Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-10-25

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 25
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
784 head
▼ 412 vs last sale 1,196▲ 131 vs year ago 653 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 162▼ 40 vs year ago 196 · −20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 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 $120.48/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$120.48
163 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.57
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535121.12648140
Medium and Large 2-3421117.3249422
Small 1-2760100.007601thin
One grade step is worth $21.12/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale163 hd
120.48
—
TN average10 barns · 2,382 hd
124.04
−3.57
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—High1,82380.991,4779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36957.5878812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24855.7369511
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01242.584319thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3250152.50/cwt152.50–152.503811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280167.59/cwt162.50–172.504692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335135.52/cwt120.00–152.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338173.11/cwt160.00–185.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378161.21/cwt160.00–162.506092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438157.30/cwt155.00–160.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473155.29/cwt149.00–161.0073511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505128.67/cwt124.00–132.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521148.10/cwt140.00–154.0077215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564153.41/cwt151.00–154.0086510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575124.70/cwt122.00–129.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578139.69/cwt131.00–145.0080715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615122.29/cwt114.00–129.007527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624137.36/cwt131.00–144.0085711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640145.61/cwt145.00–146.009325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667120.00/cwt120.00–120.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680137.10/cwt131.00–144.0093212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718117.95/cwt116.00–120.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719131.24/cwt129.00–133.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833119.46/cwt115.00–124.009952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267134.34/cwt130.00–142.503595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321121.03/cwt120.00–124.003894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324137.23/cwt130.00–147.504456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374134.67/cwt130.00–142.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374122.70/cwt120.00–128.0045910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427125.17/cwt120.00–130.0053411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428120.00/cwt120.00–120.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472124.27/cwt119.00–128.0058718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.85/cwt115.00–125.0062829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3541105.19/cwt105.00–106.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572118.54/cwt114.00–125.0067828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619117.02/cwt114.00–119.0072414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634128.34/cwt127.00–129.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655126.50/cwt126.50–126.508292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655115.40/cwt115.00–117.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747108.66/cwt108.00–110.008123
Heifers—Small 1-2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283997.51/cwt94.00–102.008184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288397.97/cwt96.00–100.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376155.64/cwt150.00–162.505854
Bulls—Small 1-2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427156.36/cwt144.00–164.006687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428136.85/cwt130.00–140.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467147.24/cwt140.00–155.0068830
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476127.23/cwt112.00–133.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519135.19/cwt130.00–145.0070213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540123.14/cwt121.00–129.006657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568126.49/cwt119.00–134.0071818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575120.14/cwt116.00–127.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634120.11/cwt118.00–126.0076113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673119.68/cwt116.00–125.0080512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723119.32/cwt115.00–124.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763112.99/cwt110.00–115.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382594.00/cwt94.00–94.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828106.50/cwt106.00–107.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287099.00/cwt99.00–99.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292094.41/cwt89.00–100.008692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70273.31/cwt72.00–75.001,2483
Bulls——1,87283.80/cwt78.00–88.001,5695
Bulls——1,94590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88554.00/cwt54.00–54.004781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00943.21/cwt39.00–48.004366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08535.00/cwt35.00–35.003802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21062.00/cwt62.00–62.007501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23255.89/cwt51.00–59.006899
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34656.50/cwt52.00–60.0076010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42548.00/cwt48.00–48.006841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48362.98/cwt62.00–64.009342

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.