Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-10-17

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 17
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 832▼ 704 vs year ago 1,196 · −58.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 154▼ 5 vs year ago 162 · −3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower with the exception of Heifers weighing between 600-700 lbs. being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.50/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$132.50
113 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554134.2174375
Medium and Large 2-3471129.3761037
Small 1-2500120.006001thin
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $143 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 sale113 hd
132.50
—
TN average8 barns · 1,694 hd
137.77
−5.26
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—Low1,80383.211,50012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47066.0997236
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30062.8081640
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06353.1656524

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217178.15/cwt175.00–180.003873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343179.99/cwt165.00–187.506175
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425166.10/cwt160.00–172.507064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479161.32/cwt160.00–162.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536158.38/cwt150.00–162.0084914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552146.00/cwt146.00–146.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583159.32/cwt152.00–161.009296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609161.00/cwt160.00–162.009805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623150.13/cwt146.00–159.009356
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626132.83/cwt126.00–144.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684145.20/cwt142.00–147.009935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701146.74/cwt143.00–148.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733132.00/cwt132.00–132.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264156.30/cwt145.00–170.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328150.65/cwt150.00–152.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379135.47/cwt122.50–145.005139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380144.93/cwt140.00–150.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418139.61/cwt135.00–148.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431127.87/cwt120.00–138.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461132.97/cwt115.00–138.006137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464141.22/cwt140.00–144.0065510
Heifers—Small 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517138.53/cwt135.00–144.0071612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522122.46/cwt110.00–131.006396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570125.75/cwt120.00–128.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573135.14/cwt130.00–140.0077414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613128.13/cwt125.00–135.007859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620122.42/cwt120.00–125.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682123.70/cwt120.00–133.008445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715117.51/cwt116.00–120.008408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767123.28/cwt121.00–128.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790104.00/cwt104.00–104.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850116.00/cwt116.00–116.009861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365175.00/cwt165.00–185.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370142.09/cwt135.00–150.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420165.67/cwt164.00–168.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429141.21/cwt126.00–150.006067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473135.40/cwt127.50–145.006407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478154.31/cwt147.00–158.0073812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521144.19/cwt138.00–148.0075120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540122.67/cwt120.00–124.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573141.66/cwt135.00–145.008126
Bulls—Small 1-2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576131.10/cwt127.50–134.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619130.40/cwt127.00–141.008077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682126.66/cwt124.00–128.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710120.99/cwt120.00–122.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723113.03/cwt110.00–116.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828115.50/cwt115.00–118.009566
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357597.50/cwt97.50–97.505611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58976.19/cwt74.00–80.001,2115
Bulls——1,95688.23/cwt83.00–93.001,7267
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93742.78/cwt39.00–50.004016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10356.13/cwt52.00–62.0061917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13065.00/cwt65.00–65.007351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27363.23/cwt58.00–69.0080532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34357.96/cwt57.00–60.007786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46666.90/cwt60.00–72.0098131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52058.08/cwt55.00–61.008834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60070.44/cwt70.00–71.001,1272

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.