Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.00/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$228.00

277 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$28.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

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	592	231.46	1,371	243
Medium and Large 2-3	565	203.28	1,148	34

One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $223 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 sale277 hd

228.00

—

TN average11 barns · 1,864 hd

225.28

+2.72

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	1,742	127.20	2,216	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	111.61	1,556	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	108.27	1,291	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	90.20	913	38

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2-3	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	277.91/cwt	270.00–290.00	917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	283.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	235.21/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	235.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	239.34/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	275.68/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	262.90/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,517	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	210.77/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	204.20/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	240.14/cwt	230.00–250.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	236.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	207.12/cwt	185.00–247.50	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	280.67/cwt	265.00–290.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	233.21/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	223.47/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,403	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	274.00/cwt	260.00–285.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	269.53/cwt	255.00–280.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	243.00/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	218.98/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	236.97/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,009	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	190.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	209.65/cwt	180.00–224.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	253.25/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,590	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	232.57/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	220.81/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	237.50/cwt	225.00–250.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	244.55/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	216.88/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	258.28/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	205.98/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	274.46/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,147	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	264.46/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	223.13/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	82.21/cwt	70.00–90.00	783	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	111.32/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,538	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	98.51/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,136	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	104.34/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,088	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	111.52/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,338	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,377	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	120.13/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	97.03/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,047	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	120.20/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,533	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	119.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	130.04/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,310	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	203.06/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	227.18/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,000	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	236.67/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	209.87/cwt	190.00–230.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	263.87/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,103	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	253.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	212.11/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,107	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	196.30/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	212.44/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	206.68/cwt	185.00–216.00	1,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	225.84/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,068	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	213.37/cwt	202.50–225.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	235.37/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,111	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	243.80/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	208.39/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	210.33/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	198.49/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	212.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,644	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	232.22/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,338	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	194.44/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	208.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	248.74/cwt	245.00–260.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	229.39/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,197	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	184.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	216.93/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,456	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1

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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 952Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 115Year ago 200

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
3	—	482	220.00–250.00	235.21
3	—	718	200.00–220.00	210.77
4	—	673	195.00–214.00	204.20
5	—	574	185.00–247.50	207.12
2	—	770	216.00–222.00	218.98
3	—	618	180.00–224.00	209.65
1	—	875	182.50	182.50
4	—	525	210.00–237.50	220.81
2	—	225	225.00–250.00	237.50
4	—	429	227.50–255.00	244.55
2	—	828	204.00–208.00	205.98
1	—	980	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	270.00–290.00	277.91
4	—	225	280.00–290.00	283.80
7	—	673	230.00–240.00	235.68
18	—	577	252.00–268.00	262.90
7	—	272	265.00–290.00	280.67
10	—	731	231.00–235.00	233.21
15	—	628	243.00–256.00	253.25
1	—	855	230.00	230.00
5	—	772	231.00–235.00	232.57
2	—	825	212.00–222.00	216.88
5	—	523	250.00–268.00	258.28
9	—	418	265.00–285.00	274.46
1	—	395	290.00	290.00
6	—	482	255.00–274.00	264.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	238.00–240.00	239.34
3	—	518	275.00–276.00	275.68
3	—	670	242.00–245.00	243.00
1	—	565	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	230.00–250.00	240.14
16	—	628	218.00–230.00	223.47
8	—	218	260.00–285.00	274.00
4	—	275	255.00–280.00	269.53
18	—	426	230.00–245.00	236.97
16	—	473	220.00–240.00	225.84
1	—	835	198.00	198.00
5	—	796	208.00–210.00	208.39
10	—	725	205.00–216.00	210.33
15	—	576	220.00–234.00	232.22
1	—	895	180.00	180.00
5	—	320	245.00–260.00	248.74
28	—	522	220.00–240.00	229.39
2	—	910	180.00–188.00	184.00
25	—	671	210.00–224.00	216.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	229.00	229.00
6	—	586	235.00–240.00	236.61
75	—	695	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	185.00–195.00	190.94
7	—	529	185.00–216.00	206.68
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
3	—	430	202.50–225.00	213.37
1	—	935	168.00	168.00
5	—	623	180.00–210.00	198.49
2	—	363	205.00–220.00	212.45
4	—	680	190.00–207.50	194.44
3	—	468	200.00–215.00	208.91
2	—	550	215.00–220.00	217.50
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
3	—	618	220.00–227.50	223.13
1	—	665	222.50	222.50
1	—	800	182.50	182.50
1	—	780	188.00	188.00
1	—	930	172.00	172.00
5	—	572	234.00–244.00	236.67
1	—	860	184.00	184.00
7	—	418	250.00–277.50	263.87
3	—	375	250.00–260.00	253.51
7	—	472	230.00–242.50	235.37
6	—	523	237.50–247.50	243.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	195.00–215.00	203.06
13	—	440	200.00–237.50	227.18
2	—	378	190.00–230.00	209.87
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
18	—	522	180.00–225.00	212.11
2	—	675	190.00–202.50	196.30
11	—	471	200.00–227.50	212.44
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	952	70.00–90.00	82.21
3	—	1,043	104.00–105.00	104.34
16	—	1,079	92.00–103.00	97.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,382	105.00–116.00	111.32
1	—	1,405	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,465	119.00–121.00	120.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,153	93.00–103.00	98.51
19	—	1,200	105.00–116.00	111.52
3	—	1,275	117.00–124.00	120.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	115.00–124.00	119.62
8	—	1,776	127.00–135.00	130.04

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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