Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-09-28

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 28
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
993 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 1,228▼ 13 vs year ago 1,006 · −1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 113▲ 16 vs year ago 139 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 20▼ 26 vs year ago 69 · −37.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.71/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$118.71
215 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531120.74642174
Medium and Large 2-3516110.1256941
One grade step is worth $10.62/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 sale215 hd
118.71
—
TN average7 barns · 1,280 hd
121.20
−2.49
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—High1,69476.001,28826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48654.2280621
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28053.3868329
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04341.2843149

Every lot

82 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220167.61/cwt165.00–170.003692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319158.72/cwt150.00–167.505067
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333139.99/cwt138.00–142.004663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378149.25/cwt140.00–166.005646
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385130.36/cwt124.00–138.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414146.52/cwt140.00–152.0060710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438129.72/cwt121.00–135.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463126.06/cwt120.00–130.005848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486144.20/cwt138.00–146.507017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509133.51/cwt130.00–142.0068010
Steers—Small 1-2520119.00/cwt119.00–119.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532115.95/cwt110.00–122.006176
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575130.25/cwt125.00–136.0074919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623126.78/cwt122.00–131.0079020
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630117.50/cwt115.00–120.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673123.76/cwt119.00–130.0083314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678113.34/cwt110.00–117.007686
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716119.80/cwt114.00–123.0085810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725134.00/cwt134.00–134.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765122.14/cwt115.00–125.009345
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828117.98/cwt116.00–120.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880109.00/cwt109.00–109.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930103.00/cwt103.00–103.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255134.00/cwt134.00–134.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324130.90/cwt126.00–138.004245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366116.69/cwt115.00–119.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371128.18/cwt120.00–135.0047618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422124.76/cwt120.00–132.0052620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434114.24/cwt110.00–118.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471124.54/cwt118.00–133.0058717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472113.62/cwt110.00–117.005369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522109.51/cwt100.00–113.005729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527119.06/cwt114.00–125.0062744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569120.02/cwt114.00–126.0068320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571107.76/cwt104.00–110.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623103.00/cwt96.00–112.006426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624120.22/cwt114.00–125.0075021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658126.00/cwt126.00–126.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667104.01/cwt100.00–106.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672116.66/cwt109.00–122.5078416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722104.37/cwt102.00–106.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767105.79/cwt102.00–109.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286388.03/cwt85.00–91.007602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421139.56/cwt135.00–146.005889
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429123.38/cwt113.00–131.0052911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459130.55/cwt125.00–135.0059912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472122.07/cwt114.00–129.0057614
Bulls—Small 1-2490106.00/cwt106.00–106.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520118.75/cwt117.00–120.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522124.46/cwt121.00–129.0065014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574123.41/cwt119.00–127.0070813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620118.47/cwt113.00–122.007358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3659107.20/cwt107.00–108.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665114.97/cwt111.00–120.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719102.47/cwt99.00–107.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777102.16/cwt97.00–106.007946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281897.98/cwt93.00–103.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383587.00/cwt87.00–87.007261
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 325090.00/cwt90.00–90.002255
Dairy Steers—Large 354592.00/cwt92.00–92.005011
Dairy Steers—Large 387571.00/cwt71.00–71.006211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56669.64/cwt64.00–74.001,09111
Bulls——1,74090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5661
Bulls——1,79279.99/cwt76.00–87.001,43314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00235.89/cwt30.00–40.0036022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07745.67/cwt41.00–52.5049227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21562.00/cwt62.00–62.007531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26754.74/cwt50.00–59.0069422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33846.98/cwt46.00–48.006296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46553.91/cwt50.00–58.0079017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51561.47/cwt61.00–62.009312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63849.57/cwt49.00–50.008122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065857.28/cwt760.00–900.009,1303

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.