Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-12-18

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 18
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
551 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 573▼ 12 vs year ago 563 · −2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 92▼ 19 vs year ago 93 · −20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00-20.00 higher, with lighter weight bulls being sharply higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.12/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$208.12
178 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2592208.861,237169
Medium and Large 2-3482194.209369thin
One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $301 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 sale178 hd
208.12
—
TN average12 barns · 1,555 hd
200.03
+8.09
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—Low1,641109.331,7948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56590.671,41915
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29288.521,14410
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07172.2277324

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223255.00/cwt255.00–255.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288278.22/cwt250.00–305.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315280.19/cwt250.00–310.008836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323222.36/cwt220.00–225.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374283.64/cwt257.50–297.501,0619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383229.80/cwt220.00–240.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413218.95/cwt207.50–230.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427275.53/cwt265.00–285.001,1773
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465228.08/cwt212.50–240.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480259.76/cwt250.00–264.001,2476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506257.50/cwt257.00–258.001,3034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517215.54/cwt200.00–225.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540243.37/cwt234.00–246.001,3146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564244.73/cwt240.00–246.001,3805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564231.85/cwt228.00–239.001,3085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633222.99/cwt220.00–226.001,4122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713201.25/cwt201.00–202.001,4354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,62143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768199.46/cwt197.00–202.001,5322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,86660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3865152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295252.50/cwt245.00–260.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340248.15/cwt240.00–250.008445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363210.10/cwt205.00–215.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366227.91/cwt220.00–240.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421221.17/cwt210.00–230.0093114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465193.39/cwt190.00–195.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479202.57/cwt200.00–210.0097012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528205.94/cwt200.00–214.001,08719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3557189.13/cwt185.00–192.501,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572202.28/cwt195.00–210.001,15712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622197.42/cwt190.00–203.001,22816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675184.91/cwt181.00–189.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,45072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713176.98/cwt175.00–180.001,2623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370289.23/cwt280.00–295.001,0707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390217.53/cwt215.00–220.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408220.08/cwt200.00–230.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419257.49/cwt250.00–265.001,0794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475255.93/cwt252.00–260.001,2163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478223.32/cwt200.00–242.501,0674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525203.99/cwt200.00–210.001,0713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534230.19/cwt220.00–233.001,2299
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565181.64/cwt180.00–185.001,0263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580205.95/cwt200.00–212.001,1952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600157.50/cwt157.50–157.509451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621201.68/cwt195.00–206.001,2524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660193.92/cwt189.00–199.001,2802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725187.07/cwt182.00–192.001,3562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7671
Bulls——1,60899.93/cwt94.00–104.001,6072
Bulls——1,691110.75/cwt105.00–115.001,8735
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00363.74/cwt53.00–71.0063911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12678.02/cwt73.00–83.0087911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14086.97/cwt85.00–89.009912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23578.00/cwt78.00–78.009631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29487.59/cwt83.00–91.001,1337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31597.05/cwt96.00–98.001,2762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46080.36/cwt80.00–81.001,1733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57592.64/cwt87.00–97.001,45911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7701

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.