Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-08-12

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 12
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
98 vs last sale 698 796 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
37 vs last sale 72 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
60 vs last sale 112 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00-16.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 7.00-13.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.69/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$116.69
230 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.25
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535119.10637187
Small 1-2415110.004571thin
Medium and Large 2-3579106.1361542
One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $22 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 sale230 hd
116.69
TN average9 barns · 2,132 hd
120.94
−4.25
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
BullsAverage1,62281.491,32213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46358.7185922
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27456.8572440
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05247.6950241

Every lot, as filed

76 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770120.96/cwt118.00–124.009312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
HeifersSmall 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3689100.71/cwt100.00–105.0069414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535111.01/cwt110.00–113.005947
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583101.10/cwt92.00–113.005896
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3467112.00/cwt110.00–115.005235
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375119.00/cwt118.00–120.004464
HeifersMedium and Large 2-376093.00/cwt93.00–93.007072
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623108.00/cwt108.00–108.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423112.88/cwt110.00–116.004772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added758107.00/cwt107.00–107.008112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525119.54/cwt115.00–123.5062849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475121.85/cwt116.00–124.0057931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577119.58/cwt114.00–123.0069027
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625116.71/cwt113.00–123.0072922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421121.46/cwt117.00–129.0051122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674111.57/cwt107.00–116.0075215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375129.06/cwt126.00–137.0048410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775100.08/cwt94.50–105.007763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328130.62/cwt130.00–132.004283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705103.00/cwt103.00–103.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285592.50/cwt92.50–92.507911
BullsSmall 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527121.02/cwt112.00–123.0063815
BullsMedium and Large 2-3416123.56/cwt118.00–127.005149
BullsMedium and Large 2-3466120.83/cwt116.00–126.005635
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573115.56/cwt113.00–119.006624
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476134.46/cwt130.00–144.0064022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572121.91/cwt120.00–130.0069716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520134.77/cwt129.00–139.0070115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426133.84/cwt131.00–138.0057012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622117.66/cwt111.00–121.0073210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675115.62/cwt111.00–119.007808
BullsMedium and Large 1-2706109.64/cwt105.00–112.507744
BullsMedium and Large 1-279397.49/cwt94.00–101.007732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400960.00/cwt960.00–960.0013,4401
CowsLean 85-90%1,05349.81/cwt45.00–55.0052432
CowsLean 85-90%1,04940.14/cwt35.00–43.004219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42458.63/cwt54.00–64.0083518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76366.11/cwt65.00–67.001,1662
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51552.02/cwt51.00–53.007882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26456.54/cwt53.00–60.0071537
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45065.00/cwt65.00–65.009432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30052.00/cwt52.00–52.006761
Bulls1,64282.93/cwt80.00–87.001,3627
Bulls1,55474.71/cwt70.00–78.001,1614
Bulls1,68890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,2611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,4561
SteersSmall 1-2485108.00/cwt108.00–108.005241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3474127.63/cwt120.00–131.006058
SteersMedium and Large 2-3529126.04/cwt120.00–132.006677
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410130.69/cwt121.00–136.005365
SteersMedium and Large 2-3376130.08/cwt123.00–136.004894
SteersMedium and Large 2-3329132.07/cwt130.00–135.004354
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765113.50/cwt112.00–115.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3713112.96/cwt111.00–115.008052
SteersMedium and Large 2-3555121.00/cwt121.00–121.006722
SteersMedium and Large 2-389097.00/cwt97.00–97.008631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added554142.00/cwt142.00–142.007874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519138.64/cwt135.00–146.0072021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631130.61/cwt126.00–137.5082418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581129.51/cwt125.50–137.0075218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676127.50/cwt120.00–131.0086214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472142.76/cwt136.00–148.0067414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375146.48/cwt140.00–159.005499
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1007
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428147.54/cwt140.00–152.006316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719122.61/cwt119.00–127.008825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2852113.00/cwt109.00–115.009633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835112.67/cwt110.00–118.009413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315147.87/cwt145.00–152.504663

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.