Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-05-10

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 10
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 546▼ 339 vs year ago 755 · −44.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 141▼ 55 vs year ago 146 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 27▲ 21 vs year ago 48 · +43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.26/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$126.26
116 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.93
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531127.47677102
Medium and Large 2-3492117.4957814thin
One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $99 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 sale116 hd
126.26
—
TN average11 barns · 1,891 hd
124.33
+1.93
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—Average1,63694.971,55314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40269.1196917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19867.1980534
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04159.8262218

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285162.50/cwt162.50–162.504631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303162.00/cwt162.00–162.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381147.43/cwt142.00–150.005624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424163.85/cwt154.00–167.006956
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435149.64/cwt147.00–152.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470160.23/cwt156.00–165.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495139.67/cwt139.00–141.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518153.29/cwt148.00–160.0079410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522140.65/cwt138.00–144.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527165.34/cwt165.00–166.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558158.22/cwt148.00–160.008839
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572130.89/cwt125.00–139.007499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.69/cwt129.00–137.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620124.48/cwt124.00–125.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670131.20/cwt126.00–135.008799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735125.30/cwt122.00–130.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775122.97/cwt120.00–125.009534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,00599.00/cwt99.00–99.009952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295138.00/cwt138.00–138.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308128.00/cwt128.00–128.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330139.42/cwt135.00–146.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383133.55/cwt132.00–135.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390125.50/cwt125.00–126.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430132.36/cwt129.00–141.0056913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430127.00/cwt127.00–127.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476131.27/cwt128.00–136.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515104.00/cwt104.00–104.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522129.44/cwt123.00–134.0067633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570115.48/cwt113.00–118.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578125.34/cwt120.00–133.0072421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627111.29/cwt110.00–114.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630119.03/cwt115.00–125.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665118.19/cwt115.00–125.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372094.00/cwt94.00–94.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282598.01/cwt96.00–100.008093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424152.17/cwt150.00–164.0064518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438142.00/cwt135.00–147.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3459142.45/cwt131.00–145.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488154.84/cwt149.00–160.007566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524145.15/cwt139.00–149.0076112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533132.11/cwt128.00–136.007047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566135.29/cwt130.00–141.0076611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578125.75/cwt124.00–129.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630125.51/cwt122.00–131.007918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672119.15/cwt113.00–123.008015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709113.17/cwt109.00–115.508028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280588.00/cwt88.00–88.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288592.00/cwt92.00–92.008141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16584.00/cwt84.00–84.009792
Bulls——1,64493.68/cwt87.00–99.001,5408
Bulls——1,854103.02/cwt101.50–105.501,9104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86051.00/cwt51.00–51.004391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04664.09/cwt63.00–65.506706
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05458.29/cwt53.00–62.5061411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18066.62/cwt60.00–70.0078631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38668.24/cwt65.50–70.5094614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38873.05/cwt72.00–73.501,0143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47773.19/cwt72.50–73.501,0813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,4102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000885.00/cwt885.00–885.008,8505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,014713.80/cwt710.00–730.007,2386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,2803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,061764.68/cwt710.00–870.008,1137
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,397887.10/cwt850.00–950.0012,3933

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.