Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.80/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$158.80

128 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

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	500	161.31	806	112
Medium and Large 2-3	454	143.85	653	13thin
Small 1-2	648	130.00	843	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale128 hd

158.80

—

TN average8 barns · 1,350 hd

158.63

+0.17

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	1,670	92.93	1,552	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	84.65	1,256	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	78.37	928	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	65.57	654	18

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	675	140.66/cwt	136.00–148.00	949	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	183.37/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.28/cwt	142.00–150.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.64/cwt	150.00–162.00	834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	167.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	196.01/cwt	180.00–225.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	146.38/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	166.29/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	187.36/cwt	182.00–190.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	189.63/cwt	180.00–200.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	149.88/cwt	140.00–160.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	169.83/cwt	167.50–172.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	172.62/cwt	160.00–180.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	196.10/cwt	185.00–215.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	185.42/cwt	180.00–191.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	177.60/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,087	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,264	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	162.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	165.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	182.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	855	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	74.99/cwt	74.00–76.00	823	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	76.96/cwt	73.00–82.00	908	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	68.42/cwt	66.00–71.00	854	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	68.27/cwt	64.00–71.00	652	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	51.09/cwt	48.00–57.00	529	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	87.93/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,304	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	79.03/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,174	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	88.62/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	82.89/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	141.89/cwt	124.00–150.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	167.25/cwt	160.00–175.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	161.13/cwt	152.50–170.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	202.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	859	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	128.83/cwt	124.00–130.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	141.90/cwt	132.50–158.00	749	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	161.17/cwt	140.00–175.00	775	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	139.18/cwt	132.50–145.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	150.74/cwt	140.00–162.50	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	149.46/cwt	140.00–157.50	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	174.65/cwt	170.00–180.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	163.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	765	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.98/cwt	146.00–156.00	872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	183.56/cwt	180.00–186.00	620	8

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 638Year ago 1,398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 109Year ago 172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	136.00–148.00	140.66
7	—	625	142.00–150.00	145.28
17	—	529	150.00–162.00	157.64
14	—	417	160.00–170.00	167.23
1	—	850	124.00	124.00
11	—	374	170.00–180.00	174.65
1	—	295	177.50	177.50
21	—	468	160.00–170.00	163.51
10	—	574	146.00–156.00	151.98
1	—	760	139.00	139.00
8	—	338	180.00–186.00	183.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	157.00	157.00
1	—	615	154.00	154.00
7	—	524	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	127.50	127.50
3	—	460	132.50–145.00	139.18
3	—	383	140.00–162.50	150.74
4	—	425	140.00–157.50	149.46
1	—	510	147.50	147.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	180.00–188.00	183.37
4	—	288	180.00–225.00	196.01
1	—	790	154.00	154.00
3	—	725	142.00–151.00	146.38
3	—	665	161.00–169.00	166.29
3	—	505	182.00–190.00	187.36
6	—	379	180.00–200.00	189.63
9	—	333	185.00–215.00	196.10
4	—	414	190.00–200.00	194.92
1	—	235	235.00	235.00
1	—	945	145.00	145.00
2	—	488	180.00–191.00	185.42
10	—	612	174.00–179.00	177.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	164.00	164.00
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
2	—	623	140.00–160.00	149.88
2	—	425	167.50–172.00	169.83
4	—	329	160.00–180.00	172.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	764	165.50	165.50
1	—	800	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	102.50	102.50
1	—	640	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	160.00–175.00	162.75
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
6	—	419	185.00–190.00	187.57
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
2	—	565	162.00–170.00	165.93
12	—	470	180.00–190.00	182.02
12	—	384	190.00–210.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	124.00–150.00	141.89
2	—	383	160.00–175.00	167.25
4	—	419	152.50–170.00	161.13
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
2	—	823	110.00–118.00	114.09
5	—	679	124.00–130.00	128.83
13	—	528	132.50–158.00	141.90
8	—	481	140.00–175.00	161.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	74.00–76.00	74.99
11	—	955	64.00–71.00	68.27
4	—	1,035	48.00–57.00	51.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	73.00–82.00	76.96
2	—	1,248	66.00–71.00	68.42
4	—	1,168	86.00–92.00	88.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,483	85.00–94.00	87.93
7	—	1,485	74.00–83.00	79.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	81.00–85.00	82.89
1	—	1,870	113.00	113.00

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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