Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-11-08

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 8
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,305 head
▲ 652 vs last sale 653▲ 208 vs year ago 1,097 · +19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 148▼ 12 vs year ago 164 · −7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 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 $131.01/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$131.01
369 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$23.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497134.17666307
Medium and Large 2-3505115.4958360
Small 1-2548111.006082thin
One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $59 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 sale369 hd
131.01
—
TN average10 barns · 2,789 hd
127.13
+3.88
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—High1,70377.351,31721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44954.4378925
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23550.5462428
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02539.8840940

Every lot

93 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279174.92/cwt160.00–192.504884
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325148.81/cwt147.50–150.004842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329176.82/cwt167.50–188.0058210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370170.61/cwt162.00–177.506313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381185.78/cwt184.50–189.5070818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409163.92/cwt163.00–170.0067029
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430146.76/cwt140.00–154.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483160.00/cwt154.00–161.0077312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483139.41/cwt134.00–144.006733
Steers—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518127.66/cwt120.00–140.006615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521153.70/cwt146.00–156.0080127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533163.68/cwt160.00–164.0087212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577129.35/cwt118.00–136.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579145.82/cwt139.00–150.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580154.55/cwt153.50–155.5089611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608115.02/cwt110.00–120.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616142.53/cwt137.00–149.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628150.00/cwt150.00–150.009423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658149.51/cwt148.00–151.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674138.68/cwt133.00–142.0093516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682120.50/cwt120.50–120.508223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722129.65/cwt126.50–138.009367
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775124.00/cwt124.00–124.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776134.58/cwt129.00–135.001,04414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2224130.06/cwt125.00–135.002914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287136.86/cwt130.00–140.003933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321136.88/cwt130.00–146.004398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323124.16/cwt120.00–128.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325150.00/cwt150.00–150.0048815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377133.61/cwt130.00–143.0050414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382120.00/cwt120.00–120.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added401154.00/cwt154.00–154.0061847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426132.76/cwt128.00–139.0056616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433122.94/cwt110.00–125.0053220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466113.31/cwt110.00–120.0052810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473127.22/cwt123.00–134.0060236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516122.42/cwt120.00–130.0063235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523111.22/cwt110.00–112.505822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530144.00/cwt144.00–144.0076352
Heifers—Small 1-2545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006101
Heifers—Small 1-2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566112.32/cwt106.00–115.006367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573122.87/cwt119.00–130.0070421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597135.72/cwt134.00–136.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615110.25/cwt110.00–111.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.95/cwt115.00–127.0075414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635130.50/cwt130.50–130.508295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662129.67/cwt129.00–131.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668107.63/cwt102.00–109.007196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679115.83/cwt110.00–121.0078616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.51/cwt118.00–119.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372098.92/cwt96.00–102.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777111.02/cwt110.00–114.008634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379898.00/cwt98.00–98.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805104.99/cwt103.00–107.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863107.00/cwt105.00–109.009233
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365142.11/cwt134.00–150.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375167.11/cwt160.00–172.506274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415136.29/cwt124.00–150.0056621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422159.66/cwt154.00–164.0067415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477131.29/cwt128.50–142.0062620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478153.58/cwt149.00–160.0073416
Bulls—Small 1-2480102.50/cwt102.50–102.504921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517125.38/cwt120.00–130.006488
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522138.93/cwt133.00–142.0072521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3552116.00/cwt116.00–116.0064010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572133.32/cwt128.00–138.0076317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622126.56/cwt123.00–131.0078716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3641116.00/cwt112.00–120.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664125.75/cwt119.00–129.008358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720116.49/cwt114.00–122.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766114.79/cwt112.00–119.008795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810102.00/cwt102.00–102.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285598.98/cwt96.00–102.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294092.00/cwt90.00–94.008652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43360.97/cwt59.00–63.008742
Bulls——1,71378.63/cwt72.00–85.001,34718
Bulls——2,07087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,8011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00628.30/cwt25.00–35.002859
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03142.67/cwt37.00–49.0044029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03351.46/cwt51.00–52.005322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11042.48/cwt42.00–43.004722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24551.16/cwt45.00–56.0063726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41352.78/cwt47.00–56.5074619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56359.66/cwt58.00–63.009326

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.