Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-02-01

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 1
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▼ 399 vs last sale 787▼ 705 vs year ago 1,093 · −64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 117▼ 134 vs year ago 242 · −55.4%
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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 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.64/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$122.64
124 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.57
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516124.29642106
Medium and Large 2-3484112.9454718thin
One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $95 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 sale124 hd
122.64
—
TN average8 barns · 1,244 hd
120.07
+2.57
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—Average1,68281.841,37711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50157.0385621
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23054.9967635
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05643.1745622

Every lot

64 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278174.65/cwt165.00–188.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327172.61/cwt162.00–184.005649
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330156.00/cwt156.00–156.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373145.03/cwt140.00–150.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381168.21/cwt158.00–178.0064111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419155.04/cwt150.00–159.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.06/cwt143.00–154.007148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522146.80/cwt142.00–150.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571143.69/cwt138.00–148.0082011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630127.91/cwt124.00–135.508066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667125.70/cwt120.00–128.008386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738116.98/cwt115.00–119.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3758104.53/cwt101.00–108.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768115.35/cwt110.00–120.008869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818114.51/cwt112.00–116.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255152.50/cwt152.50–152.503891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318137.35/cwt131.00–147.504378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382124.28/cwt121.00–126.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383137.51/cwt128.00–148.005279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423122.96/cwt122.00–124.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425134.88/cwt128.00–138.0057316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453115.99/cwt114.00–118.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477128.64/cwt123.00–134.0061415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517123.76/cwt120.00–129.0064015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520110.50/cwt110.00–111.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567108.04/cwt104.00–112.006135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568118.56/cwt113.00–123.0067314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624115.54/cwt109.00–119.5072114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362596.00/cwt96.00–96.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677108.97/cwt105.00–115.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718102.28/cwt99.00–105.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752100.67/cwt100.00–102.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293093.00/cwt93.00–93.008651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423139.67/cwt139.00–140.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425153.39/cwt148.00–160.0065217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467149.23/cwt142.00–154.0069712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481127.97/cwt115.00–138.006166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521129.16/cwt125.00–139.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563116.38/cwt111.00–122.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568127.96/cwt124.00–134.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623116.01/cwt113.00–125.007238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662118.27/cwt114.00–121.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702104.66/cwt100.00–110.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279596.00/cwt96.00–96.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291087.00/cwt87.00–87.007921
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 362078.00/cwt78.00–78.004841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4901
Bulls——1,68074.54/cwt71.00–77.501,2524
Bulls——1,71383.84/cwt78.00–89.501,4366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92834.21/cwt32.00–38.003174
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08545.16/cwt41.00–52.5049018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20355.41/cwt51.00–60.0066729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34447.41/cwt46.00–49.006374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39064.02/cwt63.50–64.508902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49456.72/cwt52.00–63.5084718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53365.36/cwt64.00–66.501,0022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55546.00/cwt46.00–46.007151

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.