Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-11-06

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 6
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 833▼ 143 vs year ago 1,182 · −12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 195▲ 28 vs year ago 140 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to to 10.00 higher. Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Bulls were sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $240.67/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$240.67
257 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$801
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$53.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.37
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2608244.891,489218
Medium and Large 2-3437221.8896930
Small 1-2475215.001,0213thin
Small 2-3330210.006931thin
Medium and Large 3360191.026885thin
One grade step is worth $53.87/cwt here — about $801 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 sale257 hd
240.67
—
TN average12 barns · 1,472 hd
240.30
+0.37
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—Average1,683109.451,84212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61187.001,40120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29384.101,08826
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08870.1176325

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3228239.23/cwt230.00–250.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 3255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2297302.79/cwt275.00–305.0089913
Steers—Medium and Large 3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311290.40/cwt270.00–305.009037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328214.33/cwt195.00–240.007034
Steers—Small 2-3330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Steers—Small 1-2335230.00/cwt230.00–230.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 3368202.55/cwt200.00–205.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375274.82/cwt250.00–302.501,03130
Steers—Small 1-2380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388242.51/cwt210.00–252.509418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3407208.96/cwt190.00–245.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429269.91/cwt242.50–287.501,1585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473262.02/cwt250.00–275.001,2395
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493207.45/cwt200.00–237.501,0235
Steers—Medium and Large 3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524257.60/cwt225.00–277.501,35010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574240.61/cwt225.00–250.001,38112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619214.61/cwt212.00–217.501,3284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629226.29/cwt212.50–238.001,42315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672229.32/cwt220.00–232.001,54115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677228.72/cwt226.00–241.001,54814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers—Small 1-2710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711225.94/cwt219.00–230.501,60615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,76968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776220.54/cwt214.00–230.001,7114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815192.82/cwt175.00–210.001,5712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230285.00/cwt285.00–285.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3238214.84/cwt200.00–230.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268230.14/cwt220.00–235.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288250.00/cwt250.00–250.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334248.84/cwt230.00–255.0083119
Heifers—Small 1-2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380245.51/cwt220.00–275.009339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425238.51/cwt220.00–260.001,0149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435205.00/cwt205.00–205.008921
Heifers—Small 1-2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474239.74/cwt220.00–252.501,13624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518202.63/cwt200.00–207.501,0503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526233.20/cwt212.50–245.001,22725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527156.63/cwt145.00–180.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564227.74/cwt215.00–240.001,28417
Heifers—Small 1-2565207.63/cwt200.00–215.001,1732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595165.00/cwt165.00–165.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608134.94/cwt130.00–140.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615188.78/cwt185.00–192.501,1612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620215.61/cwt200.00–226.001,33718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665218.57/cwt205.00–226.001,4536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3708137.45/cwt118.00–175.009733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725195.17/cwt170.00–207.501,4159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821180.56/cwt178.00–187.001,4824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,05593.00/cwt93.00–93.009811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325237.50/cwt237.50–237.507721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370225.00/cwt225.00–225.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395215.00/cwt215.00–215.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411282.49/cwt275.00–287.501,1614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430199.65/cwt190.00–210.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467271.88/cwt242.50–290.001,2703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473199.24/cwt175.00–220.009425
Bulls—Small 1-2483240.39/cwt225.00–255.001,1612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513216.69/cwt210.00–230.001,1123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523172.82/cwt150.00–195.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530243.71/cwt225.00–270.001,2925
Bulls—Small 1-2535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563240.20/cwt225.00–255.001,3522
Bulls—Small 1-2565151.40/cwt142.50–160.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580147.50/cwt147.50–147.508561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619204.23/cwt175.00–228.001,2647
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686218.06/cwt215.00–225.001,4966
Bulls—Medium and Large 3-4715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718205.91/cwt190.00–219.001,4784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880175.06/cwt170.00–180.001,5412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2985160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5241
Bulls——1,593102.17/cwt99.00–105.001,6284
Bulls——1,793112.10/cwt107.00–118.002,0107
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95659.93/cwt52.00–68.005736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08375.00/cwt75.00–75.008123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13073.32/cwt57.00–81.0082919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30584.15/cwt80.00–87.001,09821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48597.22/cwt93.00–101.001,4442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56390.46/cwt85.00–96.001,41412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71680.21/cwt76.00–83.001,3767

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.