Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-12-07

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
959 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 717▼ 140 vs year ago 1,099 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 143▼ 42 vs year ago 176 · −23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.33/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$119.33
278 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.41
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513120.51619240
Medium and Large 2-3489112.4155037
Small 1-257592.005291thin
One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $90 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 sale278 hd
119.33
—
TN average10 barns · 3,122 hd
118.91
+0.41
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—Average1,70675.231,28315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47253.1978333
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25048.1360228
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07938.2441330

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245162.50/cwt162.50–162.503981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270163.97/cwt160.00–170.004434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320164.76/cwt160.00–176.005276
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3369144.46/cwt143.00–148.005334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376165.38/cwt158.00–171.0062211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427156.70/cwt152.00–162.006696
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430142.45/cwt138.00–147.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469152.27/cwt148.00–159.0071414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475142.23/cwt139.00–146.006768
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512126.77/cwt122.00–131.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523145.15/cwt140.00–155.0075914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573142.50/cwt139.00–149.0081715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576132.30/cwt124.00–135.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3609122.53/cwt120.00–125.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615136.21/cwt131.00–138.0083822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661133.69/cwt126.00–136.0088411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721125.35/cwt120.00–129.0090410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752120.00/cwt117.00–123.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868111.50/cwt110.00–112.509684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275137.85/cwt130.00–144.003793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324130.09/cwt124.00–136.0042111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330122.52/cwt122.00–123.004042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379129.47/cwt124.00–140.0049118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380119.57/cwt110.00–123.0045411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424125.10/cwt120.00–130.0053030
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430114.42/cwt110.00–118.004924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474122.20/cwt119.00–128.0057951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477112.03/cwt110.00–114.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522111.38/cwt110.00–114.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526119.29/cwt115.00–124.0062757
Heifers—Small 1-257592.00/cwt92.00–92.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576117.59/cwt113.00–122.0067726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581106.36/cwt100.00–110.006188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619117.41/cwt110.00–121.0072720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621104.79/cwt102.00–107.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670116.24/cwt109.00–119.0077911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719106.72/cwt104.00–111.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373596.00/cwt96.00–96.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773100.02/cwt96.00–103.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283591.00/cwt91.00–91.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286091.49/cwt89.00–95.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292594.00/cwt94.00–94.008701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420156.97/cwt150.00–165.0065916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424140.13/cwt130.00–149.005947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468150.08/cwt145.00–157.0070234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474132.92/cwt120.00–137.0063010
Bulls—Small 1-2500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519123.44/cwt115.00–128.0064112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527137.87/cwt130.00–145.0072718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570129.11/cwt123.00–134.0073629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3594116.24/cwt115.00–120.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621125.49/cwt122.00–129.0077910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625117.00/cwt117.00–117.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673121.71/cwt115.00–126.008195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708112.00/cwt112.00–112.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276895.51/cwt95.00–96.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288089.00/cwt89.00–89.007831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 361075.00/cwt75.00–75.004581
Dairy Steers—Large 368579.00/cwt79.00–79.005411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66669.84/cwt64.00–72.001,1644
Bulls——1,72077.19/cwt73.00–84.001,32811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07830.74/cwt25.00–36.003319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08041.46/cwt37.00–46.0044821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23448.42/cwt43.00–54.0059824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30041.73/cwt41.00–42.005423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47052.75/cwt47.00–57.0077531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48060.50/cwt60.50–60.508951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50060.04/cwt58.50–61.509012

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.