Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-04-10

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 10
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
▼ 381 vs last sale 908▼ 171 vs year ago 698 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 134▼ 114 vs year ago 202 · −56.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher with lean cows being 5.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.57/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$196.57
180 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$66.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.08
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503201.461,013146
Medium and Large 2-3452176.7779933
Small 1-2520135.007021thin
One grade step is worth $66.46/cwt here — about $311 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 sale180 hd
196.57
—
TN average12 barns · 2,159 hd
191.49
+5.08
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—Low1,885123.892,3359thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48896.271,43219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23594.481,16729
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02984.3686830

Every lot

74 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 1-2225284.78/cwt260.00–300.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277249.89/cwt240.00–270.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327256.44/cwt230.00–267.508399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388235.93/cwt230.00–247.5091512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427235.39/cwt227.50–240.001,00515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479225.38/cwt220.00–232.001,08023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483209.37/cwt200.00–215.001,0114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3511210.75/cwt182.50–222.001,0774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516232.06/cwt225.00–238.001,1975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526244.47/cwt242.00–246.001,2864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570197.19/cwt180.00–215.001,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576227.55/cwt219.00–238.001,31113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626204.70/cwt196.00–215.001,2814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662192.00/cwt189.00–198.001,2715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728190.27/cwt188.00–194.001,3853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205270.00/cwt270.00–270.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273244.51/cwt230.00–265.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321217.64/cwt210.00–222.506997
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324195.54/cwt190.00–202.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369214.33/cwt197.50–227.5079114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375171.50/cwt160.00–180.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428188.69/cwt177.50–205.008087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430210.80/cwt197.50–218.0090625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472204.44/cwt193.00–217.5096527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481173.03/cwt150.00–190.008328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519209.27/cwt207.00–211.001,08615
Heifers—Small 1-2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525192.70/cwt189.00–200.001,01212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529161.04/cwt140.00–180.008526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572191.84/cwt185.00–198.001,09716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580173.51/cwt172.00–175.001,0062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614188.70/cwt184.00–190.001,15910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658172.00/cwt168.00–178.001,1323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,105116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371243.01/cwt230.00–257.509028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375198.48/cwt170.00–225.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419211.65/cwt200.00–217.508873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420231.13/cwt222.50–235.009715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470223.78/cwt212.50–234.001,0529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471201.76/cwt180.00–210.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516207.63/cwt200.00–214.001,0717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527178.23/cwt172.00–182.509393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557193.00/cwt190.00–200.001,0755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,1223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624193.19/cwt189.00–196.001,2064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667184.66/cwt181.00–188.001,2323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763173.51/cwt173.00–174.001,3242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3371
Bulls——1,918131.30/cwt130.00–133.002,5183
Bulls——1,972124.42/cwt123.00–126.002,4545
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93867.71/cwt46.00–77.006356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02785.77/cwt82.00–89.0088114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08692.39/cwt90.00–95.001,00310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21093.88/cwt90.00–98.001,13627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46995.94/cwt93.00–99.001,40916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560102.54/cwt100.00–105.001,6002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,573102.51/cwt100.00–104.001,6122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4641

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.