Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-07-27

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 27
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 592▼ 22 vs year ago 834 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 80▲ 12 vs year ago 100 · +12.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.79/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$121.79
288 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.47
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551122.77677260
Medium and Large 2-3562112.6963428
One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about $43 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 sale288 hd
121.79
—
TN average9 barns · 1,632 hd
124.26
−2.47
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—High1,64889.781,47912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43464.8593015
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27364.2481845
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00252.4352529

Every lot

75 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367152.89/cwt146.00–158.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370130.99/cwt129.00–133.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409154.13/cwt148.00–159.006306
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3411132.64/cwt132.00–135.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3466129.33/cwt125.00–136.006036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480143.47/cwt140.00–149.0068921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524120.42/cwt108.00–130.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529139.02/cwt135.00–144.0073525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579139.47/cwt133.00–146.5080825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581126.53/cwt114.00–131.5073510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631119.71/cwt114.00–124.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632140.00/cwt140.00–140.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632132.41/cwt126.00–136.0083716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666131.65/cwt125.00–136.0087717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670121.52/cwt120.00–123.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712126.07/cwt120.00–131.0089817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713134.12/cwt134.00–135.009568
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771130.18/cwt128.00–131.001,00416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828117.63/cwt110.00–123.009743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856115.00/cwt115.00–115.009844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940105.00/cwt105.00–105.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330127.00/cwt127.00–127.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340126.00/cwt126.00–126.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377131.48/cwt124.00–140.0049611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418118.51/cwt117.00–120.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422129.71/cwt122.00–134.0054721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472124.86/cwt119.00–130.0058946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485115.36/cwt113.00–117.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516124.38/cwt119.00–129.0064255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518113.58/cwt110.00–117.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577121.66/cwt115.00–128.0070250
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581113.09/cwt110.00–114.0065712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614108.24/cwt102.00–111.006654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625120.71/cwt114.00–125.0075436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665106.98/cwt103.00–112.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670120.34/cwt116.00–124.0080621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672125.00/cwt125.00–125.008406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735111.25/cwt109.00–113.508182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770113.00/cwt113.00–113.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770100.67/cwt100.00–102.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281897.60/cwt93.00–102.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289595.00/cwt95.00–95.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290389.51/cwt85.00–94.008082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422129.17/cwt122.00–132.005456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425138.33/cwt134.00–146.0058814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476135.62/cwt130.00–142.0064612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481125.41/cwt124.00–127.006035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524130.98/cwt125.00–136.0068617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525119.20/cwt110.00–124.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576126.41/cwt120.00–131.0072823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585116.32/cwt113.00–119.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624120.64/cwt116.00–126.007537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673118.22/cwt117.00–120.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734115.00/cwt113.00–118.008445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758105.97/cwt102.00–112.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290583.00/cwt83.00–83.007511
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 336076.00/cwt76.00–76.002741
Dairy Steers—Large 341080.00/cwt80.00–80.003281
Dairy Steers—Large 346082.00/cwt82.00–82.003771
Dairy Steers—Large 356584.00/cwt84.00–84.004751
Dairy Steers—Large 374079.00/cwt79.00–79.005851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13274.02/cwt71.00–77.008383
Bulls——1,80492.56/cwt86.00–99.001,6707
Bulls——1,875103.70/cwt102.50–105.001,9442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91067.50/cwt67.50–67.506141
Cows—Lean 85-90%97445.66/cwt40.00–50.004459
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02054.85/cwt51.00–62.0055919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27364.06/cwt59.00–69.0081544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29072.00/cwt72.00–72.009291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43464.85/cwt60.00–68.0093015

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.