Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-07-26

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▼ 214 vs last sale 828▼ 198 vs year ago 812 · −24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 127▼ 34 vs year ago 112 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.24/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$135.24
209 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581136.21792188
Medium and Large 2-3509126.5264421
One grade step is worth $9.69/cwt here — about $147 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 sale209 hd
135.24
—
TN average9 barns · 1,960 hd
137.07
−1.83
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—High1,53798.091,5079thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45972.061,05120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27969.6489125
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00557.1857520

Every lot

70 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 2-3265152.50/cwt152.50–152.504041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318168.82/cwt167.50–170.005372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380174.00/cwt174.00–174.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410136.00/cwt136.00–136.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415164.00/cwt164.00–164.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468158.32/cwt150.00–163.0074112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483144.79/cwt136.00–149.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500142.00/cwt142.00–142.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520152.21/cwt145.00–154.0079114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579150.81/cwt145.00–155.0087321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580139.66/cwt139.00–140.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622132.38/cwt128.00–139.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623147.53/cwt142.00–150.0091921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658130.99/cwt130.00–132.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667144.72/cwt137.00–149.0096513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717140.97/cwt137.50–146.001,01113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774140.66/cwt139.00–143.001,0896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2993115.51/cwt111.00–120.001,1472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230156.17/cwt152.50–160.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.44/cwt152.00–162.504332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321150.70/cwt137.50–162.504846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384142.90/cwt138.00–148.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420128.19/cwt124.00–132.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432143.66/cwt138.00–147.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475133.35/cwt132.00–134.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477143.77/cwt137.00–147.0068624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518127.95/cwt124.00–133.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521141.11/cwt134.00–147.0073529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574136.54/cwt130.00–143.0078433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575125.53/cwt122.00–129.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608136.17/cwt136.00–137.008286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623129.44/cwt124.00–135.0080618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666127.61/cwt124.00–134.0085013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727121.63/cwt117.00–124.0088411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735135.01/cwt129.00–135.2599225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784118.69/cwt113.00–121.009316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405128.00/cwt128.00–128.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434150.79/cwt144.00–156.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469150.45/cwt145.00–156.0070612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477139.48/cwt127.00–143.006657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520143.71/cwt138.00–148.0074712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528132.44/cwt127.00–135.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570136.88/cwt130.00–143.0078018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614134.45/cwt127.00–138.008269
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670126.47/cwt125.00–128.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714121.66/cwt121.00–123.008696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770121.96/cwt120.00–124.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805104.51/cwt103.00–106.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291579.00/cwt79.00–79.007231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344592.00/cwt92.00–92.004091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30790.55/cwt88.50–92.501,1833
Bulls——1,649100.94/cwt96.00–105.501,6655
Bulls——1,665106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,7731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92650.23/cwt47.00–53.504654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02558.92/cwt54.00–65.0060416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11062.00/cwt62.00–62.006881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27669.70/cwt64.00–75.5088923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45271.75/cwt65.50–76.501,04219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2441

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.