Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale one week, Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers 4.00 to 10.00 lower with instances 15.00 lower. Heifers 6.00 to 15.00 lower and Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower, instances15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.76/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$187.76

144 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$75.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

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	556	190.54	1,059	135
Medium and Large 2-3	625	152.79	955	7thin
Small 1	710	130.00	923	1thin
Small 1-2	660	115.00	759	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.54/cwt here — about $300 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 sale144 hd

187.76

—

TN average10 barns · 2,367 hd

192.23

−4.47

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	1,656	103.70	1,718	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,618	88.65	1,434	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	87.82	1,161	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	71.99	752	32

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	579	190.91/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,105	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	182.18/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,232	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	163.39/cwt	140.00–174.00	1,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	175.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	232.96/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,353	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	271.28/cwt	260.00–280.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	174.18/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	185.07/cwt	177.50–193.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	206.63/cwt	180.00–227.50	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	235.67/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	217.81/cwt	204.00–226.00	1,346	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	191.35/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	148.55/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	270.76/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	219.18/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	224.05/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	188.03/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	442	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,176	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	180.62/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,095	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	146.52/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	179.37/cwt	150.00–189.00	1,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	888	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	88.70/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,460	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	93.91/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,058	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	87.11/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,179	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	61.52/cwt	51.00–67.00	572	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	76.09/cwt	70.00–84.00	829	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	111.36/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,018	6
Bulls	—	—	1,423	92.22/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,312	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	171.45/cwt	157.50–195.00	910	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	171.22/cwt	162.50–191.00	1,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	173.08/cwt	170.00–176.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	189.62/cwt	180.00–197.50	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	200.20/cwt	190.00–207.50	953	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	194.62/cwt	160.00–230.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	211.44/cwt	195.00–217.50	979	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	824	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	191.64/cwt	170.00–227.50	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	220.18/cwt	210.00–230.00	815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	185.05/cwt	179.00–200.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	210.19/cwt	190.00–225.00	898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	121.93/cwt	112.00–140.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	182.65/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	236.46/cwt	225.00–255.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	222.75/cwt	215.00–230.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	141.43/cwt	122.50–161.00	1,079	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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 745Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 145Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	579	170.00–198.00	190.91
14	—	676	178.00–190.00	182.18
7	—	717	140.00–174.00	163.39
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
24	—	463	195.00–217.50	211.44
13	—	370	210.00–230.00	220.18
7	—	538	179.00–200.00	185.05
14	—	427	190.00–225.00	210.19
6	—	828	112.00–140.00	121.93
3	—	640	178.00–186.00	182.65
3	—	313	225.00–255.00	236.46
2	—	223	215.00–230.00	222.75
2	—	763	122.50–161.00	141.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	175.50	175.50
1	—	645	162.00	162.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	205.00	205.00
1	—	730	142.50	142.50
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	860	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	593	197.50	197.50
3	—	618	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	824	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	134.00	134.00
4	—	558	170.00–180.00	175.74
1	—	1,085	110.00	110.00
2	—	390	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	—	700	184.00	184.00
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	167.50	167.50
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
1	—	410	267.00	267.00
2	—	630	177.50–193.00	185.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	581	217.50–235.00	232.96
8	—	627	212.00–232.00	219.18
1	—	480	257.50	257.50
2	—	725	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	260.00–280.00	271.28
1	—	980	144.00	144.00
1	—	755	181.00	181.00
3	—	867	172.50–176.00	174.18
8	—	474	180.00–227.50	206.63
3	—	575	235.00–236.00	235.67
13	—	618	204.00–226.00	217.81
6	—	658	185.00–206.00	191.35
2	—	275	255.00–265.00	260.00
4	—	935	142.00–163.00	148.55
4	—	374	245.00–280.00	270.76
7	—	523	185.00–240.00	224.05
2	—	735	184.00–192.00	188.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	442	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	145.00–155.00	149.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	606	176.00–188.00	180.62
2	—	853	141.00–152.00	146.52
7	—	671	150.00–189.00	179.37
2	—	428	207.50	207.50
6	—	713	162.50–191.00	171.22
8	—	519	180.00–197.50	189.62
1	—	785	182.00	182.00
4	—	476	190.00–207.50	200.20
3	—	560	170.00–227.50	191.64
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
1	—	535	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	730	160.00	160.00
18	—	531	157.50–195.00	171.45
2	—	575	170.00–176.00	173.08
1	—	825	137.50	137.50
4	—	464	160.00–230.00	194.62
1	—	850	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,646	85.00–91.00	88.70
1	—	1,405	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	93.00–96.00	93.91
19	—	1,353	84.00–93.00	87.11
1	—	1,320	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	929	51.00–67.00	61.52
23	—	1,090	70.00–84.00	76.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,812	108.00–115.00	111.36
4	—	1,423	85.00–99.00	92.22

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

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