Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-10-03

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 3
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
▲ 309 vs last sale 764▲ 462 vs year ago 611 · +75.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 118▲ 142 vs year ago 100 · +142.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 9.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.79/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$145.79
283 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$245
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2600149.05894227
Medium and Large 2-3490132.5365056
One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $245 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 sale283 hd
145.79
—
TN average7 barns · 1,850 hd
146.61
−0.83
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—High1,78093.521,66414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41273.691,04129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21968.5483633
CowsLean 85-90%Average90151.9646841

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285198.66/cwt185.00–205.005664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329197.19/cwt185.00–205.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370195.28/cwt190.00–200.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385152.50/cwt152.50–152.505871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423185.75/cwt177.50–194.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3434167.12/cwt167.00–167.507254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479173.23/cwt166.00–180.008309
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485158.12/cwt156.00–165.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516179.69/cwt178.00–185.0092730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521172.88/cwt166.00–175.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526153.35/cwt142.50–160.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554180.07/cwt178.00–181.0099813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586171.61/cwt164.00–174.001,0064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623158.93/cwt152.00–166.0099010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624169.74/cwt168.00–176.001,05916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630145.50/cwt141.00–150.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663152.28/cwt146.00–156.001,01018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0888
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714148.54/cwt144.00–151.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813137.00/cwt134.00–138.001,1144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273177.64/cwt170.00–185.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3312141.54/cwt135.00–147.504428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324155.78/cwt150.00–162.505055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372154.89/cwt150.00–160.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383134.50/cwt130.00–140.005159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408139.05/cwt132.50–145.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430152.20/cwt149.00–162.5065412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468150.77/cwt144.00–159.0070631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475137.64/cwt130.00–142.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525130.09/cwt117.50–135.006837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528146.83/cwt140.00–154.0077521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537159.75/cwt156.00–161.0085823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553150.00/cwt150.00–150.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583137.58/cwt135.00–146.0080217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586130.17/cwt130.00–132.0076312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625134.47/cwt130.00–140.0084016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629122.00/cwt118.00–126.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673127.82/cwt125.00–133.008606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673120.35/cwt115.00–124.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727126.37/cwt120.00–129.0091912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738156.25/cwt156.25–156.251,15371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800120.50/cwt117.50–124.009643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377187.55/cwt175.00–192.507079
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395167.50/cwt167.50–167.506621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426172.02/cwt170.00–182.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426156.04/cwt152.50–165.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472144.16/cwt142.50–146.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474166.29/cwt159.00–171.0078813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527132.92/cwt130.00–142.0070013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531153.33/cwt148.00–164.0081413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573149.06/cwt144.00–157.008548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578135.25/cwt120.00–148.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620132.99/cwt128.00–136.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622141.85/cwt137.00–149.0088211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678136.80/cwt130.00–140.009285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713133.31/cwt130.00–136.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764127.26/cwt124.00–131.009724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3779117.24/cwt113.00–122.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840112.50/cwt112.50–112.509451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870112.00/cwt112.00–112.009743
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67687.82/cwt81.00–91.001,4725
Bulls——1,83194.89/cwt93.00–97.001,7378
Bulls——1,885111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80946.58/cwt43.00–56.0037727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06961.06/cwt57.00–67.0065312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13570.00/cwt70.00–70.007952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21069.35/cwt64.00–76.0083926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24760.34/cwt56.00–63.007525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27078.56/cwt78.00–79.009982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37073.88/cwt68.00–78.001,01221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46863.19/cwt60.00–65.009283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55679.21/cwt79.00–80.001,2335

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.