Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher with lean cows being 5.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.57/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$196.57

180 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$66.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

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	503	201.46	1,013	146
Medium and Large 2-3	452	176.77	799	33
Small 1-2	520	135.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.46/cwt here — about $311 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 sale180 hd

196.57

—

TN average12 barns · 2,159 hd

191.49

+5.08

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	1,885	123.89	2,335	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	96.27	1,432	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	94.48	1,167	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	84.36	868	30

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	880	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	171.50/cwt	160.00–180.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	173.03/cwt	150.00–190.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	172.00/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	210.75/cwt	182.50–222.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	209.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	188.70/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	214.33/cwt	197.50–227.50	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	235.93/cwt	230.00–247.50	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	256.44/cwt	230.00–267.50	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	217.64/cwt	210.00–222.50	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	197.19/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	249.89/cwt	240.00–270.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	225.38/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,080	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	232.06/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	244.47/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	227.55/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,311	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	192.00/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	190.27/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	284.78/cwt	260.00–300.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	235.39/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,005	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	184.66/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	231.13/cwt	222.50–235.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	243.01/cwt	230.00–257.50	902	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	92.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,003	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	85.77/cwt	82.00–89.00	881	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	67.71/cwt	46.00–77.00	635	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	93.88/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,136	27
Bulls	—	—	1,350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,337	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	95.94/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,409	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,573	102.51/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,972	124.42/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,918	131.30/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	201.76/cwt	180.00–210.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	198.48/cwt	170.00–225.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	211.65/cwt	200.00–217.50	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	193.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	178.23/cwt	172.00–182.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	188.69/cwt	177.50–205.00	808	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	223.78/cwt	212.50–234.00	1,052	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	207.63/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	193.19/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	195.54/cwt	190.00–202.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	161.04/cwt	140.00–180.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	204.44/cwt	193.00–217.50	965	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	191.84/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,097	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	209.27/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	192.70/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,012	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	210.80/cwt	197.50–218.00	906	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	173.51/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	244.51/cwt	230.00–265.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	204.70/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,281	4

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 908Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 134Year ago 202

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher with lean cows being 5.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	172.00	172.00
12	—	388	230.00–247.50	235.93
9	—	327	230.00–267.50	256.44
1	—	820	171.00	171.00
5	—	277	240.00–270.00	249.89
23	—	479	220.00–232.00	225.38
5	—	516	225.00–238.00	232.06
1	—	775	182.00	182.00
13	—	576	219.00–238.00	227.55
5	—	662	189.00–198.00	192.00
3	—	728	188.00–194.00	190.27
4	—	225	260.00–300.00	284.78
15	—	427	227.50–240.00	235.39
4	—	626	196.00–215.00	204.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	182.50–222.00	210.75
4	—	483	200.00–215.00	209.37
2	—	570	180.00–215.00	197.19
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	240.00	240.00
4	—	526	242.00–246.00	244.47
3	—	425	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	160.00–180.00	171.50
8	—	481	150.00–190.00	173.03
7	—	428	177.50–205.00	188.69
4	—	324	190.00–202.00	195.54
6	—	529	140.00–180.00	161.04
1	—	675	162.00	162.00
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
2	—	580	172.00–175.00	173.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	168.00–178.00	172.00
10	—	614	184.00–190.00	188.70
1	—	890	134.00	134.00
14	—	369	197.50–227.50	214.33
7	—	321	210.00–222.50	217.64
1	—	1,105	116.00	116.00
27	—	472	193.00–217.50	204.44
16	—	572	185.00–198.00	191.84
1	—	205	270.00	270.00
12	—	525	189.00–200.00	192.70
25	—	430	197.50–218.00	210.80
3	—	273	230.00–265.00	244.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	759	171.00	171.00
1	—	910	144.00	144.00
4	—	659	188.00	188.00
15	—	519	207.00–211.00	209.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	181.00–188.00	184.66
5	—	420	222.50–235.00	231.13
1	—	925	148.00	148.00
1	—	735	181.00	181.00
2	—	763	173.00–174.00	173.51
8	—	371	230.00–257.50	243.01
5	—	557	190.00–200.00	193.00
9	—	470	212.50–234.00	223.78
7	—	516	200.00–214.00	207.63
4	—	624	189.00–196.00	193.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	180.00–210.00	201.76
5	—	375	170.00–225.00	198.48
3	—	419	200.00–217.50	211.65
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
3	—	527	172.00–182.50	178.23
3	—	620	180.00–182.00	180.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	90.00–95.00	92.39
14	—	1,027	82.00–89.00	85.77
6	—	938	46.00–77.00	67.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,560	100.00–105.00	102.54
16	—	1,469	93.00–99.00	95.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,210	90.00–98.00	93.88
2	—	1,573	100.00–104.00	102.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,972	123.00–126.00	124.42
3	—	1,918	130.00–133.00	131.30

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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