Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-02-20

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 20
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
835 head
▲ 316 vs last sale 519▼ 185 vs year ago 1,020 · −18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 99▼ 2 vs year ago 159 · −1.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 6.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.89/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$185.89
275 head · 723 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,344
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$448
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.48
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2742186.051,381253
Medium and Large 2-3507184.0593222
One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about $448 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 sale275 hd
185.89
—
TN average10 barns · 2,150 hd
190.37
−4.48
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—Low1,715103.361,77212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46089.131,30231
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26985.591,08629
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02666.1367932

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228242.36/cwt230.00–255.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255247.50/cwt245.00–250.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285217.50/cwt217.50–217.506201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333235.04/cwt225.00–245.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371238.62/cwt225.00–245.008857
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418185.45/cwt160.00–210.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432232.48/cwt220.00–240.001,00416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475218.36/cwt210.00–230.001,03711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478191.90/cwt167.50–205.009178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518217.09/cwt212.50–222.501,12513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566174.14/cwt152.50–192.509864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572202.48/cwt198.00–210.001,15814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615175.54/cwt172.00–184.001,0807
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632158.29/cwt154.00–161.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680162.04/cwt156.00–168.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721168.68/cwt165.00–174.001,2164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790172.07/cwt168.00–172.251,35966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846173.75/cwt173.75–173.751,47050
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added991168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,67050
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240195.00/cwt195.00–195.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275195.00/cwt195.00–195.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324205.71/cwt195.00–230.0066712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376201.75/cwt190.00–215.0075924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384181.27/cwt175.00–187.506966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412182.11/cwt180.00–185.007507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426198.20/cwt190.00–212.5084417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453196.24/cwt195.00–197.508892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473176.30/cwt175.00–177.508342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476185.43/cwt180.00–190.0088314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505140.10/cwt130.00–150.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521179.74/cwt175.00–187.5093624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567171.26/cwt168.00–180.0097122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588148.36/cwt140.00–160.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617166.84/cwt166.00–168.001,0296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626154.50/cwt151.00–163.009678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,07323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686159.00/cwt150.00–162.001,0917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714143.48/cwt140.00–148.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,18316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2898
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376237.81/cwt232.50–240.008947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419231.89/cwt222.50–240.009728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426185.10/cwt170.00–200.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478210.92/cwt200.00–217.501,00811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489173.69/cwt166.00–190.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516170.91/cwt152.50–180.008826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524192.50/cwt187.50–198.001,0096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564183.30/cwt180.00–188.001,0346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579164.05/cwt158.00–172.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613165.60/cwt158.00–170.001,0158
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640152.00/cwt152.00–152.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3659150.00/cwt148.00–151.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686165.70/cwt158.00–168.001,1377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761153.24/cwt150.00–157.001,1664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840142.98/cwt140.00–146.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35387.35/cwt86.00–89.001,1823
Bulls——1,833104.88/cwt101.00–108.001,9225
Bulls——1,838113.47/cwt110.00–118.002,0864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94256.91/cwt45.00–64.0053613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06370.06/cwt65.00–76.0074515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08874.97/cwt74.00–76.008162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16181.39/cwt80.00–84.009454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28294.70/cwt92.00–100.001,2147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28383.47/cwt79.00–90.001,07120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29377.03/cwt76.00–78.009962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45686.80/cwt81.00–91.001,26421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51498.28/cwt93.00–104.001,4888

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.