Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-02-06

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 6
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 433▲ 52 vs year ago 535 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 68▲ 17 vs year ago 115 · +14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-18.00 higher with instances of over 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 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 $162.29/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$162.29
215 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549164.53903183
Medium and Large 2-3514149.5376932
One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $135 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 sale215 hd
162.29
—
TN average10 barns · 1,841 hd
158.64
+3.66
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—High1,688103.021,73919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53284.571,29621
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25080.541,00733
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04068.8571632

Every lot

90 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280224.73/cwt220.00–230.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322208.13/cwt195.00–220.006708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380226.17/cwt220.00–232.508592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428218.42/cwt212.50–224.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455225.00/cwt224.00–226.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468206.31/cwt200.00–216.009666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480164.49/cwt164.00–165.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518169.03/cwt142.50–182.008767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527199.84/cwt197.00–204.001,05312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572184.60/cwt178.00–192.001,0568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573197.30/cwt195.00–199.001,1313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574172.47/cwt168.00–178.009904
Steers—Small 1-2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609186.99/cwt180.00–189.001,1399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617195.26/cwt194.00–198.001,20511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625164.48/cwt147.50–172.001,0288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670161.05/cwt156.00–164.001,0793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671175.69/cwt170.00–180.001,1794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675180.94/cwt180.00–190.001,22121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717176.79/cwt173.00–179.001,2685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717167.60/cwt163.00–170.001,2028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765161.24/cwt156.00–166.001,2334
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827155.66/cwt152.00–159.001,2873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883144.02/cwt142.00–146.001,2722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263201.61/cwt195.00–210.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326193.35/cwt190.00–195.006309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375191.44/cwt180.00–198.0071817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382161.64/cwt160.00–165.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424159.71/cwt130.00–170.006779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429178.16/cwt172.50–186.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430188.63/cwt187.50–189.008118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480171.87/cwt166.00–177.5082525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490152.50/cwt152.50–152.507471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516163.05/cwt158.00–168.0084115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521147.53/cwt140.00–150.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530176.00/cwt176.00–176.009331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558164.41/cwt164.00–166.009175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571153.57/cwt150.00–162.0087715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590138.25/cwt127.50–149.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606162.00/cwt162.00–162.0098210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620141.22/cwt137.50–143.008767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621149.34/cwt145.00–156.0092716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672145.65/cwt142.00–148.009799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673140.00/cwt140.00–140.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678150.75/cwt150.00–153.001,02233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713143.19/cwt141.00–147.001,0215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765142.53/cwt141.00–144.001,0902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818144.49/cwt144.00–145.001,1822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374194.35/cwt190.00–200.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423197.61/cwt190.00–207.508365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487200.71/cwt192.00–208.009773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517164.86/cwt152.00–172.008523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519195.51/cwt190.00–198.001,0154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574156.20/cwt146.00–160.008977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578165.65/cwt162.00–174.009577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615162.21/cwt155.00–167.009989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630147.00/cwt140.00–151.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673162.83/cwt156.00–168.001,09611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734145.93/cwt142.00–152.001,0714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740132.00/cwt132.00–132.009772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778144.50/cwt144.00–145.001,1242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2913114.36/cwt108.00–119.001,0443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,606115.00/cwt113.00–117.001,8474
Bulls——1,709105.47/cwt101.00–109.001,8029
Bulls——1,71291.37/cwt86.00–99.001,5646
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94259.92/cwt58.00–62.005643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05068.87/cwt63.00–74.0072327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05582.00/cwt82.00–82.008652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23791.99/cwt91.00–93.001,1383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25182.43/cwt78.00–89.001,03121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25172.32/cwt67.00–77.009059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53083.05/cwt79.00–88.001,27117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54296.04/cwt94.00–99.001,4813

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.