Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower with Feeder Bulls weighing 600-700 lbs. being 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.12/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$196.12

249 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$13.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

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	577	198.42	1,145	205
Medium and Large 2-3	498	185.41	923	44

One grade step is worth $13.02/cwt here — about $222 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 sale249 hd

196.12

—

TN average9 barns · 1,515 hd

198.16

−2.04

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	1,547	118.24	1,829	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	99.65	1,452	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	95.54	1,151	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	78.90	742	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	182.51/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	199.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	202.93/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,057	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	245.24/cwt	240.00–255.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	176.65/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.56/cwt	192.50–208.00	1,143	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	171.39/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	199.35/cwt	175.00–212.50	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	166.90/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	205.97/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	215.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	239.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	229.39/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	247.76/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	214.51/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	213.09/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	251.35/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	225.05/cwt	222.50–232.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	241.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	180.19/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,496	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	194.67/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	222.54/cwt	217.50–230.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	212.83/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	221.79/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	232.56/cwt	225.00–245.00	847	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	66.97/cwt	60.00–75.00	550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	115.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,784	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	82.62/cwt	77.00–87.00	822	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	107.76/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,668	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	97.91/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,408	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	102.26/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,321	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	93.57/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,103	17
Bulls	—	—	1,270	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	128.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	219.45/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	186.49/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	183.12/cwt	157.50–202.00	972	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	188.56/cwt	176.00–202.50	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	216.83/cwt	215.00–220.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	213.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	213.45/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,217	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	184.49/cwt	184.00–184.50	1,308	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	188.33/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	212.64/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	225.80/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	193.15/cwt	182.50–205.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	211.01/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,000	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	905	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	211	233.88/cwt	220.00–245.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	185.53/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	172.29/cwt	157.50–187.50	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	194.66/cwt	185.00–200.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	173.86/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,005	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	194.33/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	199.63/cwt	175.00–210.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	178.22/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	232.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	209.53/cwt	205.00–212.50	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	221.66/cwt	210.00–230.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	198.11/cwt	185.00–210.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	176.47/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,346	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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 681Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 166Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	245.00	245.00
3	—	377	240.00–255.00	245.24
6	—	317	230.00–245.00	239.35
4	—	591	224.00–236.00	229.39
1	—	475	222.50	222.50
5	—	684	220.00–222.00	221.21
1	—	855	168.00	168.00
2	—	618	214.00–215.00	214.51
2	—	723	210.00–216.00	213.09
6	—	1,099	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	198.00	198.00
6	—	532	222.50–232.00	225.05
7	—	277	230.00–255.00	241.47
11	—	830	180.00–182.00	180.19
3	—	435	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	175.00–195.00	182.51
2	—	483	190.00–210.00	199.74
1	—	655	202.00	202.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
3	—	513	175.00–212.50	199.35
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
2	—	715	160.00–174.00	166.90
2	—	568	200.00–212.00	205.97
3	—	780	170.00–180.00	174.73
1	—	855	156.00	156.00
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
2	—	235	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	247.00–250.00	247.76
3	—	513	251.00–252.00	251.35
1	—	625	228.00	228.00
5	—	679	225.00–226.00	225.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	521	195.00–207.50	202.93
3	—	723	174.00–182.00	176.65
2	—	755	170.00	170.00
13	—	570	192.50–208.00	200.56
11	—	376	210.00–220.00	215.62
16	—	474	205.00–216.00	211.01
22	—	421	210.00–220.00	215.08
4	—	211	220.00–245.00	233.88
5	—	1,034	120.00	120.00
8	—	665	180.00–192.00	185.53
5	—	621	188.00–200.00	194.33
5	—	271	225.00–235.00	232.12
3	—	312	210.00–230.00	221.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	168.00–176.00	171.39
5	—	414	182.50–205.00	193.15
2	—	538	157.50–187.50	172.29
6	—	478	185.00–200.00	194.66
10	—	578	160.00–190.00	173.86
5	—	371	175.00–210.00	199.63
5	—	621	160.00–185.00	178.22
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
2	—	708	170.00–172.00	171.01
5	—	281	185.00–210.00	198.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	210.00–215.00	213.56
12	—	570	210.00–217.50	213.45
67	—	709	184.00–184.50	184.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	192.00–200.00	194.67
4	—	430	217.50–230.00	222.54
3	—	820	162.00–164.00	163.00
5	—	587	208.00–216.00	212.83
4	—	473	217.50–227.50	221.79
4	—	364	225.00–245.00	232.56
5	—	514	217.50–222.00	219.45
2	—	725	186.00–187.00	186.49
3	—	608	208.00–216.00	212.64
4	—	763	174.00–179.00	176.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	157.50–202.00	183.12
3	—	565	176.00–202.50	188.56
4	—	360	215.00–220.00	216.83
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
4	—	610	184.00–192.00	188.33
5	—	427	205.00–212.50	209.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	92.00	92.00
5	—	821	60.00–75.00	66.97
9	—	995	77.00–87.00	82.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	106.00–110.00	107.76
14	—	1,438	91.00–102.00	97.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	100.00–107.00	102.26
17	—	1,179	86.00–100.00	93.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,545	112.00–120.00	115.44
1	—	1,270	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,645	125.00–130.00	128.17

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