Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-10-18

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 18
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,196 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 1,101▼ 204 vs year ago 1,400 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 159▲ 39 vs year ago 123 · +31.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.07/cwt on 286 head.
Average price
$126.07
286 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.06
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527127.90674251
Medium and Large 2-3480112.9454235
One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $132 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 sale286 hd
126.07
—
TN average8 barns · 1,751 hd
127.13
−1.06
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—High1,57679.741,25715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47458.5886417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23853.9366848
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01140.7041137

Every lot

90 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2216174.64/cwt165.00–185.003774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275166.02/cwt160.00–172.504572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3277152.26/cwt142.50–157.504223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332161.05/cwt157.50–170.005355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343140.00/cwt140.00–140.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365146.00/cwt146.00–146.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382160.75/cwt154.00–166.006146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414151.83/cwt148.00–156.006297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428160.00/cwt160.00–160.0068515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468145.77/cwt140.00–150.006828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477129.24/cwt118.00–136.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485154.00/cwt154.00–154.007472
Steers—Small 1-2495112.50/cwt112.50–112.505571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521139.44/cwt135.00–146.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Steers—Small 1-2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545153.00/cwt153.00–153.0083461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573130.00/cwt130.00–130.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575141.98/cwt135.00–148.0081611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585149.00/cwt149.00–149.0087211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613139.55/cwt135.00–143.0085511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618146.22/cwt146.00–146.509047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658140.00/cwt140.00–140.0092121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669135.14/cwt132.00–138.009047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723124.47/cwt122.00–127.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732133.78/cwt132.00–136.0097916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773121.00/cwt121.00–121.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815126.49/cwt126.00–127.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273143.90/cwt130.00–150.003933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315126.00/cwt126.00–126.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370115.32/cwt114.00–116.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382126.48/cwt123.00–132.004838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407142.00/cwt142.00–142.0057827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428114.78/cwt108.00–118.0049111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431124.70/cwt120.00–128.0053714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476114.72/cwt110.00–118.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478123.99/cwt120.00–129.0059335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493136.50/cwt136.50–136.5067345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506114.29/cwt110.00–115.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527123.93/cwt119.00–129.0065319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573110.50/cwt110.00–112.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577119.34/cwt114.00–126.0068914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608129.60/cwt127.00–130.0078851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614100.68/cwt94.00–109.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616114.25/cwt110.00–121.0070415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663126.00/cwt126.00–126.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670111.87/cwt110.00–113.007507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733110.33/cwt105.00–114.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782107.32/cwt105.00–110.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788113.00/cwt113.00–113.008902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800102.00/cwt102.00–102.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285087.00/cwt87.00–87.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372157.53/cwt148.00–162.005868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413145.60/cwt140.00–152.0060111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428132.60/cwt130.00–135.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463136.78/cwt130.00–141.0063310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475129.63/cwt125.00–133.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510117.99/cwt115.00–120.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525131.05/cwt125.00–138.0068815
Bulls—Small 1-2550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577133.33/cwt125.00–139.007699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579117.42/cwt112.00–121.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616116.82/cwt112.00–121.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620127.07/cwt122.00–136.0078814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670122.91/cwt119.00–130.008235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672113.30/cwt110.00–117.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705110.34/cwt108.00–112.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727119.55/cwt115.00–123.0086911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805101.00/cwt101.00–101.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885104.00/cwt104.00–104.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293896.00/cwt96.00–96.009002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297088.00/cwt88.00–88.008541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24069.46/cwt66.00–72.008613
Bulls——1,57179.68/cwt75.00–87.001,2529
Bulls——1,92890.20/cwt89.00–91.001,7393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96633.19/cwt25.00–39.0032115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04145.82/cwt41.00–51.0047722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22847.77/cwt45.00–50.005874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23053.92/cwt48.50–60.5066341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36762.26/cwt62.00–63.008513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43457.30/cwt52.00–61.0082213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60662.72/cwt62.50–63.001,0074

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.