Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-9.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.96/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$203.96

257 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$20.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.63

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	510	208.06	1,061	206
Medium and Large 2-3	456	187.36	854	51

One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $206 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 sale257 hd

203.96

—

TN average10 barns · 2,362 hd

190.32

+13.63

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	1,810	118.45	2,144	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	92.20	1,348	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	89.24	1,085	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	70.16	738	21

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	214	289.63/cwt	260.00–300.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	175.76/cwt	168.00–182.50	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	230.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	277.27/cwt	250.00–295.00	779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	187.07/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	200.87/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	183.18/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,392	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	216.86/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,212	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	237.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	217.62/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	142.02/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	171.90/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	254.35/cwt	230.00–275.00	702	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	181.48/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,116	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	154.01/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	266.90/cwt	250.00–285.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	216.78/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	245.72/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	255.90/cwt	245.00–270.00	934	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	267.55/cwt	245.00–285.00	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	239.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	198.41/cwt	182.00–207.50	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	198.77/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,409	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	185.90/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,353	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	222.07/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,150	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	195.35/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	212.33/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,323	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	181.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,484	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	227.07/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	198.95/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	150.46/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	255.50/cwt	240.00–265.00	935	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	241.06/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,005	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	967	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	87.91/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,053	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	53.00/cwt	46.00–64.00	504	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	99.02/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,436	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	89.72/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,022	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	88.44/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,008	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	77.63/cwt	74.00–81.00	866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	98.07/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,258	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	101.09/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	133.15/cwt	127.00–139.00	2,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	118.93/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,165	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	186.04/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	210.74/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,193	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	211.13/cwt	200.00–220.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	212.29/cwt	180.00–228.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	200.19/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	185.87/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,219	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	197.24/cwt	172.50–205.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	235.74/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,120	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	175.99/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	144.23/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	235.97/cwt	225.00–255.00	755	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	207.37/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,064	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	223.87/cwt	210.00–235.00	951	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	191.36/cwt	186.00–197.50	1,089	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	230.07/cwt	220.00–247.50	863	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	192.68/cwt	165.00–215.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	198.99/cwt	190.00–215.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	163.13/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	203.86/cwt	185.00–220.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	175.89/cwt	150.00–192.50	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	191.05/cwt	165.00–205.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	194.87/cwt	192.00–200.00	912	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	216.16/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,120	11

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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 642Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 119Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	214	260.00–300.00	289.63
16	—	281	250.00–295.00	277.27
10	—	617	195.00–210.00	200.87
11	—	760	180.00–186.00	183.18
13	—	559	210.00–223.00	216.86
13	—	434	232.50–248.00	245.72
11	—	365	245.00–270.00	255.90
10	—	320	245.00–285.00	267.55
9	—	477	230.00–245.00	239.96
1	—	895	166.00	166.00
10	—	728	184.00–189.00	185.90
9	—	518	215.00–230.00	222.07
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
3	—	683	191.00–199.00	195.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	168.00–182.50	175.76
4	—	471	210.00	210.00
1	—	850	136.00	136.00
5	—	312	225.00–240.00	230.10
2	—	615	184.00–190.00	187.07
10	—	372	230.00–240.00	237.05
2	—	440	210.00–225.00	217.50
2	—	758	170.00–174.00	171.99
3	—	575	182.00–207.50	198.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	709	194.00–204.00	198.77
6	—	623	212.00–214.00	212.33
12	—	820	180.00–183.00	181.00
6	—	557	225.00–232.50	227.07
5	—	677	214.00	214.00
2	—	518	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	216.00–220.00	217.62
10	—	570	200.00–202.00	200.19
15	—	656	184.00–186.00	185.87
2	—	755	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	141.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	728	168.00–176.00	171.90
12	—	276	230.00–275.00	254.35
11	—	615	176.00–187.00	181.48
1	—	950	133.00	133.00
3	—	778	153.00–156.00	154.01
2	—	218	250.00–285.00	266.90
20	—	469	205.00–227.50	216.78
2	—	928	138.00	138.00
8	—	687	172.00–180.00	175.99
4	—	835	140.00–151.00	144.23
11	—	320	225.00–255.00	235.97
30	—	513	197.50–215.00	207.37
30	—	425	210.00–235.00	223.87
11	—	569	186.00–197.50	191.36
20	—	375	220.00–247.50	230.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	146.00	146.00
10	—	380	165.00–215.00	192.68
3	—	273	190.00–215.00	198.99
3	—	663	160.00–167.50	163.13
6	—	321	185.00–220.00	203.86
4	—	529	150.00–192.50	175.89
1	—	590	174.00	174.00
2	—	713	150.00–152.00	151.00
6	—	431	165.00–205.00	191.05
12	—	468	192.00–200.00	194.87
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
1	—	600	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	195.00–205.00	198.95
2	—	880	148.00–153.00	150.46
20	—	366	240.00–265.00	255.50
15	—	417	230.00–257.50	241.06
2	—	720	178.00	178.00
3	—	668	180.00–192.00	186.04
8	—	566	208.00–218.00	210.74
15	—	475	225.00–244.00	235.74
11	—	518	210.00–230.00	216.16
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	204.00	204.00
6	—	467	200.00–220.00	211.13
1	—	890	136.00	136.00
7	—	432	180.00–228.00	212.29
7	—	518	172.50–205.00	197.24
1	—	730	158.00	158.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,198	83.00–92.00	87.91
1	—	1,345	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,283	94.00–105.00	98.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	951	46.00–64.00	53.00
6	—	1,140	84.00–92.00	88.44
6	—	1,116	74.00–81.00	77.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	94.00–103.00	99.02
11	—	1,467	85.00–93.00	89.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	93.00–107.00	101.09
2	—	1,943	127.00–139.00	133.15
11	—	1,820	116.00–123.00	118.93

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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