Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-07-20

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 20
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
592 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 718▲ 55 vs year ago 537 · +10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 131▼ 14 vs year ago 94 · −14.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 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 $119.30/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$119.30
146 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.74
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502121.19608117
Medium and Large 2-3479111.6653529
One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $73 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 sale146 hd
119.30
—
TN average10 barns · 2,124 hd
123.04
−3.74
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—Average1,60489.641,4389thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44260.7587619
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22059.8173027
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11347.8353218

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2236161.69/cwt160.00–167.503827
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313148.00/cwt148.00–148.004634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370141.74/cwt136.00–143.005248
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422137.59/cwt121.00–140.0058111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434154.05/cwt152.00–160.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476152.57/cwt149.00–158.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478131.86/cwt130.00–135.006306
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508127.32/cwt125.00–130.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545138.62/cwt135.00–140.007558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558120.25/cwt120.00–120.506712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565132.96/cwt129.00–142.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3611121.75/cwt121.00–122.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614131.88/cwt129.00–135.008107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658114.51/cwt111.00–118.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701121.00/cwt120.00–126.008486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750127.00/cwt127.00–127.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860106.00/cwt105.00–109.009124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208147.50/cwt147.50–147.503074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295116.00/cwt116.00–116.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307129.00/cwt129.00–129.003967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383121.03/cwt120.00–122.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385129.68/cwt124.00–136.0049912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422117.43/cwt110.00–121.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430131.07/cwt125.00–136.0056417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480112.79/cwt110.00–115.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481124.16/cwt119.00–129.0059718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524107.99/cwt105.00–110.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526118.99/cwt114.00–125.0062614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565115.62/cwt110.00–120.0065324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573102.45/cwt94.00–106.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616111.12/cwt105.00–115.0068410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679108.39/cwt105.00–110.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372592.00/cwt92.00–92.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733104.50/cwt104.00–105.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278790.00/cwt90.00–90.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420123.02/cwt120.00–126.005178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430135.99/cwt135.00–137.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510122.51/cwt121.00–124.006252
Bulls—Small 1-2510113.00/cwt113.00–113.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514131.91/cwt126.00–136.0067810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3562117.63/cwt114.00–120.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569129.83/cwt125.00–134.007397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619122.07/cwt116.00–127.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660120.45/cwt117.00–124.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728109.48/cwt108.00–111.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760107.01/cwt106.00–108.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286097.00/cwt97.00–97.008341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 365078.00/cwt78.00–78.005071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40382.11/cwt79.00–84.001,1523
Bulls——1,64489.27/cwt87.00–93.001,4684
Bulls——1,825101.66/cwt100.00–103.001,8552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01842.13/cwt35.00–45.004297
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17351.46/cwt46.00–56.0060411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21760.28/cwt56.00–67.0073425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26054.00/cwt54.00–54.006802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43061.18/cwt54.00–65.0087518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66553.00/cwt53.00–53.008821

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.