Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-08-12

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 12
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 698▲ 796 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 72▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 112▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00-16.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 7.00-13.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.69/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$116.69
230 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535119.10637187
Small 1-2415110.004571thin
Medium and Large 2-3579106.1361542
One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $22 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 sale230 hd
116.69
—
TN average9 barns · 2,132 hd
120.94
−4.25
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—Average1,62281.491,32213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46358.7185922
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27456.8572440
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05247.6950241

Every lot

76 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315147.87/cwt145.00–152.504663
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3329132.07/cwt130.00–135.004354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375146.48/cwt140.00–159.005499
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3376130.08/cwt123.00–136.004894
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410130.69/cwt121.00–136.005365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428147.54/cwt140.00–152.006316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472142.76/cwt136.00–148.0067414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474127.63/cwt120.00–131.006058
Steers—Small 1-2485108.00/cwt108.00–108.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519138.64/cwt135.00–146.0072021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529126.04/cwt120.00–132.006677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554142.00/cwt142.00–142.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555121.00/cwt121.00–121.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581129.51/cwt125.50–137.0075218
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631130.61/cwt126.00–137.5082418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676127.50/cwt120.00–131.0086214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713112.96/cwt111.00–115.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719122.61/cwt119.00–127.008825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765113.50/cwt112.00–115.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770120.96/cwt118.00–124.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835112.67/cwt110.00–118.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852113.00/cwt109.00–115.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-389097.00/cwt97.00–97.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1007
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328130.62/cwt130.00–132.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375129.06/cwt126.00–137.0048410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375119.00/cwt118.00–120.004464
Heifers—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421121.46/cwt117.00–129.0051122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423112.88/cwt110.00–116.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467112.00/cwt110.00–115.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475121.85/cwt116.00–124.0057931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525119.54/cwt115.00–123.5062849
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535111.01/cwt110.00–113.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577119.58/cwt114.00–123.0069027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583101.10/cwt92.00–113.005896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623108.00/cwt108.00–108.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625116.71/cwt113.00–123.0072922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674111.57/cwt107.00–116.0075215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3689100.71/cwt100.00–105.0069414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705103.00/cwt103.00–103.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758107.00/cwt107.00–107.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376093.00/cwt93.00–93.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775100.08/cwt94.50–105.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285592.50/cwt92.50–92.507911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3416123.56/cwt118.00–127.005149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426133.84/cwt131.00–138.0057012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466120.83/cwt116.00–126.005635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476134.46/cwt130.00–144.0064022
Bulls—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520134.77/cwt129.00–139.0070115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527121.02/cwt112.00–123.0063815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572121.91/cwt120.00–130.0069716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573115.56/cwt113.00–119.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622117.66/cwt111.00–121.0073210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675115.62/cwt111.00–119.007808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706109.64/cwt105.00–112.507744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279397.49/cwt94.00–101.007732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55474.71/cwt70.00–78.001,1614
Bulls——1,64282.93/cwt80.00–87.001,3627
Bulls——1,68890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04940.14/cwt35.00–43.004219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05349.81/cwt45.00–55.0052432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26456.54/cwt53.00–60.0071537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30052.00/cwt52.00–52.006761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42458.63/cwt54.00–64.0083518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45065.00/cwt65.00–65.009432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51552.02/cwt51.00–53.007882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76366.11/cwt65.00–67.001,1662
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,4561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,2611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400960.00/cwt960.00–960.0013,4401

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.