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

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▼ 263 vs last sale 684▲ 421 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 122▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 14.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 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 $126.16/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$126.16
119 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$12.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.68
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553127.55706100
Medium and Large 2-3464119.0655218thin
Small 1-2445115.005121thin
One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $194 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 sale119 hd
126.16
—
TN average10 barns · 1,587 hd
127.83
−1.68
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—Average1,67887.731,47215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30265.308509thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16860.6770936
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04952.3354933

Every lot

67 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 1-2265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366159.89/cwt156.00–170.005856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375149.81/cwt145.00–156.005625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431167.64/cwt160.00–174.007235
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435150.50/cwt148.00–153.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475167.84/cwt164.00–174.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485148.00/cwt148.00–148.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515168.37/cwt164.00–171.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523139.00/cwt139.00–139.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527152.50/cwt145.00–159.0080411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574155.67/cwt155.00–156.0089412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583145.45/cwt143.00–148.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585131.52/cwt129.00–134.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Steers—Small 1-2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.77/cwt129.00–141.008408
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658110.51/cwt110.00–111.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667130.02/cwt127.00–134.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718121.72/cwt117.00–126.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718110.32/cwt106.00–114.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762119.75/cwt119.50–120.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333140.48/cwt140.00–141.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368136.52/cwt127.00–144.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387121.70/cwt120.00–125.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433124.27/cwt122.00–127.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442132.74/cwt130.00–141.005875
Heifers—Small 1-2445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464136.29/cwt129.00–143.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466115.41/cwt110.00–123.005387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530130.06/cwt124.00–136.0068926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537119.01/cwt116.00–121.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577127.71/cwt124.00–134.0073724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615126.41/cwt125.00–127.507778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620113.50/cwt112.00–115.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721112.44/cwt112.00–114.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835101.50/cwt101.50–101.508483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288598.00/cwt98.00–98.008671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424154.90/cwt150.00–164.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430143.00/cwt138.00–148.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468130.23/cwt120.00–147.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488146.05/cwt143.00–149.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524122.67/cwt114.00–128.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527133.94/cwt130.00–140.007066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566131.19/cwt125.00–135.007438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575120.49/cwt120.00–121.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3621108.13/cwt105.00–112.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634121.30/cwt118.00–123.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668115.50/cwt115.00–116.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717104.35/cwt101.00–107.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372892.50/cwt92.00–93.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64081.61/cwt79.50–83.001,3383
Bulls——1,68789.26/cwt85.00–94.501,50612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97941.10/cwt39.00–44.004024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05353.36/cwt46.00–57.0056227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12860.87/cwt60.00–61.506872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16860.67/cwt55.00–66.0070936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30069.50/cwt69.50–69.509041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30264.77/cwt60.00–68.508438

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.