Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00-20.00 higher, with lighter weight bulls being sharply higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.12/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$208.12

178 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.09

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	208.86	1,237	169
Medium and Large 2-3	482	194.20	936	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $301 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 sale178 hd

208.12

—

TN average12 barns · 1,555 hd

200.03

+8.09

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	1,641	109.33	1,794	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	90.67	1,419	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	88.52	1,144	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	72.22	773	24

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	289.23/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,070	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	257.49/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	201.68/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	181.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	230.19/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,229	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	220.08/cwt	200.00–230.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	280.19/cwt	250.00–310.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	201.25/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	231.85/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	228.08/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	218.95/cwt	207.50–230.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	257.50/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	244.73/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,621	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	215.54/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	275.53/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	283.64/cwt	257.50–297.50	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	259.76/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,866	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	248.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,450	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	243.37/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	210.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	193.39/cwt	190.00–195.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	222.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	229.80/cwt	220.00–240.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	197.42/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,228	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	80.36/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,173	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	92.64/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,459	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	97.05/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	87.59/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,133	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	63.74/cwt	53.00–71.00	639	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	991	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	78.02/cwt	73.00–83.00	879	11
Bulls	—	—	1,608	99.93/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,691	110.75/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	203.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	205.95/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	187.07/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	202.28/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	202.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	227.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	193.92/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	255.93/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	223.32/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	176.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	221.17/cwt	210.00–230.00	931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	189.13/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	199.46/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	222.99/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	278.22/cwt	250.00–305.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	184.91/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	205.94/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,087	19

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 573Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 92Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	280.00–295.00	289.23
4	—	419	250.00–265.00	257.49
4	—	621	195.00–206.00	201.68
9	—	534	220.00–233.00	230.19
2	—	580	200.00–212.00	205.95
2	—	725	182.00–192.00	187.07
2	—	660	189.00–199.00	193.92
3	—	475	252.00–260.00	255.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	180.00–185.00	181.64
3	—	408	200.00–230.00	220.08
3	—	525	200.00–210.00	203.99
2	—	390	215.00–220.00	217.53
1	—	735	178.00	178.00
1	—	600	157.50	157.50
4	—	478	200.00–242.50	223.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	250.00–310.00	280.19
4	—	713	201.00–202.00	201.25
5	—	564	228.00–239.00	231.85
3	—	427	265.00–285.00	275.53
1	—	855	190.00	190.00
9	—	374	257.50–297.50	283.64
6	—	480	250.00–264.00	259.76
6	—	540	234.00–246.00	243.37
2	—	223	255.00	255.00
1	—	1,070	142.00	142.00
2	—	768	197.00–202.00	199.46
2	—	633	220.00–226.00	222.99
2	—	288	250.00–305.00	278.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	172.50	172.50
4	—	465	212.50–240.00	228.08
2	—	413	207.50–230.00	218.95
3	—	517	200.00–225.00	215.54
1	—	865	152.00	152.00
2	—	323	220.00–225.00	222.36
2	—	383	220.00–240.00	229.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	257.00–258.00	257.50
5	—	564	240.00–246.00	244.73
43	—	730	222.00	222.00
60	—	852	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	340	240.00–250.00	248.15
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
16	—	622	190.00–203.00	197.42
12	—	572	195.00–210.00	202.28
12	—	479	200.00–210.00	202.57
5	—	366	220.00–240.00	227.91
3	—	713	175.00–180.00	176.98
1	—	840	137.50	137.50
14	—	421	210.00–230.00	221.17
2	—	295	245.00–260.00	252.50
2	—	675	181.00–189.00	184.91
19	—	528	200.00–214.00	205.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	226.00	226.00
72	—	694	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	205.00–215.00	210.10
3	—	465	190.00–195.00	193.39
3	—	557	185.00–192.50	189.13
1	—	545	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	80.00–81.00	80.36
1	—	1,770	100.00	100.00
11	—	1,575	87.00–97.00	92.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,315	96.00–98.00	97.05
7	—	1,294	83.00–91.00	87.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,003	53.00–71.00	63.74
2	—	1,140	85.00–89.00	86.97
11	—	1,126	73.00–83.00	78.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	94.00–104.00	99.93
1	—	1,460	121.00	121.00
5	—	1,691	105.00–115.00	110.75

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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