Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-11-02

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 2
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 653▼ 775 vs year ago 1,340 · −57.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 196▼ 29 vs year ago 186 · −15.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.61/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$140.61
132 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.61
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520143.01744107
Medium and Large 2-3435130.3756825
One grade step is worth $12.64/cwt here — about $176 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 sale132 hd
140.61
—
TN average10 barns · 1,567 hd
130.01
+10.61
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—Low1,86574.661,39310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53651.8979731
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26650.0663444
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10742.1346653

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230157.50/cwt157.50–157.503621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329165.98/cwt160.00–170.005467
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335136.22/cwt132.50–140.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368133.57/cwt125.00–146.0049212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376160.55/cwt154.00–165.0060413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423153.45/cwt146.00–157.0064913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477125.69/cwt121.00–131.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480148.70/cwt140.00–153.0071414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513131.50/cwt131.00–132.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530141.74/cwt135.00–148.0075113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580135.39/cwt129.00–138.0078512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613132.23/cwt127.00–137.0081113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618118.90/cwt114.00–124.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661126.23/cwt121.00–131.0083412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680114.91/cwt111.00–119.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719120.76/cwt115.00–124.008685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763116.46/cwt114.00–119.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880111.00/cwt111.00–111.009771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2213144.06/cwt142.50–147.503073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280130.95/cwt130.00–132.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323130.20/cwt128.00–131.004216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376126.04/cwt120.00–132.0047411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424122.23/cwt120.00–125.005189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428115.00/cwt115.00–115.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475120.62/cwt116.00–124.0057319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475113.78/cwt112.00–115.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515104.81/cwt98.00–112.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523121.41/cwt119.00–125.0063512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568118.35/cwt114.00–124.0067216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570100.00/cwt96.00–102.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612120.00/cwt120.00–120.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619113.62/cwt105.00–117.0070310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362599.51/cwt99.00–100.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669103.65/cwt100.00–113.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371586.00/cwt82.00–90.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741111.75/cwt111.00–112.008284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768101.97/cwt94.00–107.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775109.26/cwt108.00–110.508472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825115.34/cwt115.00–116.009523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290594.00/cwt94.00–94.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01593.00/cwt93.00–93.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427146.74/cwt140.00–154.0062710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428133.55/cwt120.00–139.0057210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467130.04/cwt125.00–133.006079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482142.63/cwt138.00–148.0068713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525131.84/cwt125.00–138.006928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526115.54/cwt104.00–121.006088
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571113.34/cwt105.00–118.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574124.99/cwt120.00–132.0071719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611106.24/cwt104.00–107.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621119.02/cwt111.00–123.0073915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Bulls—Small 1-2675104.00/cwt104.00–104.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679109.50/cwt106.00–116.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277397.31/cwt94.00–99.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280588.66/cwt86.00–91.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285086.50/cwt86.00–87.007352
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364566.00/cwt66.00–66.004261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,85766.66/cwt66.00–69.001,2383
Bulls——1,86978.09/cwt73.50–83.001,4607
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03834.35/cwt25.00–38.0035711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12544.17/cwt40.00–50.0049742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26150.20/cwt46.00–56.0063341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31343.64/cwt42.00–45.005732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34558.00/cwt58.00–58.007802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37057.00/cwt57.00–57.007811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53851.91/cwt47.00–56.0079827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69545.51/cwt45.00–46.007712

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.