Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-11-18

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 18
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,058 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 1,228▲ 1,058 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 196▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 41▲ 30 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 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; 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 $116.16/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$116.16
279 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.50
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545117.91643231
Medium and Large 2-3514107.9855547
Small 1-268098.006661thin
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale279 hd
116.16
—
TN average8 barns · 2,464 hd
116.66
−0.50
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—High1,63666.611,09019
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24448.4060240
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47847.927086thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06637.4339942

Every lot

89 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265161.00/cwt155.00–167.004272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325157.11/cwt148.00–169.005118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335129.03/cwt127.00–131.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367136.36/cwt126.50–144.005005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379155.24/cwt148.00–167.005887
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3412136.42/cwt129.00–142.005625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415155.01/cwt150.00–157.006437
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480122.98/cwt118.00–128.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487141.39/cwt136.00–148.0068914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525132.31/cwt125.00–136.0069526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572128.69/cwt125.00–134.0073624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591116.03/cwt110.00–118.506865
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3612120.49/cwt116.00–123.007378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623129.97/cwt125.00–138.0081019
Steers—Small 1-2650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666128.95/cwt125.00–132.0085914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673117.36/cwt113.00–121.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733123.16/cwt120.00–126.009036
Steers—Small 1-2745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763125.27/cwt118.00–129.0095610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765111.29/cwt105.00–115.008513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850109.00/cwt109.00–109.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905112.52/cwt109.00–116.001,0182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277137.66/cwt131.00–146.003813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295124.00/cwt124.00–124.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322128.18/cwt124.00–136.004135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331117.83/cwt117.00–119.003905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373111.76/cwt110.00–115.004173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377125.61/cwt120.00–130.0047415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415137.00/cwt137.00–137.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423124.74/cwt119.00–129.0052813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438113.72/cwt109.00–117.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471124.33/cwt118.00–130.0058641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481112.50/cwt107.00–115.505419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515108.15/cwt105.00–109.505577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523117.80/cwt111.50–122.5061641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567102.33/cwt97.00–106.005806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572115.11/cwt108.50–119.0065832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628113.40/cwt106.50–119.5071238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631102.39/cwt96.50–105.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt96.00–102.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664111.57/cwt105.00–118.0074122
Heifers—Small 1-268098.00/cwt98.00–98.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371694.01/cwt90.00–96.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721108.17/cwt101.00–114.007808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770104.78/cwt99.00–109.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,08081.50/cwt81.50–81.508803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424127.92/cwt120.00–133.005426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427145.30/cwt140.00–153.0062015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479140.18/cwt133.00–145.0067110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479123.96/cwt119.00–130.0059412
Bulls—Small 1-2515114.00/cwt114.00–114.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525125.52/cwt122.00–133.0065923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531117.03/cwt111.00–120.006217
Bulls—Small 1-2550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577121.22/cwt117.00–127.0069910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581111.67/cwt107.00–115.0064911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613118.65/cwt115.00–128.007279
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635107.27/cwt97.50–111.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665102.60/cwt98.00–106.006825
Bulls—Small 1-268599.22/cwt95.00–103.506802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273098.06/cwt94.00–104.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276592.32/cwt90.00–96.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283580.00/cwt80.00–80.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290585.00/cwt85.00–85.007691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358563.00/cwt63.00–63.003691
Dairy Steers—Large 368855.00/cwt55.00–55.003784
Dairy Steers—Large 375555.00/cwt55.00–55.004151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57568.61/cwt62.00–73.001,08112
Bulls——1,67577.68/cwt76.00–80.001,3012
Bulls——1,76657.38/cwt55.00–60.001,0135
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03047.71/cwt47.50–48.004912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04829.47/cwt22.00–33.5030911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07539.74/cwt34.50–46.5042729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23147.09/cwt42.00–53.5058034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26454.95/cwt54.00–56.006955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45246.90/cwt44.50–50.006815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57060.00/cwt60.00–60.009421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60553.00/cwt53.00–53.008511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188667.97/cwt620.00–700.007,9353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,572786.41/cwt740.00–820.0012,3623

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.