Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-04-25

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 25
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
908 head
▲ 461 vs last sale 447▲ 200 vs year ago 708 · +28.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 95▲ 48 vs year ago 114 · +42.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 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 $147.20/cwt on 358 head.
Average price
$147.20
358 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$837
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575148.43853325
Medium and Large 2-3504135.5368332
Small 1-2580120.006961thin
One grade step is worth $28.43/cwt here — about $157 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 sale358 hd
147.20
—
TN average10 barns · 2,111 hd
146.69
+0.51
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—High1,756107.971,89610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42079.961,13520
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18778.6193345
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02458.7760216

Every lot

81 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278200.77/cwt197.50–215.005585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320195.92/cwt190.00–200.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368171.19/cwt170.00–172.506302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369185.01/cwt176.00–194.006838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417184.81/cwt176.00–192.007715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3436163.01/cwt150.00–168.007114
Steers—Small 1-2460124.00/cwt124.00–124.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464173.73/cwt168.00–180.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477159.10/cwt150.00–162.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485196.00/cwt196.00–196.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515182.50/cwt178.00–184.009404
Steers—Small 1-2515132.00/cwt132.00–132.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522150.26/cwt145.00–156.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523164.06/cwt160.00–173.008586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568182.53/cwt181.00–184.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568160.51/cwt159.00–162.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578148.51/cwt148.00–149.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619153.00/cwt148.00–156.009476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628173.18/cwt169.00–180.001,0884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674148.33/cwt145.00–150.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715136.00/cwt136.00–136.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723144.31/cwt140.00–150.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773139.39/cwt133.00–141.001,0775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added987125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2343
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215165.00/cwt165.00–165.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338162.56/cwt150.00–170.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369156.32/cwt150.00–164.0057712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381145.08/cwt140.00–154.005537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407165.38/cwt165.00–168.006738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415142.56/cwt140.00–148.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426156.74/cwt150.00–162.0066831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465140.79/cwt128.00–146.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469154.22/cwt148.00–160.0072323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524146.57/cwt140.00–154.0076835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526157.95/cwt156.00–158.0083180
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540136.34/cwt135.00–139.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570132.53/cwt130.00–136.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576144.84/cwt138.00–150.0083419
Heifers—Small 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625123.50/cwt118.00–128.007724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630137.60/cwt132.00–141.008677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634146.06/cwt145.00–150.009267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678130.11/cwt126.00–136.0088210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710127.47/cwt125.00–129.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720109.07/cwt104.00–114.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,04070
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750112.50/cwt112.50–112.508441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768121.87/cwt115.00–126.009367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830112.35/cwt110.00–114.009333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870112.00/cwt112.00–112.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,11989.00/cwt89.00–89.009964
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373182.16/cwt177.00–188.006796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3376165.51/cwt154.00–170.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418162.55/cwt152.00–168.006796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428176.41/cwt170.00–186.0075511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474154.89/cwt146.00–162.007349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486168.31/cwt164.00–176.008187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529154.70/cwt150.00–160.0081819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532143.66/cwt141.00–148.007646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571154.69/cwt148.00–159.0088315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584143.77/cwt134.00–145.0084012
Bulls—Small 1-2595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622141.63/cwt138.00–151.008816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638132.00/cwt132.00–132.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655143.03/cwt139.00–149.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730132.00/cwt132.00–132.009641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778129.97/cwt128.00–132.001,0112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4271
Bulls——1,693106.26/cwt104.00–110.001,7996
Bulls——1,938117.39/cwt115.00–121.002,2753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01761.10/cwt56.00–67.0062111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02549.56/cwt43.00–55.005084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10070.00/cwt70.00–70.007701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15377.71/cwt71.00–84.0089632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22965.21/cwt61.00–68.008015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29790.61/cwt86.00–96.001,1758
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41078.71/cwt72.00–83.001,11017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47587.02/cwt86.00–88.001,2843

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.