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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 266 vs last sale 500▲ 234 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 74▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. 5.00-12.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 3.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.34/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$116.34

82 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$14.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	118.66	622	69
Medium and Large 2-3	532	104.06	553	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.59/cwt here — about $69 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 sale82 hd

116.34

—

TN average10 barns · 1,301 hd

120.11

−3.77

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	1,674	81.78	1,369	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	55.38	751	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	55.14	705	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	44.35	470	15

Every lot

56 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	132.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	152.77/cwt	150.00–156.00	565	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	144.15/cwt	141.00–145.00	698	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	137.75/cwt	129.00–139.50	803	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	128.65/cwt	128.00–134.00	803	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	115.81/cwt	115.00–123.00	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	110.61/cwt	106.00–111.00	838	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	127.00/cwt	122.00–135.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	119.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	134.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	617	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	122.23/cwt	117.00–127.00	579	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	103.95/cwt	98.00–108.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	115.25/cwt	110.00–124.00	609	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	110.67/cwt	108.00–114.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	123.13/cwt	122.00–124.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	107.69/cwt	104.00–114.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	97.69/cwt	96.00–98.50	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	676	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	140.23/cwt	134.00–144.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	140.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	123.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	122.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	107.38/cwt	104.00–110.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	108.73/cwt	101.00–112.00	722	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	947	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	89.30/cwt	88.50–90.50	1,692	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	37.96/cwt	35.00–41.00	369	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	47.54/cwt	43.00–53.50	525	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	55.37/cwt	50.00–59.50	704	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	53.00/cwt	52.00–54.00	678	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	664	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	62.44/cwt	62.00–63.00	849	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	692	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	128.00–134.00	128.65
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
19	—	484	141.00–145.00	144.15
10	—	688	115.00–123.00	115.81
2	—	518	131.00	131.00
11	—	583	129.00–139.50	137.75
3	—	370	150.00–156.00	152.77
13	—	758	106.00–111.00	110.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	122.00–128.00	125.00
3	—	643	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
2	—	368	128.00–137.00	132.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	101.00–112.00	108.73
4	—	528	121.00–126.00	123.95
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
4	—	559	119.00–125.00	122.02
3	—	432	134.00–144.00	140.23
6	—	463	135.00–145.00	140.85
3	—	623	104.00–110.00	107.38
1	—	700	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
2	—	635	96.00–100.00	98.00
1	—	345	116.00	116.00
4	—	524	98.00–108.00	103.95
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	122.00–124.00	123.13
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
4	—	600	120.00	120.00
6	—	458	133.00–135.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	108.00–114.00	110.67
3	—	617	104.00–114.00	107.69
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
12	—	528	110.00–124.00	115.25
3	—	685	96.00–98.50	97.69
1	—	805	84.00	84.00
15	—	474	117.00–127.00	122.23
5	—	423	115.00–123.00	119.93
3	—	383	122.00–135.00	127.00
1	—	305	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	52.00–54.00	53.00
2	—	1,360	62.00–63.00	62.44
1	—	1,505	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,272	50.00–59.50	55.37
2	—	1,355	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,235	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,104	43.00–53.50	47.54
5	—	972	35.00–41.00	37.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	88.50–90.50	89.30
1	—	1,540	61.50	61.50
1	—	1,145	79.50	79.50

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.