Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-10-28

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 28
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
658 head
▼ 575 vs last sale 1,233▲ 658 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 167▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 86▲ 35 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 2.00-9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 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 $113.69/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$113.69
178 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.46
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601114.63689162
Medium and Large 2-3532105.0855915thin
Small 1-273592.006761thin
One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about $13 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 sale178 hd
113.69
—
TN average9 barns · 2,083 hd
115.15
−1.46
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—Average1,95366.711,30315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25246.7158545
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54246.6271933
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05935.7437938

Every lot

78 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295138.00/cwt138.00–138.004071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318151.83/cwt148.00–156.004833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374150.77/cwt143.00–155.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420150.24/cwt145.00–156.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478144.77/cwt141.00–150.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525142.58/cwt139.00–147.007496
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535127.03/cwt122.00–134.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550127.00/cwt127.00–127.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565137.10/cwt131.00–140.0077510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584140.99/cwt140.50–141.508236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616132.61/cwt126.00–138.0081716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620141.00/cwt141.00–141.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620118.42/cwt115.00–122.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671138.28/cwt138.00–138.509287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671134.16/cwt129.00–137.009009
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700118.50/cwt116.00–121.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775124.31/cwt121.00–131.009637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824128.33/cwt123.50–130.001,0575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830119.00/cwt119.00–119.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864131.01/cwt130.00–133.001,1327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343129.93/cwt120.00–140.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376121.54/cwt115.00–125.004577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380114.00/cwt114.00–114.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418119.18/cwt116.00–125.0049810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430109.00/cwt109.00–109.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473107.62/cwt105.00–110.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481119.20/cwt114.00–125.0057315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513116.83/cwt110.00–123.0059925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525106.00/cwt106.00–106.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570104.51/cwt103.00–106.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574115.60/cwt110.00–120.0066426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618100.33/cwt100.00–102.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620113.45/cwt106.00–119.0070321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677109.77/cwt106.00–118.0074313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725109.53/cwt104.00–115.0079414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728116.28/cwt116.00–117.0084711
Heifers—Small 1-273592.00/cwt92.00–92.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773110.04/cwt105.00–114.008519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829108.39/cwt105.00–110.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855106.00/cwt106.00–106.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293896.00/cwt96.00–96.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423142.73/cwt136.00–144.506045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433124.49/cwt124.00–125.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472139.24/cwt134.00–143.0065712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473124.09/cwt117.00–127.505878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524114.40/cwt105.00–124.005998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530132.97/cwt126.00–139.0070513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569125.51/cwt122.00–129.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582116.16/cwt111.00–120.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618110.24/cwt106.00–114.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624120.46/cwt116.00–125.0075213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665107.47/cwt106.00–109.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676118.56/cwt116.00–121.008017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705116.67/cwt115.00–118.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373595.24/cwt91.00–104.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277094.47/cwt93.00–96.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,87168.58/cwt64.00–73.001,28311
Bulls——2,05577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,5821
Bulls——2,22256.43/cwt55.00–60.001,2543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00329.26/cwt24.00–39.0029312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08538.73/cwt35.00–44.0042026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21040.00/cwt40.00–40.004841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25346.86/cwt42.00–53.0058744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53846.99/cwt42.00–52.0072331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59840.83/cwt40.00–41.506522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,295910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,7852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315716.14/cwt700.00–730.009,4172

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.