Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-08-03

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 3
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 812▲ 172 vs year ago 698 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 112▲ 64 vs year ago 72 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 97 vs year ago 112 · −86.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.65/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$121.65
233 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578122.61708212
Medium and Large 2-3530111.9959421
One grade step is worth $10.62/cwt here — about $115 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 sale233 hd
121.65
—
TN average9 barns · 1,921 hd
124.34
−2.68
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—Average1,65292.331,52614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40670.0298420
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27165.6383449
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06754.4058036

Every lot

85 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 1-2250157.50/cwt157.50–157.503941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328141.92/cwt140.00–144.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358132.01/cwt126.00–139.004733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376144.83/cwt140.00–153.0054510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422144.32/cwt140.00–148.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440137.00/cwt137.00–137.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460134.00/cwt134.00–134.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487144.10/cwt139.00–152.0070211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519142.42/cwt135.00–150.0073923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519130.88/cwt129.00–134.006798
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569128.59/cwt116.00–133.007327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577140.20/cwt134.00–148.0080919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616145.21/cwt144.00–145.5089410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618120.43/cwt118.00–125.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623136.71/cwt130.00–142.0085225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665133.89/cwt130.00–140.0089012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675121.58/cwt115.00–125.008218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713137.51/cwt137.00–139.0098012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714125.46/cwt121.00–131.0089611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774127.19/cwt120.00–130.0098415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3779113.99/cwt111.00–115.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826114.96/cwt110.00–122.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930105.00/cwt105.00–105.009771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263134.88/cwt132.50–137.503552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283118.72/cwt117.50–120.003362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305134.00/cwt134.00–134.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380126.00/cwt126.00–126.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384136.29/cwt130.00–140.0052310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422117.45/cwt110.00–122.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425128.35/cwt124.00–133.0054511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473116.36/cwt110.00–120.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481126.46/cwt121.00–133.0060827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528125.20/cwt120.00–131.0066126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530111.67/cwt108.00–117.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569121.59/cwt115.00–125.0069235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580126.88/cwt126.50–127.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3592112.66/cwt110.00–114.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621125.00/cwt124.50–126.0077618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623119.80/cwt115.00–124.0074634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625109.52/cwt108.00–111.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666118.07/cwt112.00–122.0078610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684124.42/cwt124.00–125.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724122.06/cwt121.50–122.508847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726110.97/cwt105.00–114.008069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373296.30/cwt93.00–98.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758106.51/cwt104.00–109.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282794.67/cwt94.00–95.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287392.52/cwt91.00–94.008082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424139.73/cwt135.00–145.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425127.83/cwt120.00–134.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473128.07/cwt120.00–133.006066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476139.40/cwt134.00–144.0066413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526132.52/cwt127.00–140.0069715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530121.04/cwt116.00–125.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560132.96/cwt124.00–139.0074514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577116.93/cwt110.00–122.006757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623126.42/cwt120.00–132.0078815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674117.52/cwt114.00–122.0079214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3676110.50/cwt110.00–111.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720112.44/cwt108.00–115.008109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769109.24/cwt104.00–113.008404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281297.33/cwt94.00–104.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385583.00/cwt83.00–83.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285895.97/cwt93.00–99.008232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51585.36/cwt83.00–88.501,2936
Bulls——1,73695.52/cwt92.00–100.501,6586
Bulls——1,813103.67/cwt102.50–105.001,8802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00445.62/cwt40.00–51.004589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08857.32/cwt53.00–64.0062427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25872.90/cwt71.50–74.009176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27165.09/cwt58.50–70.0082741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31855.00/cwt55.00–55.007252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40567.77/cwt64.50–70.5095212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40773.39/cwt73.00–74.001,0338
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045820.69/cwt750.00–900.008,5762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053994.18/cwt925.00–1,050.0010,4692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163917.69/cwt825.00–975.0010,6734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,9381

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.