Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-11-16

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,277 head
▲ 180 vs last sale 1,097▲ 219 vs year ago 1,058 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 164▲ 50 vs year ago 126 · +39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 4 vs year ago 30 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 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 $117.63/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$117.63
306 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536118.73637272
Medium and Large 2-3530108.8357634
One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about $60 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 sale306 hd
117.63
—
TN average9 barns · 2,173 hd
119.60
−1.97
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—High1,61176.781,23712
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46754.5380025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27753.1267838
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07140.1243053

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273176.37/cwt165.00–187.504813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318167.35/cwt160.00–177.505326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375162.01/cwt150.00–170.0060823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380139.98/cwt135.00–145.005323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424140.39/cwt130.00–145.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427158.43/cwt150.00–165.0067624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476149.16/cwt143.00–156.0071027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3481133.91/cwt124.00–142.006449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522147.21/cwt140.00–154.0076832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525130.40/cwt125.00–136.0068515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571139.67/cwt132.00–145.0079829
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571127.14/cwt125.00–131.007267
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613119.80/cwt119.00–120.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623127.33/cwt123.00–133.0079327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677123.64/cwt118.00–125.0083714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677114.79/cwt114.50–115.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717119.90/cwt114.00–124.0086017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800113.00/cwt113.00–113.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827119.00/cwt119.00–119.009848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865108.69/cwt106.00–112.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,16795.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1095
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285134.00/cwt134.00–134.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323128.57/cwt124.00–135.004156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369127.57/cwt122.00–130.0047127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381119.61/cwt118.00–121.004565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423122.56/cwt119.00–129.0051829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426113.82/cwt107.00–117.004855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463114.99/cwt114.00–116.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473120.66/cwt117.00–125.0057152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521118.97/cwt114.00–124.0062053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524108.96/cwt105.00–110.005715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568106.47/cwt100.00–110.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571120.45/cwt115.00–125.0068836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613114.46/cwt110.00–122.0070221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615103.75/cwt100.00–105.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678103.08/cwt95.00–107.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680113.88/cwt109.00–120.0077413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717105.88/cwt100.00–110.0075911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372591.70/cwt90.00–95.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783103.99/cwt100.00–105.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833107.34/cwt107.00–107.5089415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865102.00/cwt102.00–102.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290095.00/cwt95.00–95.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423154.32/cwt148.00–162.0065317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434134.85/cwt131.00–142.005855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478136.99/cwt133.00–140.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479150.07/cwt145.00–155.0071913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522134.92/cwt130.00–143.0070413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534123.89/cwt120.00–125.006628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568116.28/cwt114.00–119.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570122.55/cwt120.00–132.0069911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3612104.13/cwt100.00–106.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620117.87/cwt114.00–122.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678108.02/cwt105.00–113.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686112.19/cwt108.00–116.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370190.00/cwt90.00–90.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723108.13/cwt103.00–112.007827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766104.55/cwt99.00–109.008015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280093.00/cwt93.00–93.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287080.00/cwt80.00–80.006961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 361590.00/cwt90.00–90.005541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45363.91/cwt56.00–73.009294
Bulls——1,62379.77/cwt75.00–87.001,2956
Bulls——1,89093.55/cwt91.00–96.001,7682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93630.21/cwt25.00–35.0028310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10242.42/cwt36.00–48.5046743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26042.00/cwt42.00–42.005292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26152.92/cwt46.00–58.0066733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39860.50/cwt60.50–60.508462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46562.75/cwt61.00–64.009193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47154.40/cwt48.00–57.5080022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50545.50/cwt45.50–45.506851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137800.19/cwt735.00–875.009,0983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220863.93/cwt700.00–975.0010,5403

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.