Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.92/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$175.92

278 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

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	644	177.06	1,140	243
Medium and Large 2-3	481	168.02	809	35

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about $331 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 sale278 hd

175.92

—

TN average8 barns · 1,474 hd

171.00

+4.92

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	1,655	99.74	1,651	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	91.81	1,383	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	86.49	1,057	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	68.65	697	26

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	735	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,348	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	211.69/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	220.27/cwt	215.00–225.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	209.09/cwt	195.00–227.50	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	157.80/cwt	153.00–163.00	985	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	223.89/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,050	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	182.31/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	198.70/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,145	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	221.31/cwt	217.50–227.50	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	192.28/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	238.56/cwt	225.00–260.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	262.08/cwt	245.00–280.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	195.73/cwt	165.00–215.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	235.04/cwt	227.50–240.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	234.64/cwt	217.50–255.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	194.50/cwt	185.00–202.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	200.36/cwt	180.00–215.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	201.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	233.91/cwt	220.00–247.50	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	176.14/cwt	168.00–177.50	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,060	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	235.97/cwt	220.00–242.50	887	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	177.52/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	234.46/cwt	220.00–242.50	987	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	176.77/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	211.61/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,098	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	60.56/cwt	50.00–65.00	515	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	96.54/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,394	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	89.92/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,377	10
Bulls	—	—	1,725	106.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,842	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	80.40/cwt	78.00–84.00	916	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	71.48/cwt	66.00–77.00	793	12
Bulls	—	—	1,532	91.65/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,404	6
Bulls	—	—	2,115	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	86.15/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,041	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	202.16/cwt	175.00–215.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	188.09/cwt	170.00–202.50	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	185.77/cwt	175.00–192.50	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	213.85/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	201.33/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	188.49/cwt	180.00–193.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	172.93/cwt	155.00–185.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	163.79/cwt	150.00–180.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	198.77/cwt	195.00–210.00	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	169.52/cwt	164.00–173.50	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	178.38/cwt	174.00–186.00	933	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	239.83/cwt	205.00–270.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	149.32/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	205.71/cwt	195.00–220.00	763	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	175.22/cwt	145.00–195.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	164.43/cwt	150.00–172.00	853	7

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 Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 835Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 157Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	144.00–147.00	145.51
1	—	785	146.00	146.00
2	—	233	215.00–225.00	220.27
10	—	320	195.00–227.50	209.09
10	—	624	153.00–163.00	157.80
1	—	870	126.00	126.00
12	—	470	180.00–193.00	188.49
14	—	419	195.00–210.00	198.77
12	—	564	164.00–173.50	169.52
17	—	523	174.00–186.00	178.38
9	—	269	205.00–270.00	239.83
6	—	682	145.00–156.00	149.32
16	—	371	195.00–220.00	205.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	813	165.75	165.75
4	—	415	217.50–227.50	221.31
1	—	465	198.00	198.00
5	—	730	151.00	151.00
2	—	658	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
4	—	383	155.00–185.00	172.93
4	—	444	150.00–180.00	163.79
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
3	—	727	140.00	140.00
2	—	583	152.00–158.00	155.06
12	—	475	145.00–195.00	175.22
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
7	—	519	150.00–172.00	164.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	205.00–216.00	211.69
12	—	469	217.50–235.00	223.89
3	—	682	176.00–187.00	182.31
13	—	576	195.00–208.00	198.70
3	—	622	189.00–196.00	192.28
7	—	274	225.00–260.00	238.56
2	—	210	245.00–280.00	262.08
4	—	418	227.50–240.00	235.04
7	—	371	217.50–255.00	234.64
11	—	328	220.00–247.50	233.91
7	—	735	168.00–177.50	176.14
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	182.00	182.00
1	—	685	162.00	162.00
3	—	273	165.00–215.00	195.73
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
4	—	513	185.00–202.00	194.50
4	—	326	180.00–215.00	200.36
3	—	482	190.00–210.00	201.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	164.50	164.50
2	—	628	206.00	206.00
1	—	775	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,060	149.00	149.00
4	—	508	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	220.00–242.50	235.97
5	—	607	168.00–182.00	177.52
11	—	421	220.00–242.50	234.46
3	—	663	168.00–184.00	176.77
7	—	519	200.00–225.00	211.61
7	—	473	200.00–227.50	213.85
3	—	558	200.00–204.00	201.33
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	175.00–215.00	202.16
4	—	421	170.00–202.50	188.09
3	—	478	175.00–192.50	185.77
2	—	578	172.00–174.00	172.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	851	50.00–65.00	60.56
4	—	1,139	78.00–84.00	80.40
12	—	1,110	66.00–77.00	71.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	94.00–98.00	96.54
10	—	1,531	86.00–92.00	89.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,375	100.00	100.00
18	—	1,208	80.00–90.00	86.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	105.00–109.00	106.80
6	—	1,532	80.00–99.00	91.65
1	—	2,115	120.00	120.00

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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