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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 18

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

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Feeder Cattle receipts

878 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 755▲ 34 vs year ago 844 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 146▲ 38 vs year ago 99 · +38.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 48▲ 14 vs year ago 49 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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 $123.74/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$123.74

257 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

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	498	125.17	623	219
Medium and Large 2-3	475	115.47	548	38

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about $75 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 sale257 hd

123.74

—

TN average9 barns · 1,737 hd

121.44

+2.30

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	1,711	89.31	1,528	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	61.42	893	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	60.27	749	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	50.23	521	33

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	165.61/cwt	164.00–167.50	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	169.12/cwt	160.00–180.00	551	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	153.80/cwt	148.00–158.00	572	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	171.12/cwt	159.00–181.00	645	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	158.60/cwt	152.00–164.00	674	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	161.40/cwt	161.00–163.00	734	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	154.67/cwt	147.00–159.00	735	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	137.15/cwt	120.00–145.00	657	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	155.10/cwt	155.00–156.00	802	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	148.22/cwt	139.00–152.50	778	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	129.02/cwt	126.00–137.00	694	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	718	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	142.17/cwt	134.00–148.00	822	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	847	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	128.25/cwt	124.00–132.50	873	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	116.67/cwt	112.00–120.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	147.09/cwt	138.00–154.00	394	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	138.57/cwt	130.00–148.00	460	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	133.00/cwt	128.00–140.00	497	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	120.27/cwt	116.00–125.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	131.00/cwt	125.00–139.00	553	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	118.41/cwt	110.00–122.00	502	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	116.79/cwt	114.00–119.00	552	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	126.46/cwt	120.00–133.00	601	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	130.25/cwt	130.00–130.50	668	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	122.22/cwt	117.00–129.00	634	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	113.81/cwt	107.00–116.00	592	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	110.64/cwt	104.00–114.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.57/cwt	116.00–127.00	693	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	104.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	115.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	111.52/cwt	105.00–116.00	747	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	140.77/cwt	131.00–149.00	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	156.26/cwt	150.00–162.00	669	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	138.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.73/cwt	142.00–154.00	697	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	140.28/cwt	134.00–146.00	732	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	127.85/cwt	119.00–133.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	131.83/cwt	126.00–138.00	750	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	119.71/cwt	116.00–123.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.65/cwt	119.00–129.00	785	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	120.63/cwt	116.00–126.00	796	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	98.50/cwt	96.50–104.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,464	73.17/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,071	5
Bulls	—	—	1,776	103.87/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.11/cwt	87.00–96.50	1,688	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	51.48/cwt	45.00–57.50	530	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	40.46/cwt	35.00–43.50	418	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	59.82/cwt	59.50–60.00	665	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	614	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	59.03/cwt	54.00–65.00	724	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	66.66/cwt	65.50–68.00	876	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	60.58/cwt	54.00–66.00	871	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	66.07/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,017	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,434.06/cwt	1,225.00–1,600.00	20,579	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,208	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,494	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,435	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	853.52/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,285	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	900.23/cwt	825.00–975.00	11,667	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,938	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,868	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,693	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,415	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,818	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	956.66/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	11,556	3

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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 755Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 146Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 49

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	160.00–180.00	169.12
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
16	—	681	124.00–132.50	128.25
11	—	425	152.00–164.00	158.60
2	—	273	164.00–167.50	165.61
45	—	525	139.00–152.50	148.22
21	—	475	147.00–159.00	154.67
11	—	627	130.00–141.00	135.13
3	—	755	112.00–120.00	116.67
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
25	—	578	134.00–148.00	142.17
16	—	377	159.00–181.00	171.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	161.00–163.00	161.40
10	—	517	155.00–156.00	155.10
1	—	705	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	120.00–145.00	137.15
4	—	574	125.00	125.00
8	—	538	126.00–137.00	129.02
5	—	618	120.00–125.00	121.60
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
6	—	372	148.00–158.00	153.80
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	138.00–154.00	147.09
33	—	422	125.00–139.00	131.00
36	—	475	120.00–133.00	126.46
13	—	332	130.00–148.00	138.57
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
16	—	624	110.00–120.00	115.39
53	—	519	117.00–129.00	122.22
13	—	670	105.00–116.00	111.52
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
27	—	570	116.00–127.00	121.57
15	—	374	128.00–140.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	114.00–119.00	116.79
5	—	565	104.00–114.00	110.64
3	—	345	120.00–122.00	120.67
6	—	424	110.00–122.00	118.41
3	—	615	100.00–108.00	104.36
7	—	520	107.00–116.00	113.81
5	—	380	116.00–125.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	130.00–130.50	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	116.00–126.00	120.63
1	—	905	96.00	96.00
16	—	522	134.00–146.00	140.28
9	—	625	119.00–129.00	125.65
2	—	738	111.00	111.00
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
19	—	475	142.00–154.00	146.73
13	—	428	150.00–162.00	156.26
4	—	810	96.50–104.00	98.50
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
13	—	569	126.00–138.00	131.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	116.00–123.00	119.71
5	—	474	136.00–140.00	138.82
6	—	426	131.00–149.00	140.77
3	—	527	119.00–133.00	127.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	35.00–43.50	40.46
3	—	1,112	59.50–60.00	59.82
24	—	1,030	45.00–57.50	51.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	65.00–67.00	66.07
11	—	1,438	54.00–66.00	60.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	52.00	52.00
33	—	1,226	54.00–65.00	59.03
9	—	1,314	65.50–68.00	66.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	102.00–109.00	103.87
8	—	1,833	87.00–96.50	92.11
5	—	1,464	69.00–81.00	73.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	825.00–975.00	900.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,205	750.00–925.00	853.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	885.00–1,000.00	956.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	935.00	935.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,435	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,434.06

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.