Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 450 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 450 lbs. mostly steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 1.00-3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.38/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$196.38

240 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$54.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

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	535	199.06	1,065	194
Medium and Large 2-3	455	186.89	850	44
Small 1-2	625	145.00	906	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.06/cwt here — about $159 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 sale240 hd

196.38

—

TN average10 barns · 2,224 hd

201.60

−5.22

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	1,628	113.17	1,842	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	91.58	1,311	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	86.95	1,009	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	71.90	681	33

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Value Added	—	513	206.26/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	183.31/cwt	175.00–190.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	212.33/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	245.03/cwt	240.00–255.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	240.69/cwt	225.00–250.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	213.56/cwt	195.00–227.50	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	191.34/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,110	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	273.85/cwt	260.00–290.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	239.29/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,251	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	241.34/cwt	230.00–255.00	789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	200.20/cwt	185.00–215.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	194.17/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	213.55/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	213.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	230.90/cwt	225.00–238.00	993	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	202.09/cwt	185.00–217.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	196.50/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	212.00/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	243.75/cwt	230.00–255.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	213.98/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	233.90/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,343	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	238.90/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,149	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	261.20/cwt	240.00–275.00	737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,505	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	204.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	232.35/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	226.68/cwt	220.00–235.00	963	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	219.52/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,148	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	191.63/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	223.40/cwt	206.00–236.00	1,251	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	241.59/cwt	230.00–250.00	891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	198.08/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,232	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	77.66/cwt	73.00–83.00	765	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	95.95/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	64.04/cwt	50.00–71.00	556	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	85.93/cwt	85.00–88.00	975	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	90.81/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,299	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	87.27/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,007	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	76.78/cwt	74.00–80.00	916	2
Bulls	—	—	1,491	103.20/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,539	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	133.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,524	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	114.15/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	183.50/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	215.23/cwt	210.00–222.50	984	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	192.64/cwt	162.50–207.50	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	224.24/cwt	220.00–227.50	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	192.68/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	187.72/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	196.02/cwt	180.00–202.50	923	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	206.39/cwt	175.00–215.00	885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	163.92/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	201.68/cwt	200.00–205.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	163.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	165.35/cwt	142.50–180.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	178.79/cwt	166.00–188.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	182.07/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	211.01/cwt	180.00–225.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	203.70/cwt	185.00–215.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	200.87/cwt	195.00–207.50	960	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	240.44/cwt	230.00–250.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	187.96/cwt	185.00–192.50	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	173.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	210.09/cwt	205.00–220.00	870	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	193.26/cwt	185.00–200.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	197.05/cwt	192.00–202.50	1,019	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	218.58/cwt	210.00–232.50	813	18

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 1,094Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 145Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	205.00–207.50	206.26
14	—	478	210.00–216.00	212.33
6	—	618	194.00–195.00	194.17
5	—	680	185.00–192.00	187.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	175.00–190.00	183.31
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
6	—	376	200.00–205.00	201.68
4	—	618	160.00–170.00	163.13
7	—	576	142.50–180.00	165.35
1	—	650	157.50	157.50
5	—	273	180.00–225.00	211.01
5	—	326	185.00–215.00	203.70
6	—	461	185.00–192.50	187.96
6	—	426	185.00–200.00	193.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	275	240.00–255.00	245.03
6	—	334	225.00–250.00	240.69
7	—	1,408	120.00	120.00
27	—	580	185.00–197.50	191.34
4	—	1,119	122.00	122.00
2	—	775	158.00–170.00	163.92
7	—	625	178.00–189.00	182.07
38	—	478	195.00–207.50	200.87
2	—	225	230.00–250.00	240.44
3	—	675	170.00–176.00	173.33
22	—	414	205.00–220.00	210.09
23	—	517	192.00–202.50	197.05
1	—	800	150.00	150.00
18	—	372	210.00–232.50	218.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	195.00–227.50	213.56
2	—	380	185.00–215.00	200.20
4	—	623	202.00	202.00
5	—	569	190.00–222.50	213.55
3	—	325	200.00–220.00	213.85
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
6	—	425	185.00–217.50	202.09
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
9	—	473	200.00–227.50	213.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	260.00–290.00	273.85
21	—	523	234.00–245.00	239.29
17	—	327	230.00–255.00	241.34
16	—	430	225.00–238.00	230.90
6	—	716	194.00–197.00	196.50
6	—	627	206.00–218.00	212.00
5	—	358	230.00–255.00	243.75
12	—	574	225.00–238.00	233.90
13	—	481	230.00–245.00	238.90
10	—	282	240.00–275.00	261.20
1	—	830	188.00	188.00
1	—	760	198.00	198.00
10	—	679	200.00–210.00	204.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	754	199.50	199.50
5	—	622	222.00–235.00	232.35
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	160.00–165.00	161.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	220.00–235.00	226.68
10	—	523	214.00–230.00	219.52
3	—	675	190.00–194.00	191.63
14	—	560	206.00–236.00	223.40
10	—	369	230.00–250.00	241.59
6	—	622	190.00–204.00	198.08
2	—	765	183.00–184.00	183.50
2	—	715	189.00–191.00	189.99
13	—	457	210.00–222.50	215.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	176.00	176.00
5	—	518	162.50–207.50	192.64
3	—	368	220.00–227.50	224.24
3	—	562	185.00–198.00	192.68
1	—	775	166.00	166.00
12	—	471	180.00–202.50	196.02
7	—	429	175.00–215.00	206.39
3	—	622	166.00–188.00	178.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	985	73.00–83.00	77.66
17	—	868	50.00–71.00	64.04
5	—	1,135	85.00–88.00	85.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	95.00–97.00	95.95
17	—	1,431	88.00–94.00	90.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	95.00	95.00
39	—	1,154	84.00–93.00	87.27
2	—	1,193	74.00–80.00	76.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	97.00–106.00	103.20
2	—	1,895	129.00–137.00	133.19
10	—	1,643	110.00–123.00	114.15

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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