Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-11-28

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
834 head
▲ 273 vs last sale 561▲ 38 vs year ago 796 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 156▼ 22 vs year ago 168 · −13.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 8.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.65/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$147.65
219 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483151.13730167
Medium and Large 2-3469137.1464350
Small 1-2550120.006602thin
One grade step is worth $31.13/cwt here — about $70 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 sale219 hd
147.65
—
TN average3 barns · 835 hd
146.13
+1.52
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—Low1,60686.921,39620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53073.421,12329
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24866.8983535
CowsLean 85-90%High97353.7352335

Every lot

83 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 1-2235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280199.11/cwt185.00–207.505589
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290177.50/cwt177.50–177.505151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326190.82/cwt175.00–200.0062221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330161.29/cwt145.00–170.005323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365187.36/cwt172.00–212.506845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365158.87/cwt150.00–167.505802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428192.93/cwt182.50–200.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468180.88/cwt172.00–187.008477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514177.12/cwt177.00–177.509104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521168.05/cwt162.00–172.0087610
Steers—Small 1-2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560141.50/cwt130.00–153.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588168.11/cwt164.00–172.009887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604168.20/cwt165.00–169.001,0165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623158.15/cwt152.00–163.009855
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623133.61/cwt120.00–148.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665134.00/cwt134.00–134.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667151.08/cwt142.00–154.001,0088
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715136.00/cwt136.00–136.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722143.58/cwt140.00–148.001,0375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258158.88/cwt157.50–165.0041012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326163.30/cwt160.00–175.0053215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333140.08/cwt130.00–150.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373164.23/cwt150.00–180.0061328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415166.33/cwt155.00–175.006909
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422144.15/cwt130.00–150.0060815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478152.88/cwt148.00–162.5073120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480137.07/cwt128.00–149.0065815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515145.25/cwt140.00–154.0074823
Heifers—Small 1-2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531129.68/cwt120.00–134.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562134.67/cwt132.00–138.007573
Heifers—Small 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571148.20/cwt140.00–154.0084630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615124.63/cwt120.00–128.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621134.23/cwt130.00–140.0083420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662129.31/cwt128.00–130.008563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710128.50/cwt128.00–129.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820119.00/cwt116.00–122.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863123.99/cwt122.00–126.001,0702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355167.50/cwt167.50–167.505951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377190.93/cwt177.50–202.507207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431198.00/cwt198.00–198.008539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433144.97/cwt140.00–150.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436178.35/cwt172.50–185.0077814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481174.51/cwt170.00–182.0083916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482149.80/cwt130.00–167.007225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512184.00/cwt184.00–184.009423
Bulls—Small 1-2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521164.85/cwt158.00–170.008594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524137.82/cwt122.00–152.007228
Bulls—Small 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567147.61/cwt140.00–152.0083711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578144.00/cwt144.00–144.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626146.34/cwt140.00–150.009168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3629133.32/cwt124.00–139.008394
Bulls—Small 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664145.95/cwt140.00–150.009697
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3677130.67/cwt126.00–136.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720123.97/cwt120.00–128.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769119.99/cwt116.00–128.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838120.50/cwt120.00–121.001,0102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46379.40/cwt72.00–84.001,1627
Bulls——1,65989.46/cwt85.00–96.001,48412
Bulls——1,965109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96049.32/cwt43.00–53.0047319
Cows—Lean 85-90%98658.44/cwt54.00–65.0057615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03567.00/cwt67.00–67.006931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20059.10/cwt57.00–62.007098
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24367.56/cwt63.00–74.0084022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34776.39/cwt75.00–79.001,0295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45672.36/cwt66.00–77.001,05422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46564.00/cwt64.00–64.009381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81378.88/cwt78.00–81.001,4306

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.