Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-06-17

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 812▲ 763 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 107▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 30▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.47/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$134.47
217 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.02
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2588136.04800182
Medium and Large 2-3539127.2668632
Small 1-2615116.367163thin
One grade step is worth $19.68/cwt here — about $84 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 sale217 hd
134.47
—
TN average10 barns · 2,324 hd
133.46
+1.02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,63679.601,30222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42957.548228thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25357.5272135
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03547.7149448

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318155.17/cwt150.00–162.004936
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343138.53/cwt134.00–143.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371151.95/cwt146.00–158.005648
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382130.62/cwt118.00–143.004996
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423134.41/cwt129.00–139.005694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426148.39/cwt142.00–154.0063211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.14/cwt139.00–150.006817
Steers—Small 1-2490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495138.00/cwt138.00–138.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518130.00/cwt130.00–130.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527136.44/cwt134.00–141.0071917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549142.00/cwt142.00–142.0078039
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571128.26/cwt124.00–130.007328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575138.25/cwt132.00–144.0079524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.88/cwt130.00–139.008408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676127.04/cwt122.50–132.5085930
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677119.99/cwt119.00–122.008123
Steers—Small 1-2678111.54/cwt110.00–113.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726122.14/cwt120.00–127.0088712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3753116.75/cwt116.00–117.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763121.29/cwt120.00–124.009257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769126.00/cwt126.00–126.009697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818118.99/cwt117.00–121.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845106.00/cwt106.00–106.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927114.02/cwt111.00–117.001,0574
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280131.00/cwt131.00–131.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317131.36/cwt124.00–143.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375129.62/cwt124.00–139.0048613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388117.48/cwt115.00–120.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417117.35/cwt116.00–118.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426124.63/cwt120.00–127.0053125
Heifers—Small 1-2435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470123.35/cwt120.00–127.0058027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491115.73/cwt115.00–118.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519110.81/cwt105.00–114.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525120.67/cwt116.00–127.5063446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568117.93/cwt115.00–125.0067029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580108.41/cwt103.00–114.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617102.96/cwt99.00–105.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620113.21/cwt108.50–116.0070224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663110.80/cwt104.00–115.0073517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369098.00/cwt98.00–98.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762107.03/cwt105.00–109.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420144.50/cwt135.00–148.006077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435130.14/cwt125.00–134.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479132.43/cwt130.00–138.0063415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479127.06/cwt123.00–129.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520128.05/cwt125.00–133.0066614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527122.32/cwt122.00–123.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567121.94/cwt118.00–126.006919
Bulls—Small 1-2590111.00/cwt111.00–111.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628119.25/cwt115.00–125.0074912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640112.50/cwt112.50–112.507201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668116.49/cwt116.00–117.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718106.71/cwt103.00–113.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771105.00/cwt105.00–105.008105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282094.00/cwt94.00–94.007711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35169.39/cwt65.00–72.009374
Bulls——1,68079.40/cwt74.00–85.001,33415
Bulls——1,79594.19/cwt90.00–99.001,6913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95738.27/cwt34.00–43.003669
Cows—Lean 85-90%99559.00/cwt59.00–59.005871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05549.65/cwt43.00–56.0052438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14065.00/cwt65.00–65.007411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22552.00/cwt52.00–52.006371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25757.46/cwt52.00–63.0072233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42957.54/cwt53.00–62.008228
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,325990.00/cwt990.00–990.0013,1181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,350940.00/cwt940.00–940.0012,6901

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.