Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-11-30

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 30
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 712▲ 36 vs year ago 681 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 147▲ 29 vs year ago 114 · +25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 30▲ 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.53/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$136.53
156 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.90
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571138.46791131
Small 1-2375138.005181thin
Medium and Large 2-3517125.9065124
One grade step is worth $12.56/cwt here — about $140 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 sale156 hd
136.53
—
TN average4 barns · 760 hd
135.63
+0.90
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—High1,75279.981,40111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44955.3080119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24351.4364029
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07238.4841251

Every lot

77 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 1-2230184.35/cwt175.00–195.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272171.50/cwt160.00–190.004667
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2344150.00/cwt150.00–150.005164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373135.71/cwt130.00–140.005066
Steers—Small 1-2375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376150.18/cwt145.00–157.505657
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400132.00/cwt132.00–132.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428151.94/cwt145.00–155.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476143.84/cwt140.00–147.0068513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485131.21/cwt121.00–138.006363
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522125.25/cwt121.00–130.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531139.91/cwt135.00–145.0074321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570126.36/cwt121.00–129.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575135.43/cwt130.00–143.0077913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620130.45/cwt127.00–133.5080910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624117.47/cwt115.00–120.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645134.50/cwt134.50–134.5086812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660118.98/cwt118.00–120.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.36/cwt113.00–123.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756128.50/cwt128.50–128.5097128
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850113.00/cwt113.00–113.009611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245152.50/cwt152.50–152.503741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326134.06/cwt120.00–147.5043711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328120.00/cwt120.00–120.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350114.00/cwt114.00–114.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377125.11/cwt120.00–132.0047214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417117.72/cwt116.00–118.004917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423123.77/cwt120.00–127.0052429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473122.84/cwt120.00–125.0058118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3492114.34/cwt113.00–115.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526120.82/cwt115.00–124.0063626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530109.49/cwt109.00–110.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567119.47/cwt114.00–124.0067712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588102.51/cwt100.00–105.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628108.48/cwt105.00–110.0068110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679104.43/cwt100.00–105.007099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728101.99/cwt99.00–105.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414129.64/cwt122.00–137.0053718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434142.48/cwt139.00–150.0061816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470134.65/cwt130.00–140.0063320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483125.00/cwt125.00–125.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3506115.87/cwt115.00–122.0058618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520128.66/cwt125.00–136.006698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572118.46/cwt115.00–124.0067810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620108.65/cwt107.00–110.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627114.54/cwt111.00–122.0071813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657117.89/cwt110.00–119.007758
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675104.65/cwt102.00–107.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767101.23/cwt98.00–105.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281792.30/cwt86.00–97.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289086.50/cwt85.00–91.007704
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 382884.00/cwt84.00–84.006963
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31069.00/cwt69.00–69.009041
Bulls——1,78380.31/cwt75.00–86.001,4329
Bulls——1,91588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,6851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99832.77/cwt25.00–36.0032720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02051.00/cwt51.00–51.005201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12341.87/cwt37.00–47.0047030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17559.47/cwt59.00–60.006992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24343.27/cwt43.00–43.505382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24951.44/cwt46.00–57.5064225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41860.65/cwt59.50–61.008604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45753.87/cwt49.00–57.5078515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,5693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1988710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,0152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063836.35/cwt825.00–850.008,8902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,1141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,095825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0341

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.