Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-09-30

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 30
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,006 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 1,110▲ 1,006 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 157▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 55▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 7.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.03/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$114.03
221 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.08
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570114.66654197
Medium and Large 2-3473109.5451823
Small 1-256592.005201thin
One grade step is worth $22.66/cwt here — about $134 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 sale221 hd
114.03
—
TN average9 barns · 2,123 hd
113.95
+0.08
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—Average1,79071.901,28711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50850.1475635
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36448.9166732
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15240.0746234

Every lot

80 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290130.29/cwt128.00–132.503782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329134.44/cwt133.00–136.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3338128.51/cwt128.00–129.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372143.75/cwt135.00–146.005358
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424139.91/cwt135.00–146.005936
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471126.81/cwt123.00–131.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484141.25/cwt136.00–145.006847
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519147.49/cwt146.00–148.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521136.57/cwt129.00–143.0071229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566134.03/cwt126.00–139.0075930
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572113.01/cwt104.00–123.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610143.00/cwt143.00–143.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614130.94/cwt125.00–135.0080434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.97/cwt110.00–112.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673126.79/cwt122.00–132.0085332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703134.50/cwt134.50–134.509462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725121.18/cwt119.00–124.508798
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725112.86/cwt108.00–116.508183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755128.50/cwt128.50–128.509701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768120.25/cwt116.00–125.0092414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807120.69/cwt119.50–123.009743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925105.00/cwt105.00–105.009711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982108.29/cwt104.00–113.001,0633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325119.77/cwt119.00–120.003894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3339111.35/cwt110.00–112.003773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370122.30/cwt119.00–128.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378115.68/cwt115.00–116.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425120.11/cwt116.00–127.0051018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439114.86/cwt114.00–115.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469107.57/cwt100.00–112.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478118.59/cwt113.00–125.5056727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519116.04/cwt110.00–123.5060228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530108.00/cwt108.00–108.005721
Heifers—Small 1-256592.00/cwt92.00–92.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566122.19/cwt121.50–127.006928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575112.31/cwt106.00–117.0064626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575102.00/cwt99.00–105.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623112.36/cwt106.00–116.0070040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627123.73/cwt123.00–124.507766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668110.70/cwt106.00–116.5073911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723108.52/cwt105.00–114.0078511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768106.70/cwt99.00–111.0081911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286592.00/cwt92.00–92.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291092.00/cwt92.00–92.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427127.74/cwt125.00–135.005457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474119.36/cwt111.00–124.005669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483131.64/cwt127.00–137.5063611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527125.52/cwt121.00–130.0066119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535118.12/cwt117.00–123.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567114.65/cwt109.50–118.006507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576123.33/cwt119.00–129.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611105.68/cwt96.00–110.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618116.76/cwt112.00–118.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665104.01/cwt96.00–109.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678112.26/cwt110.00–115.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372091.00/cwt91.00–91.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725107.56/cwt101.00–111.007808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275894.48/cwt91.00–97.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286587.00/cwt87.00–87.007531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73364.54/cwt55.00–69.001,1184
Bulls——1,82376.11/cwt70.00–82.001,3877
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02032.31/cwt27.00–36.0033010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20743.30/cwt37.00–46.0052324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28843.41/cwt42.50–45.005596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38250.18/cwt45.00–74.0069326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50050.44/cwt45.00–55.5075733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63345.21/cwt42.00–49.007382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235808.10/cwt700.00–900.009,9802

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.