Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-10-16

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 16
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,071 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 1,081▲ 579 vs year ago 492 · +117.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 186▲ 10 vs year ago 157 · +6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00, instances 7.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.97/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$221.97
190 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,173
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.15
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528223.561,181173
Medium and Large 2-3533205.781,09717thin
One grade step is worth $17.78/cwt here — about $84 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 sale190 hd
221.97
—
TN average11 barns · 1,805 hd
209.81
+12.15
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—Average1,796115.202,06917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44089.581,29035
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21583.951,02066
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03476.9179549

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0753thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415262.16/cwt250.00–270.001,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474259.85/cwt256.00–268.001,2328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527262.79/cwt252.00–268.001,38510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565262.54/cwt252.50–268.001,4838
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570237.23/cwt236.00–241.001,3524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619250.84/cwt246.00–254.001,55313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619241.01/cwt231.00–250.001,49210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added648238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662224.20/cwt224.00–225.001,4845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710228.30/cwt212.00–235.001,62121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,86271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770220.50/cwt207.00–234.001,6982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7906
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331240.26/cwt230.00–250.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378235.04/cwt225.00–245.0088810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406230.00/cwt230.00–230.009346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430226.49/cwt220.00–240.0097416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471209.97/cwt205.00–215.009894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473231.01/cwt220.00–245.001,09330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517209.16/cwt195.00–217.501,0817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523226.72/cwt220.00–245.001,18623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567222.11/cwt212.50–232.501,25930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590203.33/cwt200.00–210.001,2003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615209.62/cwt200.00–225.001,28929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671210.02/cwt200.00–216.001,4098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680194.60/cwt190.00–199.001,3232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330279.06/cwt270.00–285.009215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366263.93/cwt250.00–270.0096610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427238.01/cwt230.00–255.001,01615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473230.94/cwt220.00–245.001,09212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528218.23/cwt213.00–230.001,15216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570220.77/cwt215.00–223.001,25811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623196.53/cwt194.00–199.001,2242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666196.23/cwt188.00–199.001,3074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy668206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3765
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,566108.37/cwt101.00–114.001,6977
Bulls——1,934117.57/cwt110.00–123.002,2747
Bulls——2,010125.60/cwt124.00–127.002,5253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78091.00/cwt91.00–91.007101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03874.02/cwt70.00–79.0076834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04182.92/cwt80.00–89.0086314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18075.18/cwt70.00–79.008876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19592.61/cwt90.00–96.001,1079
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22283.45/cwt80.00–89.001,02051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39386.06/cwt78.00–89.001,19921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440102.72/cwt101.00–105.001,4792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52393.54/cwt90.00–99.001,42512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.