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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 22

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← May 15May 22Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

831 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 656▼ 26 vs year ago 857 · −3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 85▲ 43 vs year ago 135 · +31.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-10.00 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 $199.02/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$199.02

203 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$33.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

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	536	203.65	1,092	155
Medium and Large 2-3	509	184.37	938	47
Small 1-2	545	170.00	927	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.65/cwt here — about $166 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 sale203 hd

199.02

—

TN average9 barns · 1,435 hd

198.87

+0.15

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	1,606	130.59	2,097	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	103.43	1,518	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	99.20	1,195	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	81.55	804	25

Every lot

98 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	252.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	231.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	255.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	217.25/cwt	190.00–235.00	706	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	230.60/cwt	220.00–237.50	860	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	254.97/cwt	240.00–270.00	956	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	226.94/cwt	217.50–232.50	974	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	241.18/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	219.85/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	247.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,150	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	264.93/cwt	256.00–267.50	1,290	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	224.09/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,138	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	244.99/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,269	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	262.23/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,382	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	242.04/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,384	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	255.51/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,482	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	209.98/cwt	192.50–222.00	1,289	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	253.39/cwt	249.00–254.50	1,571	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	238.51/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,505	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	227.70/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,555	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	201.72/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,438	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	174.95/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,277	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	203.97/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,556	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,394	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	197.06/cwt	185.00–205.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	221.49/cwt	210.00–235.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	231.49/cwt	220.00–242.50	863	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	209.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	801	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	235.91/cwt	232.00–240.00	974	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	216.46/cwt	210.00–225.00	903	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	198.68/cwt	190.00–207.50	840	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	189.46/cwt	175.00–197.50	896	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	220.62/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,057	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	206.17/cwt	200.00–217.50	988	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	187.00/cwt	184.00–192.50	982	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	204.28/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,079	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	213.79/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,133	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	195.90/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,128	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	178.30/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,031	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	207.81/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,212	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	183.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,126	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	149.90/cwt	140.00–160.00	938	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	181.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,223	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	175.24/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,248	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	161.08/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,160	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,375	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	167.27/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,300	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,246	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	248.16/cwt	242.50–255.00	893	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	228.37/cwt	222.50–235.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	216.26/cwt	195.00–225.00	913	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	240.66/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,037	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	213.07/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,014	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	231.19/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,107	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	194.01/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,028	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	223.07/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,185	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	214.24/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,208	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	190.94/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,090	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	182.47/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	203.16/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,339	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	166.96/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,127	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	181.03/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,291	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	164.57/cwt	157.50–172.00	1,182	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.50	673	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	499	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	836	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,362	115.18/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	127.17/cwt	122.00–133.00	2,082	6
Bulls	—	—	1,697	141.71/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,405	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	71.48/cwt	60.00–79.00	654	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	86.18/cwt	80.00–92.00	884	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	987	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	97.60/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,152	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	87.80/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,094	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	110.07/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,375	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	90.48/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,147	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	99.80/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,414	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	110.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,724	13

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 656Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 85Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	202.50–235.00	219.85
2	—	730	168.00–182.00	174.95
4	—	325	190.00–235.00	217.25
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
4	—	373	220.00–237.50	230.60
1	—	260	225.00	225.00
4	—	429	217.50–232.50	226.94
1	—	760	192.00	192.00
2	—	508	218.00–230.00	224.09
4	—	614	192.50–222.00	209.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	237.50–250.00	241.18
22	—	631	234.00–243.00	238.51
3	—	290	230.00–235.00	231.61
8	—	763	197.00–208.00	203.97
9	—	518	235.00–251.00	244.99
5	—	683	220.00–236.00	227.70
16	—	572	235.00–248.00	242.04
4	—	320	250.00–270.00	255.92
13	—	375	240.00–270.00	254.97
1	—	880	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,020	150.00	150.00
2	—	923	150.00–152.00	150.98
3	—	713	195.00–206.00	201.72
2	—	818	186.00–190.00	187.99
13	—	465	240.00–250.00	247.29
2	—	230	250.00–255.00	252.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	170.00	170.00
1	—	690	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	251.00–260.00	255.51
14	—	527	258.00–268.00	262.23
8	—	487	256.00–267.50	264.93
1	—	655	240.00	240.00
13	—	620	249.00–254.50	253.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	220.00–242.50	231.49
2	—	830	160.00–164.00	162.00
10	—	417	210.00–225.00	216.46
27	—	528	195.00–211.00	204.28
23	—	576	190.00–203.00	195.90
7	—	332	210.00–235.00	221.49
6	—	672	179.00–185.00	181.99
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
8	—	613	180.00–185.00	183.69
15	—	479	200.00–217.50	206.17
1	—	1,005	124.00	124.00
3	—	777	164.00–172.00	167.27
7	—	712	170.00–181.00	175.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	220.00–222.50	220.62
16	—	583	205.00–212.50	207.81
3	—	777	177.00	177.00
6	—	413	232.00–240.00	235.91
2	—	530	212.50–215.00	213.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	175.00–197.50	189.46
12	—	525	184.00–192.50	187.00
2	—	720	155.00–167.50	161.08
6	—	578	167.50–185.00	178.30
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
5	—	626	140.00–160.00	149.90
1	—	765	157.50	157.50
5	—	423	190.00–207.50	198.68
5	—	326	185.00–205.00	197.06
4	—	383	200.00–215.00	209.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	167.50	167.50
1	—	530	127.50	127.50
5	—	440	150.00–157.50	153.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	174.00	174.00
10	—	479	227.50–235.00	231.19
3	—	713	178.00–187.00	181.03
1	—	990	125.00	125.00
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	161.00	161.00
4	—	360	242.50–255.00	248.16
7	—	531	212.50–230.00	223.07
5	—	659	192.00–207.00	203.16
5	—	564	204.00–220.00	214.24
1	—	1,015	136.00	136.00
12	—	431	230.00–247.50	240.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	195.00–225.00	216.26
3	—	637	172.00–189.00	182.47
2	—	675	162.00–172.00	166.96
2	—	373	222.50–235.00	228.37
8	—	476	190.00–220.00	213.07
4	—	571	182.00–200.00	190.94
2	—	718	157.50–172.00	164.57
1	—	765	156.00	156.00
5	—	530	182.50–202.50	194.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,180	93.00–104.00	97.60
4	—	1,246	85.00–92.00	87.80
7	—	1,249	106.00–115.00	110.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	915	60.00–79.00	71.48
11	—	1,026	80.00–92.00	86.18
4	—	1,050	93.00–95.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	90.00–91.00	90.48
13	—	1,565	106.00–114.00	110.17
17	—	1,417	94.00–104.00	99.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	113.00–117.00	115.18
6	—	1,697	139.00–145.00	141.71
6	—	1,637	122.00–133.00	127.17

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.