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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 3

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

546 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 708▼ 169 vs year ago 715 · −23.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 114▼ 27 vs year ago 168 · −16.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 62▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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 $127.70/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$127.70

166 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

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	485	129.25	627	149
Medium and Large 2-3	541	114.07	617	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $10 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 sale166 hd

127.70

—

TN average8 barns · 1,408 hd

129.77

−2.07

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	1,581	86.50	1,368	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	66.94	1,002	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	64.54	810	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	54.84	550	43

Every lot

77 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 2-3	328	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	169.85/cwt	160.00–180.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	165.50/cwt	159.00–172.00	624	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	145.86/cwt	138.00–152.00	551	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	158.24/cwt	153.00–162.00	674	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	144.93/cwt	136.00–150.00	617	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	144.26/cwt	139.00–151.00	674	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	157.89/cwt	153.00–164.00	753	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	157.51/cwt	156.00–159.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	149.43/cwt	142.00–151.50	795	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	158.85/cwt	155.00–161.00	894	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	148.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	843	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	132.60/cwt	128.00–139.00	830	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	126.99/cwt	126.00–131.00	856	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	915	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	148.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	137.32/cwt	130.00–150.00	461	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	135.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	504	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	131.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	563	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	128.08/cwt	124.00–135.00	605	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	130.14/cwt	126.00–135.50	678	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	116.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.62/cwt	123.00–132.00	725	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	112.96/cwt	111.00–118.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	125.96/cwt	122.00–131.00	783	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	121.63/cwt	116.00–126.00	800	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	107.58/cwt	106.00–110.00	789	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	100.49/cwt	98.00–103.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	136.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	149.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	629	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	143.37/cwt	139.00–150.00	680	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	136.52/cwt	132.00–144.00	714	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	129.54/cwt	127.00–131.00	742	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	126.62/cwt	123.00–132.00	786	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	120.32/cwt	118.00–125.00	798	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	113.66/cwt	112.00–115.00	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	91.50/cwt	88.00–95.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	81.50/cwt	81.00–82.00	736	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	78.17/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,161	5
Bulls	—	—	1,616	90.14/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,457	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	506	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	44.41/cwt	37.00–49.00	415	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	56.04/cwt	51.00–61.00	570	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	64.14/cwt	58.00–70.00	803	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	72.98/cwt	71.50–75.00	974	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	948	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	66.73/cwt	63.50–69.50	1,005	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	911.93/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,031	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	900.26/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	10,002	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	952.70/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	8,812	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,653	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 708Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 114Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 62Year ago 31

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	130.00–143.00	136.80
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
1	—	590	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	123.00–132.00	126.62
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
2	—	830	88.00–95.00	91.50
9	—	474	139.00–150.00	143.37
10	—	523	132.00–144.00	136.52
2	—	903	81.00–82.00	81.50
9	—	573	127.00–131.00	129.54
6	—	663	118.00–125.00	120.32
3	—	703	112.00–115.00	113.66
9	—	422	145.00–155.00	149.02
1	—	890	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	521	126.00–135.50	130.14
6	—	622	122.00–131.00	125.96
1	—	880	89.00	89.00
36	—	429	125.00–136.00	131.26
3	—	280	145.00–150.00	148.48
3	—	658	116.00–126.00	121.63
27	—	472	124.00–135.00	128.08
17	—	568	123.00–132.00	127.62
7	—	336	130.00–150.00	137.32
2	—	773	98.00–103.00	100.49
5	—	733	106.00–110.00	107.58
16	—	372	130.00–144.00	135.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	111.00–118.00	112.96
4	—	523	110.00–120.00	116.28
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
3	—	417	120.00–124.00	121.38
2	—	663	103.00–105.00	104.01
1	—	495	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	153.00–164.00	157.89
18	—	532	142.00–151.50	149.43
10	—	568	140.00–150.00	148.36
9	—	377	159.00–172.00	165.50
4	—	330	160.00–180.00	169.85
3	—	719	126.00–128.00	127.32
7	—	626	128.00–139.00	132.60
21	—	426	153.00–162.00	158.24
5	—	674	126.00–131.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	156.00–159.00	157.51
9	—	563	155.00–161.00	158.85
3	—	463	168.00	168.00
3	—	650	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	136.00–150.00	144.93
7	—	467	139.00–151.00	144.26
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
6	—	378	138.00–152.00	145.86
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	328	150.00–154.00	152.02
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	98.00	98.00
1	—	625	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,100	900.00–925.00	911.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,111	700.00–1,000.00	900.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00

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	—	990	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	900.00–1,000.00	952.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,506	63.50–69.50	66.73
1	—	1,345	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	71.50–75.00	72.98
42	—	1,252	58.00–70.00	64.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	37.00–49.00	44.41
1	—	810	62.50	62.50
37	—	1,018	51.00–61.00	56.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	74.00–80.50	78.17
1	—	1,785	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,616	84.00–95.50	90.14

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.