Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-02-03

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 3
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,093 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 1,057▲ 1,093 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 128▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $124.53/cwt on 366 head.
Average price
$124.53
366 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.53
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541125.91681321
Medium and Large 2-3502114.8457744
Small 1-2575106.006101thin
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $71 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 sale366 hd
124.53
—
TN average10 barns · 2,454 hd
125.06
−0.53
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—Average1,77278.251,38623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45460.4887928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24757.1671364
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09347.3151761

Every lot

88 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 1-2283177.61/cwt175.00–180.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285154.00/cwt154.00–154.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330147.27/cwt137.50–156.004866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335173.21/cwt160.00–180.0058014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378170.72/cwt160.00–180.0064513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383150.29/cwt142.00–156.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429164.11/cwt160.00–171.0070412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429141.31/cwt127.00–155.006067
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467147.57/cwt143.00–155.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476165.25/cwt158.00–173.0078715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515166.59/cwt165.00–169.008587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524159.18/cwt154.00–164.0083421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526142.64/cwt135.00–151.007507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564155.67/cwt155.00–157.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572132.79/cwt130.00–138.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579144.90/cwt140.00–152.0083925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614143.55/cwt142.00–146.008819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.47/cwt130.00–139.0083819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663126.00/cwt126.00–126.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670131.60/cwt129.00–136.0088211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720122.22/cwt120.00–125.0088018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729132.00/cwt132.00–132.009625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785121.01/cwt120.00–122.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818115.50/cwt115.00–116.009452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276138.38/cwt130.00–145.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283125.89/cwt122.00–128.003563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330140.29/cwt134.00–145.0046311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372118.89/cwt110.00–124.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376134.47/cwt129.00–140.0050621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.34/cwt126.00–141.0056034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433119.79/cwt112.00–125.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469119.01/cwt118.00–120.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471129.95/cwt124.00–137.0061248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525129.34/cwt123.00–135.0067952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526116.29/cwt108.00–120.0061210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575112.72/cwt108.00–115.006484
Heifers—Small 1-2575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576122.78/cwt117.00–127.0070736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577128.57/cwt128.00–129.0074229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611116.95/cwt111.00–122.0071516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619105.82/cwt100.00–109.006559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627124.37/cwt123.50–126.007809
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650104.00/cwt104.00–104.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664114.11/cwt109.00–118.5075820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370096.00/cwt96.00–96.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703119.86/cwt116.50–120.5084319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727109.18/cwt103.00–111.0079412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765107.94/cwt103.00–111.008264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825109.00/cwt109.00–109.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828106.46/cwt104.00–109.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296891.01/cwt90.00–92.008812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415162.50/cwt154.00–169.006747
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422146.00/cwt131.00–152.006167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472161.37/cwt154.00–170.0076230
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479139.55/cwt124.00–150.0066811
Bulls—Small 1-2485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519148.81/cwt140.00–155.0077217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528130.06/cwt116.00–139.0068713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571124.03/cwt120.00–130.007089
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574133.04/cwt129.00–138.0076410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616125.37/cwt123.00–129.5077212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625110.93/cwt108.00–114.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666122.26/cwt120.00–129.008147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720113.63/cwt109.00–117.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735109.00/cwt109.00–109.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765100.33/cwt96.00–105.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281592.64/cwt90.00–96.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288088.00/cwt88.00–88.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293281.62/cwt78.00–87.007613
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 330298.00/cwt98.00–98.002967
Dairy Steers—Large 345384.00/cwt84.00–84.003814
Dairy Steers—Large 350375.00/cwt75.00–75.003774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57269.82/cwt59.00–75.001,09810
Bulls——1,89981.63/cwt76.50–86.001,55010
Bulls——2,01395.06/cwt92.00–97.501,9143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08439.93/cwt37.50–42.504337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09347.43/cwt43.00–53.5051850
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11658.70/cwt56.50–61.506554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18948.18/cwt46.00–50.505737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24757.39/cwt51.50–63.5071651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31665.73/cwt64.00–67.508656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42165.00/cwt64.00–66.509248
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46758.67/cwt52.50–63.5086120

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.