Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-01-25

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 25
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
787 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 961▼ 270 vs year ago 1,057 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 139▼ 11 vs year ago 128 · −8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 52▲ 54 vs year ago 17 · +317.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower on a light test.

*Offerings included one Load Lot of Heifers, 58 head weighing 733 at $122.25 per cwt listed in the regular report under value added.*

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.27/cwt on 261 head.
Average price
$124.27
261 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550125.28690239
Medium and Large 2-3480113.3054422
One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about $145 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 sale261 hd
124.27
—
TN average9 barns · 2,362 hd
122.53
+1.74
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—Low1,45070.031,0166thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33651.5868926
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63850.978359thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08140.1443452

Every lot

75 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 1-2325166.46/cwt160.00–170.005414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368152.98/cwt150.00–156.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369171.00/cwt160.00–177.0063125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415143.73/cwt140.00–146.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425157.38/cwt150.00–165.006696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482158.07/cwt149.00–160.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537150.63/cwt143.00–156.0080912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569146.37/cwt143.00–151.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576120.14/cwt113.00–130.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615117.01/cwt114.00–120.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629130.83/cwt125.00–136.0082315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.50/cwt124.00–135.008819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683116.99/cwt109.00–121.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713118.32/cwt115.00–124.008443
Steers—Small 1-274094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3746110.00/cwt110.00–110.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771123.12/cwt116.00–124.009499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0054
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319143.39/cwt136.00–150.0045713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325118.66/cwt113.00–126.003865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381133.88/cwt130.00–140.0051015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406139.00/cwt139.00–139.005647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423129.59/cwt125.00–135.0054828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423118.82/cwt115.00–121.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466127.50/cwt122.00–132.0059435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480119.00/cwt119.00–119.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518111.49/cwt110.00–115.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.49/cwt120.00–132.0065933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571120.50/cwt114.00–126.0068827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580108.69/cwt106.00–110.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616112.70/cwt110.00–118.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643121.50/cwt121.50–121.507814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660111.18/cwt110.00–114.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660104.32/cwt103.00–105.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726101.47/cwt96.00–107.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733122.25/cwt122.25–122.2589658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276595.30/cwt90.00–98.007293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419155.75/cwt150.00–160.0065314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423143.00/cwt143.00–143.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475130.75/cwt128.00–134.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478147.83/cwt143.00–156.0070716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519123.59/cwt115.00–133.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529144.18/cwt136.00–148.0076319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571116.76/cwt114.00–120.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572125.97/cwt123.00–134.007217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617111.34/cwt110.00–114.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622118.80/cwt115.00–125.0073910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665119.97/cwt113.00–123.007986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720105.48/cwt104.00–107.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277894.93/cwt92.00–98.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282394.43/cwt92.00–97.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 353874.50/cwt74.50–74.504013
Dairy Steers—Large 366866.50/cwt66.50–66.504444
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29466.72/cwt60.00–71.008634
Bulls——1,76376.66/cwt75.00–78.001,3522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07742.22/cwt37.00–49.0045540
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08044.00/cwt44.00–44.004751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09633.19/cwt25.00–36.0036412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30060.00/cwt60.00–60.007802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35051.18/cwt46.00–57.0069123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63850.97/cwt48.00–54.508359
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965964.86/cwt925.00–1,010.009,3112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0161,001.56/cwt875.00–1,060.0010,1765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,261913.30/cwt825.00–985.0011,51716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,430860.00/cwt860.00–860.0012,2981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,440880.00/cwt880.00–880.0012,6721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0013,9151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,6631

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.