Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-06-05

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 5
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
835 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 831▼ 129 vs year ago 964 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 178▼ 78 vs year ago 240 · −32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are compared to the last sale from two weeks ago due to this sale being closed in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Compared to the last sale from two weeks ago Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $232.69/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$232.69
238 head · 632 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,470
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.67
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2646234.171,512213
Medium and Large 2-3513220.031,12925
One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $384 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 sale238 hd
232.69
—
TN average11 barns · 1,879 hd
233.36
−0.67
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—High1,666119.561,99217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,363108.651,48012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210107.821,30528
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03189.4992340

Every lot

92 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235239.57/cwt230.00–250.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3273220.00/cwt220.00–220.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280247.41/cwt245.00–255.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326269.76/cwt250.00–295.0087911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371280.92/cwt265.00–295.001,0429
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431219.88/cwt210.00–230.009484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438253.83/cwt250.00–268.001,11210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473226.34/cwt210.00–240.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478253.78/cwt248.00–260.001,21310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3195
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519228.59/cwt217.50–240.001,1866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525256.41/cwt248.00–262.001,34612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533265.49/cwt265.00–266.001,4152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561265.35/cwt262.00–268.001,48914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577235.85/cwt230.00–240.001,3613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589256.09/cwt246.00–261.001,5088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617244.39/cwt232.00–248.001,50816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625214.84/cwt205.00–225.001,3433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662238.58/cwt231.00–240.001,57922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714219.07/cwt215.00–222.001,56412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715175.35/cwt168.00–182.501,2542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739199.47/cwt194.00–203.001,4749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750198.50/cwt193.00–204.001,4892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,77057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,125149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233245.00/cwt245.00–245.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263257.71/cwt250.00–265.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320223.03/cwt202.50–235.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335256.56/cwt240.00–270.008599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374244.69/cwt220.00–260.0091528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420225.28/cwt220.00–235.0094615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430237.03/cwt236.00–240.001,01911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440210.84/cwt195.00–220.009286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466197.23/cwt185.00–202.509198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468215.68/cwt210.00–222.501,00911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481230.39/cwt229.00–236.001,1089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520186.62/cwt180.00–195.009703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522206.96/cwt200.00–218.001,08044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561182.26/cwt167.50–195.001,0228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577203.79/cwt200.00–207.001,17616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580213.50/cwt212.00–218.001,2384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610212.09/cwt212.00–212.501,2946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619191.70/cwt184.00–200.001,18710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630176.59/cwt170.00–180.001,1133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658174.49/cwt174.00–175.001,1482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679185.36/cwt180.00–189.001,2595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727177.11/cwt170.00–180.001,28813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3733157.33/cwt152.50–162.001,1532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810167.01/cwt166.00–168.001,3532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370264.68/cwt255.00–275.0097910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390230.85/cwt210.00–245.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425230.81/cwt225.00–237.509817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428254.95/cwt240.00–265.001,09113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474247.58/cwt240.00–257.501,17411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475215.97/cwt200.00–230.001,0263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517236.89/cwt230.00–247.001,22513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529218.56/cwt207.50–227.001,1564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574224.56/cwt220.00–230.001,2897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580198.81/cwt188.00–210.001,1532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3606201.24/cwt197.50–207.501,2204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624222.03/cwt217.50–228.001,3854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680192.89/cwt188.00–198.001,3122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730188.03/cwt186.00–190.001,3732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770178.36/cwt175.00–182.001,3733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405106.83/cwt105.00–110.001,5016
Bulls——1,795124.83/cwt119.00–130.002,2419
Bulls——1,868134.07/cwt132.00–136.002,5042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92078.61/cwt72.00–84.0072312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04891.84/cwt87.00–97.0096221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10098.53/cwt98.00–99.001,0842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171101.10/cwt99.00–106.001,1847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19398.71/cwt97.00–100.001,1782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214112.93/cwt112.00–115.001,37110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222105.79/cwt101.00–111.001,29316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400109.37/cwt103.00–112.001,5319

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.