Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-09-14

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 14
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 637▲ 36 vs year ago 674 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 118▼ 5 vs year ago 111 · −4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 46▼ 9 vs year ago 42 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.24/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$135.24
153 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$18.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.00
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552138.23763118
Medium and Large 2-3546125.4668633
Small 1-2565120.006782thin
One grade step is worth $18.23/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 sale153 hd
135.24
—
TN average9 barns · 1,845 hd
139.24
−4.00
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—Average1,59088.181,40216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46763.2992818
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22760.6074433
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01549.5750319

Every lot

80 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280153.23/cwt142.50–165.004293
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320154.00/cwt145.00–162.504938
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380151.79/cwt144.00–157.505775
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418130.69/cwt126.00–135.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429144.26/cwt140.00–150.006197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470139.40/cwt136.00–145.0065512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474129.75/cwt128.00–133.0061510
Steers—Small 1-2485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520129.51/cwt126.00–133.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533138.88/cwt135.00–146.0074014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573123.66/cwt119.00–127.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575134.81/cwt130.00–140.0077528
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631121.24/cwt119.00–125.007658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634137.53/cwt133.00–139.0087222
Steers—Small 1-2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669134.68/cwt127.00–139.0090113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3738106.00/cwt106.00–106.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770123.00/cwt123.00–123.009471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343130.00/cwt130.00–130.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379128.15/cwt122.00–132.004866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421126.70/cwt124.00–140.0053311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426118.27/cwt116.00–120.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458114.99/cwt114.00–116.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478129.77/cwt122.00–137.0062032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520127.30/cwt119.00–134.0066225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520115.96/cwt115.00–117.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570119.81/cwt115.00–127.0068315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575108.71/cwt105.00–110.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619117.20/cwt114.00–123.0072515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659124.00/cwt124.00–124.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673113.05/cwt110.00–120.007616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685103.00/cwt103.00–103.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720106.95/cwt104.00–112.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282597.58/cwt93.00–102.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855102.99/cwt102.00–104.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293096.00/cwt96.00–96.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422136.19/cwt134.00–140.005755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438128.51/cwt126.00–131.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465130.52/cwt130.00–131.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479138.16/cwt132.00–144.0066214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518125.37/cwt123.00–127.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528135.05/cwt130.00–142.0071314
Bulls—Small 1-2540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573124.62/cwt120.00–131.0071411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578118.51/cwt118.00–119.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608111.01/cwt110.00–112.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622121.96/cwt118.00–124.0075920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675121.01/cwt120.00–123.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722114.67/cwt112.00–119.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769104.75/cwt98.00–107.008067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282593.39/cwt89.00–98.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357884.55/cwt83.00–86.004892
Dairy Steers—Large 363579.00/cwt79.00–79.005021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44873.90/cwt71.00–81.001,0704
Bulls——1,587100.27/cwt97.50–105.001,5913
Bulls——1,65490.50/cwt87.50–95.001,4979
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96339.69/cwt37.00–42.003823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02551.42/cwt46.00–56.5052716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18660.25/cwt54.00–66.0071527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22051.55/cwt50.00–53.006292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45961.57/cwt55.00–65.0089814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49369.33/cwt68.00–70.001,0354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51167.50/cwt67.50–67.501,0204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,412848.49/cwt750.00–925.0011,9813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,1001

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.