Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-08-28

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 28
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 547▼ 56 vs year ago 668 · −8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 86▲ 44 vs year ago 147 · +29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The excessive temperatures that we experienced last week affected the feeder cattle market and drastic price drops were observed. The cooler weather has improved the market this week. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 9.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 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 $232.28/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$232.28
219 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,368
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.11
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602234.551,413193
Medium and Large 2-3491215.401,05726
One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $356 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 sale219 hd
232.28
—
TN average12 barns · 2,007 hd
220.17
+12.11
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—Low1,692124.362,10412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,474112.421,65737
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,165106.741,24353
CowsLean 85-90%High96892.9389929

Every lot

69 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 1-2265300.00/cwt300.00–300.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335225.00/cwt225.00–225.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338263.27/cwt250.00–280.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395215.00/cwt215.00–215.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431262.04/cwt250.00–275.001,1295
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489267.26/cwt250.00–270.001,3077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,2832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572228.20/cwt212.50–246.001,3057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579260.57/cwt250.00–266.001,50911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615226.26/cwt220.00–231.001,3913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617244.99/cwt238.00–247.001,5126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,5848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682236.23/cwt230.00–240.001,6114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715234.67/cwt230.00–236.001,67812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767222.97/cwt220.00–229.001,7104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2213275.00/cwt275.00–275.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280249.73/cwt235.00–265.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317262.27/cwt240.00–270.008315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377226.64/cwt220.00–230.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379244.24/cwt240.00–250.009268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418208.82/cwt180.00–225.008736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426239.12/cwt230.00–252.501,0198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472215.40/cwt207.50–225.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473240.21/cwt230.00–250.001,13622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523222.15/cwt215.00–228.001,1625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531237.27/cwt230.00–245.001,26018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566220.95/cwt212.50–227.501,2515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576234.76/cwt230.00–242.501,35220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626223.20/cwt218.00–230.001,3975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690222.53/cwt214.00–226.001,53521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,64172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715205.90/cwt200.00–210.001,4723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2999164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369257.72/cwt250.00–270.009517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419230.41/cwt222.50–237.509655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425249.55/cwt240.00–260.001,0617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479251.45/cwt240.00–260.001,20410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479221.69/cwt210.00–235.001,0626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518221.01/cwt207.50–235.001,1458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527247.71/cwt245.00–255.001,3059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555229.03/cwt220.00–240.001,27111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620216.68/cwt215.00–220.001,3433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670212.89/cwt208.00–218.001,4262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778185.11/cwt178.00–192.001,4402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448115.66/cwt105.00–120.001,6755
Bulls——1,780136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,4211
Bulls——1,881129.66/cwt125.00–135.002,4396
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92182.83/cwt70.00–88.007637
Cows—Lean 85-90%94894.13/cwt90.00–97.0089217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099102.97/cwt101.00–105.001,1325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150107.52/cwt102.00–114.001,23643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20599.96/cwt96.00–101.001,2058
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320117.05/cwt115.00–119.001,5452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462110.54/cwt105.00–114.001,61624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497115.90/cwt115.00–120.001,73513

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.