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

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 11
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,228 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 1,340▲ 1,228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 186▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 71▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 450 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. steady to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 8.00-14.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality of cattle was fair to poor in some cases.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.65/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$113.65
250 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567117.28665179
Medium and Large 2-3532105.7556365
Small 1-259691.025426thin
One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $123 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 sale250 hd
113.65
—
TN average11 barns · 3,006 hd
113.94
−0.28
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—High1,80066.041,18916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54145.4770126
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34643.7958947
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07533.8936477

Every lot

85 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324157.63/cwt150.00–165.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370158.18/cwt155.00–165.005857
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373129.33/cwt120.00–136.004827
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428154.94/cwt149.00–160.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470132.73/cwt131.00–136.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484140.21/cwt139.00–142.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522136.02/cwt130.00–141.007108
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533119.83/cwt116.00–121.006395
Steers—Small 1-2545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565130.81/cwt125.00–137.0073913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616132.20/cwt125.00–137.5081412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620140.81/cwt140.00–142.008735
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622120.34/cwt120.00–121.007493
Steers—Small 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671130.48/cwt125.00–136.0087611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680118.00/cwt118.00–118.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712119.51/cwt115.00–125.008518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733137.57/cwt137.00–139.001,00825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Steers—Small 1-2770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808117.99/cwt116.00–120.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856137.38/cwt124.00–138.501,17613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316125.98/cwt119.00–132.003984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377123.39/cwt118.00–131.0046512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390114.00/cwt114.00–114.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420126.80/cwt120.00–133.0053319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3443108.95/cwt105.00–111.504835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469108.90/cwt100.00–117.0051122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470123.45/cwt118.00–130.0058021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517120.88/cwt113.00–126.0062524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522104.81/cwt91.00–111.0054712
Heifers—Small 1-252596.04/cwt92.00–100.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558124.51/cwt124.00–126.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571102.91/cwt100.00–108.005888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574114.70/cwt110.00–122.0065825
Heifers—Small 1-258888.67/cwt80.00–96.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618114.30/cwt108.00–123.0070620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624103.39/cwt90.00–107.0064513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665111.35/cwt105.00–116.0074016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367099.67/cwt95.00–102.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716115.00/cwt115.00–115.008238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721109.23/cwt103.00–113.0078813
Heifers—Small 1-276088.00/cwt88.00–88.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770108.17/cwt105.00–111.008336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283598.71/cwt95.00–106.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287395.04/cwt90.00–100.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910104.00/cwt104.00–104.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295094.00/cwt94.00–94.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423128.83/cwt117.00–138.005456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426152.99/cwt145.00–159.0065212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472125.60/cwt113.00–135.0059310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473141.59/cwt137.00–152.006709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517122.56/cwt119.00–130.006348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522113.97/cwt110.00–118.005958
Bulls—Small 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570109.54/cwt106.00–112.006249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571115.18/cwt113.00–119.0065817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613113.46/cwt110.00–116.0069614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628106.74/cwt105.00–109.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670105.49/cwt104.00–107.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367699.16/cwt90.00–102.006709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271898.31/cwt93.00–102.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278595.00/cwt95.00–95.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283081.00/cwt81.00–81.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286589.00/cwt89.00–89.007701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,00745.00/cwt45.00–45.004533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58858.62/cwt53.00–62.009315
Bulls——1,73076.32/cwt75.00–78.001,3202
Bulls——1,93467.87/cwt62.00–73.001,3139
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05928.89/cwt20.00–33.0030634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08837.85/cwt34.00–44.0041243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22537.59/cwt36.00–39.004609
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29054.18/cwt53.00–55.006993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38244.49/cwt41.00–49.0061535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43539.03/cwt38.00–40.005604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55646.05/cwt41.00–51.0071720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60052.51/cwt52.00–53.008402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195480.00/cwt480.00–480.005,7361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233747.05/cwt685.00–800.009,2112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,6921

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.