Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-09-23

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 23
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,110 head
▲ 436 vs last sale 674▲ 1,110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 111▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 42▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.00/cwt on 331 head.
Average price
$118.00
331 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.48
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548118.39649306
Medium and Large 2-3442113.1750025
One grade step is worth $5.23/cwt here — about $149 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 sale331 hd
118.00
—
TN average11 barns · 2,778 hd
116.52
+1.48
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—Average1,81076.191,37911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53155.6485226
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23552.9065339
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05443.7546142

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328130.96/cwt126.00–136.004302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339144.29/cwt140.00–153.004897
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3371130.86/cwt124.00–138.004855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383148.56/cwt140.00–155.0056917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410130.88/cwt126.00–135.005374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425149.51/cwt140.00–152.5063518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471144.56/cwt138.00–150.0068131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526139.39/cwt135.00–145.0073319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527120.35/cwt111.00–132.006346
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3559124.58/cwt121.00–126.006967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561143.75/cwt143.50–144.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.84/cwt129.00–140.5078428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.59/cwt129.00–139.0083019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623121.74/cwt118.00–126.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676130.95/cwt124.00–135.0088511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700114.50/cwt114.50–114.508022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710133.35/cwt131.00–133.5094717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719122.75/cwt118.00–129.008838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766126.37/cwt126.00–126.509684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775118.32/cwt117.00–119.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826116.75/cwt111.00–122.009644
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290114.00/cwt114.00–114.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317128.78/cwt124.00–138.004087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318121.02/cwt120.00–122.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375121.22/cwt120.00–122.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379132.50/cwt126.00–139.0050212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424123.64/cwt118.00–130.0052431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428112.61/cwt105.00–116.004828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470112.00/cwt110.00–114.005265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471120.28/cwt115.00–126.0056751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520115.74/cwt110.00–122.0060224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539106.86/cwt102.00–108.505764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540124.07/cwt124.00–124.5067021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565114.00/cwt105.00–121.0064454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576125.00/cwt125.00–125.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619111.53/cwt105.00–120.0069029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636126.29/cwt123.00–126.5080333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666109.91/cwt104.00–113.5073221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722107.80/cwt100.00–111.507787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781103.07/cwt98.00–108.008056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821105.23/cwt100.00–109.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290591.00/cwt91.00–91.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426126.64/cwt120.00–131.005396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435141.96/cwt138.00–148.0061812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475141.61/cwt134.00–148.0067316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481120.78/cwt115.00–127.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520112.00/cwt112.00–112.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521122.02/cwt119.00–128.0063616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564121.60/cwt115.00–128.0068629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579109.48/cwt106.00–111.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616116.47/cwt112.00–120.0071727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618104.63/cwt100.00–109.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3666105.13/cwt102.00–106.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670112.86/cwt107.00–118.0075614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721106.57/cwt103.00–112.0076812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372498.90/cwt95.50–100.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276797.97/cwt96.00–101.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289081.00/cwt81.00–81.007211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339558.00/cwt58.00–58.002292
Dairy Steers—Large 345359.00/cwt59.00–59.002672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47865.71/cwt63.00–67.009714
Bulls——1,75092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,6101
Bulls——2,04280.54/cwt74.00–85.001,6456
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96633.51/cwt26.00–39.003249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06556.00/cwt56.00–56.005961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07059.56/cwt59.00–60.006372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07846.25/cwt40.00–51.5049932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11046.00/cwt46.00–46.005111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24852.72/cwt48.00–57.0065836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51254.81/cwt50.50–58.0082921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61159.13/cwt58.00–61.009535
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,2501
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 1-21,150829.83/cwt810.00–850.009,5432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,313905.27/cwt825.00–1,025.0011,8863

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.