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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 1

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

794 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 945▲ 116 vs year ago 678 · +17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 179▼ 110 vs year ago 234 · −47.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

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 $199.09/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$199.09

271 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$59.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	517	204.29	1,056	198
Medium and Large 2-3	487	186.13	907	71
Small 1-2	605	145.00	877	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.29/cwt here — about $179 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 sale271 hd

199.09

—

TN average9 barns · 1,805 hd

198.52

+0.57

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	1,662	113.18	1,881	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	92.41	1,307	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	89.71	1,119	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	75.32	752	36

Every lot

88 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	223	214.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	229	266.26/cwt	255.00–275.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	274.59/cwt	260.00–290.00	758	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	265.93/cwt	245.00–287.50	880	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	222.54/cwt	212.50–235.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	257.59/cwt	240.00–270.00	963	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	224.84/cwt	217.50–235.00	852	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,071	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	218.00/cwt	210.00–222.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	236.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,036	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	220.30/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,022	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	234.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,114	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	203.17/cwt	177.50–222.00	1,059	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	231.87/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,213	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	251.59/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,323	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	201.36/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,132	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	252.04/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	226.99/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,312	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	220.46/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,378	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	203.74/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,279	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	218.10/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,472	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,227	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	205.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	203.48/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,544	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,602	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,352	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	213	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	235.82/cwt	220.00–260.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	198.22/cwt	180.00–205.00	557	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	234.10/cwt	225.00–245.00	763	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	199.38/cwt	170.00–210.00	728	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	223.83/cwt	215.00–242.50	842	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	217.01/cwt	210.00–225.00	924	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	200.35/cwt	170.00–208.00	853	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,007	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	191.91/cwt	185.00–200.00	900	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	211.53/cwt	205.00–220.00	996	23
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,121	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	198.99/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,047	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	180.37/cwt	162.50–190.00	954	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	191.85/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,080	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	172.46/cwt	160.00–182.00	990	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	157.94/cwt	150.00–167.50	973	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	191.45/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,200	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	189.99/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,250	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	169.55/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,144	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	172.00/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,232	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	716	149.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,070	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	158.75/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,191	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	168.15/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,310	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	160.28/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,399	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	266.27/cwt	252.50–280.00	993	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	233.69/cwt	225.00–242.50	918	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	236.02/cwt	227.50–242.00	1,013	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	209.43/cwt	190.00–225.00	907	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	460	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	223.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,052	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	211.65/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,001	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	217.61/cwt	212.00–227.50	1,114	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	196.41/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,027	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	188.15/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,091	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,251	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	189.83/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	207.59/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,295	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	201.91/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	195.34/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,397	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	177.65/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,347	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,344	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,303	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	98.98/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,597	108.33/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,730	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	131.12/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,419	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	66.07/cwt	53.00–74.00	595	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	930	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	80.46/cwt	75.00–85.00	874	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	83.66/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,021	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	90.95/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,140	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,385	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	92.03/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,303	20

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 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 794Last week 945Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 179Year ago 234

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	210.00–222.00	218.00
6	—	562	185.00–214.00	201.36
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
2	—	223	210.00–220.00	214.83
9	—	464	214.00–226.00	220.30
10	—	521	177.50–222.00	203.17
7	—	379	217.50–235.00	224.84
3	—	340	212.50–235.00	222.54
1	—	705	174.00	174.00
2	—	628	200.00–207.50	203.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	181.00	181.00
15	—	675	214.00–222.00	218.10
20	—	523	227.50–240.00	231.87
7	—	939	144.00	144.00
4	—	229	255.00–275.00	266.26
11	—	625	216.00–222.00	220.46
1	—	870	152.00	152.00
9	—	276	260.00–290.00	274.59
8	—	578	222.00–230.00	226.99
2	—	745	200.00–211.00	205.50
12	—	374	240.00–270.00	257.59
4	—	759	199.00–209.00	203.48
17	—	331	245.00–287.50	265.93
9	—	438	235.00–240.00	236.64
10	—	475	230.00–240.00	234.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	250.00–254.00	252.04
5	—	526	246.00–254.00	251.59
3	—	412	260.00	260.00
62	—	811	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	563	184.00–196.00	191.85
7	—	873	156.00–161.00	160.28
5	—	716	170.00–176.00	172.00
7	—	658	183.00–195.00	189.99
5	—	275	220.00–260.00	235.82
13	—	326	225.00–245.00	234.10
23	—	471	205.00–220.00	211.53
27	—	376	215.00–242.50	223.83
12	—	779	165.00–170.00	168.15
20	—	627	184.00–196.00	191.45
21	—	526	194.00–206.00	198.99
1	—	845	154.00	154.00
29	—	426	210.00–225.00	217.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	185.00–200.00	191.91
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
5	—	281	180.00–205.00	198.22
5	—	675	150.00–178.00	169.55
7	—	365	170.00–210.00	199.38
7	—	574	160.00–182.00	172.46
17	—	426	170.00–208.00	200.35
2	—	213	235.00	235.00
4	—	616	150.00–167.50	157.94
8	—	529	162.50–190.00	180.37
4	—	716	140.00–160.00	149.45
2	—	750	157.50–160.00	158.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	215.00–216.00	215.50
3	—	438	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	191.00–199.00	195.34
5	—	512	212.00–227.50	217.61
5	—	373	252.50–280.00	266.27
1	—	810	168.00	168.00
22	—	471	215.00–230.00	223.40
4	—	658	192.50–205.00	201.91
15	—	429	227.50–242.00	236.02
4	—	582	210.00–220.00	214.97
5	—	624	200.00–214.00	207.59
3	—	758	172.00–184.00	177.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	185.00–206.00	196.41
1	—	795	169.00	169.00
2	—	393	225.00–242.50	233.69
1	—	965	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	186.00	186.00
6	—	433	190.00–225.00	209.43
4	—	580	170.00–202.50	188.15
4	—	618	181.00–194.00	189.83
3	—	473	210.00–212.50	211.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	100.00	100.00
20	—	1,416	88.00–94.00	92.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,253	87.00–96.00	90.95
8	—	1,221	82.00–85.00	83.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	900	53.00–74.00	66.07
6	—	1,057	86.00–90.00	88.01
14	—	1,086	75.00–85.00	80.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,597	104.00–114.00	108.33
3	—	1,548	96.00–102.00	98.98
4	—	1,845	127.00–136.00	131.12

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.