Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-05-02

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 2
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 908▲ 132 vs year ago 546 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 162▲ 93 vs year ago 141 · +66.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.80/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$145.80
199 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$29.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.12
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516147.41761175
Medium and Large 2-3474134.8263923
Small 1-2530117.506231thin
One grade step is worth $29.91/cwt here — about $138 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 sale199 hd
145.80
—
TN average8 barns · 1,522 hd
148.93
−3.12
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—High1,693104.431,76818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49282.191,22753
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20079.6295688
CowsLean 85-90%Low98463.2062251

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284204.48/cwt195.00–212.505814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318199.29/cwt192.50–212.506348
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377202.20/cwt194.00–210.0076210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406199.37/cwt197.50–200.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428166.11/cwt160.00–175.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433180.09/cwt178.00–185.0078010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467178.47/cwt174.00–182.008339
Steers—Small 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478161.24/cwt152.00–170.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522150.08/cwt139.00–158.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526167.69/cwt162.00–171.0088214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563145.49/cwt145.00–146.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571161.74/cwt157.00–165.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575176.16/cwt175.00–180.001,0135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616158.22/cwt153.00–163.009755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625148.00/cwt148.00–148.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682148.59/cwt146.00–155.001,0136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715145.51/cwt139.00–150.001,0404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772140.64/cwt138.00–144.001,0863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830134.51/cwt134.00–135.001,1162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255147.50/cwt147.50–147.503761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283171.02/cwt162.50–180.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335169.88/cwt160.00–175.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343142.50/cwt142.50–142.504892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365140.09/cwt139.00–142.505114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380155.52/cwt150.00–165.0059120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428154.50/cwt148.00–160.0066129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430140.72/cwt132.00–146.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470151.42/cwt147.00–157.0071232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475136.03/cwt130.00–142.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517144.72/cwt140.00–150.0074816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525136.00/cwt136.00–136.007141
Heifers—Small 1-2530117.50/cwt117.50–117.506231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540156.00/cwt156.00–156.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570128.47/cwt120.00–136.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578144.13/cwt140.00–150.0083322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621142.46/cwt136.00–146.0088518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675131.84/cwt128.00–134.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726122.91/cwt120.00–125.008929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767120.99/cwt120.00–122.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373159.92/cwt150.00–177.505973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390192.08/cwt182.00–198.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414158.42/cwt140.00–170.006565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432178.16/cwt172.00–184.0077012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472174.88/cwt168.00–180.008258
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483157.99/cwt150.00–162.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508164.69/cwt160.00–172.0083721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515145.84/cwt138.00–154.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575144.99/cwt144.00–146.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577155.34/cwt150.00–160.0089610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620142.01/cwt140.00–144.008805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620134.00/cwt134.00–134.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684141.17/cwt137.00–144.009665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715136.57/cwt130.00–140.009764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770129.51/cwt129.00–130.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810118.00/cwt118.00–118.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,023106.52/cwt105.00–108.001,0902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53896.93/cwt91.00–100.001,4918
Bulls——1,640118.07/cwt117.00–119.001,9362
Bulls——1,861108.51/cwt103.00–114.002,0198
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87150.99/cwt38.00–58.5044411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00765.68/cwt60.00–71.5066136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08374.45/cwt73.00–76.508064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16578.16/cwt73.00–86.0091160
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19367.40/cwt61.00–71.0080411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32992.67/cwt87.50–98.001,23217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46682.06/cwt76.00–87.501,20336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47971.82/cwt66.00–75.001,0628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61091.93/cwt89.50–98.501,4809

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.