Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-05-23

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 23
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 736▲ 378 vs year ago 479 · +78.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 175▲ 53 vs year ago 82 · +64.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower with 6 weight Steers being steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-6.00 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 $147.40/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$147.40
277 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483149.90724229
Medium and Large 2-3458136.5462545
Small 1-2512119.416113thin
One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $113 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 sale277 hd
147.40
—
TN average9 barns · 1,549 hd
145.12
+2.28
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—Low1,675104.591,75216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40185.331,19630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21478.5295351
CowsLean 85-90%Average99864.8364725

Every lot

90 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230211.03/cwt190.00–235.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275207.36/cwt200.00–215.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340163.81/cwt160.00–167.505572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342180.57/cwt172.50–190.006185
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360162.50/cwt162.50–162.505851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384180.06/cwt170.00–184.0069114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425173.09/cwt168.00–180.0073620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431160.25/cwt157.00–166.006914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469155.64/cwt150.00–160.007306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475173.74/cwt168.00–179.0082518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521166.56/cwt160.00–173.0086814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524150.94/cwt140.00–158.007917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527181.71/cwt177.00–185.009587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553174.63/cwt171.00–175.0096611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566149.51/cwt148.00–150.008464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569162.47/cwt154.00–169.0092412
Steers—Small 1-2590138.00/cwt138.00–138.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609173.74/cwt166.00–178.001,0589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617161.95/cwt154.00–165.0099926
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630144.54/cwt141.00–150.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659157.91/cwt153.00–163.001,04141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670146.00/cwt146.00–146.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718139.63/cwt137.00–144.001,0038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759135.99/cwt133.00–137.001,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843126.57/cwt126.00–130.001,0677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930122.51/cwt120.00–125.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,095116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280169.43/cwt160.00–180.0047413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327143.06/cwt130.00–150.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328162.11/cwt155.00–178.0053214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365154.19/cwt150.00–162.0056323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372142.70/cwt136.00–152.505316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430153.06/cwt148.00–160.0065836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430138.02/cwt130.00–145.0059315
Heifers—Small 1-2460125.11/cwt120.00–130.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468134.96/cwt120.00–140.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.66/cwt145.00–158.0071741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.87/cwt140.00–152.0075929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525154.91/cwt154.00–155.0081311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528132.32/cwt122.00–138.006997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574142.55/cwt135.00–149.0081833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577130.74/cwt125.00–134.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580154.00/cwt154.00–154.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Heifers—Small 1-2615108.00/cwt108.00–108.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616140.84/cwt134.00–143.0086813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674129.67/cwt125.00–134.008745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709134.51/cwt130.00–136.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380166.04/cwt160.00–170.006318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420170.04/cwt165.00–176.007149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434152.13/cwt150.00–158.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460148.00/cwt148.00–148.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468156.45/cwt150.00–159.0073211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514139.51/cwt132.00–146.007174
Bulls—Small 1-2520131.35/cwt130.00–132.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527153.32/cwt148.00–159.008087
Bulls—Small 1-2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567136.65/cwt130.00–140.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573149.27/cwt143.00–156.0085510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633144.40/cwt139.00–147.0091412
Bulls—Small 1-2650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672140.96/cwt134.00–147.0094712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724135.28/cwt128.00–139.009793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773127.74/cwt127.00–130.009874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830128.99/cwt126.00–130.001,0714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Dairy Steers—Large 3575112.50/cwt112.50–112.506471
Dairy Steers—Large 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44893.13/cwt84.00–100.001,3496
Bulls——1,788110.01/cwt104.00–115.001,9679
Bulls——2,020124.50/cwt124.50–124.502,5151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83751.81/cwt48.00–59.004346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03668.22/cwt62.00–74.5070718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15665.70/cwt60.00–72.007594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21278.31/cwt73.50–85.5094943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29693.62/cwt87.50–96.501,2134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34877.26/cwt69.00–88.001,0414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39583.92/cwt77.50–89.501,17118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44292.53/cwt90.00–96.501,3348

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.