Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-08-19

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 19
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 796▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 109▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 52▲ 47 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 steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.76/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$120.76
121 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478121.06578116
Medium and Large 2-3443113.805045thin
One grade step is worth $7.26/cwt here — about $74 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 sale121 hd
120.76
—
TN average9 barns · 972 hd
117.56
+3.21
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—Average1,76077.931,37111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41756.978078thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25856.4971151
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06546.0549033

Every lot

62 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240158.00/cwt158.00–158.003791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290146.00/cwt146.00–146.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315136.46/cwt134.00–138.004303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335148.60/cwt145.00–151.004983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372150.19/cwt143.00–156.005598
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421145.98/cwt145.00–147.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478133.51/cwt132.00–135.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479145.80/cwt143.00–148.5069815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520144.71/cwt138.00–150.0075213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527127.74/cwt121.00–136.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570147.00/cwt147.00–147.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575140.56/cwt135.00–146.008087
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575131.00/cwt131.00–131.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615136.99/cwt131.00–142.008426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3643127.49/cwt126.00–129.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667131.93/cwt130.50–134.0088012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705111.45/cwt105.00–118.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708123.96/cwt120.00–128.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785118.50/cwt115.00–122.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821117.50/cwt117.50–117.509654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,03410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885105.00/cwt105.00–105.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228134.08/cwt128.00–140.003064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288131.00/cwt131.00–131.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322128.48/cwt122.00–130.0041411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375126.06/cwt120.00–131.0047316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420114.75/cwt114.00–115.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431122.47/cwt120.00–129.0052813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470122.01/cwt115.00–128.0057319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530120.43/cwt118.00–127.0063816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578116.73/cwt111.00–120.0067512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622114.60/cwt112.00–119.007138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671109.81/cwt105.00–112.0073710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270898.98/cwt97.00–101.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750102.00/cwt102.00–102.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427129.62/cwt128.00–130.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433140.88/cwt134.00–146.006108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471134.55/cwt130.00–142.006347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526130.53/cwt126.00–138.006878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530114.00/cwt114.00–114.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570127.72/cwt123.00–133.007288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758100.44/cwt94.00–107.007612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60872.74/cwt70.00–74.001,1703
Bulls——1,81779.87/cwt75.00–87.001,4518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92559.00/cwt59.00–59.005461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01138.62/cwt33.00–42.0039010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09648.84/cwt43.00–54.0053522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19864.54/cwt64.00–65.007732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24756.77/cwt53.50–63.0070844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38250.81/cwt49.00–52.007025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41756.97/cwt53.00–63.008078
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,8231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,5631

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.