Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-03-08

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 8
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,264 head
▲ 819 vs last sale 445▲ 351 vs year ago 913 · +38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 118▲ 39 vs year ago 146 · +26.7%
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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 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.83/cwt on 300 head.
Average price
$143.83
300 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.32
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601145.90877240
Medium and Large 2-3529136.5672354
Small 1-2583126.477376thin
One grade step is worth $19.43/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 sale300 hd
143.83
—
TN average11 barns · 3,831 hd
141.51
+2.32
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—Low1,54677.741,20121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52157.4287323
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22556.4869239
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07244.6347970

Every lot

84 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238178.95/cwt172.50–185.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285177.13/cwt170.00–186.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327168.03/cwt160.00–175.005499
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3329148.55/cwt132.50–158.004894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added352187.01/cwt185.00–189.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376169.13/cwt160.00–176.0063619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377156.33/cwt154.00–158.005896
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418150.99/cwt142.00–158.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425184.00/cwt184.00–184.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425165.70/cwt160.00–176.007047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450176.00/cwt176.00–176.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464162.89/cwt160.00–169.0075614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470144.19/cwt138.00–150.006789
Steers—Small 1-2510131.43/cwt128.00–135.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524155.93/cwt148.00–160.0081737
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529140.47/cwt125.00–147.007438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578147.53/cwt140.00–152.0085331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581130.63/cwt125.00–139.007599
Steers—Small 1-2593131.49/cwt130.00–133.007802
Steers—Small 1-2600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624133.12/cwt128.00–138.0083125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627124.26/cwt118.00–126.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658136.00/cwt136.00–136.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677129.86/cwt123.00–134.0087912
Steers—Small 1-2690116.00/cwt116.00–116.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718122.00/cwt121.00–123.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730116.00/cwt115.00–117.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773120.95/cwt119.00–123.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3781103.73/cwt101.00–112.008104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added844124.75/cwt124.75–124.751,05359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863114.50/cwt114.00–115.009882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268138.89/cwt135.00–144.003726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295124.00/cwt124.00–124.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305126.98/cwt126.00–128.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320139.70/cwt130.00–148.0044713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376136.62/cwt130.00–145.0051429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378123.92/cwt120.00–128.004682
Heifers—Small 1-2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423136.18/cwt130.00–144.0057648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428124.44/cwt120.00–129.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.54/cwt125.00–141.0063641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475120.53/cwt118.00–124.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515119.00/cwt118.00–120.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522130.25/cwt123.00–138.0068046
Heifers—Small 1-2558109.98/cwt106.00–114.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577122.27/cwt114.00–125.0070531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579126.00/cwt126.00–126.007308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625107.33/cwt106.00–109.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629116.43/cwt111.00–122.0073211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666113.87/cwt111.00–119.007589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673107.49/cwt107.00–108.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728108.29/cwt104.00–113.0078813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282597.00/cwt97.00–97.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298592.00/cwt92.00–92.009061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421156.06/cwt150.00–164.0065712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435141.64/cwt132.00–148.0061614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474143.31/cwt140.00–147.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475153.41/cwt150.00–161.0072915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518142.56/cwt135.00–149.0073820
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528131.16/cwt124.00–134.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566134.41/cwt130.00–143.0076111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579123.90/cwt114.00–129.007179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620125.31/cwt120.00–129.0077731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680123.74/cwt118.00–127.0084117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721118.13/cwt115.00–121.008527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767110.36/cwt109.00–112.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813106.08/cwt101.00–113.0086210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293085.97/cwt81.00–91.008002
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 362576.00/cwt76.00–76.004751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43271.47/cwt63.00–77.001,02312
Bulls——1,69786.09/cwt83.00–91.001,4619
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01036.87/cwt26.00–41.0037218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09447.31/cwt42.00–53.0051852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10364.07/cwt63.00–65.007072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20349.57/cwt49.00–50.005962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23356.44/cwt51.00–63.0069635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48555.86/cwt51.00–61.0083017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60064.20/cwt63.50–65.001,0275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73550.00/cwt50.00–50.008681

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.