Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-11-04

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 4
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,340 head
682 vs last sale 658 1,340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
32 vs last sale 154 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
36 vs last sale 35 71 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 4.00 higher with instances of 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.48/cwt on 347 head.
Average price
$121.48
347 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$14
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.51
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534123.07658308
Medium and Large 2-3537109.1358638
Small 1-2665101.006721thin
One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale347 hd
121.48
TN average10 barns · 2,732 hd
116.97
+4.51
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
BullsHigh1,77567.721,20219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46445.7567031
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33444.9560040
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06833.7836149

Every lot, as filed

78 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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3673106.27/cwt104.00–110.007154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522137.33/cwt124.00–145.0071729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225124.67/cwt120.00–130.002812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724110.00/cwt109.00–113.007965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2774106.81/cwt101.00–113.0082710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324131.19/cwt126.00–137.0042512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225152.44/cwt150.00–155.003432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2278162.53/cwt155.00–168.004523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767122.00/cwt122.00–122.009363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377151.80/cwt146.00–155.005725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422149.20/cwt145.00–156.006305
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716128.32/cwt123.00–134.009197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669133.75/cwt128.00–142.0089510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2311161.50/cwt155.00–170.0050211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475147.78/cwt143.00–151.0070214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567134.91/cwt130.00–141.0076517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530141.18/cwt134.00–154.0074819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633139.08/cwt130.00–143.0088019
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558128.00/cwt128.00–128.007142
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335140.70/cwt134.00–147.504714
SteersMedium and Large 2-3484135.51/cwt135.00–137.006564
SteersMedium and Large 2-3372133.96/cwt122.50–143.004986
SteersMedium and Large 2-3522125.10/cwt110.00–131.006537
SteersMedium and Large 2-3617122.72/cwt119.00–127.007577
SteersMedium and Large 2-3662116.80/cwt113.00–125.007738
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,175900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,0601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671114.64/cwt111.00–123.0076914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373124.73/cwt119.00–136.0046522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428126.47/cwt119.00–135.0054126
Bulls1,54077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1861
Bulls1,35557.49/cwt55.00–59.007792
Bulls1,84268.42/cwt62.00–73.001,26016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18139.03/cwt38.00–40.004615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35645.80/cwt42.00–50.0062135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476125.27/cwt115.00–131.0059613
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526117.82/cwt106.00–123.0062011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570117.42/cwt109.00–121.0066910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3617108.64/cwt105.00–113.006706
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429129.58/cwt128.00–134.005565
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420146.73/cwt139.00–150.0061623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622121.24/cwt115.00–125.0075420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465142.41/cwt138.00–149.0066214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573127.72/cwt123.00–133.0073213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715106.16/cwt100.00–113.0075910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2658117.09/cwt113.00–121.007708
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
HeifersSmall 1-2665101.00/cwt101.00–101.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3571106.81/cwt99.00–111.0061013
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3527110.29/cwt107.00–112.005817
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3628108.32/cwt104.00–110.006806
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3680101.60/cwt100.00–105.006913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3413108.39/cwt101.00–117.004483
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485116.00/cwt115.00–117.005632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325122.52/cwt122.00–123.003982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380112.00/cwt112.00–112.004261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255117.50/cwt117.50–117.503001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added552131.50/cwt131.50–131.5072632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added639126.50/cwt126.50–126.5080811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added454134.00/cwt134.00–134.006088
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665124.75/cwt124.50–126.008306
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added810118.00/cwt118.00–118.009564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520120.29/cwt113.00–126.0062646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476125.47/cwt119.00–133.0059743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569119.66/cwt113.00–125.0068133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623119.92/cwt112.00–125.0074729
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69840.24/cwt38.00–42.006832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44846.13/cwt42.00–52.0066829
CowsLean 85-90%1,00427.86/cwt20.00–33.0028023
CowsLean 85-90%1,12539.01/cwt34.00–44.0043926

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.