Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady on a limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.28/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$222.28

208 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$16.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

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	517	224.91	1,163	174
Medium and Large 2-3	449	208.82	937	34

One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $227 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 sale208 hd

222.28

—

TN average12 barns · 2,941 hd

214.50

+7.78

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	1,843	121.67	2,242	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	103.85	1,428	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	101.58	1,189	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	90.74	880	38

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,292	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	991	$989	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,085	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	718	218.55/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	256.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	235.04/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,086	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	186.50/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	202.51/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	236.15/cwt	220.00–255.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	229.14/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	235.00/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,025	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	213.64/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,314	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	207.62/cwt	202.50–215.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	225.84/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,303	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	192.36/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	227.60/cwt	220.00–235.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	203.99/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	252.59/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,553	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	232.88/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	273.32/cwt	257.50–285.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,440	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	261.78/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,188	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	286.47/cwt	270.00–300.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	290.99/cwt	280.00–295.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	253.14/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,357	23
Steers	Small 2-3	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	213.56/cwt	202.50–225.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	243.54/cwt	233.00–258.00	1,627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	259.16/cwt	252.50–270.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	216.99/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	238.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	233.25/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	220.05/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	204.71/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	252.64/cwt	247.50–255.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	243.44/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,005	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	103.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	912	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	93.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	899	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	103.13/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,399	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	111.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,386	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	100.10/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,162	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	84.78/cwt	82.00–89.00	849	17
Bulls	—	—	1,688	115.37/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,947	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	124.82/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,397	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	845	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	917.78/head	910.00–925.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,154.26/head	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,154	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,262.41/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	213.27/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	207.59/cwt	200.00–215.00	903	2
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	573	196.73/cwt	196.00–197.50	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	219.09/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,146	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	226.69/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,086	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	255.28/cwt	240.00–260.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	228.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	208.74/cwt	200.00–230.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	205.86/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	210.78/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	232.11/cwt	220.00–245.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	217.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	201.20/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	237.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	264.29/cwt	255.00–275.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	203.20/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,341	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	232.52/cwt	227.50–240.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	200.02/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,070	2

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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 882Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 140Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	216.00–221.00	218.55
8	—	434	250.00–260.00	256.95
3	—	817	203.00–205.00	203.99
19	—	615	238.00–260.00	252.59
4	—	328	257.50–285.00	273.32
9	—	588	240.00–250.00	244.86
27	—	454	250.00–265.00	261.78
6	—	275	270.00–300.00	286.47
5	—	223	280.00–295.00	290.99
23	—	536	248.00–260.00	253.14
11	—	668	233.00–258.00	243.54
3	—	368	252.50–270.00	259.16
2	—	783	216.00–218.00	216.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	204.00	204.00
3	—	462	220.00–247.50	235.04
1	—	565	218.00	218.00
2	—	723	202.00–203.00	202.51
3	—	282	220.00–255.00	236.15
6	—	533	220.00–241.00	229.14
2	—	385	220.00–235.00	227.60
9	—	611	215.00–238.00	232.88
2	—	438	202.50–225.00	213.56
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	268.00	268.00
4	—	374	285.00	285.00
1	—	215	310.00	310.00
1	—	300	295.00	295.00
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	185.00–188.00	186.50
34	—	436	220.00–239.00	235.00
11	—	615	208.00–220.00	213.64
21	—	577	214.00–234.00	225.84
5	—	729	188.00–200.00	192.36
19	—	523	210.00–228.00	219.09
26	—	479	220.00–235.00	226.69
8	—	326	240.00–260.00	255.28
10	—	382	220.00–240.00	228.41
6	—	272	255.00–275.00	264.29
14	—	660	200.00–216.00	203.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	198.00	198.00
7	—	424	202.50–215.00	207.62
1	—	500	202.50	202.50
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
4	—	601	205.00	205.00
7	—	358	200.00–230.00	208.74
3	—	580	200.00–212.50	205.86
7	—	475	205.00–217.50	210.78
1	—	340	202.50	202.50
2	—	238	220.00–245.00	232.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	225.00	225.00
5	—	544	228.00	228.00
9	—	692	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	230.00–245.00	238.63
4	—	569	220.00–240.00	233.25
5	—	618	200.00–230.00	220.05
3	—	665	194.00–210.00	204.71
3	—	370	247.50–255.00	252.64
16	—	413	230.00–252.50	243.44
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
3	—	717	192.00–216.00	201.20
10	—	518	230.00–240.00	237.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	210.00–218.00	213.27
2	—	435	200.00–215.00	207.59
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
2	—	468	210.00–225.00	217.38
3	—	357	227.50–240.00	232.52
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
2	—	535	197.50–202.50	200.02
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	196.00–197.50	196.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	100.00–110.00	103.83
17	—	960	90.00–100.00	93.63
17	—	1,001	82.00–89.00	84.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	111.00	111.00
10	—	1,357	95.00–108.00	103.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	110.00–115.00	111.96
42	—	1,161	93.00–107.00	100.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	115.00–116.00	115.37
4	—	1,920	122.00–126.00	124.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	910.00–925.00	917.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,154.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.41

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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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle