Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-09-16

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 16
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
674 head
▼ 354 vs last sale 1,028▲ 674 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 179▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 50▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-7.00 higher, Feeder Bulls 6.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 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 $111.29/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$111.29
182 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.79
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561111.75626168
Medium and Large 2-3503105.7253114thin
One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about $95 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 sale182 hd
111.29
—
TN average9 barns · 2,256 hd
115.08
−3.79
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—Average1,66274.031,23115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35153.4172136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43952.6475722
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02742.5943723

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270134.90/cwt132.00–137.503642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313133.35/cwt132.00–140.0041712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365127.65/cwt125.00–132.004665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381139.96/cwt139.00–142.005334
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3416122.30/cwt115.00–137.005098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421144.68/cwt140.00–150.006096
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458131.52/cwt130.00–133.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460142.58/cwt139.00–146.0065612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517126.98/cwt126.00–129.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518138.67/cwt130.00–142.0071820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571130.35/cwt129.00–132.007449
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575117.03/cwt114.00–120.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633128.42/cwt124.00–135.0081310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668126.39/cwt124.00–128.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718125.37/cwt121.00–128.0090013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768118.97/cwt116.00–122.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773107.49/cwt104.00–111.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875114.00/cwt114.00–114.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,038103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324127.88/cwt126.00–133.004146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370114.00/cwt114.00–114.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384123.99/cwt122.00–125.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415117.35/cwt114.50–122.0048713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432110.66/cwt110.00–112.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467107.69/cwt106.00–109.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478115.50/cwt112.00–124.0055219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500103.00/cwt101.00–105.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524115.02/cwt107.50–120.0060343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572110.01/cwt105.00–116.0062935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586101.27/cwt98.00–104.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628107.73/cwt103.00–112.5067718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678103.30/cwt100.00–107.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732101.23/cwt100.00–104.5074110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769101.86/cwt101.00–102.007837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280596.00/cwt96.00–96.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286590.51/cwt90.00–91.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291098.00/cwt98.00–98.008921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423118.76/cwt114.00–123.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426142.94/cwt138.00–144.0060912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468120.55/cwt112.00–126.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472135.26/cwt133.00–139.006388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520115.96/cwt104.00–120.0060313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527130.87/cwt125.00–137.006909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576121.46/cwt116.00–127.0070021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582110.08/cwt100.00–114.006419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615116.86/cwt112.00–122.0071920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617105.62/cwt102.00–110.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667115.33/cwt112.00–123.007699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3674102.58/cwt98.00–106.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723104.40/cwt100.00–110.007555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276094.34/cwt91.00–98.007173
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44765.06/cwt60.00–72.009415
Bulls——1,77078.52/cwt72.00–84.001,39010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91437.64/cwt27.00–41.003448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08745.23/cwt42.00–50.0049215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30846.85/cwt43.00–49.006136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33254.13/cwt50.00–58.5072127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43252.38/cwt46.00–56.5075021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57558.00/cwt58.00–58.009141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60260.00/cwt60.00–60.009613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,515875.00/cwt875.00–875.0013,2561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,106.96/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0013,1172

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.