Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-05-09

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 678▲ 208 vs year ago 416 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 234▲ 42 vs year ago 91 · +46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $151.45/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$151.45
179 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.43
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518154.06799148
Medium and Large 2-3490140.0268629
Small 1-2530124.006572thin
One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $141 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 sale179 hd
151.45
—
TN average10 barns · 2,559 hd
152.89
−1.43
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—High1,736113.631,9735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49379.021,18024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25577.1696842
CowsLean 85-90%High97261.9760232

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210211.59/cwt210.00–215.004443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288205.00/cwt190.00–220.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325200.83/cwt190.00–210.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373179.00/cwt179.00–179.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378200.01/cwt192.50–210.0075610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437178.42/cwt174.00–184.0078012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465185.45/cwt185.00–186.0086211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480172.77/cwt170.00–180.0082911
Steers—Small 1-2510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521160.03/cwt150.00–164.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522174.78/cwt168.00–180.009129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531186.99/cwt184.00–190.009934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568181.82/cwt179.00–186.001,0337
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578148.99/cwt148.00–150.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586173.86/cwt168.00–178.001,0197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617175.59/cwt170.00–180.001,0835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665147.00/cwt147.00–147.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679167.92/cwt166.00–172.001,1403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278179.59/cwt165.00–195.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328163.45/cwt155.00–174.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372147.28/cwt132.50–155.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378167.54/cwt158.00–174.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3409149.87/cwt147.50–154.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421165.00/cwt157.50–170.0069522
Heifers—Small 1-2425138.00/cwt138.00–138.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462168.32/cwt167.00–170.007786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470145.33/cwt140.00–150.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478156.73/cwt152.00–165.0074916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515136.20/cwt122.00–145.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520161.16/cwt158.00–162.008386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520150.68/cwt145.00–156.0078420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561159.06/cwt155.00–160.0089213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571143.61/cwt140.00–151.0082018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582133.96/cwt128.00–139.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608155.00/cwt155.00–155.009428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619134.81/cwt132.00–139.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628125.06/cwt122.00–128.007852
Heifers—Small 1-2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664134.00/cwt130.00–138.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682144.00/cwt144.00–144.009823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695117.50/cwt117.50–117.508171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735125.23/cwt121.00–130.009204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778126.07/cwt120.00–129.009813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375188.64/cwt185.00–192.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375172.00/cwt172.00–172.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423178.87/cwt174.00–186.0075725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429162.61/cwt150.00–172.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478162.52/cwt160.00–164.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482174.12/cwt172.00–180.008399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520165.57/cwt160.00–172.0086114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524149.39/cwt140.00–158.007836
Bulls—Small 1-2530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566160.85/cwt156.00–166.0091011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578143.62/cwt136.00–152.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620146.10/cwt141.00–151.0090613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3643137.49/cwt136.00–139.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658135.00/cwt134.00–136.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675145.47/cwt139.00–151.009824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715142.72/cwt137.00–146.001,0204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725132.99/cwt132.00–134.009642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788133.98/cwt132.00–136.001,0562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,677110.47/cwt108.00–113.001,8533
Bulls——1,825118.37/cwt116.00–120.502,1602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95253.14/cwt45.00–58.0050610
Cows—Lean 85-90%97465.13/cwt59.00–70.0063420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04574.52/cwt74.00–75.007792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23577.33/cwt72.00–83.0095539
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28572.00/cwt72.00–72.009251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31088.50/cwt88.50–88.501,1591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,3051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50378.91/cwt74.00–85.001,18622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61068.25/cwt65.00–70.001,0992

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.