Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-04-05

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 5
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 620▲ 126 vs year ago 500 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 99▲ 1 vs year ago 74 · +1.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.89/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$131.89
205 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.18
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489133.91655179
Small 1-2640123.007871thin
Medium and Large 2-3511117.8260225
One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $53 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 sale205 hd
131.89
—
TN average10 barns · 1,830 hd
136.07
−4.18
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—Average1,59393.611,4916thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45367.0697418
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13562.9571424
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02455.8557223

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230190.54/cwt185.00–200.004383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290182.44/cwt170.00–187.505294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330183.84/cwt170.00–196.0060713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3366158.67/cwt150.00–165.005815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376178.35/cwt171.00–187.5067118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420171.38/cwt168.00–178.0072011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435157.95/cwt156.00–160.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475169.12/cwt164.00–177.0080321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477154.91/cwt149.00–160.0073911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515156.83/cwt149.00–161.0080816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523141.98/cwt139.00–148.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535166.51/cwt165.00–169.0089110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557164.78/cwt162.00–167.009185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570152.62/cwt146.00–161.0087011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573133.24/cwt122.00–144.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630149.21/cwt146.00–154.009409
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634139.35/cwt134.00–143.0088310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635129.00/cwt129.00–129.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670122.42/cwt119.00–126.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672135.27/cwt130.00–141.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721129.87/cwt127.00–131.009368
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723120.00/cwt120.00–120.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770128.81/cwt119.00–136.009925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276154.56/cwt147.50–158.004279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321147.63/cwt140.00–160.004748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340124.00/cwt124.00–124.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366130.20/cwt120.00–135.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379146.34/cwt138.00–160.0055519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418155.00/cwt155.00–155.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424137.84/cwt131.00–145.0058430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430127.00/cwt127.00–127.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468135.53/cwt130.00–144.0063426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476124.70/cwt120.00–128.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520130.29/cwt125.00–135.0067827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520120.00/cwt117.00–123.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558116.23/cwt115.00–120.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578126.64/cwt120.00–133.0073228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602128.50/cwt128.50–128.507743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610112.02/cwt110.00–114.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.33/cwt115.00–127.007509
Heifers—Small 1-2640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366093.94/cwt90.00–102.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676113.27/cwt110.00–120.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727105.28/cwt101.00–109.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282093.37/cwt90.00–100.007663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425150.07/cwt148.00–152.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428159.35/cwt154.00–168.0068212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467158.57/cwt154.00–165.007417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479147.91/cwt136.00–152.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527144.53/cwt140.00–154.007629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535137.49/cwt136.00–139.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575143.11/cwt137.00–150.008238
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581130.96/cwt121.00–135.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615133.33/cwt127.00–138.008206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630123.50/cwt123.00–124.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667124.00/cwt124.00–124.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719120.62/cwt119.00–123.008678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 372578.00/cwt78.00–78.005661
Dairy Steers—Large 383082.00/cwt82.00–82.006812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57792.13/cwt89.00–94.001,4535
Bulls——1,670101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,6871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79545.00/cwt45.00–45.003581
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.57/cwt60.00–63.006312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03555.82/cwt50.00–59.5057820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12962.35/cwt56.50–68.5070422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19869.50/cwt69.50–69.508332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42866.19/cwt60.00–69.5094515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57571.40/cwt70.50–73.001,1253

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.