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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

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

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 580 vs last sale 801▼ 499 vs year ago 720 · −69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 157▼ 127 vs year ago 190 · −66.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 43▲ 1 vs year ago 24 · +4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for two weeks in observance of the Holidays and also due to light offerings today due to inclement weather.

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 $129.52/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$129.52

43 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$17.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.92

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	533	132.01	703	37
Medium and Large 2-3	554	114.18	632	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.82/cwt here — about $71 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 sale43 hd

129.52

—

TN average3 barns · 211 hd

137.44

−7.92

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	1,623	81.00	1,314	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	57.66	940	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	54.33	719	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	41.65	479	15

Every lot

48 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	466	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	174.04/cwt	167.50–180.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	169.34/cwt	168.00–170.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	162.97/cwt	160.00–165.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,097	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	142.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	140.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	137.43/cwt	130.00–141.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	115.55/cwt	112.00–119.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	123.25/cwt	118.00–125.00	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,051	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	168.10/cwt	162.50–175.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	143.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	545	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	952	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	36.04/cwt	30.00–39.00	363	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	44.45/cwt	41.00–51.00	544	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	54.60/cwt	49.00–60.00	716	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	45.80/cwt	45.00–47.00	640	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	949	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	63.47/cwt	63.00–64.00	983	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	53.78/cwt	51.00–55.00	906	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	700.20/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,673	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	707.97/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,625	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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 801Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 157Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 43Year ago 24

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for two weeks in observance of the Holidays and also due to light offerings today due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	125.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	873	120.00	120.00
4	—	321	140.00–150.00	142.92
3	—	653	127.00	127.00
2	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	645	118.00–125.00	121.50
4	—	744	118.00–125.00	123.25
7	—	385	140.00–145.00	140.73
1	—	1,030	102.00	102.00
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
8	—	422	130.00–141.00	137.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	578	112.00–119.00	115.55
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	148.00	148.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	168.00–170.00	169.34
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	167.50–180.00	174.04
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
3	—	532	160.00–165.00	162.97
2	—	493	165.00	165.00
1	—	795	138.00	138.00
1	—	720	139.00	139.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	830	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	136.00–140.00	137.97
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
4	—	379	130.00–150.00	143.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	162.50–175.00	168.10
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
2	—	403	164.00–166.00	164.99
1	—	605	137.00	137.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	675.00–725.00	700.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	675.00–725.00	707.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,845	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,398	45.00–47.00	45.80
24	—	1,311	49.00–60.00	54.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	51.00–55.00	53.78
2	—	1,548	63.00–64.00	63.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	41.00–51.00	44.45
5	—	1,007	30.00–39.00	36.04

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.