Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-11-04

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 4
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,340 head
▲ 682 vs last sale 658▲ 1,340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 154▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 35▲ 71 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 4.00 higher with instances of 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.48/cwt on 347 head.
Average price
$121.48
347 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$14
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.51
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534123.07658308
Medium and Large 2-3537109.1358638
Small 1-2665101.006721thin
One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale347 hd
121.48
—
TN average10 barns · 2,732 hd
116.97
+4.51
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—High1,77567.721,20219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46445.7567031
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33444.9560040
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06833.7836149

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225152.44/cwt150.00–155.003432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278162.53/cwt155.00–168.004523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311161.50/cwt155.00–170.0050211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335140.70/cwt134.00–147.504714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372133.96/cwt122.50–143.004986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377151.80/cwt146.00–155.005725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422149.20/cwt145.00–156.006305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475147.78/cwt143.00–151.0070214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484135.51/cwt135.00–137.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522125.10/cwt110.00–131.006537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530141.18/cwt134.00–154.0074819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558128.00/cwt128.00–128.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567134.91/cwt130.00–141.0076517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617122.72/cwt119.00–127.007577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633139.08/cwt130.00–143.0088019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662116.80/cwt113.00–125.007738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669133.75/cwt128.00–142.0089510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716128.32/cwt123.00–134.009197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767122.00/cwt122.00–122.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225124.67/cwt120.00–130.002812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255117.50/cwt117.50–117.503001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324131.19/cwt126.00–137.0042512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325122.52/cwt122.00–123.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373124.73/cwt119.00–136.0046522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380112.00/cwt112.00–112.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413108.39/cwt101.00–117.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428126.47/cwt119.00–135.0054126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454134.00/cwt134.00–134.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476125.47/cwt119.00–133.0059743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485116.00/cwt115.00–117.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520120.29/cwt113.00–126.0062646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527110.29/cwt107.00–112.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552131.50/cwt131.50–131.5072632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569119.66/cwt113.00–125.0068133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571106.81/cwt99.00–111.0061013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623119.92/cwt112.00–125.0074729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628108.32/cwt104.00–110.006806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639126.50/cwt126.50–126.5080811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665124.75/cwt124.50–126.008306
Heifers—Small 1-2665101.00/cwt101.00–101.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671114.64/cwt111.00–123.0076914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680101.60/cwt100.00–105.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724110.00/cwt109.00–113.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774106.81/cwt101.00–113.0082710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810118.00/cwt118.00–118.009564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420146.73/cwt139.00–150.0061623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429129.58/cwt128.00–134.005565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465142.41/cwt138.00–149.0066214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476125.27/cwt115.00–131.0059613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522137.33/cwt124.00–145.0071729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526117.82/cwt106.00–123.0062011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570117.42/cwt109.00–121.0066910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573127.72/cwt123.00–133.0073213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617108.64/cwt105.00–113.006706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622121.24/cwt115.00–125.0075420
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658117.09/cwt113.00–121.007708
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673106.27/cwt104.00–110.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715106.16/cwt100.00–113.0075910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35557.49/cwt55.00–59.007792
Bulls——1,54077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1861
Bulls——1,84268.42/cwt62.00–73.001,26016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00427.86/cwt20.00–33.0028023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12539.01/cwt34.00–44.0043926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18139.03/cwt38.00–40.004615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35645.80/cwt42.00–50.0062135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44846.13/cwt42.00–52.0066829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69840.24/cwt38.00–42.006832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,0601

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.