Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-07-25

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
▼ 281 vs last sale 814▼ 81 vs year ago 614 · −13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 119▲ 2 vs year ago 78 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.50/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$145.50
151 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.23
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520149.11775116
Medium and Large 2-3536133.5471635
One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $59 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 sale151 hd
145.50
—
TN average9 barns · 1,828 hd
145.73
−0.23
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—Low1,71692.561,58810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37275.331,0339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23068.7784626
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01756.6157624

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280212.50/cwt210.00–215.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322187.49/cwt180.00–192.506043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3337158.92/cwt150.00–172.505363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368193.57/cwt177.50–200.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439178.89/cwt176.00–185.007855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466184.80/cwt180.00–188.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473161.91/cwt154.00–170.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516180.07/cwt174.00–187.0092935
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520163.11/cwt156.00–170.008485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569180.38/cwt176.00–186.001,02612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580157.90/cwt146.00–170.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619180.25/cwt180.00–181.001,1164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621169.96/cwt162.00–174.001,0557
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628156.04/cwt154.00–158.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675141.40/cwt138.00–145.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683157.32/cwt155.00–162.001,07416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723142.54/cwt141.00–144.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771145.78/cwt140.00–153.001,1246
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268182.34/cwt180.00–185.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326165.58/cwt165.00–167.0054010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374145.83/cwt140.00–150.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376158.20/cwt154.00–170.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420158.76/cwt155.00–170.0066712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426145.52/cwt140.00–150.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471136.72/cwt128.00–140.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480153.05/cwt145.00–156.0073528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518143.81/cwt140.00–149.0074512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532130.03/cwt117.50–138.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565132.30/cwt131.00–134.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.66/cwt140.00–148.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611141.46/cwt135.00–147.0086417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627129.02/cwt124.00–132.008097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666131.53/cwt128.00–138.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678125.49/cwt125.00–126.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719138.42/cwt137.00–139.009957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720119.49/cwt119.00–120.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772133.78/cwt133.00–137.001,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367164.15/cwt160.00–170.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370190.41/cwt180.00–205.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407170.00/cwt170.00–170.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Bulls—Small 1-2435112.50/cwt112.50–112.504891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469155.17/cwt150.00–166.007285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475179.64/cwt176.00–185.008534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521153.14/cwt148.00–158.007985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528143.02/cwt142.00–145.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568134.62/cwt130.00–139.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577146.62/cwt142.00–150.008467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621142.20/cwt139.00–144.008835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668138.46/cwt135.00–142.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678118.91/cwt114.00–124.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3783108.98/cwt108.00–110.008532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65193.56/cwt89.00–98.001,5454
Bulls——1,693101.98/cwt101.00–103.001,7273
Bulls——1,82581.81/cwt80.00–83.001,4933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00451.79/cwt40.00–56.0052012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03061.42/cwt57.00–69.0063312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19069.44/cwt65.00–75.0082613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25977.49/cwt76.00–80.009766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28060.06/cwt55.00–65.007697
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34673.27/cwt70.00–76.009867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46382.52/cwt82.00–83.001,2072

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.