Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-11-21

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 21
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▼ 707 vs last sale 1,268▼ 178 vs year ago 739 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 175▲ 62 vs year ago 94 · +66.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower, with heifers weighing 500-650 lbs being 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.05/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$139.05
138 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.75
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528146.1277178
Medium and Large 2-3526130.7368757
Small 1-2597113.336763thin
One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $95 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 sale138 hd
139.05
—
TN average9 barns · 2,186 hd
139.80
−0.75
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—Average1,70788.631,51310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50572.711,09520
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22866.5281730
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03553.5455429

Every lot

80 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 1-2235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295182.50/cwt182.50–182.505381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330182.54/cwt180.00–185.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467165.49/cwt162.50–174.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474139.94/cwt126.00–155.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495183.00/cwt183.00–183.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524170.67/cwt166.00–175.008945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535182.50/cwt182.50–182.509761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570150.72/cwt142.00–160.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575173.19/cwt167.50–178.009968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616171.68/cwt168.00–176.001,0587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678157.28/cwt152.00–162.001,0666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710143.67/cwt141.00–148.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,1544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834134.39/cwt130.00–135.001,1218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205125.00/cwt125.00–125.002562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322165.34/cwt155.00–172.505327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386154.29/cwt150.00–160.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390142.04/cwt137.50–150.0055412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424138.69/cwt130.00–145.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427156.17/cwt152.50–160.006679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477159.42/cwt155.00–165.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482139.28/cwt130.00–145.0067110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513150.97/cwt145.00–160.0077417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533138.09/cwt127.50–145.007364
Heifers—Small 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Small 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561149.76/cwt140.00–155.008406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565129.09/cwt120.00–138.007299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627141.34/cwt135.00–144.008866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630118.29/cwt110.00–125.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662121.60/cwt120.00–125.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663115.02/cwt110.00–120.007632
Heifers—Small 1-2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724119.99/cwt115.00–125.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3732107.32/cwt102.00–110.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757120.68/cwt118.00–124.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780111.96/cwt100.00–114.008737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808104.98/cwt100.00–110.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868100.00/cwt100.00–100.008682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370145.79/cwt127.50–160.005399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385177.37/cwt172.50–182.506832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425170.81/cwt170.00–172.507263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471143.31/cwt126.00–155.006759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472166.97/cwt160.00–172.5078812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516167.72/cwt162.00–175.008654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534134.52/cwt112.50–150.007184
Bulls—Small 1-2540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563145.28/cwt140.00–150.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567158.98/cwt152.00–166.009015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3612123.46/cwt110.00–130.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623141.44/cwt136.00–148.008815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663118.62/cwt110.00–126.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683136.99/cwt136.00–138.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705130.98/cwt128.00–134.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713117.01/cwt116.00–118.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765110.97/cwt106.00–116.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288596.00/cwt96.00–96.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59581.46/cwt70.00–88.001,2996
Bulls——1,80494.85/cwt92.00–98.001,7113
Bulls——2,085113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,3561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03446.15/cwt35.00–53.0047712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03558.76/cwt54.00–65.0060817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18560.00/cwt60.00–60.007111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21876.54/cwt76.00–77.009322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23066.02/cwt61.00–72.0081227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46269.40/cwt66.00–73.001,0159
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54175.42/cwt74.00–80.001,16211

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.