Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.04/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$231.04

377 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

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	562	232.08	1,304	350
Medium and Large 2-3	455	217.63	991	27

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $313 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 sale377 hd

231.04

—

TN average12 barns · 2,975 hd

224.57

+6.47

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	1,619	125.01	2,024	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	110.49	1,576	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	105.41	1,345	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	92.16	939	39

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,260	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	430	239.36/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,029	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	213.29/cwt	201.00–215.50	1,410	24
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	229.62/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	269.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	210.74/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	264.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	200.04/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,340	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	231.36/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	248.20/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,172	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	230.58/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	304.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	218.93/cwt	201.00–229.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	253.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,339	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	222.52/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	322.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	250.09/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	244.72/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	291.64/cwt	290.50–302.50	1,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,976	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	246.06/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	244.49/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,526	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	217.91/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,355	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	208.46/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	226.97/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,173	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	277.99/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,040	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	945	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	94.06/cwt	90.00–99.00	964	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	113.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,587	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	107.42/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,568	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	113.17/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,430	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	105.39/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,356	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	86.07/cwt	81.00–89.00	877	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	93.15/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	125.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,090	5
Bulls	—	—	1,706	135.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,306	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	114.05/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,708	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	—	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	226.87/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	250.15/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	234.52/cwt	215.00–250.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	293.03/cwt	265.00–305.00	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	225.10/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,294	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	208.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	243.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,123	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	231.72/cwt	220.00–239.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	210.54/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	220.62/cwt	211.00–226.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	213.12/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	251.25/cwt	240.00–256.00	935	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	285.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	213.08/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,325	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	233.63/cwt	200.00–255.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	190.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	234.03/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,217	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	232.22/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,091	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	221.76/cwt	211.00–235.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	268.26/cwt	260.00–277.50	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,684	73

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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,276Last week 1,536Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 188Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	430	230.00–244.00	239.36
24	—	661	201.00–215.50	213.29
4	—	710	200.00–210.00	204.98
4	—	288	260.00–280.00	269.91
2	—	230	260.00–270.00	264.78
50	—	575	210.00–231.00	225.10
18	—	372	240.00–256.00	251.25
24	—	622	200.00–219.00	213.08
6	—	771	190.00–194.00	190.98
59	—	520	220.00–247.00	234.03
45	—	470	222.00–242.00	232.22
6	—	314	260.00–277.50	268.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	265.00	265.00
6	—	608	221.00–235.00	229.62
73	—	709	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	200.00–215.00	208.16
4	—	524	200.00–217.00	210.54
3	—	420	211.00–226.00	220.62
1	—	680	185.00	185.00
5	—	589	212.00–218.00	213.12
6	—	324	200.00–255.00	233.63
4	—	375	211.00–235.00	221.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	280.00–290.00	285.24
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	205.00–215.00	210.74
23	—	670	200.00–201.00	200.04
2	—	430	235.00–240.00	237.56
1	—	350	275.00	275.00
7	—	632	201.00–229.00	218.93
1	—	285	292.50	292.50
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
6	—	536	232.50–249.00	244.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	222.00–244.00	231.36
12	—	472	241.00–258.00	248.20
5	—	724	227.00–236.00	230.58
5	—	314	300.00–310.00	304.48
4	—	931	201.00	201.00
1	—	235	315.00	315.00
19	—	529	250.00–260.00	253.21
4	—	756	212.00–228.00	222.52
3	—	280	315.00–335.00	322.92
4	—	436	246.00–252.50	250.09
10	—	367	290.50–302.50	291.64
6	—	569	244.00–252.50	246.06
34	—	624	234.00–248.00	244.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	247.00	247.00
60	—	781	253.00	253.00
15	—	449	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	260.00	260.00
22	—	622	215.00–220.00	217.91
2	—	663	205.00–212.00	208.46
9	—	517	220.00–234.00	226.97
1	—	750	207.00	207.00
8	—	374	260.00–300.00	277.99
8	—	570	217.00–232.00	226.87
4	—	425	240.00–257.00	250.15
5	—	324	265.00–305.00	293.03
13	—	462	230.00–245.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	215.00–250.00	234.52
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
1	—	360	210.00	210.00
1	—	620	210.00	210.00
1	—	575	216.00	216.00
3	—	417	220.00–239.00	231.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	100.00–102.00	101.03
26	—	1,025	90.00–99.00	94.06
11	—	1,019	81.00–89.00	86.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,404	110.00–118.00	113.02
16	—	1,460	105.00–109.00	107.42
1	—	1,415	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	110.00–122.00	113.17
34	—	1,287	100.00–109.00	105.39
5	—	1,219	84.00–98.00	93.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,659	120.00–129.00	125.95
6	—	1,706	130.00–139.00	135.18
6	—	1,498	109.00–119.00	114.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	910.00	910.00

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

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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

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