Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-12-02

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 2
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
681 head
▲ 335 vs last sale 346▲ 681 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 76▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 46▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher with instances 14.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.55/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$135.55
202 head · 647 lb average
Value per head Derived
$877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2663135.75900187
Medium and Large 2-3449133.0559715thin
One grade step is worth $2.70/cwt here — about $303 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 sale202 hd
135.55
—
TN average2 barns · 591 hd
136.07
−0.52
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—Low1,65171.171,1759thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48952.4878211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30352.0467836
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10839.5843945

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233170.00/cwt170.00–170.003962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283172.00/cwt172.00–172.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340166.00/cwt166.00–166.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373135.47/cwt122.50–148.005056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382157.15/cwt150.00–166.0060014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429151.97/cwt149.00–156.006527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455124.00/cwt124.00–124.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471147.17/cwt144.00–151.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522145.99/cwt140.00–152.0076214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538132.97/cwt131.00–135.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569141.79/cwt137.00–145.0080714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609133.88/cwt133.00–135.008159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669125.68/cwt122.00–133.008416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713110.50/cwt110.00–111.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715119.76/cwt115.00–122.0085610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758124.21/cwt121.00–125.009425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,02269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830106.22/cwt105.00–109.008828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,03418
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240136.00/cwt136.00–136.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285134.00/cwt134.00–134.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328128.53/cwt123.00–135.004229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330118.00/cwt118.00–118.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372123.18/cwt120.00–126.004588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395116.00/cwt116.00–116.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426121.22/cwt115.00–126.0051623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426110.97/cwt106.00–114.004735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466108.80/cwt102.00–112.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476117.62/cwt114.00–125.0056025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525116.75/cwt112.00–121.0061319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3543107.00/cwt106.00–108.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573114.61/cwt110.00–120.0065713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575106.97/cwt105.00–109.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626110.12/cwt106.00–117.006897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364097.02/cwt94.00–100.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669113.37/cwt108.00–116.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673101.49/cwt100.00–103.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733100.00/cwt100.00–100.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753102.50/cwt102.00–103.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283098.89/cwt90.00–108.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291591.50/cwt88.00–95.008372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422149.03/cwt144.00–155.0062910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431132.49/cwt120.00–139.005716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473144.74/cwt140.00–150.0068520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483129.85/cwt121.00–138.006278
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519129.68/cwt118.00–134.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522141.31/cwt136.00–148.0073823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574132.66/cwt128.00–139.007617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587123.81/cwt120.00–125.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621122.83/cwt119.00–129.007638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628111.01/cwt104.00–115.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665103.42/cwt100.00–107.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666113.49/cwt110.00–118.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271597.29/cwt94.00–104.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283076.00/cwt76.00–76.006311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49560.00/cwt60.00–60.008971
Bulls——1,63370.51/cwt64.00–76.001,1517
Bulls——1,93087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05132.36/cwt29.00–35.0034012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12841.95/cwt36.00–49.0047332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16550.50/cwt50.50–50.505881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17341.90/cwt40.00–45.004912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28952.02/cwt47.00–57.0067132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35044.00/cwt44.00–44.005941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38057.00/cwt57.00–57.007871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51752.92/cwt48.00–57.508039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,66362.46/cwt59.00–65.001,0392
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,7881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,9871

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.