Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-07-06

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 6
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 635▼ 406 vs year ago 843 · −48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 134▲ 29 vs year ago 34 · +85.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 33▼ 94 vs year ago 114 · −82.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; 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 $120.27/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$120.27
140 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.44
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542121.50659128
Medium and Large 2-3535107.1557412thin
One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $85 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 sale140 hd
120.27
—
TN average3 barns · 626 hd
121.71
−1.44
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—Low1,61889.951,4554thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33562.928404thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28362.5380322
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15351.7559715

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295166.00/cwt166.00–166.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313163.66/cwt160.00–167.505122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370152.74/cwt148.00–156.005655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380138.91/cwt129.00–148.005286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429149.14/cwt145.00–151.006407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468149.89/cwt145.00–153.0070116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470134.99/cwt134.00–136.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512139.19/cwt134.00–145.0071311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537130.10/cwt129.50–132.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548148.00/cwt148.00–148.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563136.65/cwt135.00–146.007699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575147.00/cwt147.00–147.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583130.01/cwt129.00–131.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618134.42/cwt128.00–137.0083115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674133.40/cwt125.00–135.0089918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3699110.00/cwt110.00–110.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715130.58/cwt128.00–134.009345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778117.66/cwt115.00–123.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805109.00/cwt109.00–109.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891113.51/cwt112.00–114.001,0114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275132.50/cwt132.50–132.503641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318137.87/cwt134.00–142.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376134.21/cwt122.00–143.0050512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432124.60/cwt120.00–130.005389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450119.00/cwt119.00–119.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477125.54/cwt120.00–131.0059916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.66/cwt116.00–128.0063924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555111.00/cwt111.00–111.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565122.31/cwt115.00–127.0069128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613120.00/cwt120.00–120.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618112.97/cwt109.00–118.006986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620100.11/cwt90.00–106.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668115.29/cwt109.00–117.5077018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710103.50/cwt101.00–105.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296590.00/cwt90.00–90.008692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419140.96/cwt137.00–144.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438131.50/cwt131.00–132.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470138.15/cwt135.00–141.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt129.00–131.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528130.30/cwt125.00–136.006887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555113.00/cwt113.00–113.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568123.98/cwt122.00–126.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622122.03/cwt119.00–125.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623110.00/cwt110.00–110.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720110.48/cwt109.00–112.507953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768103.50/cwt103.00–104.007952
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 350580.00/cwt80.00–80.004041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11077.50/cwt77.50–77.508601
Bulls——1,78794.10/cwt93.00–96.501,6823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15055.51/cwt51.50–59.5063810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15844.24/cwt38.00–50.005125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24363.34/cwt59.00–67.0078720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33562.92/cwt59.50–67.008404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,68854.44/cwt53.00–56.009192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.009,5741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,7131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,2231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170753.46/cwt710.00–800.008,8152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,209851.01/cwt760.00–885.0010,2894

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.