Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-11-22

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 22
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
▼ 473 vs last sale 1,212▲ 27 vs year ago 712 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 131▼ 53 vs year ago 147 · −36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.92/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$126.92
291 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$34.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.35
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2639129.82830253
Medium and Large 2-3495108.3653636
Small 1-250395.004772thin
One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $352 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 sale291 hd
126.92
—
TN average9 barns · 2,273 hd
124.57
+2.35
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—Low1,71373.671,26211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57054.5185613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30050.4065528
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07938.6941824

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265174.95/cwt172.50–180.004643
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3331144.07/cwt130.00–150.004775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334180.97/cwt172.50–187.506044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370174.49/cwt160.00–178.006469
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425170.45/cwt160.00–175.0072412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433146.52/cwt143.00–150.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471153.84/cwt150.00–165.007258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520161.00/cwt161.00–161.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525148.00/cwt145.00–151.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560138.39/cwt135.00–146.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573128.05/cwt126.00–130.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613119.28/cwt114.00–123.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633130.98/cwt130.00–132.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658128.99/cwt128.00–130.008492
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258145.00/cwt145.00–145.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332143.06/cwt130.00–148.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3361120.49/cwt120.00–122.004354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384134.53/cwt127.50–138.005177
Heifers—Small 1-2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427127.59/cwt120.00–134.0054543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428108.65/cwt100.00–116.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471124.40/cwt120.00–134.0058615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477112.63/cwt107.50–118.0053712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487141.00/cwt141.00–141.006875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521118.04/cwt115.00–125.0061510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521108.85/cwt108.00–110.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570116.75/cwt115.00–121.0066516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583105.02/cwt100.00–110.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595129.33/cwt129.00–130.007703
Heifers—Small 1-260580.00/cwt80.00–80.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361088.98/cwt88.00–92.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621113.90/cwt110.00–120.007079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645129.00/cwt129.00–129.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664110.98/cwt109.00–115.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368897.46/cwt94.00–101.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711107.51/cwt107.00–110.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,08464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,18839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290080.00/cwt80.00–80.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298880.00/cwt80.00–80.007906
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370169.48/cwt164.00–172.506273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3376133.10/cwt130.00–150.005006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424155.20/cwt148.00–162.006589
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432138.30/cwt135.00–140.005973
Bulls—Small 1-2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476129.30/cwt125.00–140.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480152.63/cwt150.00–160.007339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521138.85/cwt131.00–145.0072311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525118.87/cwt110.00–127.0062412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576126.75/cwt122.00–130.0073012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578113.47/cwt112.00–115.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622120.26/cwt115.00–128.007489
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672117.50/cwt114.00–120.0079012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685103.00/cwt103.00–103.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720112.78/cwt108.00–120.008123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776103.24/cwt102.00–105.008014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56768.25/cwt66.00–70.001,0695
Bulls——1,83478.18/cwt73.00–83.001,4346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01630.27/cwt22.00–35.003087
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10542.16/cwt37.00–47.0046617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28550.29/cwt47.00–57.0064620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32859.31/cwt57.50–62.007883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34445.50/cwt45.00–46.006125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49559.24/cwt58.50–60.008862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58453.65/cwt49.00–57.5085011

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.