Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-11-23

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 23
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▼ 565 vs last sale 1,277▲ 366 vs year ago 346 · +105.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 176▲ 71 vs year ago 76 · +93.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 26▼ 16 vs year ago 46 · −34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $117.15/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$117.15
198 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531119.07632166
Medium and Large 2-3519107.3655730
Small 1-2570105.005992thin
One grade step is worth $14.07/cwt here — about $34 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 sale198 hd
117.15
—
TN average10 barns · 2,856 hd
115.26
+1.89
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—Average1,54777.481,19910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45754.5079428
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19850.2460237
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03438.8440245

Every lot

78 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230170.22/cwt165.00–175.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270175.95/cwt158.00–195.004758
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315172.54/cwt170.00–175.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369163.97/cwt157.00–170.0060515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373145.44/cwt138.00–154.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420139.94/cwt135.00–145.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422158.02/cwt148.00–166.006676
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478148.61/cwt142.00–156.007108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517143.32/cwt140.00–152.0074110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528129.63/cwt125.00–132.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3559129.16/cwt126.00–130.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569141.69/cwt134.00–145.0080611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613130.97/cwt125.00–136.008039
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638120.00/cwt120.00–120.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672127.42/cwt123.00–128.0085616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712122.17/cwt116.00–125.008707
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777116.99/cwt115.00–118.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240147.50/cwt147.50–147.503541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255125.00/cwt125.00–125.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269147.51/cwt146.00–152.503974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318129.08/cwt124.00–138.004103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370129.77/cwt120.00–135.0048017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427121.88/cwt117.00–129.0052015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435108.92/cwt108.00–115.004747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469115.00/cwt114.00–116.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471122.39/cwt117.00–129.0057632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523105.87/cwt103.00–112.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529121.43/cwt114.00–127.0064230
Heifers—Small 1-2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577118.03/cwt112.00–125.0068117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582102.98/cwt100.00–110.005998
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610102.50/cwt100.00–105.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624114.19/cwt110.00–118.0071318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672106.80/cwt100.00–112.0071816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271598.79/cwt94.00–100.007065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377391.00/cwt91.00–91.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278099.95/cwt97.00–104.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282398.49/cwt98.00–99.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950101.00/cwt101.00–101.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,06094.00/cwt94.00–94.009961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422136.78/cwt132.00–140.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445151.00/cwt144.00–155.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478129.23/cwt127.00–130.006185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482142.86/cwt135.00–148.006899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531123.53/cwt120.00–126.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537134.49/cwt128.00–139.0072211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569128.47/cwt123.00–133.0073110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572117.36/cwt115.00–119.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618114.58/cwt110.00–119.007088
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620106.00/cwt106.00–106.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663113.78/cwt110.00–119.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718105.43/cwt101.00–108.007577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286889.37/cwt84.00–94.007763
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 354080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24763.80/cwt61.00–67.507963
Bulls——1,66780.90/cwt74.50–86.001,3496
Bulls——1,73098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03233.26/cwt22.00–36.0034316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03541.92/cwt37.00–48.0043429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10559.00/cwt59.00–59.006521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16743.00/cwt43.00–43.005023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20450.63/cwt44.00–57.0061033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45353.71/cwt49.50–57.0078025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48861.04/cwt59.00–63.009083
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,450860.00/cwt860.00–860.0012,4701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,3951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,301844.16/cwt685.00–1,050.0010,9837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,0651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,8351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,100825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0751

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.