Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-01-23

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 23
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
638 head
▼ 280 vs last sale 918▼ 531 vs year ago 1,169 · −45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 147▼ 35 vs year ago 144 · −24.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.56/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$158.56
191 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.38
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504159.86806167
Medium and Large 2-3458149.4968424
One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $121 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 sale191 hd
158.56
—
TN average9 barns · 1,928 hd
154.18
+4.38
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—Low1,69296.351,63013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47078.061,14715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24373.6091539
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01661.1662134

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276196.62/cwt190.00–205.005438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319208.12/cwt200.00–218.0066412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3326168.19/cwt160.00–185.005486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366203.71/cwt190.00–217.0074614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378181.62/cwt165.00–184.0068712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403216.00/cwt216.00–216.008706
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422180.85/cwt175.00–185.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433200.83/cwt195.00–211.0087018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462185.94/cwt180.00–194.0085917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474170.05/cwt151.00–175.0080612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521186.54/cwt181.00–193.0097217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528195.00/cwt194.00–200.001,0306
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528153.03/cwt144.00–170.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583180.67/cwt179.00–183.001,0533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590161.00/cwt161.00–161.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620185.00/cwt184.00–186.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628164.65/cwt158.00–171.001,0343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663143.66/cwt135.00–152.009522
Steers—Small 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674159.70/cwt156.00–165.001,0764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738157.66/cwt153.00–164.001,1643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768151.01/cwt150.00–152.001,1602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853147.51/cwt144.00–151.001,2582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328183.75/cwt180.00–197.506037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371188.00/cwt188.00–188.006977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373170.66/cwt165.00–180.0063712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382156.17/cwt145.00–160.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400154.50/cwt153.00–156.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417178.97/cwt178.00–180.0074612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420165.01/cwt159.00–171.0069317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457173.00/cwt173.00–173.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464161.70/cwt154.00–170.0075031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467147.56/cwt132.50–156.006899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513165.06/cwt161.00–169.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531152.27/cwt147.00–157.0080928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538142.67/cwt141.00–145.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568136.98/cwt133.00–141.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571148.15/cwt144.00–153.0084619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621145.50/cwt141.00–151.009048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664139.94/cwt136.00–145.009295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2903128.98/cwt121.00–137.001,1652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371202.69/cwt188.00–214.007528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383169.58/cwt161.00–177.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423194.53/cwt186.00–205.0082310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430172.29/cwt151.00–180.0074112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463188.99/cwt185.00–195.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482163.06/cwt143.00–177.007869
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514144.75/cwt130.00–161.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540173.84/cwt169.00–176.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567154.27/cwt150.00–158.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585139.12/cwt134.00–141.008149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615138.00/cwt129.00–143.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618155.55/cwt146.00–158.0096110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661140.78/cwt137.00–145.009315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775142.31/cwt139.00–144.001,1033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,010115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50386.22/cwt84.00–88.501,2965
Bulls——1,620113.48/cwt110.00–116.001,8383
Bulls——1,92496.21/cwt93.00–102.501,8515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93553.25/cwt45.00–59.5049812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04864.01/cwt60.00–70.0067118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11172.06/cwt71.50–72.508014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18173.76/cwt69.50–78.0087126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29982.42/cwt80.00–83.501,0717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44862.62/cwt59.00–66.009076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46876.69/cwt73.50–80.501,12612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47883.52/cwt82.50–85.001,2343

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.