Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-12-09

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,099 head
▲ 418 vs last sale 681▲ 1,099 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 114▲ 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 26▲ 70 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 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; 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 $113.66/cwt on 296 head.
Average price
$113.66
296 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.86
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574114.98659256
Medium and Large 2-3462106.4549236
Small 1-255594.385244thin
One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $136 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 sale296 hd
113.66
—
TN average12 barns · 4,231 hd
117.52
−3.86
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—Average1,60364.931,04117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51747.5172125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37347.0064563
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15337.3943139

Every lot

82 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 1-2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321154.00/cwt144.00–160.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323129.71/cwt122.00–135.004193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378155.22/cwt148.00–164.0058722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2401150.61/cwt150.00–153.006045
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435134.00/cwt134.00–134.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478148.13/cwt142.00–151.0070817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478128.79/cwt120.00–136.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510153.34/cwt153.00–154.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.49/cwt139.00–152.0075720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3534130.20/cwt121.00–135.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565137.31/cwt130.00–142.0077612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573121.87/cwt111.00–129.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620131.57/cwt126.00–136.0081630
Steers—Small 1-2650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666124.63/cwt117.00–130.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820112.52/cwt109.00–116.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830121.59/cwt121.00–122.001,00911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 2-389390.00/cwt90.00–90.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,083104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326124.29/cwt120.00–130.0040510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330110.82/cwt104.00–115.003663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369118.18/cwt114.00–120.004367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379112.67/cwt110.00–119.004277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422106.49/cwt100.00–111.004499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426119.80/cwt116.00–123.0051022
Heifers—Small 1-2445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480117.01/cwt112.00–121.0056244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480106.84/cwt100.00–110.505137
Heifers—Small 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521112.27/cwt109.00–116.0058525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536100.73/cwt100.00–103.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566121.00/cwt121.00–121.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570110.79/cwt105.00–118.0063235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573101.96/cwt100.00–104.005842
Heifers—Small 1-260580.00/cwt80.00–80.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361399.02/cwt98.00–100.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628104.67/cwt102.00–114.0065727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637115.00/cwt115.00–115.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663100.00/cwt100.00–100.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670107.47/cwt105.00–114.007207
Heifers—Small 1-268080.00/cwt80.00–80.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703103.00/cwt103.00–103.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726119.50/cwt119.50–119.5086862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780102.45/cwt100.00–105.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424147.85/cwt143.00–154.0062711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431132.10/cwt126.00–136.005695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472144.16/cwt138.00–151.0068032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475128.47/cwt124.00–133.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517129.18/cwt125.00–131.506685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529140.18/cwt133.00–146.0074226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565121.01/cwt120.00–122.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568133.53/cwt126.00–138.0075816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622120.93/cwt115.00–125.0075219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630109.49/cwt109.00–110.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668102.27/cwt98.00–105.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680112.80/cwt108.00–114.507679
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370594.00/cwt94.00–94.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718104.38/cwt100.00–110.007495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276796.34/cwt94.00–100.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281888.05/cwt85.00–91.007202
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 391551.00/cwt51.00–51.004673
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58370.25/cwt66.00–75.001,1127
Bulls——1,58859.12/cwt55.00–64.009399
Bulls——1,88080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04330.50/cwt22.00–33.0031810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19139.76/cwt35.00–45.0047429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36241.14/cwt38.00–42.005608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37547.85/cwt43.00–55.0065855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49948.40/cwt45.50–52.0072622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64541.02/cwt40.00–43.006753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,067.49/cwt800.00–1,275.0011,3693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133797.06/cwt700.00–850.009,0313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,6941

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.