Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.28/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$202.28

264 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

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	514	205.24	1,055	224
Medium and Large 2-3	478	185.71	888	40

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $167 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 sale264 hd

202.28

—

TN average12 barns · 3,245 hd

196.73

+5.55

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	1,653	107.95	1,785	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	92.65	1,302	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	90.77	995	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	79.88	775	54

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	570	191.88/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,203	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	234.34/cwt	220.00–245.00	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	181.25/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	209.74/cwt	205.00–215.00	979	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	253.55/cwt	240.00–270.00	822	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	199.46/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	202.37/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	194.51/cwt	180.00–215.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	211.21/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	212.43/cwt	207.50–218.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	239.12/cwt	230.00–250.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	223.36/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	222.02/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	231.06/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	187.62/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	135.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	229.96/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	139.01/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	152.01/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	229.56/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	243.03/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	231.01/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	246.52/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,393	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	253.30/cwt	245.00–255.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	232.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	215.87/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,127	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	139.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,235	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	89.81/cwt	85.00–96.00	965	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,431	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	72.45/cwt	65.00–76.00	678	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	88.71/cwt	88.00–90.00	923	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	82.36/cwt	78.00–87.00	802	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	92.55/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,286	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	83.06/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	100.60/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,206	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	114.41/cwt	109.00–120.00	2,018	7
Bulls	—	—	1,524	100.41/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	213.92/cwt	205.00–220.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	185.50/cwt	175.00–195.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	190.04/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	206.58/cwt	180.00–215.00	996	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	197.41/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	223.70/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,065	19
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	228.26/cwt	222.50–235.00	963	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	185.26/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	215.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,225	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	197.54/cwt	185.00–202.50	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	218.88/cwt	217.50–219.00	1,090	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	189.01/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	211.74/cwt	192.50–220.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	172.41/cwt	155.00–190.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	192.93/cwt	180.00–200.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	195.16/cwt	177.50–200.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	196.06/cwt	185.00–205.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	176.70/cwt	152.50–195.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	176.78/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	224.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	223.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	215.08/cwt	205.00–230.00	800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	210.25/cwt	205.00–220.00	896	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	190.28/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,204	20

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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 794Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 124Year ago 133

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	187.50–195.00	191.88
11	—	278	220.00–245.00	234.34
5	—	672	175.00–187.00	181.25
2	—	710	160.00	160.00
20	—	467	205.00–215.00	209.74
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
10	—	518	195.00–205.00	199.46
4	—	229	220.00–240.00	224.92
12	—	329	210.00–230.00	223.19
17	—	372	205.00–230.00	215.08
7	—	1,139	114.00	114.00
29	—	426	205.00–220.00	210.25
20	—	633	188.00–193.00	190.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	587	205.00	205.00
29	—	498	217.50–219.00	218.88
1	—	710	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	185.00–202.50	197.54
2	—	765	145.00	145.00
4	—	525	155.00–190.00	172.41
7	—	419	180.00–200.00	192.93
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
5	—	473	177.50–200.00	195.16
6	—	323	185.00–205.00	196.06
4	—	566	152.50–195.00	176.70
5	—	618	170.00–182.50	176.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	214.00	214.00
4	—	533	241.00–249.00	243.03
3	—	620	230.00–233.00	231.01
11	—	565	240.00–253.00	246.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	220.00–230.00	224.93
23	—	324	240.00–270.00	253.55
6	—	281	250.00–260.00	255.07
3	—	710	196.00–208.00	202.37
9	—	364	230.00–250.00	239.12
5	—	622	220.00–228.00	223.36
5	—	655	210.00–226.00	222.02
5	—	573	225.00–237.50	231.06
2	—	1,020	130.00–142.00	135.97
5	—	524	222.50–238.00	229.96
4	—	992	130.00–142.00	139.01
3	—	877	151.00–154.00	152.01
12	—	475	224.00–236.00	229.56
1	—	750	195.00	195.00
6	—	241	245.00–255.00	253.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	237.50	237.50
1	—	620	182.50	182.50
4	—	480	180.00–215.00	194.51
2	—	530	210.00–212.50	211.21
4	—	564	207.50–218.00	212.43
3	—	678	179.00–198.00	187.62
1	—	440	217.50	217.50
1	—	225	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	124.00	124.00
9	—	384	225.00–240.00	232.78
11	—	522	210.00–222.50	215.87
2	—	713	193.00–195.00	194.01
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
2	—	885	135.00–144.00	139.53
5	—	618	188.00–201.00	197.41
19	—	476	217.50–230.00	223.70
10	—	422	222.50–235.00	228.26
10	—	567	210.00–218.00	215.98
2	—	753	178.00	178.00
5	—	666	184.00–195.00	189.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	205.00–220.00	213.92
5	—	523	175.00–195.00	185.50
4	—	564	182.50–192.50	190.04
9	—	482	180.00–215.00	206.58
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
4	—	631	184.00–186.00	185.26
4	—	431	192.50–220.00	211.74
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	160.00–165.00	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,074	85.00–96.00	89.81
2	—	1,185	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,199	99.00–103.00	100.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	101.00–105.00	102.96
14	—	1,390	88.00–97.00	92.55
2	—	1,525	82.00–84.00	83.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	936	65.00–76.00	72.45
7	—	1,041	88.00–90.00	88.71
29	—	974	78.00–87.00	82.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	109.00–120.00	114.41
6	—	1,524	93.00–105.00	100.41

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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