Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-08-15

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 15
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
685 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 741▼ 121 vs year ago 806 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 107▲ 37 vs year ago 163 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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 $152.21/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$152.21
175 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.45
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546154.64844151
Medium and Large 2-3570137.1078123
Small 1-2520132.506891thin
One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $155 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 sale175 hd
152.21
—
TN average8 barns · 1,109 hd
153.66
−1.45
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—Average1,725112.111,93415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49391.001,35954
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18280.9695760
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04167.4770231

Every lot

75 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 1-2293187.52/cwt185.00–190.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327185.99/cwt180.00–194.006084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372203.78/cwt197.50–210.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414185.44/cwt180.00–195.007687
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415164.25/cwt152.50–176.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475162.29/cwt150.00–170.007714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483183.75/cwt174.00–186.008887
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505156.00/cwt148.00–160.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530175.82/cwt170.00–181.0093217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567187.66/cwt185.00–189.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581173.19/cwt170.00–175.001,00612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613146.03/cwt138.00–158.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635168.71/cwt164.00–172.001,0717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639176.60/cwt176.00–177.001,1285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663157.91/cwt150.00–161.001,0478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678173.34/cwt170.00–175.001,1758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729166.41/cwt162.00–167.001,21310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767148.97/cwt145.00–157.001,1433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300176.25/cwt175.00–177.505292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320147.50/cwt147.50–147.504721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377165.91/cwt160.00–179.0062516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425144.01/cwt132.50–155.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427165.59/cwt158.00–170.007079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460148.00/cwt148.00–148.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471160.27/cwt154.00–167.0075524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520146.44/cwt145.00–148.007612
Heifers—Small 1-2520132.50/cwt132.50–132.506891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525157.81/cwt150.00–162.0082914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531165.83/cwt163.00–167.008819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558161.00/cwt161.00–161.008989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571149.68/cwt144.00–155.0085521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578138.04/cwt136.00–140.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614148.35/cwt144.00–154.0091121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619134.58/cwt130.00–136.008337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672148.08/cwt142.00–152.0099511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679128.13/cwt122.00–135.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709135.23/cwt128.00–140.009598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773126.58/cwt122.00–131.009785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815127.00/cwt126.00–128.001,0352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377192.45/cwt182.50–196.007268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419169.34/cwt160.00–178.007107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430190.75/cwt180.00–196.0082013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475176.75/cwt170.00–182.008408
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476154.90/cwt150.00–160.007377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515163.42/cwt158.00–169.0084211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538149.28/cwt144.00–156.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569160.92/cwt155.00–165.0091612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571145.61/cwt134.00–150.008318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608137.33/cwt134.00–140.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635160.40/cwt156.00–163.001,0193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669148.24/cwt140.00–151.009929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715138.65/cwt134.00–144.009913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783132.00/cwt131.00–133.001,0342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,512102.42/cwt100.00–104.001,5493
Bulls——1,712110.29/cwt106.00–114.001,8888
Bulls——1,911123.03/cwt119.00–125.002,3514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95382.74/cwt81.00–85.007893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03361.03/cwt50.00–67.0063016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07372.25/cwt69.00–80.0077512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16283.20/cwt78.00–91.0096742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22374.42/cwt69.00–77.0091017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44277.69/cwt77.00–78.001,1205
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49589.18/cwt83.00–95.001,33335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507100.32/cwt97.00–106.001,51214

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.