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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 23

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

856 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 1,071▼ 100 vs year ago 956 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 167▼ 8 vs year ago 197 · −4.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 7.00 lower with instances of 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 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 $212.18/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$212.18

232 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$611

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

$33.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

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	617	218.92	1,351	176
Medium and Large 2-3	510	191.11	975	55
Medium 2-3	400	185.00	740	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.92/cwt here — about $611 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 sale232 hd

212.18

—

TN average12 barns · 2,072 hd

207.10

+5.08

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	1,740	112.79	1,963	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	91.74	1,315	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	87.50	1,107	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	72.44	752	45

Every lot

83 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	272.83/cwt	265.00–280.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	259.99/cwt	250.00–275.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	262.37/cwt	250.00–275.00	855	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	269.97/cwt	250.00–280.00	996	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	253.97/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,110	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	258.41/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,207	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	222.26/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,156	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	263.65/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,403	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	202.27/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,169	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	255.07/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,485	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	240.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,535	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	224.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,479	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	212.65/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	198.32/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,517	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	180.68/cwt	177.50–184.00	1,478	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	255.10/cwt	235.00–270.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	223.98/cwt	217.50–235.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	219.36/cwt	215.00–232.50	827	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	203.19/cwt	175.00–210.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	228.47/cwt	220.00–242.50	962	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	209.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	882	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	186.73/cwt	170.00–215.00	885	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	229.74/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,096	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,234	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	227.30/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,180	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	197.55/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,047	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	217.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,239	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	187.14/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,087	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	182.42/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,129	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	205.47/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,274	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	170.54/cwt	152.50–180.00	1,134	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	224.96/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	196.67/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,339	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	186.83/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,345	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,607	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	163.42/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,190	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	183.62/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,334	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	217.15/cwt	210.00–225.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	196.66/cwt	187.50–202.50	826	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	218.20/cwt	210.00–235.00	923	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	197.61/cwt	190.00–207.50	917	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	225.55/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,049	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	211.83/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,093	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	189.30/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,018	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	212.75/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,208	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	173.12/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,018	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	174.87/cwt	150.00–188.00	1,082	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	198.43/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,232	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	666	170.95/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,139	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	194.38/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,310	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	151.25/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,127	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,159	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	166.35/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	156.06/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,283	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	105.36/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,667	10
Bulls	—	—	1,851	118.40/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,192	8
Bulls	—	—	2,088	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,663	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	64.83/cwt	54.00–72.00	615	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	76.25/cwt	73.00–84.00	825	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	79.38/cwt	75.00–83.00	990	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,038	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	88.15/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,105	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	99.23/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,347	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	90.90/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,296	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	103.08/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,616	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 Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 1,071Year ago 956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 167Year ago 197

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	220.00	220.00
4	—	776	182.50–185.00	183.62
18	—	569	210.00–225.00	217.73
3	—	262	235.00–270.00	255.10
1	—	875	152.50	152.50
7	—	377	215.00–232.50	219.36
6	—	720	180.00–192.50	186.83
11	—	519	210.00–237.50	227.30
1	—	840	152.50	152.50
11	—	421	220.00–242.50	228.47
9	—	681	195.00–207.50	196.67
14	—	477	220.00–245.00	229.74
3	—	620	200.00–212.50	205.47
3	—	320	217.50–235.00	223.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
5	—	390	175.00–210.00	203.19
8	—	421	200.00–215.00	209.53
8	—	581	182.00–200.00	187.14
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
4	—	665	152.50–180.00	170.54
3	—	728	155.00–175.00	163.42
1	—	270	220.00	220.00
5	—	530	185.00–202.50	197.55
14	—	474	170.00–215.00	186.73
5	—	619	170.00–198.00	182.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	724	222.00	222.00
3	—	514	240.00	240.00
4	—	750	205.00	205.00
2	—	680	222.50–227.50	224.96
1	—	620	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	279	250.00–275.00	259.99
6	—	437	248.00–265.00	253.97
3	—	703	206.00–218.00	212.65
6	—	326	250.00–275.00	262.37
4	—	369	250.00–280.00	269.97
2	—	230	265.00–280.00	272.83
2	—	818	177.50–184.00	180.68
5	—	467	247.50–267.50	258.41
5	—	660	220.00–230.00	224.03
4	—	638	230.00–250.00	240.65
9	—	532	252.50–268.00	263.65
8	—	582	246.00–262.00	255.07
6	—	765	192.00–204.00	198.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	185.00–220.00	202.27
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
2	—	520	210.00–235.00	222.26
1	—	265	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	205.00–220.00	211.83
2	—	378	210.00–225.00	217.15
2	—	705	170.00–172.00	170.99
1	—	885	150.00	150.00
9	—	423	210.00–235.00	218.20
11	—	568	208.00–220.00	212.75
2	—	808	150.00–162.00	156.06
4	—	621	194.00–205.00	198.43
11	—	465	215.00–232.50	225.55
3	—	768	164.00–170.00	166.35
4	—	674	180.00–207.00	194.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	202.50	202.50
3	—	538	184.00–200.00	189.30
1	—	900	142.50	142.50
1	—	760	152.50	152.50
10	—	464	190.00–207.50	197.61
7	—	588	165.00–195.00	173.12
12	—	619	150.00–188.00	174.87
2	—	745	142.50–160.00	151.25
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
4	—	666	164.00–178.00	170.95
3	—	420	187.50–202.50	196.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,568	102.00–105.00	103.08
30	—	1,426	86.00–99.00	90.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	949	54.00–72.00	64.83
30	—	1,082	73.00–84.00	76.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,247	75.00–83.00	79.38
6	—	1,357	95.00–102.00	99.23
29	—	1,253	84.00–94.00	88.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,851	114.00–124.00	118.40
10	—	1,582	95.00–111.00	105.36
2	—	2,088	125.00–130.00	127.52

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.