Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-10-04

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 4
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
▼ 512 vs last sale 1,123▼ 357 vs year ago 968 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 159▼ 59 vs year ago 159 · −37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.20/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$123.20
189 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.18
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552124.41687160
Medium and Large 2-3495118.0458426
Small 1-2644103.336653thin
One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $22 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 sale189 hd
123.20
—
TN average8 barns · 1,239 hd
123.38
−0.18
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—Average1,71685.631,46910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50762.1593718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24559.6474225
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09044.3948432

Every lot

85 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245177.50/cwt177.50–177.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280167.50/cwt167.50–167.504691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323162.84/cwt150.00–176.005267
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328140.17/cwt132.50–147.504602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387155.24/cwt150.00–162.006015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426143.02/cwt140.00–150.006096
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430135.96/cwt134.00–138.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472145.76/cwt140.00–151.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482132.07/cwt128.00–138.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522139.03/cwt134.00–144.0072612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555121.79/cwt117.50–126.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575141.96/cwt141.00–145.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576134.94/cwt130.00–140.007778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.22/cwt131.50–139.0083619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623118.28/cwt114.00–126.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665132.52/cwt130.00–134.0088112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665120.05/cwt118.00–122.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.49/cwt120.00–121.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767126.37/cwt125.00–129.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770136.56/cwt131.00–137.501,0527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900108.00/cwt108.00–108.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286151.19/cwt145.00–162.504324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331141.96/cwt138.00–147.504708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363125.16/cwt120.00–128.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373134.77/cwt130.00–142.0050313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428121.01/cwt118.00–124.005186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429133.70/cwt126.00–138.0057417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470107.50/cwt107.50–107.505051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477134.39/cwt130.00–138.0064120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519133.10/cwt125.00–139.0069117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529119.56/cwt113.00–122.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552135.00/cwt135.00–135.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571119.53/cwt116.00–127.0068315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585112.47/cwt110.00–115.006584
Heifers—Small 1-2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614116.62/cwt110.00–120.0071630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635103.00/cwt103.00–103.006541
Heifers—Small 1-2663105.00/cwt105.00–105.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669114.48/cwt110.00–118.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729107.60/cwt105.00–114.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752115.00/cwt115.00–115.008653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762105.30/cwt103.00–110.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280797.97/cwt90.00–100.007915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287998.75/cwt95.00–100.008684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added90492.00/cwt92.00–92.008324
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384142.35/cwt140.00–150.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393131.99/cwt130.00–134.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415138.44/cwt134.00–142.005759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418130.00/cwt130.00–130.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468120.96/cwt120.00–122.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475134.84/cwt130.00–140.0064018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513134.27/cwt128.00–138.0068917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538119.65/cwt114.00–125.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568119.81/cwt112.00–123.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574129.23/cwt125.00–135.0074218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620124.53/cwt119.00–129.0077210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630111.20/cwt106.00–118.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669121.47/cwt115.00–125.008137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678107.01/cwt104.00–110.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730116.77/cwt110.00–124.008524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280896.00/cwt96.00–96.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285099.00/cwt99.00–99.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292585.00/cwt85.00–85.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296091.00/cwt91.00–91.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50774.23/cwt72.00–76.001,1193
Bulls——1,77989.76/cwt85.50–93.001,5976
Bulls——1,96595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02036.85/cwt33.00–42.0037610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11447.31/cwt43.00–52.5052721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22659.74/cwt55.00–63.0073223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23065.00/cwt65.00–65.008001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29058.50/cwt58.50–58.507551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47762.17/cwt57.00–64.0091815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59866.84/cwt65.00–68.501,0682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,68552.00/cwt52.00–52.008761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77552.50/cwt52.50–52.509321

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.