Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-03-14

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 14
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▼ 319 vs last sale 820▼ 458 vs year ago 959 · −47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 145▼ 68 vs year ago 146 · −46.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 8.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00-15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.36/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$149.36
137 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508151.08767119
Medium and Large 2-3441138.0260818thin
One grade step is worth $13.06/cwt here — about $158 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 sale137 hd
149.36
—
TN average10 barns · 1,756 hd
143.55
+5.81
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—High1,879120.742,2694thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42785.491,2208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31280.471,05530
CowsLean 85-90%High98861.3660617

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225203.58/cwt200.00–215.004584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268185.00/cwt185.00–185.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395181.00/cwt180.00–182.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444179.45/cwt178.00–184.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469168.09/cwt164.00–172.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470153.57/cwt142.00–162.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519155.18/cwt150.00–157.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532166.80/cwt161.00–175.008879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556176.82/cwt170.00–178.009837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567161.71/cwt156.00–166.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606156.50/cwt156.50–156.5094813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625160.65/cwt157.00–166.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672155.47/cwt151.00–159.001,0456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714152.45/cwt150.00–154.001,08816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758140.02/cwt138.00–142.001,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,21434
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218175.00/cwt175.00–175.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318143.82/cwt135.00–152.504572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340169.30/cwt157.50–175.0057611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371140.66/cwt130.00–150.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383166.89/cwt155.00–172.0063911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416142.49/cwt140.00–148.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418158.64/cwt150.00–163.0066319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470141.52/cwt140.00–143.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478155.67/cwt152.00–160.0074422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524147.78/cwt138.00–150.0077412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528132.54/cwt130.00–135.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574142.66/cwt137.00–148.008197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614145.50/cwt145.50–145.5089316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631133.99/cwt131.00–140.008454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673124.95/cwt121.00–130.008415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.48/cwt116.00–126.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776124.83/cwt122.00–126.009696
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384174.85/cwt168.00–180.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424171.96/cwt160.00–182.0072913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467161.61/cwt156.00–170.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529166.50/cwt156.00–171.008817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568161.02/cwt155.00–166.009154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579147.72/cwt146.00–152.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620147.00/cwt147.00–147.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675144.51/cwt144.00–145.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723134.45/cwt130.00–139.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773132.99/cwt132.00–134.001,0282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818119.06/cwt112.00–126.009742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720114.43/cwt113.00–116.001,9682
Bulls——2,038127.05/cwt125.00–129.002,5892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96070.00/cwt70.00–70.006721
Cows—Lean 85-90%97863.97/cwt59.00–69.0062612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02651.38/cwt49.00–53.005274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28890.01/cwt88.00–91.001,1593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30470.86/cwt69.00–73.009244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31680.90/cwt75.00–86.001,06523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42091.56/cwt89.00–95.001,3003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43181.84/cwt76.00–87.001,1715

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.