Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-09-11

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 11
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,536 head
▲ 924 vs last sale 612▲ 441 vs year ago 1,095 · +40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 191▼ 7 vs year ago 195 · −3.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.13/cwt on 470 head.
Average price
$236.13
470 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$54.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554239.181,325412
Medium and Large 2-3481214.961,03357
Small 1-2650185.001,2031thin
One grade step is worth $54.18/cwt here — about $122 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 sale470 hd
236.13
—
TN average13 barns · 2,479 hd
228.92
+7.21
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—High1,700126.932,15814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,451112.571,63316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194104.181,24428
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02592.4994831

Every lot

86 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205320.00/cwt320.00–320.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273292.53/cwt280.00–300.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3287216.66/cwt205.00–230.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316278.10/cwt260.00–300.008798
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376295.17/cwt277.50–305.001,1107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433280.29/cwt275.00–290.001,21413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466273.63/cwt260.00–290.001,27540
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478242.33/cwt214.00–257.501,15813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506276.70/cwt272.50–277.501,40014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3511232.04/cwt220.00–247.501,18610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530262.88/cwt250.00–267.501,39316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572260.52/cwt250.00–267.501,49029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573272.30/cwt269.00–275.001,56030
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573227.70/cwt202.50–240.001,30515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615227.53/cwt220.00–233.001,3993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626242.57/cwt235.00–247.501,51826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,72326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668225.33/cwt209.00–229.001,5057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676238.54/cwt231.00–245.001,61342
Steers—Small 1-2700217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,80573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,7026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Steers—Small 1-2790197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812204.02/cwt199.00–214.001,6573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230274.96/cwt270.00–280.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281229.57/cwt215.00–245.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283272.28/cwt262.50–280.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324221.56/cwt212.50–242.507184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333261.12/cwt245.00–285.0087014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372250.85/cwt240.00–260.0093324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388219.68/cwt207.50–230.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428243.20/cwt230.00–255.001,04156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477217.56/cwt202.50–227.501,03810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478238.10/cwt230.00–251.001,13842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516244.30/cwt242.00–246.001,2617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521234.55/cwt228.00–240.001,22254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526219.06/cwt200.00–225.001,15210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568209.51/cwt195.00–222.501,1904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576234.20/cwt225.00–240.001,34929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593255.56/cwt245.00–256.001,51543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613233.33/cwt232.50–235.001,4303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624221.83/cwt215.00–230.001,38418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632199.66/cwt192.50–211.001,2626
Heifers—Small 1-2650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658194.97/cwt182.50–202.501,2834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661221.82/cwt210.00–226.001,46628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,3312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717237.31/cwt225.00–238.501,70279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728202.78/cwt197.50–212.501,4764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781202.09/cwt195.00–207.501,5784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367238.35/cwt222.50–255.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378276.02/cwt260.00–290.001,04314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427232.12/cwt220.00–245.009916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435270.17/cwt255.00–280.001,17518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465228.62/cwt200.00–247.501,06313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469264.16/cwt252.50–275.001,23921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524225.34/cwt207.50–237.501,18120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526259.28/cwt242.50–272.501,36430
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564248.14/cwt240.00–257.501,40010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578225.19/cwt207.50–239.001,3027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621226.06/cwt220.00–231.001,40423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664223.44/cwt220.00–227.501,4844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3686210.79/cwt205.00–217.001,4464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710187.91/cwt175.00–201.001,3342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718214.94/cwt210.00–219.001,5436
Bulls—Small 1-2740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770196.33/cwt190.00–202.501,5122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805187.48/cwt185.00–190.001,5092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645134.27/cwt133.00–136.002,2094
Bulls——1,690124.99/cwt122.00–129.002,1129
Bulls——2,010115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,3121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93782.41/cwt75.00–89.007728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04994.17/cwt90.00–100.0098818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079102.58/cwt101.00–106.001,1075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12698.60/cwt95.00–101.001,1108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199104.26/cwt102.00–110.001,25016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309115.05/cwt114.00–116.001,5064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413107.78/cwt104.00–112.001,5238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488117.36/cwt114.00–122.001,7468

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.