Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-01-27

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 27
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,057 head
▲ 522 vs last sale 535▲ 1,057 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 56▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.76/cwt on 333 head.
Average price
$127.76
333 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.30
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515128.53662315
Medium and Large 2-3514114.9759117thin
Small 1-2605100.006051thin
One grade step is worth $28.53/cwt here — about $57 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 sale333 hd
127.76
—
TN average10 barns · 2,179 hd
128.06
−0.30
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—Average1,57182.711,30020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56058.9391920
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29757.2974340
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08344.6848438

Every lot

90 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284168.24/cwt160.00–175.004784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313146.85/cwt142.50–151.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322172.68/cwt160.00–177.0055629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374167.80/cwt158.00–170.0062840
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395145.00/cwt140.00–150.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423164.26/cwt158.00–173.0069513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429148.78/cwt140.00–156.006386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471164.12/cwt158.00–171.0077311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477145.92/cwt134.00–156.006965
Steers—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515165.00/cwt162.00–168.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522134.93/cwt126.00–140.007046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528152.60/cwt146.00–159.0080632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572146.51/cwt140.00–152.0083818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579134.27/cwt132.00–135.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608132.00/cwt132.00–132.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.81/cwt134.00–146.0089033
Steers—Small 1-2635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007051
Steers—Small 1-2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670121.53/cwt120.00–123.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674130.93/cwt124.00–136.0088231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720122.00/cwt120.00–124.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726137.20/cwt136.00–138.5099649
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814124.88/cwt124.00–125.001,0178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872121.48/cwt120.00–123.001,0594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985107.68/cwt106.00–110.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015107.49/cwt107.00–108.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,059110.99/cwt105.00–113.001,1754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,130104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,33095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,36591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300126.00/cwt126.00–126.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328145.76/cwt133.00–148.0047841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377137.14/cwt130.00–144.0051728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426132.26/cwt127.00–142.0056338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427124.31/cwt123.00–125.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472128.49/cwt123.00–134.0060657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487112.32/cwt110.00–115.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519117.13/cwt106.00–121.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521128.49/cwt123.00–135.0066932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568127.52/cwt120.00–132.0072443
Heifers—Small 1-2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617122.14/cwt119.00–129.0075413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675117.05/cwt113.00–123.5079032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716111.28/cwt110.00–113.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740102.00/cwt102.00–102.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770108.85/cwt100.00–113.0083813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377594.00/cwt94.00–94.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806113.50/cwt113.50–113.509158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818104.20/cwt100.00–112.008524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860107.00/cwt107.00–107.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905102.00/cwt102.00–102.009231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417144.74/cwt128.00–153.0060410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434162.41/cwt156.00–171.0070529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470156.99/cwt150.00–164.0073811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472140.53/cwt126.00–149.0066312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523133.86/cwt127.00–141.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524148.15/cwt140.00–154.0077623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571141.33/cwt134.00–147.0080710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572129.99/cwt129.00–131.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614135.26/cwt130.00–140.008307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626115.90/cwt108.00–120.507268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653133.21/cwt129.00–138.008705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727112.29/cwt110.00–115.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293588.50/cwt86.00–91.008272
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364560.00/cwt60.00–60.003871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40971.78/cwt66.00–75.001,0115
Bulls——1,59483.34/cwt76.00–89.001,32812
Bulls——1,75098.42/cwt97.00–99.001,7223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98437.31/cwt29.00–42.0036711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12347.68/cwt43.00–54.5053527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25256.65/cwt50.00–62.0070933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44848.14/cwt47.00–49.506972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51057.93/cwt51.00–62.5087514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53365.20/cwt63.50–68.001,0005
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67063.61/cwt63.00–64.001,0625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71549.50/cwt49.50–49.508491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890803.93/cwt750.00–850.007,1552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,2111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,375850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,6881

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.