Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2024-02-12

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 12
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
▼ 921 vs last sale 1,594▲ 154 vs year ago 519 · +29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 137▲ 10 vs year ago 99 · +10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.02/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$230.02
245 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,385
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.57
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2615231.051,421220
Medium and Large 2-3481223.231,07323
Small 1-2560195.001,0922thin
One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $329 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 sale245 hd
230.02
—
TN average9 barns · 3,085 hd
231.59
−1.57
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—Low1,851115.562,14015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,603101.231,62313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30499.941,30330
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06276.2080926

Every lot

97 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223339.83/cwt335.00–345.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230295.00/cwt295.00–295.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281313.62/cwt300.00–325.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322318.19/cwt300.00–345.001,02511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350280.00/cwt280.00–280.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363297.11/cwt290.00–301.001,0793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,1852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439305.67/cwt297.50–317.501,3425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Steers—Small 1-2470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485290.20/cwt283.00–300.001,40718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526282.42/cwt271.00–288.001,4869
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533238.31/cwt229.00–254.001,2704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,60222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571262.24/cwt257.00–271.001,4977
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618244.43/cwt236.00–250.001,51113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681253.17/cwt253.00–253.501,7249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682236.85/cwt234.00–245.001,6158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Steers—Small 1-2690201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3871
Steers—Small 1-2720201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735233.36/cwt232.00–234.001,7153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762222.80/cwt222.00–226.001,6985
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817212.34/cwt210.00–217.001,7353
Steers—Small 1-2840181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285290.18/cwt280.00–300.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313292.50/cwt292.50–292.509162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315232.50/cwt232.50–232.507321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371284.54/cwt260.00–295.001,05615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430267.03/cwt257.50–274.001,14828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433230.68/cwt201.00–250.009996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469229.95/cwt220.00–235.001,0788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475251.11/cwt245.00–260.001,1936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527242.63/cwt237.00–246.001,27931
Heifers—Small 1-2540190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574226.03/cwt220.00–232.001,29716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575211.41/cwt205.00–216.001,2165
Heifers—Small 1-2580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604219.25/cwt218.00–220.001,3248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618210.71/cwt208.00–212.001,3023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663207.99/cwt205.00–210.001,3793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670216.44/cwt213.00–220.001,4508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726204.83/cwt203.00–206.001,4876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741214.33/cwt208.00–214.501,58876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791202.05/cwt199.50–210.001,5988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840193.35/cwt191.00–194.501,6243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367245.22/cwt215.00–272.509003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380297.66/cwt289.00–305.001,1317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419258.76/cwt240.00–270.001,0844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430284.78/cwt278.00–295.001,22511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470239.87/cwt227.50–252.501,1272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476281.82/cwt270.00–292.501,34118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526252.02/cwt243.00–260.001,32610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529225.55/cwt221.00–236.001,1935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576233.30/cwt225.00–236.001,34411
Bulls—Small 1-2590199.50/cwt181.00–218.001,1772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620226.32/cwt221.00–232.001,4032
Bulls—Small 1-2620217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630205.96/cwt201.00–211.001,2982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668216.48/cwt211.00–222.001,4462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710198.50/cwt195.00–202.001,4092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,808120.79/cwt113.50–124.502,1847
Bulls——1,822101.04/cwt95.00–112.001,8415
Bulls——2,002127.55/cwt125.00–130.002,5543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03370.61/cwt55.00–77.0072918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09286.39/cwt80.50–92.509436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23095.93/cwt95.00–97.501,1802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248115.95/cwt111.50–120.001,4472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25490.68/cwt86.50–93.001,1377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326101.50/cwt95.00–107.001,34621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52593.04/cwt85.50–97.501,4194
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630104.10/cwt100.50–108.001,6978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8931

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.