Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-09-26

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 26
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
764 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 1,015▼ 359 vs year ago 1,123 · −32.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 127▼ 41 vs year ago 159 · −25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.02/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$147.02
168 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536151.74813130
Medium and Large 2-3490130.8964138
One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $171 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 sale168 hd
147.02
—
TN average10 barns · 2,077 hd
145.81
+1.21
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—Low1,71299.421,70214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43077.961,11420
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21873.6689736
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04761.2864129

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220197.50/cwt197.50–197.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284190.72/cwt185.00–200.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303190.02/cwt187.50–192.505762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335159.01/cwt150.00–167.505332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364186.80/cwt177.50–195.006804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415177.75/cwt172.50–181.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483177.56/cwt172.00–182.008585
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524177.09/cwt170.00–184.009285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524154.34/cwt140.00–168.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525189.98/cwt188.00–192.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578150.31/cwt134.00–158.008696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581180.16/cwt174.00–184.001,0475
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632172.31/cwt167.00–178.001,0895
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667158.15/cwt154.00–164.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722146.18/cwt142.00–152.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310182.50/cwt182.50–182.505661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324128.44/cwt115.00–145.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377154.61/cwt150.00–162.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387134.53/cwt132.50–140.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426156.10/cwt148.00–160.0066515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427129.74/cwt120.00–142.505545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472138.81/cwt127.50–146.006557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481154.06/cwt147.00–162.0074116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522134.13/cwt122.50–140.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524150.41/cwt144.00–156.0078835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570131.13/cwt117.50–140.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574150.21/cwt142.00–154.0086223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617121.62/cwt120.00–130.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618151.16/cwt145.00–155.009348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679149.60/cwt144.00–153.001,01619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803132.98/cwt128.00–138.001,0682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375148.73/cwt147.50–150.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426174.21/cwt166.00–180.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432150.88/cwt147.50–155.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470156.68/cwt155.00–157.507363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487169.55/cwt160.00–174.0082612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523135.49/cwt130.00–146.007099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535152.24/cwt149.00–165.0081414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566136.37/cwt132.00–139.007728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576149.59/cwt144.00–156.0086215
Bulls—Small 1-2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626143.36/cwt140.00–152.0089712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628134.35/cwt130.00–139.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675132.00/cwt132.00–132.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680144.02/cwt140.00–146.0097910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733136.32/cwt132.00–141.009993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760131.53/cwt129.00–134.001,0002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813123.49/cwt121.00–126.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910106.00/cwt106.00–106.009651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7161
Bulls——1,56391.46/cwt88.00–97.001,4306
Bulls——1,861104.74/cwt101.00–109.001,9497
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02156.55/cwt50.00–60.0057715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07466.34/cwt62.00–71.0071214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16083.00/cwt83.00–83.009631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20868.52/cwt65.00–70.0082810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22475.34/cwt71.00–81.0092225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29071.49/cwt71.00–72.009222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39584.32/cwt84.00–85.001,1763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45577.55/cwt73.00–81.001,12815

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.