Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-03-28

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
923 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 770▲ 303 vs year ago 620 · +48.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 185▲ 44 vs year ago 99 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.67/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$162.67
282 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.96
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2658163.001,072256
Medium and Large 2-3492160.7779125
Small 1-2720126.009071thin
One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $165 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 sale282 hd
162.67
—
TN average8 barns · 1,148 hd
166.63
−3.96
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—Low1,841115.872,13417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52081.671,24114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28477.3799328
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04859.3462225

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320176.72/cwt175.00–180.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335196.67/cwt187.50–210.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370170.88/cwt165.00–180.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381193.97/cwt185.00–202.007397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426191.78/cwt185.00–198.008179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480193.45/cwt190.00–198.0092910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480178.00/cwt176.00–180.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516191.93/cwt190.00–198.0099018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516180.62/cwt174.00–189.0093218
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520158.19/cwt145.00–170.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561184.80/cwt184.00–185.001,0375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567171.60/cwt168.00–178.009738
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569156.80/cwt148.00–163.008928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614181.75/cwt180.00–182.501,1166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625168.88/cwt161.00–173.001,05625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663167.49/cwt165.00–170.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674151.77/cwt149.00–160.001,0236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710142.50/cwt139.00–144.001,0126
Steers—Small 1-2720126.00/cwt126.00–126.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763138.45/cwt132.00–143.001,0569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775147.65/cwt147.00–154.001,144118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245182.50/cwt182.50–182.504471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280147.43/cwt145.00–150.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297170.02/cwt160.00–172.505055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325157.27/cwt150.00–165.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326140.61/cwt130.00–150.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373164.41/cwt155.00–177.5061319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375140.01/cwt125.00–147.505255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433160.96/cwt155.00–170.0069720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438152.50/cwt152.50–152.506682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472160.85/cwt155.00–167.5075938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477146.62/cwt142.50–150.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512159.39/cwt157.50–161.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534152.99/cwt144.00–156.0081725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3543139.99/cwt138.00–142.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569144.43/cwt139.00–152.0082217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575133.36/cwt130.00–137.007677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619133.56/cwt127.00–138.0082718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633123.00/cwt122.00–124.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655115.54/cwt110.00–121.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681127.48/cwt126.00–129.0086810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712122.97/cwt121.00–129.008766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766115.99/cwt115.00–118.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823107.85/cwt101.00–115.008882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367164.26/cwt145.00–172.506034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377182.15/cwt177.50–187.506877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417188.44/cwt184.00–195.0078613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421167.45/cwt150.00–177.507056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470181.88/cwt175.00–190.0085512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485158.05/cwt150.00–166.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531175.83/cwt170.00–179.0093414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532156.03/cwt152.00–162.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570162.00/cwt155.00–165.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626150.35/cwt145.00–158.0094113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665143.66/cwt140.00–149.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720131.99/cwt127.00–136.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780128.00/cwt128.00–128.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945104.00/cwt104.00–104.009831
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Medium and Large 1-2505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007174
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3517113.72/cwt110.00–115.005884
Dairy Steers—Large 3579110.00/cwt108.00–110.506375
Dairy Steers—Large 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Dairy Steers—Large 381298.50/cwt98.50–98.508003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,760114.75/cwt109.00–118.002,0208
Bulls——1,913101.57/cwt92.00–105.001,9433
Bulls——1,914124.52/cwt120.00–133.002,3836
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95373.19/cwt71.00–75.006982
Cows—Lean 85-90%95749.58/cwt41.00–56.004747
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09961.88/cwt56.00–67.0068016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25767.05/cwt58.00–71.0084310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26379.68/cwt74.00–85.001,00614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42395.05/cwt93.00–97.001,3534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50880.16/cwt76.00–85.001,20911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56387.22/cwt86.00–89.001,3633

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.