Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-03-07

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
820 head
▲ 409 vs last sale 411▼ 444 vs year ago 1,264 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 80▼ 40 vs year ago 185 · −21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.10/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$145.10
214 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.18
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516146.44755189
Medium and Large 2-3442134.9659625
One grade step is worth $11.48/cwt here — about $159 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 sale214 hd
145.10
—
TN average10 barns · 2,266 hd
146.28
−1.18
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—Average1,78698.051,7517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47479.991,17919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27875.6896745
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00658.0458445

Every lot

83 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 1-2248200.00/cwt200.00–200.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269182.82/cwt175.00–200.004927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323159.16/cwt150.00–175.005144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330187.48/cwt172.50–205.006198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3359160.71/cwt150.00–172.505774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417193.50/cwt188.00–197.508075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419200.00/cwt200.00–200.008385
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422165.38/cwt160.00–170.006985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458199.00/cwt199.00–199.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472158.57/cwt140.00–172.507483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477186.61/cwt180.00–190.008909
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513154.01/cwt144.00–160.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521190.00/cwt190.00–190.009907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524170.50/cwt166.00–174.008937
Steers—Medium and Large 1540166.00/cwt166.00–166.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558145.95/cwt142.00–150.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570159.61/cwt155.00–166.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610142.00/cwt142.00–142.008661
Steers—Small 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638162.28/cwt158.00–166.001,03528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719149.49/cwt149.00–150.001,0756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745142.21/cwt135.00–146.001,0595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773142.49/cwt142.00–143.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915102.00/cwt102.00–102.009331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272169.02/cwt165.00–172.504603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318139.08/cwt130.00–145.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324157.77/cwt150.00–165.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368156.04/cwt147.50–164.0057431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377141.73/cwt140.00–145.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424136.99/cwt125.00–144.005816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425153.74/cwt146.00–160.0065327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463137.46/cwt127.50–140.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469149.35/cwt143.00–156.0070010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521144.92/cwt138.00–152.0075530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527155.92/cwt155.00–156.0082213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540123.94/cwt112.00–130.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565125.68/cwt117.50–134.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580142.75/cwt136.00–146.0082812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.10/cwt127.00–138.008328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676133.27/cwt125.00–136.0090129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718133.22/cwt131.00–136.009575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759125.00/cwt125.00–125.009496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375183.46/cwt175.00–194.006889
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3381164.20/cwt155.00–170.006267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420164.24/cwt160.00–172.0069010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428188.50/cwt182.50–196.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468187.76/cwt181.00–192.008796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477158.33/cwt146.00–170.007555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512143.98/cwt130.00–155.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520168.98/cwt160.00–175.008795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566165.46/cwt160.00–169.009376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590134.96/cwt130.00–140.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609141.30/cwt138.00–146.008614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665145.43/cwt138.00–149.009675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713125.93/cwt122.00–130.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722137.32/cwt130.00–141.009917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832120.95/cwt116.00–125.001,0063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 373588.00/cwt88.00–88.006471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50087.52/cwt86.00–89.001,3132
Bulls——1,86197.08/cwt93.00–103.001,8074
Bulls——2,060123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,5341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97448.65/cwt44.00–51.004747
Cows—Lean 85-90%99959.16/cwt53.00–64.0059135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13359.52/cwt58.00–61.006742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16366.85/cwt65.00–69.007773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26974.39/cwt68.00–83.0094437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38089.03/cwt85.00–91.001,2296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41063.00/cwt63.00–63.008881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45378.70/cwt72.00–83.501,14413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54086.76/cwt85.00–89.001,3365

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.