Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-07-24

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 24
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
571 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 716▲ 38 vs year ago 533 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 111▲ 47 vs year ago 80 · +58.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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 $248.44/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$248.44
171 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2646250.021,616154
Medium and Large 2-3549236.741,29915thin
Small 1-2685214.001,4662thin
One grade step is worth $36.02/cwt here — about $150 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 sale171 hd
248.44
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TN average10 barns · 1,671 hd
244.63
+3.81
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—High1,661122.212,02920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,448108.911,57720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,223103.731,26832
CowsLean 85-90%Low95885.4281827

Every lot

73 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 1-2220296.14/cwt270.00–320.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265279.76/cwt270.00–290.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317289.56/cwt275.00–302.509185
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335267.50/cwt267.50–267.508961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355260.00/cwt260.00–260.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384284.78/cwt271.00–295.001,0944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428279.21/cwt272.00–287.001,19512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476275.64/cwt267.00–287.001,31210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528229.02/cwt210.00–243.001,2094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530268.73/cwt268.00–270.001,4244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558267.99/cwt265.00–271.001,4952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565255.74/cwt251.00–259.001,4458
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570241.93/cwt240.00–244.001,3792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,55110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624249.41/cwt243.00–252.001,5568
Steers—Small 1-2660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669241.42/cwt237.00–245.001,6156
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678223.94/cwt217.00–230.001,5185
Steers—Small 1-2710218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713238.70/cwt229.00–241.001,70213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,88263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223277.36/cwt275.00–280.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283276.00/cwt276.00–276.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325244.00/cwt244.00–244.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363214.34/cwt210.00–220.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378236.16/cwt230.00–244.008934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417221.97/cwt218.00–231.0092615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429211.00/cwt198.00–217.009057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475205.49/cwt200.00–213.009764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477222.66/cwt215.00–231.001,06219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480238.40/cwt236.00–242.001,1449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518205.11/cwt198.00–213.001,0624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529220.90/cwt215.00–226.001,16912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567224.15/cwt219.00–230.001,27117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570202.24/cwt185.00–212.001,1535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611214.07/cwt207.00–220.001,30811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615186.59/cwt175.00–198.001,1482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671212.11/cwt210.00–215.001,4237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719200.30/cwt198.00–209.001,4408
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385244.94/cwt240.00–250.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417255.69/cwt242.50–265.001,0663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434224.20/cwt201.00–235.009735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458229.80/cwt221.00–237.001,0524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475245.22/cwt240.00–255.001,1657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526240.57/cwt235.00–246.001,2654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533219.56/cwt215.00–224.001,1702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566224.89/cwt220.00–230.001,2734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588207.38/cwt198.00–217.001,2192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617200.82/cwt195.00–207.001,2395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625213.28/cwt211.00–217.001,3333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680188.85/cwt179.00–199.001,2842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717195.19/cwt193.00–200.001,4005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728188.49/cwt188.00–189.001,3722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755189.00/cwt186.00–192.001,4272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,289114.82/cwt108.00–119.501,4807
Bulls——1,854125.20/cwt121.00–131.002,32112
Bulls——1,940138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,6771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91675.85/cwt68.00–83.506959
Cows—Lean 85-90%94388.28/cwt84.50–95.5083214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10496.94/cwt96.00–99.001,0704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183103.53/cwt98.50–108.001,22523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28495.39/cwt94.50–96.001,2254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355111.35/cwt110.00–114.001,5095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375107.22/cwt103.00–109.501,47413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,584112.04/cwt110.00–115.001,7757

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.