Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-10-19

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 19
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,400 head
▲ 559 vs last sale 841▲ 167 vs year ago 1,233 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 173▼ 44 vs year ago 167 · −26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 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 $117.77/cwt on 423 head.
Average price
$117.77
423 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$15.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525119.01624384
Medium and Large 2-3526105.7655635
Small 1-2554103.755754thin
One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $50 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 sale423 hd
117.77
—
TN average8 barns · 2,002 hd
116.06
+1.71
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—Average1,67671.301,19519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39050.5970315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27948.7762433
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07139.1241935

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277145.60/cwt140.00–150.004033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3322138.36/cwt138.00–139.004463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327147.90/cwt142.00–156.004847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381141.91/cwt134.00–145.0054118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427140.55/cwt133.00–144.006006
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3439126.25/cwt122.00–130.005544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459148.75/cwt148.75–148.7568370
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474137.46/cwt135.00–140.006528
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476123.81/cwt115.00–132.005898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520141.00/cwt141.00–141.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526119.17/cwt112.00–124.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532129.92/cwt125.00–136.5069119
Steers—Small 1-2540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569137.37/cwt136.00–137.5078248
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579118.85/cwt114.00–120.006885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580127.90/cwt122.00–132.0074220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618126.17/cwt121.00–134.0078022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665124.93/cwt119.00–128.0083116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3684114.73/cwt113.00–116.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722118.57/cwt112.00–122.0085614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738124.15/cwt123.00–126.0091610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766119.22/cwt115.00–123.009134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915107.98/cwt105.00–111.009882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276129.70/cwt125.00–137.503584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326126.14/cwt120.00–130.004118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375114.00/cwt114.00–114.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383122.56/cwt118.00–129.0046910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424119.68/cwt116.00–123.0050721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425112.53/cwt108.00–115.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429131.00/cwt131.00–131.0056260
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459110.23/cwt108.00–112.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469118.53/cwt113.00–123.0055653
Heifers—Small 1-2485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517107.39/cwt100.00–111.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520116.21/cwt112.00–122.0060431
Heifers—Small 1-2525108.00/cwt108.00–108.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535126.00/cwt126.00–126.0067469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006665
Heifers—Small 1-2550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573102.91/cwt96.00–107.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575112.84/cwt108.00–119.0064947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361397.53/cwt94.00–100.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627108.37/cwt104.00–115.0067932
Heifers—Small 1-265593.00/cwt93.00–93.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671106.74/cwt100.00–112.0071621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703114.00/cwt114.00–114.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712103.76/cwt96.00–107.0073911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372893.00/cwt92.00–94.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787101.97/cwt100.00–106.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281088.00/cwt85.00–91.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831105.50/cwt105.50–105.508774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905103.00/cwt103.00–103.009321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418136.69/cwt130.00–143.0057125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430123.91/cwt115.00–129.005339
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468118.88/cwt115.00–122.005566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472128.19/cwt123.00–134.0060513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523122.84/cwt117.00–134.0064219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528113.02/cwt110.00–115.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576120.46/cwt115.00–124.0069418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590113.00/cwt113.00–113.006671
Bulls—Small 1-2600107.00/cwt107.00–107.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623102.45/cwt100.00–105.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626116.45/cwt110.00–120.0072919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676110.82/cwt105.00–116.007497
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730102.00/cwt98.00–105.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376095.00/cwt95.00–95.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276698.79/cwt95.00–103.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286187.83/cwt85.00–90.007566
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40864.36/cwt60.00–70.009068
Bulls——1,87176.35/cwt72.00–80.001,42911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02631.77/cwt30.00–33.003265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07840.35/cwt35.00–46.0043530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27448.32/cwt44.00–53.0061629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30256.00/cwt56.00–56.007293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35540.00/cwt40.00–40.005421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36250.13/cwt46.00–54.0068314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78057.00/cwt57.00–57.001,0151

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.