Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-07-15

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 15
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
189 vs last sale 652 841 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
43 vs last sale 85 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
30 vs last sale 32 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.12/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$121.12
218 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.74
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553122.17676193
Medium and Large 2-3514114.5858921
Small 1-2643105.006754thin
One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $1 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 sale218 hd
121.12
TN average10 barns · 2,258 hd
120.38
+0.74
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
BullsAverage1,74780.371,40413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37959.5782118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27857.0873056
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06848.0751339

Every lot, as filed

88 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-292591.00/cwt91.00–91.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2848100.00/cwt100.00–100.008483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2759112.06/cwt108.00–114.508517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374129.88/cwt123.00–133.0048613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2657117.93/cwt115.00–122.0077514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617118.50/cwt114.00–120.0073116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425127.78/cwt122.00–133.0054318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722115.95/cwt108.00–116.5083723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572120.79/cwt115.00–125.0069124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530124.24/cwt117.00–128.0065831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467126.44/cwt122.00–134.0059041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3638107.96/cwt105.00–111.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3663106.51/cwt104.00–109.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3522110.71/cwt107.00–115.005783
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582111.33/cwt110.00–112.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3476118.99/cwt115.00–121.005664
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3424119.31/cwt114.00–123.005067
HeifersSmall 1-2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
HeifersSmall 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
HeifersSmall 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
HeifersSmall 1-2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290144.00/cwt144.00–144.004181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290137.00/cwt137.00–137.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235129.00/cwt129.00–129.003031
BullsSmall 1-2588111.06/cwt106.00–116.006532
BullsSmall 1-2535111.00/cwt111.00–111.005941
BullsSmall 1-2480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
BullsSmall 1-2435123.00/cwt123.00–123.005351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480124.99/cwt120.00–131.0060011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580121.50/cwt120.00–123.007054
BullsMedium and Large 2-3428129.13/cwt121.00–136.005534
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630111.98/cwt110.00–113.007053
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530121.01/cwt119.00–122.006413
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520128.90/cwt125.00–137.0067016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567133.27/cwt126.00–138.0075614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468138.36/cwt134.00–143.0064810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622124.94/cwt120.00–129.007778
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415144.81/cwt141.00–149.006017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2716114.42/cwt111.00–117.008195
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758104.98/cwt103.00–109.007963
BullsMedium and Large 1-286093.49/cwt93.00–94.008042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663117.47/cwt116.00–119.007792
BullsMedium and Large 1-293580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
CowsLean 85-90%1,07948.62/cwt44.00–55.0052537
CowsLean 85-90%86037.80/cwt31.00–43.003252
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38260.07/cwt55.00–64.0083017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32551.00/cwt51.00–51.006761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26357.89/cwt53.00–64.0073148
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39049.95/cwt47.00–52.006947
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24068.00/cwt68.00–68.008431
Bulls1,88981.89/cwt77.00–86.001,5478
Bulls1,36368.56/cwt65.00–70.009343
Bulls1,75892.00/cwt92.00–92.001,6172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,045825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,6211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,161.15/cwt950.00–1,250.0013,3535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103938.10/cwt925.00–950.0010,3472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,182.98/cwt950.00–1,250.0015,5565
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,5201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,6311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,115.00/cwt1,010.00–1,225.0011,9862
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,318.17/cwt1,175.00–1,600.0014,4743
BullsMedium and Large 11,1601,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,1801
Dairy SteersLarge 363055.00/cwt55.00–55.003471
SteersSmall 1-2425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,035113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2928116.04/cwt114.00–118.001,0772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768124.34/cwt123.00–127.009553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437151.15/cwt140.00–155.006616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2331148.34/cwt144.00–158.004918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381146.72/cwt140.00–153.005598
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678131.24/cwt126.00–135.0089011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2821123.37/cwt116.00–124.501,01313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478148.01/cwt141.00–155.0070717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612137.25/cwt131.00–142.0084019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722128.45/cwt126.00–135.0092720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521145.97/cwt139.00–153.0076123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583139.97/cwt134.00–145.0081626
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395122.00/cwt122.00–122.004821
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3745116.00/cwt116.00–116.008641
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800103.00/cwt103.00–103.008241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475135.02/cwt130.00–138.006414
SteersMedium and Large 2-3519133.99/cwt130.00–136.006954
SteersMedium and Large 2-3569126.77/cwt124.00–132.007214
SteersMedium and Large 2-3611119.90/cwt118.00–127.007336

How this sale compares

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.