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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 4

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

745 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 567▼ 354 vs year ago 1,099 · −32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 188▼ 12 vs year ago 157 · −7.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this market not being reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.81/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$217.81

219 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$49.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

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	652	219.81	1,433	197
Medium and Large 2-3	563	201.37	1,133	21
Small 1-2	740	170.00	1,258	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.81/cwt here — about $175 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 sale219 hd

217.81

—

TN average11 barns · 1,269 hd

216.12

+1.70

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	1,730	105.64	1,828	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	91.02	1,407	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	84.35	1,160	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	70.58	759	22

Every lot

87 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	259.45/cwt	250.00–270.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	266.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	740	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	268.68/cwt	255.00–280.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	256.47/cwt	250.00–272.50	964	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	245.71/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,057	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	211.53/cwt	202.00–220.00	994	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	258.97/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,253	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,320	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	203.30/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,043	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	239.76/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,254	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	251.85/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,347	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	231.25/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,332	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	195.80/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,128	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	243.19/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,411	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	232.54/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,428	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	238.76/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,490	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	199.84/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,255	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	227.35/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,489	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,263	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	202.57/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,353	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,299	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	192.25/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,382	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	183.26/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,435	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	197.75/cwt	197.75–197.75	1,590	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	180.47/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,485	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,711	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	211.58/cwt	202.50–220.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	228.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	765	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	224.48/cwt	215.00–230.00	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	191.39/cwt	152.50–207.50	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	224.50/cwt	222.50–225.00	916	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	204.01/cwt	199.00–210.00	853	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	192.33/cwt	190.00–196.00	814	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	198.85/cwt	194.00–212.50	947	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	176.20/cwt	152.50–186.00	839	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	167.45/cwt	140.00–182.00	854	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	191.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	994	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	204.49/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,094	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	188.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,070	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	171.28/cwt	151.00–179.00	973	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	199.56/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,159	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	191.75/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,166	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	187.20/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,144	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	170.69/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,065	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,173	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	165.40/cwt	161.00–169.50	1,133	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	163.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,179	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,224	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,188	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	211.07/cwt	185.00–237.50	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	256.61/cwt	255.00–260.00	983	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	247.13/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,070	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	865	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	221.70/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,046	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	239.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,147	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	205.05/cwt	198.00–220.00	1,093	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	173.97/cwt	170.00–190.00	931	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	168.79/cwt	140.00–189.00	962	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	199.74/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,160	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	191.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,175	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	173.51/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,081	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,064	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	182.38/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	166.98/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,182	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	147.64/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,152	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	99.85/cwt	92.50–104.50	1,623	7
Bulls	—	—	1,773	109.66/cwt	105.50–114.00	1,944	6
Bulls	—	—	2,210	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,696	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	61.53/cwt	53.00–65.00	591	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	74.71/cwt	70.50–80.00	846	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	978	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	87.64/cwt	82.50–94.00	1,197	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	97.76/cwt	96.50–99.00	1,347	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	76.63/cwt	68.00–81.50	1,065	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	83.83/cwt	83.50–84.50	1,238	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	90.21/cwt	85.50–94.50	1,386	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	100.23/cwt	97.50–103.00	1,652	4

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 567Year ago 1,099

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 188Year ago 157

No trends could be established this week due to this market not being reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	222.00–234.00	231.25
16	—	523	232.50–242.50	239.76
13	—	719	187.00–197.00	192.25
6	—	668	194.00–213.00	202.57
4	—	323	255.00–280.00	268.68
2	—	1,063	160.00–162.00	160.99
4	—	278	260.00–270.00	266.28
2	—	228	250.00–270.00	259.45
4	—	823	179.00–184.00	180.47
6	—	376	250.00–272.50	256.47
16	—	614	222.50–236.00	232.54
6	—	430	240.00–252.50	245.71
6	—	484	252.50–262.50	258.97
4	—	783	182.00–185.00	183.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	200.00	200.00
4	—	580	241.00–250.00	243.19
6	—	624	237.50–241.00	238.76
6	—	655	226.00–230.00	227.35
1	—	765	190.00	190.00
64	—	804	197.75	197.75
2	—	498	265.00	265.00
11	—	535	249.00–257.00	251.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	185.00–210.00	199.84
4	—	513	195.00–215.00	203.30
4	—	576	180.00–216.00	195.80
1	—	770	175.00	175.00
1	—	710	183.00	183.00
1	—	385	222.00	222.00
3	—	470	202.00–220.00	211.53
2	—	663	190.00–191.00	190.51
1	—	345	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	476	194.00–212.50	198.85
21	—	520	185.00–200.00	191.07
7	—	685	161.00–169.50	165.40
20	—	568	180.00–195.00	188.30
2	—	880	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
22	—	611	177.00–190.00	187.20
9	—	418	199.00–210.00	204.01
5	—	334	225.00–235.00	228.94
11	—	719	160.00–168.00	163.96
6	—	375	215.00–230.00	224.48
1	—	760	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	191.00–192.00	191.75
2	—	535	204.00–205.00	204.49
5	—	408	222.50–225.00	224.50
3	—	650	180.50	180.50
7	—	581	199.00–200.00	199.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	151.00–179.00	171.28
1	—	695	155.00	155.00
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
2	—	333	202.50–220.00	211.58
4	—	379	152.50–207.50	191.39
8	—	476	152.50–186.00	176.20
7	—	624	162.00–175.00	170.69
3	—	423	190.00–196.00	192.33
5	—	510	140.00–182.00	167.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	140.00–189.00	168.79
3	—	472	220.00–222.50	221.70
6	—	535	170.00–190.00	173.97
2	—	438	195.00–200.00	197.51
5	—	623	160.00–179.00	173.51
1	—	655	162.50	162.50
2	—	363	185.00–237.50	211.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	144.00–155.00	147.64
9	—	478	230.00–250.00	239.93
18	—	581	194.00–206.00	199.74
10	—	615	185.00–195.00	191.10
3	—	678	178.00–189.00	182.38
6	—	433	235.00–260.00	247.13
6	—	383	255.00–260.00	256.61
2	—	708	160.00–174.00	166.98
14	—	533	198.00–220.00	205.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	97.50–103.00	100.23
3	—	1,477	83.50–84.50	83.83
19	—	1,536	85.50–94.50	90.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	96.50–99.00	97.76
20	—	1,366	82.50–94.00	87.64
12	—	1,390	68.00–81.50	76.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,132	70.50–80.00	74.71
8	—	960	53.00–65.00	61.53
2	—	1,193	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,625	92.50–104.50	99.85
6	—	1,773	105.50–114.00	109.66
1	—	2,210	122.00	122.00

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.