Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.49/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$187.49

235 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

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	497	193.67	962	178
Medium and Large 2-3	507	168.17	853	57

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $109 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 sale235 hd

187.49

—

TN average10 barns · 2,675 hd

191.49

−4.00

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	1,729	121.55	2,101	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	95.47	1,333	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	92.30	1,102	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	74.68	729	28

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2-3	—	420	213.61/cwt	207.50–218.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	182.84/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	201.12/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	218.38/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	223.44/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,043	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	182.77/cwt	174.00–196.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	221.09/cwt	210.00–225.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	195.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	216.55/cwt	200.00–235.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	836	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	243.95/cwt	230.00–260.00	929	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	165.29/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,192	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	167.25/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	204.70/cwt	190.00–220.00	784	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	183.46/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	254.46/cwt	235.00–280.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	260.53/cwt	245.00–275.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	216.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,232	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	228.72/cwt	226.00–232.50	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,477	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	253.09/cwt	232.50–272.50	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	168.18/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	177.97/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,361	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	911	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	658	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	974	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	439	153.43/cwt	130.00–158.00	674	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	212.76/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,343	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	228.75/cwt	220.00–242.50	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	202.54/cwt	197.50–208.00	1,043	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	223.40/cwt	208.00–228.00	947	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	181.23/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,234	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	153.80/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,337	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	146.36/cwt	142.50–150.00	761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	62.11/cwt	52.00–70.00	536	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	95.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,326	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	101.32/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	86.65/cwt	85.00–89.00	925	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	78.50/cwt	72.00–84.00	801	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	92.09/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,080	26
Bulls	—	—	1,228	104.87/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,288	3
Bulls	—	—	1,971	132.38/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,609	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	121.14/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,130	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	198.33/cwt	160.00–216.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	168.02/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	139.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	185.98/cwt	160.00–200.00	876	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	162.99/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	180.98/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	181.97/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	211.89/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,013	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	176.31/cwt	155.00–196.00	908	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	195.35/cwt	192.00–202.50	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	192.60/cwt	190.00–202.50	919	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	203.11/cwt	195.00–215.00	855	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	242.84/cwt	230.00–250.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	238.24/cwt	220.00–250.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	176.84/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	174.51/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	177.71/cwt	150.00–192.50	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	186.93/cwt	182.50–190.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	147.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	149.60/cwt	132.50–160.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	185.57/cwt	178.00–192.50	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	169.09/cwt	152.50–185.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	182.19/cwt	167.50–192.50	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	166.95/cwt	150.00–174.00	875	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	154.36/cwt	140.00–166.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	198.06/cwt	185.00–210.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	171.41/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	195.59/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	144.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,084	3

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 864Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 166Year ago 204

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	207.50–218.00	213.61
6	—	634	178.00–190.00	182.84
1	—	705	168.00	168.00
3	—	578	174.00–196.00	182.77
4	—	331	210.00–225.00	221.09
1	—	885	152.00	152.00
2	—	473	190.00–200.00	195.13
2	—	525	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	196.00–205.00	201.12
6	—	1,090	141.00	141.00
9	—	537	210.00–224.00	218.38
19	—	467	216.00–228.00	223.44
18	—	381	230.00–260.00	243.95
4	—	720	184.00	184.00
2	—	675	178.00–189.00	183.46
5	—	270	235.00–280.00	254.46
2	—	213	245.00–275.00	260.53
11	—	569	210.00–220.00	216.59
10	—	433	226.00–232.50	228.72
1	—	940	151.00	151.00
1	—	865	168.00	168.00
11	—	332	232.50–272.50	253.09
5	—	830	162.00–172.00	168.18
4	—	765	172.00–183.00	177.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	830	178.00	178.00
20	—	631	210.00–229.00	212.76
3	—	660	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	325	200.00–235.00	216.55
9	—	721	163.00–170.00	165.29
4	—	666	162.00–173.00	167.25
25	—	383	190.00–220.00	204.70
1	—	910	136.00	136.00
25	—	477	190.00–202.50	192.60
31	—	421	195.00–215.00	203.11
3	—	223	230.00–250.00	242.84
3	—	280	220.00–250.00	238.24
4	—	568	172.00–181.00	176.84
7	—	629	170.00–181.00	174.51
10	—	763	150.00–160.00	154.72
13	—	520	178.00–192.50	185.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	154.00	154.00
5	—	563	190.00	190.00
2	—	370	226.00	226.00
5	—	814	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	216.00	216.00
2	—	620	180.00	180.00
3	—	280	262.50	262.50
4	—	522	191.00–210.00	195.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	150.00–192.50	177.71
4	—	425	182.50–190.00	186.93
2	—	633	140.00–155.00	147.59
3	—	672	132.50–160.00	149.60
4	—	480	152.50–185.00	169.09
8	—	380	167.50–192.50	182.19
20	—	524	150.00–174.00	166.95
2	—	715	140.00–150.00	145.10
5	—	581	140.00–166.00	154.36
3	—	288	185.00–210.00	198.06
3	—	753	138.00–148.00	144.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	151.00	151.00
2	—	658	148.00	148.00
6	—	439	130.00–158.00	153.43
4	—	508	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	220.00–242.50	228.75
11	—	515	197.50–208.00	202.54
18	—	424	208.00–228.00	223.40
10	—	681	178.00–190.00	181.23
8	—	869	144.00–156.00	153.80
4	—	818	159.00–166.00	162.99
8	—	616	176.00–188.00	180.98
7	—	584	178.00–188.00	181.97
15	—	478	206.00–220.00	211.89
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
3	—	723	166.00–179.00	171.41
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	142.50–150.00	146.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	160.00–216.00	198.33
3	—	628	166.00–170.00	168.02
2	—	785	136.00–144.00	139.95
11	—	471	160.00–200.00	185.98
1	—	810	144.00	144.00
1	—	650	172.00	172.00
13	—	515	155.00–196.00	176.31
8	—	429	192.00–202.50	195.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	863	52.00–70.00	62.11
7	—	1,068	85.00–89.00	86.65
11	—	1,020	72.00–84.00	78.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,350	106.00	106.00
22	—	1,392	90.00–100.00	95.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	98.00–105.00	101.32
2	—	1,273	86.00	86.00
26	—	1,173	87.00–97.00	92.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	100.00–109.00	104.87
5	—	1,971	129.00–138.00	132.38
10	—	1,758	117.00–125.00	121.14

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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