Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-11-25

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 25
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▼ 712 vs last sale 1,058▲ 346 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 126▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 30▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to this being a Holiday week causing light demand.Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.58/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$116.58
89 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.54
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567119.1567673
Medium and Large 2-3500104.8552416thin
One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $152 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 sale89 hd
116.58
—
TN average9 barns · 1,938 hd
117.12
−0.54
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—Low1,54671.741,10912
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45351.9375515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23349.3960933
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03739.9041422

Every lot

58 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310157.50/cwt157.50–157.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372138.95/cwt136.00–141.005173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385156.00/cwt150.00–162.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419153.75/cwt150.00–155.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483123.14/cwt113.00–132.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490148.00/cwt148.00–148.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510129.34/cwt128.00–130.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513151.29/cwt148.00–153.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530141.00/cwt135.00–146.0074710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563143.00/cwt142.00–144.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590129.11/cwt126.00–135.007627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633123.36/cwt120.00–130.0078110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663121.51/cwt121.00–122.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770111.69/cwt110.00–115.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added998110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,015104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327119.63/cwt118.00–121.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370120.65/cwt120.00–121.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421119.27/cwt115.00–122.005027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438106.74/cwt105.00–112.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465107.96/cwt100.00–114.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482118.01/cwt117.00–120.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487125.00/cwt125.00–125.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513116.20/cwt111.00–121.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533102.46/cwt100.00–105.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565102.32/cwt100.00–106.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579114.32/cwt107.00–118.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607126.50/cwt126.50–126.5076827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623113.89/cwt107.00–118.0071010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706105.46/cwt100.00–107.007456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287393.92/cwt90.00–98.008202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420147.70/cwt142.00–154.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475141.37/cwt134.00–145.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490113.00/cwt113.00–113.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522131.35/cwt124.00–135.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575134.00/cwt134.00–134.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653104.49/cwt101.00–108.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272095.35/cwt90.00–101.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280588.00/cwt88.00–88.007081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30063.00/cwt63.00–63.008191
Bulls——1,54671.59/cwt66.00–75.001,10710
Bulls——1,79082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85330.38/cwt26.00–33.002593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06641.40/cwt35.00–47.0044119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18641.91/cwt40.50–43.004974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23050.11/cwt45.00–56.5061628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41557.00/cwt57.00–57.008071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45651.57/cwt46.00–56.0075114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49059.00/cwt59.00–59.008791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213877.19/cwt835.00–910.0010,6404

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.