Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.56/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$158.56

191 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

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	504	159.86	806	167
Medium and Large 2-3	458	149.49	684	24

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $121 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 sale191 hd

158.56

—

TN average9 barns · 1,928 hd

154.18

+4.38

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	1,692	96.35	1,630	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	78.06	1,147	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	73.60	915	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	61.16	621	34

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	319	208.12/cwt	200.00–218.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	200.83/cwt	195.00–211.00	870	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	152.27/cwt	147.00–157.00	809	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.15/cwt	144.00–153.00	846	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	139.94/cwt	136.00–145.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.01/cwt	159.00–171.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	180.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	185.94/cwt	180.00–194.00	859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	183.75/cwt	180.00–197.50	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.50/cwt	141.00–151.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	196.62/cwt	190.00–205.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	168.19/cwt	160.00–185.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	181.62/cwt	165.00–184.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	746	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	159.70/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	157.66/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	203.71/cwt	190.00–217.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	170.05/cwt	151.00–175.00	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	153.03/cwt	144.00–170.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	147.51/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	185.00/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	164.65/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	180.67/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	186.54/cwt	181.00–193.00	972	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	143.66/cwt	135.00–152.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	195.00/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	140.78/cwt	137.00–145.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.27/cwt	150.00–158.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	64.01/cwt	60.00–70.00	671	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	76.69/cwt	73.50–80.50	1,126	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	83.52/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,234	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	53.25/cwt	45.00–59.50	498	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	72.06/cwt	71.50–72.50	801	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	62.62/cwt	59.00–66.00	907	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	82.42/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,071	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	73.76/cwt	69.50–78.00	871	26
Bulls	—	—	1,503	86.22/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,296	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	113.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,924	96.21/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	202.69/cwt	188.00–214.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	173.84/cwt	169.00–176.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	188.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	138.00/cwt	129.00–143.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	163.06/cwt	143.00–177.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	194.53/cwt	186.00–205.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	142.31/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	155.55/cwt	146.00–158.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	165.06/cwt	161.00–169.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	169.58/cwt	161.00–177.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	144.75/cwt	130.00–161.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	139.12/cwt	134.00–141.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	154.50/cwt	153.00–156.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	147.56/cwt	132.50–156.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	156.17/cwt	145.00–160.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	172.29/cwt	151.00–180.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	136.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	128.98/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	161.70/cwt	154.00–170.00	750	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	142.67/cwt	141.00–145.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 918Year ago 1,169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 147Year ago 144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	319	200.00–218.00	208.12
18	—	433	195.00–211.00	200.83
17	—	462	180.00–194.00	185.94
8	—	276	190.00–205.00	196.62
4	—	674	156.00–165.00	159.70
3	—	738	153.00–164.00	157.66
14	—	366	190.00–217.00	203.71
2	—	853	144.00–151.00	147.51
3	—	628	158.00–171.00	164.65
3	—	583	179.00–183.00	180.67
2	—	768	150.00–152.00	151.01
17	—	521	181.00–193.00	186.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	175.00–185.00	180.85
6	—	326	160.00–185.00	168.19
12	—	378	165.00–184.00	181.62
12	—	474	151.00–175.00	170.05
3	—	528	144.00–170.00	153.03
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	161.00	161.00
2	—	663	135.00–152.00	143.66
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	184.00–186.00	185.00
6	—	403	216.00	216.00
6	—	528	194.00–200.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	531	147.00–157.00	152.27
19	—	571	144.00–153.00	148.15
5	—	664	136.00–145.00	139.94
17	—	420	159.00–171.00	165.01
7	—	328	180.00–197.50	183.75
1	—	810	133.00	133.00
8	—	621	141.00–151.00	145.50
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
1	—	990	116.00	116.00
2	—	903	121.00–137.00	128.98
31	—	464	154.00–170.00	161.70
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,070	106.00	106.00
12	—	373	165.00–180.00	170.66
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	188.00	188.00
5	—	700	152.00	152.00
12	—	417	178.00–180.00	178.97
2	—	513	161.00–169.00	165.06
3	—	457	173.00	173.00
3	—	655	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	153.00–156.00	154.50
9	—	467	132.50–156.00	147.56
1	—	645	138.00	138.00
2	—	340	165.00	165.00
5	—	382	145.00–160.00	156.17
2	—	568	133.00–141.00	136.98
3	—	538	141.00–145.00	142.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,010	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
5	—	661	137.00–145.00	140.78
5	—	567	150.00–158.00	154.27
1	—	800	133.00	133.00
8	—	371	188.00–214.00	202.69
5	—	540	169.00–176.00	173.84
5	—	463	185.00–195.00	188.99
10	—	423	186.00–205.00	194.53
3	—	775	139.00–144.00	142.31
10	—	618	146.00–158.00	155.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	129.00–143.00	138.00
9	—	482	143.00–177.00	163.06
6	—	383	161.00–177.00	169.58
4	—	514	130.00–161.00	144.75
9	—	585	134.00–141.00	139.12
12	—	430	151.00–180.00	172.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,048	60.00–70.00	64.01
12	—	935	45.00–59.50	53.25
4	—	1,111	71.50–72.50	72.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,468	73.50–80.50	76.69
3	—	1,478	82.50–85.00	83.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	59.00–66.00	62.62
7	—	1,299	80.00–83.50	82.42
26	—	1,181	69.50–78.00	73.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	84.00–88.50	86.22
3	—	1,620	110.00–116.00	113.48
5	—	1,924	93.00–102.50	96.21

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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