Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-11-13

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 13
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
917 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 1,039▼ 351 vs year ago 1,268 · −27.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 168▼ 1 vs year ago 175 · −0.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.37/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$212.37
189 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$46.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.67
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559216.121,208150
Medium and Large 2-3487198.6896838
Small 1-2525170.008931thin
One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $315 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 sale189 hd
212.37
—
TN average12 barns · 2,277 hd
196.70
+15.67
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—Low1,898110.412,09613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52790.261,37825
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27086.181,09447
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07068.8073633

Every lot

80 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 2-3270227.55/cwt225.00–230.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283286.49/cwt255.00–300.008118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312260.16/cwt245.00–275.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375262.53/cwt250.00–277.509843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385225.06/cwt220.00–230.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424260.40/cwt252.50–275.001,1048
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3453239.15/cwt237.50–240.001,0833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485263.89/cwt260.00–270.001,2809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524249.78/cwt240.00–257.501,3098
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570234.89/cwt230.00–245.001,33923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612223.34/cwt218.00–228.001,36710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633208.93/cwt203.00–215.001,3232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674217.70/cwt214.00–220.001,4677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732211.34/cwt207.00–215.001,54710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755212.35/cwt206.00–213.001,60311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318238.72/cwt227.50–250.0075911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325203.64/cwt200.00–212.506624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371243.70/cwt230.00–252.509044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378209.49/cwt202.50–220.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418200.28/cwt175.00–210.008378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423232.25/cwt220.00–237.5098213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473221.63/cwt217.50–232.501,04813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478206.23/cwt195.00–215.009864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518198.40/cwt185.00–205.001,0286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519238.04/cwt232.50–240.001,2355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522217.32/cwt210.00–227.501,13417
Heifers—Small 1-2525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572193.65/cwt170.00–208.001,1085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578216.23/cwt210.00–225.001,25044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616205.06/cwt200.00–210.001,2638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,2562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679203.04/cwt195.00–209.001,37910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713191.86/cwt190.00–200.001,3687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752183.67/cwt181.00–185.001,3813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808185.05/cwt180.00–190.001,4952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6208
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888185.01/cwt180.00–190.001,6432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376279.04/cwt275.00–280.001,0495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393226.29/cwt220.00–232.508892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421222.66/cwt215.00–237.509374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442242.52/cwt240.00–257.501,0727
Bulls—Small 1-2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465229.67/cwt210.00–237.501,06810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475259.07/cwt247.50–262.501,23114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525241.68/cwt235.00–252.501,26910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530228.33/cwt225.00–230.001,2103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571219.46/cwt210.00–230.001,25313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581196.74/cwt185.00–205.001,1437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618193.83/cwt190.00–197.501,1982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621211.21/cwt205.00–217.501,31212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671198.60/cwt195.00–210.001,3338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,4143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,5522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,775100.61/cwt90.00–106.001,7865
Bulls——1,800124.63/cwt123.00–126.002,2432
Bulls——2,033113.84/cwt108.00–118.002,3146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98758.36/cwt50.00–69.0057614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07082.51/cwt82.00–83.008832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13975.78/cwt70.00–80.0086317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23378.22/cwt73.00–81.0096415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27488.55/cwt83.00–95.001,12828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38099.49/cwt97.00–102.001,3734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44583.25/cwt80.00–85.001,2036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54992.06/cwt87.00–97.001,42618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6151

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.