Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-08-24

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 24
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
836 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 841▲ 102 vs year ago 734 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 109▲ 28 vs year ago 80 · +35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; 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 $123.77/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$123.77
202 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.94
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571124.76712183
Medium and Large 2-3495114.2656519thin
One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $147 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 sale202 hd
123.77
—
TN average10 barns · 2,260 hd
126.71
−2.94
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—High1,80183.041,49517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42961.9788517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18757.2267929
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05346.4548928

Every lot

84 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230165.22/cwt155.00–175.003802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312158.60/cwt154.00–164.004953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363162.00/cwt162.00–162.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3369130.62/cwt120.00–144.004824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420134.71/cwt129.00–139.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426154.76/cwt150.00–159.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470153.96/cwt148.00–158.0072411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476134.15/cwt128.00–144.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516133.46/cwt121.00–140.006898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524153.38/cwt149.00–157.0080417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562153.08/cwt146.00–158.0086013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575128.47/cwt115.00–140.007397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623137.02/cwt133.00–144.0085419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630147.98/cwt147.00–149.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633123.00/cwt115.00–129.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665115.54/cwt110.00–121.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667133.28/cwt130.00–135.0088914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710115.67/cwt112.00–119.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720128.86/cwt125.00–131.0092814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778126.85/cwt120.00–132.0098723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865120.72/cwt115.00–124.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2967114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1025
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260122.50/cwt122.50–122.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293131.98/cwt130.00–134.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323140.16/cwt130.00–149.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379134.19/cwt129.00–145.0050910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395118.00/cwt118.00–118.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428119.51/cwt118.00–120.005126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430129.24/cwt125.00–135.005568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476126.18/cwt122.00–130.0060111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480117.33/cwt114.00–120.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488141.69/cwt141.00–144.006917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515125.34/cwt120.00–130.0064615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523139.70/cwt136.00–144.0073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565108.87/cwt100.00–115.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577124.06/cwt119.00–128.0071638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622135.00/cwt135.00–135.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631120.46/cwt115.00–126.0076039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667125.67/cwt125.00–126.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671118.00/cwt113.00–123.0079218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721107.65/cwt105.00–110.007769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723117.00/cwt117.00–117.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768107.00/cwt106.00–108.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413152.78/cwt144.00–162.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415135.08/cwt130.00–140.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473131.00/cwt131.00–131.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478145.92/cwt139.00–153.0069711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523134.85/cwt130.00–141.0070523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534120.78/cwt110.00–126.006456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570120.96/cwt119.00–124.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577129.76/cwt124.00–132.0074913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623123.94/cwt120.00–130.0077212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667114.95/cwt112.00–118.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678121.76/cwt116.00–126.0082616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726115.77/cwt110.00–119.0084010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758107.51/cwt104.00–111.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825100.66/cwt94.00–108.008307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387086.00/cwt86.00–86.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287595.00/cwt94.00–96.008315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293092.65/cwt90.00–95.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297089.00/cwt89.00–89.008631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 319880.00/cwt80.00–80.001582
Dairy Steers—Large 322076.00/cwt76.00–76.001671
Dairy Steers—Large 329080.00/cwt80.00–80.002321
Dairy Steers—Large 331479.76/cwt76.00–81.002504
Dairy Steers—Large 343579.00/cwt79.00–79.003441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68471.85/cwt70.00–77.001,2104
Bulls——1,81985.77/cwt82.00–93.001,56012
Bulls——2,04595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99540.70/cwt35.00–45.0040514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11152.19/cwt48.00–57.0058014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17657.55/cwt52.00–63.5067726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24065.00/cwt65.00–65.008061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30849.05/cwt48.00–50.006422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41461.36/cwt56.00–64.5086815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54066.56/cwt66.00–67.001,0252

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.