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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 30

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

833 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 856▲ 51 vs year ago 782 · +6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 189▲ 69 vs year ago 126 · +54.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-12.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 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 $215.99/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$215.99

281 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.34

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	591	219.26	1,295	238
Small 1-2	555	200.00	1,110	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	482	197.87	954	42

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $341 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 sale281 hd

215.99

—

TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd

208.66

+7.34

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	1,717	107.51	1,846	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	93.64	1,360	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	89.28	1,116	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	73.94	789	34

Every lot

82 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	254.48/cwt	245.00–270.00	830	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	232.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	252.65/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,074	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	267.06/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,269	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	230.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,187	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	254.89/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,328	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	248.59/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,407	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,227	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,465	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	226.06/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,404	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	203.03/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,277	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	219.80/cwt	210.00–224.50	1,481	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	213.97/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	210.70/cwt	209.00–212.50	1,622	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	201.44/cwt	201.00–201.50	1,628	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	190.41/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,858	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	226.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	203.47/cwt	195.00–212.50	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	227.11/cwt	220.00–235.00	734	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	207.34/cwt	185.00–217.50	765	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	225.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	846	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	198.94/cwt	170.00–215.00	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	232.53/cwt	225.00–237.50	986	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	194.43/cwt	180.00–210.00	904	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	231.91/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,083	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	207.22/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,065	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	225.04/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,184	33
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	217.68/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,241	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	207.42/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,286	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	197.00/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,251	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	171.21/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,135	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	198.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,335	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,532	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	162.16/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,176	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	187.19/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,361	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	175.62/cwt	175.50–176.00	1,382	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	158.25/cwt	157.50–159.00	1,271	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	249.43/cwt	240.00–260.00	935	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	217.31/cwt	210.00–225.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	222.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	904	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	251.33/cwt	242.00–267.50	1,096	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	216.26/cwt	195.00–232.50	1,032	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	254.38/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,241	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	221.58/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,181	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	199.49/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,065	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	221.09/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,234	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	191.20/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,082	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	167.94/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,053	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	192.21/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	675	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	186.99/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,266	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	176.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,292	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	161.08/cwt	138.00–168.00	1,221	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	180.09/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,383	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,482	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	104.17/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,696	9
Bulls	—	—	1,916	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	2,204	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	66.43/cwt	54.00–71.00	660	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	78.63/cwt	72.00–84.00	874	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,259	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	82.01/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,022	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	90.04/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,126	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	83.09/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,149	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	91.81/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,325	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	102.23/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,533	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 Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 856Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 189Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	201.00–201.50	201.44
4	—	425	245.00–265.00	252.65
1	—	1,010	184.00	184.00
9	—	326	245.00–270.00	254.48
1	—	275	235.00	235.00
3	—	952	190.00	190.00
1	—	235	275.00	275.00
1	—	355	250.00	250.00
2	—	770	209.00–212.50	210.70
1	—	900	186.00	186.00
8	—	621	222.00–230.00	226.06
5	—	566	246.00–250.00	248.59
4	—	724	210.00–218.00	213.97
15	—	674	210.00–224.50	219.80
4	—	521	240.00–262.00	254.89
3	—	475	260.00–275.00	267.06
2	—	870	185.00–196.00	190.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	208.00	208.00
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
2	—	333	225.00–240.00	232.33
1	—	890	180.00	180.00
1	—	785	191.00	191.00
4	—	516	220.00–235.00	230.05
5	—	629	200.00–215.00	203.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	467	220.00–238.00	231.91
4	—	787	175.50–176.00	175.62
20	—	620	200.00–218.00	207.42
5	—	323	220.00–235.00	227.11
32	—	570	214.00–228.00	217.68
21	—	673	190.00–205.00	198.41
8	—	375	220.00–230.00	225.73
7	—	424	225.00–237.50	232.53
33	—	526	214.00–235.00	225.04
4	—	284	220.00–235.00	226.41
5	—	727	182.00–196.00	187.19
2	—	803	157.50–159.00	158.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	160.00–182.00	171.21
2	—	310	195.00–212.50	203.47
5	—	418	170.00–215.00	198.94
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
3	—	725	150.00–176.00	162.16
8	—	369	185.00–217.50	207.34
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
3	—	635	196.00–198.00	197.00
9	—	514	190.00–210.00	207.22
8	—	465	180.00–210.00	194.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	678	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	174.00–180.00	176.96
11	—	375	240.00–260.00	249.43
13	—	533	218.00–240.00	221.58
1	—	975	152.00	152.00
3	—	768	172.00–186.00	180.09
18	—	436	242.00–267.50	251.33
11	—	488	240.00–260.00	254.38
1	—	840	174.00	174.00
5	—	630	191.00–194.00	192.21
1	—	865	160.00	160.00
3	—	677	184.00–191.00	186.99
3	—	558	210.00–228.00	221.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	160.00–174.00	167.94
2	—	385	210.00–225.00	217.31
5	—	407	210.00–230.00	222.04
9	—	477	195.00–232.50	216.26
1	—	665	165.00	165.00
8	—	566	180.00–200.00	191.20
9	—	758	138.00–168.00	161.08
4	—	534	199.00–200.00	199.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,500	99.00–106.00	102.23
26	—	1,443	86.00–98.00	91.81
2	—	1,383	81.00–85.00	83.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	90.00	90.00
19	—	1,112	72.00–84.00	78.63
14	—	994	54.00–71.00	66.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,246	80.00–83.00	82.01
2	—	1,240	100.00–103.00	101.52
35	—	1,251	85.00–96.00	90.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,628	93.00–110.00	104.17
4	—	1,916	113.00–117.00	115.02

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.