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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 20

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

448 head

▲ 214 vs last sale 234▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 50▲ 103 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 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 14.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $119.62/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$119.62

137 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

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	531	121.10	643	112
Medium and Large 2-3	480	113.17	543	24
Small 1-2	500	108.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.10/cwt here — about $103 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 sale137 hd

119.62

—

TN average9 barns · 1,366 hd

121.37

−1.75

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	1,697	87.81	1,490	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	61.31	899	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	58.62	705	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	48.95	512	23

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	167.27/cwt	162.50–177.50	463	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	169.56/cwt	166.00–172.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	145.16/cwt	138.00–152.00	550	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	165.90/cwt	159.00–170.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	156.80/cwt	150.00–164.00	746	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	137.74/cwt	128.00–144.00	663	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	145.91/cwt	139.00–152.00	757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	161.01/cwt	158.00–164.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	123.14/cwt	110.00–130.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	143.58/cwt	137.00–148.00	818	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	125.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	789	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	127.91/cwt	122.00–130.00	858	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	114.48/cwt	111.00–118.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	113.14/cwt	108.00–115.00	854	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	782	99.02/cwt	95.00–101.00	774	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	135.36/cwt	131.00–145.00	451	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	126.19/cwt	125.00–127.50	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	138.23/cwt	133.00–142.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	120.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	135.19/cwt	125.00–140.00	571	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	110.54/cwt	105.00–119.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	128.13/cwt	121.00–135.00	611	21
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	118.96/cwt	114.00–125.50	616	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	126.68/cwt	126.00–129.00	674	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	109.16/cwt	106.00–112.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	115.60/cwt	111.00–121.00	655	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	107.73/cwt	103.00–114.00	679	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	105.55/cwt	100.00–111.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	96.07/cwt	93.00–102.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	861	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	130.98/cwt	118.00–139.00	621	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	696	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	133.39/cwt	125.00–141.00	698	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	118.44/cwt	113.00–124.00	672	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	108.69/cwt	106.00–110.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	111.68/cwt	109.00–114.00	771	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	95.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	701	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	94.36/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,561	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	85.94/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,504	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	36.58/cwt	30.00–43.00	342	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	51.22/cwt	44.50–55.50	547	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	633	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	612	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	58.18/cwt	53.00–65.00	697	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	68.70/cwt	68.00–69.50	886	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	945	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	61.83/cwt	60.50–63.00	898	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	834	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 14.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	477	121.00–135.00	128.13
20	—	518	114.00–125.50	118.96
14	—	630	103.00–114.00	107.73
12	—	422	125.00–140.00	135.19
11	—	567	111.00–121.00	115.60
5	—	675	100.00–111.00	105.55
5	—	380	133.00–142.00	138.23
5	—	333	131.00–145.00	135.36
3	—	768	93.00–102.00	96.07
2	—	1,013	85.00	85.00
1	—	995	88.00	88.00
1	—	930	83.00	83.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	102.00–108.00	105.00
5	—	533	106.00–112.00	109.16
5	—	419	118.00–123.00	120.73
4	—	475	105.00–119.00	110.54
3	—	365	125.00–127.50	126.19
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	126.00–129.00	126.68
2	—	415	144.00–146.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	118.00–139.00	130.98
3	—	582	106.00–110.00	108.69
3	—	512	120.00–122.00	120.68
3	—	425	139.00–140.00	139.66
1	—	675	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	140.00–152.00	146.52
12	—	523	125.00–141.00	133.39
9	—	690	109.00–114.00	111.68
9	—	567	113.00–124.00	118.44
6	—	412	145.00	145.00
4	—	736	90.00–100.00	95.26
1	—	615	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	138.00–152.00	145.16
5	—	481	128.00–144.00	137.74
3	—	782	95.00–101.00	99.02
3	—	563	110.00–130.00	123.14
3	—	517	130.00–135.00	131.68
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	134.00	134.00
3	—	725	120.00–123.00	120.99
2	—	528	158.00–164.00	161.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	150.00–164.00	156.80
16	—	570	137.00–148.00	143.58
13	—	671	122.00–130.00	127.91
10	—	629	125.00–130.00	125.48
9	—	519	139.00–152.00	145.91
6	—	755	108.00–115.00	113.14
5	—	277	162.50–177.50	167.27
4	—	716	111.00–118.00	114.48
4	—	369	166.00–172.00	169.56
3	—	430	159.00–170.00	165.90
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	77.50	77.50
12	—	1,750	79.50–89.00	85.94
5	—	1,654	92.00–98.00	94.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,067	44.50–55.50	51.22
4	—	934	30.00–43.00	36.58
1	—	1,100	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	60.50–63.00	61.83
1	—	1,635	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,370	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,198	53.00–65.00	58.18
2	—	1,290	68.00–69.50	68.70
1	—	1,165	52.50	52.50

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.