Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-09-20

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 20
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
▼ 600 vs last sale 1,139▼ 689 vs year ago 1,228 · −56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 247▼ 22 vs year ago 113 · −19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.33/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$142.33
196 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.37
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2661143.20947172
Medium and Large 2-3446136.0960724
One grade step is worth $7.11/cwt here — about $340 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 sale196 hd
142.33
—
TN average8 barns · 1,610 hd
146.70
−4.37
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—Low1,62995.241,5526thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36364.8588413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25962.2078341
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04651.8154222

Every lot

73 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220152.50/cwt152.50–152.503361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3272149.68/cwt145.00–152.004073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285172.50/cwt172.50–172.504921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320161.88/cwt160.00–164.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323141.16/cwt140.00–142.504562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364160.72/cwt156.00–170.005855
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375145.74/cwt130.00–152.005474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408147.32/cwt146.00–150.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469130.67/cwt120.00–138.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473149.13/cwt145.00–150.0070512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3531129.82/cwt122.00–135.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535142.96/cwt138.00–146.0076523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561140.90/cwt135.00–146.0079020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599154.00/cwt154.00–154.009226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608128.75/cwt124.00–131.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614142.31/cwt135.00–144.0087421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668136.49/cwt130.00–143.0091216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723131.03/cwt125.00–136.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,24054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275133.42/cwt132.00–135.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285127.50/cwt127.50–127.503631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331140.53/cwt136.00–146.004657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372133.92/cwt130.00–140.0049811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377124.58/cwt120.00–128.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430132.00/cwt128.00–137.0056813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470128.62/cwt124.00–133.0060516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523115.06/cwt110.00–119.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.28/cwt120.00–131.0067229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578122.84/cwt118.00–126.0071015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590109.00/cwt106.00–112.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609121.98/cwt120.00–123.0074315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613102.63/cwt100.00–108.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666121.08/cwt116.00–124.0080611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668108.46/cwt105.00–112.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708110.31/cwt108.00–113.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2946104.00/cwt104.00–104.009849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390149.47/cwt147.00–152.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390137.48/cwt136.00–139.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428146.91/cwt144.00–150.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460133.00/cwt133.00–133.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465140.16/cwt135.00–146.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520116.00/cwt116.00–116.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526130.64/cwt128.00–135.006876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561129.24/cwt125.00–139.007257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583119.49/cwt119.00–120.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612127.28/cwt124.00–133.007797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633107.48/cwt103.00–112.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669123.24/cwt120.00–128.008245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710115.49/cwt110.00–123.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758116.07/cwt109.00–123.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01076.00/cwt76.00–76.007681
Bulls——1,70097.43/cwt96.00–99.001,6563
Bulls——1,833101.56/cwt100.00–103.001,8622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87742.37/cwt37.00–49.003725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07563.50/cwt63.50–63.506831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09754.03/cwt50.00–60.0059316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23162.41/cwt56.50–66.0076838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36364.85/cwt62.50–67.0088413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,66855.26/cwt55.00–55.509222

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.