Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-09-30

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 30
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,006 head
104 vs last sale 1,110 1,006 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
18 vs last sale 157 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
14 vs last sale 55 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 7.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.03/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$114.03
221 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.08
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570114.66654197
Medium and Large 2-3473109.5451823
Small 1-256592.005201thin
One grade step is worth $22.66/cwt here — about $134 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 sale221 hd
114.03
TN average9 barns · 2,123 hd
113.95
+0.08
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
BullsAverage1,79071.901,28711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50850.1475635
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36448.9166732
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15240.0746234

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63345.21/cwt42.00–49.007382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50050.44/cwt45.00–55.5075733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424139.91/cwt135.00–146.005936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925105.00/cwt105.00–105.009711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3339111.35/cwt110.00–112.003773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623112.36/cwt106.00–116.0070040
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723108.52/cwt105.00–114.0078511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665104.01/cwt96.00–109.006924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427127.74/cwt125.00–135.005457
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added519147.49/cwt146.00–148.007654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673126.79/cwt122.00–132.0085332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484141.25/cwt136.00–145.006847
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290130.29/cwt128.00–132.503782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378115.68/cwt115.00–116.004373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235808.10/cwt700.00–900.009,9802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627123.73/cwt123.00–124.507766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768106.70/cwt99.00–111.0081911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286592.00/cwt92.00–92.007961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3611105.68/cwt96.00–110.006465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618116.76/cwt112.00–118.007228
SteersMedium and Large 2-3338128.51/cwt128.00–129.004342
SteersMedium and Large 2-3230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614130.94/cwt125.00–135.0080434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372143.75/cwt135.00–146.005358
SteersMedium and Large 1-2329134.44/cwt133.00–136.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575102.00/cwt99.00–105.005873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566122.19/cwt121.50–127.006928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425120.11/cwt116.00–127.0051018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-291092.00/cwt92.00–92.008371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530108.00/cwt108.00–108.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3469107.57/cwt100.00–112.005054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2807120.69/cwt119.50–123.009743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725121.18/cwt119.00–124.508798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610143.00/cwt143.00–143.008721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38250.18/cwt45.00–74.0069326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28843.41/cwt42.50–45.005596
Bulls1,82376.11/cwt70.00–82.001,3877
CowsLean 85-90%1,20743.30/cwt37.00–46.0052324
Bulls1,73364.54/cwt55.00–69.001,1184
CowsLean 85-90%1,02032.31/cwt27.00–36.0033010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566134.03/cwt126.00–139.0075930
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added703134.50/cwt134.50–134.509462
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3471126.81/cwt123.00–131.005976
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576123.33/cwt119.00–129.007106
BullsMedium and Large 2-372091.00/cwt91.00–91.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668110.70/cwt106.00–116.5073911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519116.04/cwt110.00–123.5060228
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
HeifersSmall 1-256592.00/cwt92.00–92.005201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2982108.29/cwt104.00–113.001,0633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521136.57/cwt129.00–143.0071229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008982
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3725112.86/cwt108.00–116.508183
BullsMedium and Large 1-275894.48/cwt91.00–97.007164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527125.52/cwt121.00–130.0066119
BullsMedium and Large 2-3474119.36/cwt111.00–124.005669
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370122.30/cwt119.00–128.004534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478118.59/cwt113.00–125.5056727
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3439114.86/cwt114.00–115.005047
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768120.25/cwt116.00–125.0092414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added755128.50/cwt128.50–128.509701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3572113.01/cwt104.00–123.006463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678112.26/cwt110.00–115.007614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2483131.64/cwt127.00–137.5063611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535118.12/cwt117.00–123.006328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325119.77/cwt119.00–120.003894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575112.31/cwt106.00–117.0064626
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670110.97/cwt110.00–112.007432
BullsMedium and Large 1-286587.00/cwt87.00–87.007531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725107.56/cwt101.00–111.007808
BullsMedium and Large 2-3567114.65/cwt109.50–118.006507

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.