.34
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	875	130.00	130.00
6	—	508	169.00–170.00	169.34
8	—	659	153.00	153.00
7	—	429	180.00–181.00	180.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	573	148.00–160.00	155.29
35	—	522	150.00–164.00	157.57
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
11	—	671	140.00–148.00	141.88
26	—	424	162.00–175.00	168.54
38	—	476	157.50–172.50	164.32
1	—	905	112.00	112.00
22	—	380	160.00–187.50	175.04
21	—	735	135.00–142.00	138.91
14	—	617	145.00–155.00	149.69
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
14	—	326	170.00–187.50	183.03
5	—	761	136.00–143.00	139.20
2	—	820	116.00–122.00	118.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	588	131.00–145.00	142.15
9	—	425	140.00–160.00	152.94
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
4	—	385	142.50–160.00	148.21
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
12	—	479	140.00–155.00	150.42
10	—	532	130.00–147.50	142.08
3	—	727	128.00–132.00	129.99
2	—	625	124.00–135.00	129.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	147.00–151.00	149.24
5	—	618	148.00–158.00	153.38
1	—	855	129.00	129.00
15	—	562	164.00–178.00	171.69
2	—	805	122.00–132.00	127.03
10	—	764	130.00–135.00	131.40
8	—	366	197.50–210.00	201.20
10	—	531	175.00–190.00	182.44
10	—	468	185.00–200.00	192.54
16	—	431	185.00–200.00	191.19
9	—	706	132.00–136.00	133.77
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	159.00–165.00	161.99
4	—	515	195.00–202.50	199.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
2	—	823	110.00–119.00	114.57
9	—	573	135.00–160.00	149.35
2	—	725	120.00–126.00	122.94
2	—	380	170.00–175.00	172.57
7	—	535	145.00–152.00	148.89
5	—	618	132.00–142.00	138.74
3	—	477	147.50–180.00	165.86
6	—	666	120.00–140.00	132.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	77.00–81.00	78.40
22	—	1,259	64.00–75.00	69.08
2	—	1,320	59.00–61.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	994	42.00–56.00	51.33
26	—	1,070	57.00–67.00	61.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,463	67.00–78.00	73.52
1	—	1,485	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,494	79.00–86.00	81.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	88.00–95.00	91.06
7	—	1,551	79.00–85.00	82.73
1	—	2,155	103.00	103.00

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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