Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.44/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$248.44

171 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$36.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

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	646	250.02	1,616	154
Medium and Large 2-3	549	236.74	1,299	15thin
Small 1-2	685	214.00	1,466	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.02/cwt here — about $150 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 sale171 hd

248.44

—

TN average10 barns · 1,671 hd

244.63

+3.81

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	—	High	1,661	122.21	2,029	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	108.91	1,577	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	103.73	1,268	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	85.42	818	27

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	241.93/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	238.70/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,702	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	275.64/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,312	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	268.73/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	277.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	221.97/cwt	218.00–231.00	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	241.42/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,615	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	279.76/cwt	270.00–290.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,882	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	279.21/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	223.94/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	229.02/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	284.78/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	296.14/cwt	270.00–320.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	289.56/cwt	275.00–302.50	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	249.41/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	255.74/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	267.99/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	240.57/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	195.19/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	189.00/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	103.53/cwt	98.50–108.00	1,225	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	95.39/cwt	94.50–96.00	1,225	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	75.85/cwt	68.00–83.50	695	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	96.94/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,070	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	112.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,775	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	107.22/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,474	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	88.28/cwt	84.50–95.50	832	14
Bulls	—	—	1,289	114.82/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,480	7
Bulls	—	—	1,854	125.20/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,321	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	207.38/cwt	198.00–217.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	200.82/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	224.20/cwt	201.00–235.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	229.80/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	219.56/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	245.22/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,165	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	188.49/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	188.85/cwt	179.00–199.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	212.11/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	213.28/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	255.69/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	205.11/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	211.00/cwt	198.00–217.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	236.16/cwt	230.00–244.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	238.40/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	214.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	222.66/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,062	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	214.07/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,308	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	205.49/cwt	200.00–213.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	224.15/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,271	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	186.59/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	202.24/cwt	185.00–212.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	220.90/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	200.30/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,440	8

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 716Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 111Year ago 80

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
4	—	518	198.00–213.00	205.11
2	—	330	220.00	220.00
7	—	429	198.00–217.00	211.00
3	—	363	210.00–220.00	214.34
4	—	475	200.00–213.00	205.49
2	—	615	175.00–198.00	186.59
5	—	570	185.00–212.00	202.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	276.00	276.00
1	—	325	244.00	244.00
2	—	223	275.00–280.00	277.36
15	—	417	218.00–231.00	221.97
7	—	671	210.00–215.00	212.11
4	—	378	230.00–244.00	236.16
19	—	477	215.00–231.00	222.66
11	—	611	207.00–220.00	214.07
17	—	567	219.00–230.00	224.15
12	—	529	215.00–226.00	220.90
8	—	719	198.00–209.00	200.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	236.00–242.00	238.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	240.00–244.00	241.93
1	—	335	267.50	267.50
1	—	355	260.00	260.00
1	—	425	265.00	265.00
1	—	475	239.00	239.00
5	—	678	217.00–230.00	223.94
4	—	528	210.00–243.00	229.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	713	229.00–241.00	238.70
10	—	476	267.00–287.00	275.64
4	—	530	268.00–270.00	268.73
1	—	760	228.00	228.00
1	—	820	211.00	211.00
6	—	669	237.00–245.00	241.42
5	—	265	270.00–290.00	279.76
12	—	428	272.00–287.00	279.21
4	—	384	271.00–295.00	284.78
2	—	220	270.00–320.00	296.14
5	—	317	275.00–302.50	289.56
8	—	624	243.00–252.00	249.41
8	—	565	251.00–259.00	255.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	218.00	218.00
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	811	232.00	232.00
10	—	606	256.00	256.00
2	—	558	265.00–271.00	267.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
4	—	566	220.00–230.00	224.89
2	—	675	213.00	213.00
4	—	526	235.00–246.00	240.57
5	—	717	193.00–200.00	195.19
2	—	755	186.00–192.00	189.00
7	—	475	240.00–255.00	245.22
3	—	625	211.00–217.00	213.28
3	—	417	242.50–265.00	255.69
2	—	385	240.00–250.00	244.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	198.00–217.00	207.38
5	—	617	195.00–207.00	200.82
5	—	434	201.00–235.00	224.20
4	—	458	221.00–237.00	229.80
2	—	533	215.00–224.00	219.56
2	—	728	188.00–189.00	188.49
2	—	680	179.00–199.00	188.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,183	98.50–108.00	103.53
4	—	1,284	94.50–96.00	95.39
5	—	1,355	110.00–114.00	111.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	916	68.00–83.50	75.85
4	—	1,104	96.00–99.00	96.94
14	—	943	84.50–95.50	88.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,584	110.00–115.00	112.04
13	—	1,375	103.00–109.50	107.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	138.00	138.00
7	—	1,289	108.00–119.50	114.82
12	—	1,854	121.00–131.00	125.20

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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