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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 27

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

864 head

▲ 288 vs last sale 576▼ 59 vs year ago 923 · −6.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 86▲ 23 vs year ago 143 · +16.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 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 $193.72/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$193.72

305 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

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	542	196.21	1,062	253
Medium and Large 2-3	484	181.83	880	51
Small 1-2	460	170.00	782	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $280 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 sale305 hd

193.72

—

TN average8 barns · 1,868 hd

194.20

−0.48

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	—	Average	1,812	119.87	2,172	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	94.29	1,362	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	91.95	1,164	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	74.79	773	32

Every lot

93 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	234	290.36/cwt	255.00–315.00	679	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	276.23/cwt	240.00–310.00	751	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	243.39/cwt	235.00–265.00	820	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	247.44/cwt	230.00–262.50	935	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	220.61/cwt	217.50–222.50	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	237.94/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,028	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	212.59/cwt	200.00–220.00	974	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	231.83/cwt	224.00–242.50	1,110	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	194.89/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,010	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,232	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	226.58/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,190	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	218.75/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,253	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	184.74/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	226.97/cwt	225.50–231.00	1,307	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	201.63/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,236	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	210.51/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,316	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	193.61/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,307	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	170.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,159	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	184.61/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,327	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	188.43/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,368	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	171.99/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,421	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,389	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	147.97/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	272	211.81/cwt	210.00–215.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	237.96/cwt	220.00–265.00	659	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	230.00/cwt	215.00–255.00	750	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	199.09/cwt	170.00–210.00	665	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	220.63/cwt	212.50–230.00	830	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	210.58/cwt	205.00–217.50	876	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	189.03/cwt	165.00–202.50	818	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	222.76/cwt	221.00–230.00	971	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	178.57/cwt	150.00–195.00	837	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	204.98/cwt	200.00–215.00	970	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,064	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	197.94/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,031	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	207.91/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,085	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	181.15/cwt	150.00–189.00	955	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	186.88/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,063	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	167.14/cwt	150.00–180.00	963	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	183.61/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,105	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	171.01/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,091	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	172.00/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,137	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	156.97/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,088	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	165.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,178	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	134.24/cwt	132.50–136.00	957	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,228	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	162.72/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,227	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	148.99/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,229	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,250	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	212.29/cwt	195.00–220.00	796	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	237.49/cwt	225.00–250.00	895	19
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	226.27/cwt	220.00–242.50	964	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	202.85/cwt	180.00–217.50	868	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	198.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	923	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	218.83/cwt	212.00–237.50	1,035	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	214.51/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,120	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	162.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	203.49/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	176.23/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,020	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	183.19/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,108	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	142.25/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	152.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,228	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	151.97/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,307	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	102.50/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,556	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,360	7
Bulls	—	—	1,945	118.86/cwt	116.00–122.00	2,312	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	64.32/cwt	56.00–71.00	603	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	77.30/cwt	74.00–83.00	809	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	86.74/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,001	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	97.85/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,199	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	91.42/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,161	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	82.65/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,087	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	92.91/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,341	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	100.52/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,459	8

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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 576Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 86Year ago 143

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	726	187.50–190.00	188.43
10	—	576	225.50–231.00	226.97
2	—	625	209.00–212.00	210.51
4	—	519	235.00–240.00	237.46
2	—	910	156.00	156.00
1	—	760	189.00	189.00
7	—	826	168.00–176.00	171.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	172.50–210.00	194.89
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
1	—	220	220.00	220.00
1	—	325	217.50	217.50
2	—	375	215.00–225.00	219.93
4	—	429	217.50–222.50	220.61
2	—	680	165.00–176.00	170.50
3	—	458	200.00–220.00	212.59
2	—	575	170.00–200.00	184.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	230.00–262.50	247.44
11	—	432	230.00–247.50	237.94
8	—	675	187.00–196.00	193.61
3	—	967	146.00–151.00	147.97
8	—	479	224.00–242.50	231.83
3	—	613	199.00–206.00	201.63
10	—	573	212.50–221.00	218.75
3	—	868	160.00	160.00
11	—	337	235.00–265.00	243.39
1	—	1,185	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	173.00	173.00
5	—	719	182.00–186.00	184.61
7	—	234	255.00–315.00	290.36
6	—	525	222.00–232.00	226.58
11	—	272	240.00–310.00	276.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	235.00	235.00
28	—	416	205.00–217.50	210.58
14	—	376	212.50–230.00	220.63
12	—	661	165.00–176.00	172.00
2	—	825	147.00–151.00	148.99
21	—	326	215.00–255.00	230.00
5	—	602	178.00–188.00	183.61
18	—	277	220.00–265.00	237.96
8	—	569	182.00–195.00	186.88
13	—	521	190.00–202.50	197.94
3	—	713	160.00–168.00	165.27
23	—	473	200.00–215.00	204.98
8	—	754	158.00–165.00	162.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	222.50	222.50
4	—	828	151.00	151.00
71	—	720	170.50	170.50
9	—	436	221.00–230.00	222.76
11	—	522	205.00–214.00	207.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	150.00–180.00	167.14
2	—	713	132.50–136.00	134.24
2	—	770	150.00	150.00
8	—	469	150.00–195.00	178.57
6	—	334	170.00–210.00	199.09
2	—	638	168.00–174.00	171.01
8	—	527	150.00–189.00	181.15
1	—	245	205.00	205.00
4	—	383	200.00–205.00	202.55
3	—	272	210.00–215.00	211.81
7	—	433	165.00–202.50	189.03
2	—	693	150.00–164.00	156.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	147.00–157.00	151.97
23	—	473	212.00–237.50	218.83
5	—	605	176.00–188.00	183.19
5	—	572	198.00–212.00	203.49
20	—	426	220.00–242.50	226.27
11	—	522	210.00–222.50	214.51
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
19	—	377	225.00–250.00	237.49
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
2	—	805	151.00–154.00	152.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	155.00–170.00	162.47
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
3	—	465	190.00–210.00	198.39
2	—	720	130.00–154.00	142.25
6	—	428	180.00–217.50	202.85
5	—	375	195.00–220.00	212.29
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
6	—	579	170.00–181.00	176.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,270	85.00–95.00	91.42
2	—	1,315	82.00–83.00	82.65
6	—	1,225	96.00–101.00	97.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,047	74.00–83.00	77.30
12	—	938	56.00–71.00	64.32
8	—	1,154	84.00–89.00	86.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,451	97.00–109.00	100.52
36	—	1,443	86.00–96.00	92.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,945	116.00–122.00	118.86
3	—	1,518	97.00–110.00	102.50
7	—	1,843	126.00–130.00	128.03

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.