Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-01-30

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 30
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 638▼ 965 vs year ago 1,398 · −69.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 109▼ 104 vs year ago 172 · −60.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.80/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$158.80
128 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.17
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500161.31806112
Medium and Large 2-3454143.8565313thin
Small 1-2648130.008433thin
One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale128 hd
158.80
—
TN average8 barns · 1,350 hd
158.63
+0.17
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—Low1,67092.931,5523thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48484.651,25619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18478.3792821
CowsLean 85-90%High99765.5765418

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288196.01/cwt180.00–225.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3329172.62/cwt160.00–180.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333196.10/cwt185.00–215.006539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379189.63/cwt180.00–200.007196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414194.92/cwt190.00–200.008074
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425169.83/cwt167.50–172.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488185.42/cwt180.00–191.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505187.36/cwt182.00–190.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574183.37/cwt180.00–188.001,0535
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590164.00/cwt164.00–164.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612177.60/cwt174.00–179.001,08710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623149.88/cwt140.00–160.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665166.29/cwt161.00–169.001,1063
Steers—Small 1-2685138.00/cwt138.00–138.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725146.38/cwt142.00–151.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,26414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295177.50/cwt177.50–177.505241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338183.56/cwt180.00–186.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374174.65/cwt170.00–180.0065311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383150.74/cwt140.00–162.505773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417167.23/cwt160.00–170.0069714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425149.46/cwt140.00–157.506354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460139.18/cwt132.50–145.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468163.51/cwt160.00–170.0076521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510147.50/cwt147.50–147.507521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524164.00/cwt164.00–164.008597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529157.64/cwt150.00–162.0083417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574151.98/cwt146.00–156.0087210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583127.50/cwt127.50–127.507432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591157.00/cwt157.00–157.009287
Heifers—Small 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615154.00/cwt154.00–154.009471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625145.28/cwt142.00–150.009087
Heifers—Small 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675140.66/cwt136.00–148.009496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383167.25/cwt160.00–175.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384202.00/cwt190.00–210.0077612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419187.57/cwt185.00–190.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419161.13/cwt152.50–170.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470182.02/cwt180.00–190.0085512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481161.17/cwt140.00–175.007758
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528141.90/cwt132.50–158.0074913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536162.75/cwt160.00–175.008729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565165.93/cwt162.00–170.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572141.89/cwt124.00–150.008126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679128.83/cwt124.00–130.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790114.00/cwt114.00–114.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3823114.09/cwt110.00–118.009392
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3565102.50/cwt102.50–102.505792
Dairy Steers—Large 3640102.50/cwt102.50–102.506561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57082.89/cwt81.00–85.001,3012
Bulls——1,870113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,1131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95568.27/cwt64.00–71.0065211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03551.09/cwt48.00–57.005294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09874.99/cwt74.00–76.008233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16888.62/cwt86.00–92.001,0354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18076.96/cwt73.00–82.0090815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24868.42/cwt66.00–71.008542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48387.93/cwt85.00–94.001,30412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48579.03/cwt74.00–83.001,1747

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.