Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-08-26

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 26
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
734 head
▲ 298 vs last sale 436▲ 734 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 114▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 47▲ 41 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 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.76/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$137.76
234 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.03
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594138.99826207
Medium and Large 2-3537128.3968927
One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $137 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 sale234 hd
137.76
—
TN average11 barns · 2,976 hd
136.73
+1.03
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—Average1,73380.751,40014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44361.4888718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22558.7672025
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03049.1850713

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319159.44/cwt152.00–164.005094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375155.92/cwt151.00–164.005856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.05/cwt138.00–142.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430153.80/cwt150.00–161.0066113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438140.63/cwt133.00–148.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473129.94/cwt127.00–136.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.52/cwt144.00–156.0071614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516141.22/cwt136.00–147.0072916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521127.44/cwt123.00–133.006644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578138.88/cwt134.00–143.0080350
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.92/cwt123.00–133.0072511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625137.65/cwt132.00–144.0086034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.40/cwt115.00–131.007844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675134.11/cwt129.50–137.0090553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727125.17/cwt120.00–128.009105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768124.77/cwt122.00–130.009585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824120.76/cwt119.00–124.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,080102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280131.00/cwt131.00–131.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335134.30/cwt128.00–139.004507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376126.79/cwt122.00–132.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390122.00/cwt122.00–122.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419124.21/cwt121.00–130.0052014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433113.05/cwt110.00–116.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478123.93/cwt118.00–128.0059226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480115.38/cwt115.00–115.505544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.58/cwt118.00–126.0063827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532111.63/cwt110.00–115.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575112.10/cwt110.00–113.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578122.04/cwt115.00–126.5070539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.77/cwt117.00–125.0075339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629112.36/cwt109.00–120.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662118.26/cwt112.50–123.007839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3693110.50/cwt110.00–111.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721108.02/cwt105.00–112.5077911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765104.68/cwt104.00–106.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281597.00/cwt97.00–97.007911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425147.78/cwt140.00–154.006288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434134.57/cwt129.00–139.005844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459144.33/cwt136.00–151.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475128.69/cwt121.00–130.006117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519135.64/cwt131.00–142.007049
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532123.10/cwt116.00–126.006555
Bulls—Small 1-2555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568127.59/cwt124.00–133.0072511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573120.32/cwt118.00–123.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625123.54/cwt118.00–128.0077211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630114.70/cwt113.00–117.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670120.75/cwt120.00–122.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675109.02/cwt108.00–110.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735108.52/cwt106.00–111.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374593.00/cwt93.00–93.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750101.00/cwt101.00–101.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282191.69/cwt86.00–95.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289088.00/cwt88.00–88.007831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71280.18/cwt74.50–85.001,37311
Bulls——1,79391.77/cwt90.50–93.001,6452
Bulls——1,85065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,2031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99543.36/cwt43.00–44.004313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04150.93/cwt46.00–55.0053010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19457.73/cwt53.50–62.5068920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30758.75/cwt53.00–62.0076810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31050.00/cwt50.00–50.006551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36166.12/cwt64.00–67.509004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61464.89/cwt64.00–65.501,0478
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033978.51/cwt960.00–1,000.0010,1083

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.