Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-02-21

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,020 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 779▲ 779 vs year ago 241 · +323.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 140▲ 71 vs year ago 88 · +80.7%
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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. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; 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 $146.70/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$146.70
270 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578148.67860231
Medium and Large 2-3475135.3864438
Small 1-2515122.506311thin
One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $229 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 sale270 hd
146.70
—
TN average9 barns · 2,244 hd
147.36
−0.66
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—Average1,65188.011,4539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50772.841,09815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35268.3092340
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06454.3457845

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329203.09/cwt190.00–215.0066816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335185.00/cwt185.00–185.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350190.00/cwt182.50–197.506653
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418173.49/cwt167.50–180.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420201.75/cwt184.00–212.0084716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473196.13/cwt184.00–209.0092814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475167.64/cwt157.50–172.007967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513187.85/cwt180.00–195.0096417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528163.83/cwt152.00–174.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569180.94/cwt174.00–186.001,03010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627157.47/cwt150.00–161.009877
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670151.28/cwt144.00–159.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712155.66/cwt153.00–157.001,1083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772145.72/cwt138.00–150.001,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870142.98/cwt142.00–144.001,2442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233182.63/cwt180.00–185.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272182.09/cwt170.00–190.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333171.08/cwt162.50–174.005708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333143.87/cwt135.00–150.004796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374161.89/cwt155.00–170.0060525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375142.01/cwt130.00–150.005337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422154.47/cwt150.00–160.0065219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435138.43/cwt120.00–145.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473132.26/cwt125.00–142.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475154.73/cwt145.00–160.0073520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507158.00/cwt158.00–158.008015
Heifers—Small 1-2515122.50/cwt122.50–122.506311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522134.65/cwt125.00–137.507037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523149.94/cwt140.00–155.0078418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578142.97/cwt138.00–148.0082624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578130.40/cwt126.00–132.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623136.53/cwt130.00–143.5085113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623123.30/cwt120.00–126.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667131.68/cwt130.00–135.008783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723128.31/cwt125.00–133.009288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,05575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753130.00/cwt130.00–130.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820117.00/cwt117.00–117.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3371178.21/cwt172.50–180.006618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374205.56/cwt192.50–217.5076918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410191.38/cwt180.00–210.0078519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422164.96/cwt145.00–177.5069610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478168.12/cwt150.00–176.008045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480188.25/cwt180.00–196.0090413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529178.12/cwt170.00–183.0094212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540156.04/cwt152.00–160.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568164.65/cwt158.00–174.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580143.65/cwt136.00–152.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627145.47/cwt141.00–154.009128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663146.27/cwt138.00–149.009707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716141.15/cwt136.00–148.001,0117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753132.77/cwt127.00–138.001,0004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55091.58/cwt83.00–96.001,4194
Bulls——1,62575.93/cwt70.00–80.001,2343
Bulls——1,89099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,8712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98645.97/cwt35.00–51.0045316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04265.39/cwt65.00–66.006813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11458.22/cwt53.00–64.0064926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30562.00/cwt62.00–62.008091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32667.03/cwt62.00–75.0088926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38858.34/cwt57.00–60.008106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40979.90/cwt77.00–87.001,1268
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50580.84/cwt78.00–83.001,2173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52671.65/cwt68.00–75.001,09311

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.