Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2019-11-18

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 18
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,058 head
170 vs last sale 1,228 1,058 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
70 vs last sale 196 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
11 vs last sale 41 30 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 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.16/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$116.16
279 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.50
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545117.91643231
Medium and Large 2-3514107.9855547
Small 1-268098.006661thin
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale279 hd
116.16
TN average8 barns · 2,464 hd
116.66
−0.50
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
BullsHigh1,63666.611,09019
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24448.4060240
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47847.927086thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06637.4339942

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2-3367136.36/cwt126.50–144.005005
Bulls1,67577.68/cwt76.00–80.001,3012
SteersSmall 1-2650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
SteersMedium and Large 2-3612120.49/cwt116.00–123.007378
SteersMedium and Large 2-3673117.36/cwt113.00–121.007905
SteersMedium and Large 2-3591116.03/cwt110.00–118.506865
SteersMedium and Large 2-3412136.42/cwt129.00–142.005625
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480122.98/cwt118.00–128.005904
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765111.29/cwt105.00–115.008513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322128.18/cwt124.00–136.004135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721108.17/cwt101.00–114.007808
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423124.74/cwt119.00–129.0052813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377125.61/cwt120.00–130.0047415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664111.57/cwt105.00–118.0074122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572115.11/cwt108.50–119.0065832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628113.40/cwt106.50–119.5071238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471124.33/cwt118.00–130.0058641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523117.80/cwt111.50–122.5061641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added415137.00/cwt137.00–137.005694
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295124.00/cwt124.00–124.003661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373111.76/cwt110.00–115.004173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt96.00–102.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438113.72/cwt109.00–117.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371694.01/cwt90.00–96.006734
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3331117.83/cwt117.00–119.003905
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3631102.39/cwt96.50–105.006465
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3567102.33/cwt97.00–106.005806
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515108.15/cwt105.00–109.505577
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3481112.50/cwt107.00–115.505419
HeifersSmall 1-268098.00/cwt98.00–98.006661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850109.00/cwt109.00–109.009271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265161.00/cwt155.00–167.004272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
BullsMedium and Large 1-283580.00/cwt80.00–80.006681
BullsMedium and Large 1-290585.00/cwt85.00–85.007691
BullsMedium and Large 1-276592.32/cwt90.00–96.007063
BullsMedium and Large 1-273098.06/cwt94.00–104.007164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613118.65/cwt115.00–128.007279
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479140.18/cwt133.00–145.0067110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577121.22/cwt117.00–127.0069910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427145.30/cwt140.00–153.0062015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525125.52/cwt122.00–133.0065923
BullsMedium and Large 2-3635107.27/cwt97.50–111.006815
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665102.60/cwt98.00–106.006825
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424127.92/cwt120.00–133.005426
BullsMedium and Large 2-3531117.03/cwt111.00–120.006217
BullsMedium and Large 2-3581111.67/cwt107.00–115.0064911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3479123.96/cwt119.00–130.0059412
BullsSmall 1-2515114.00/cwt114.00–114.005871
BullsSmall 1-2550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
BullsSmall 1-268599.22/cwt95.00–103.506802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2277137.66/cwt131.00–146.003813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,08081.50/cwt81.50–81.508803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770104.78/cwt99.00–109.008074
SteersSmall 1-2745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Dairy SteersLarge 358563.00/cwt63.00–63.003691
Dairy SteersLarge 375555.00/cwt55.00–55.004151
Dairy SteersLarge 368855.00/cwt55.00–55.003784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,572786.41/cwt740.00–820.0012,3623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,188667.97/cwt620.00–700.007,9353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905112.52/cwt109.00–116.001,0182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733123.16/cwt120.00–126.009036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379155.24/cwt148.00–167.005887
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415155.01/cwt150.00–157.006437
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325157.11/cwt148.00–169.005118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763125.27/cwt118.00–129.0095610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487141.39/cwt136.00–148.0068914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666128.95/cwt125.00–132.0085914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623129.97/cwt125.00–138.0081019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572128.69/cwt125.00–134.0073624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525132.31/cwt125.00–136.0069526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335129.03/cwt127.00–131.004322
Bulls1,76657.38/cwt55.00–60.001,0135
Bulls1,57568.61/cwt62.00–73.001,08112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,57060.00/cwt60.00–60.009421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26454.95/cwt54.00–56.006955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23147.09/cwt42.00–53.5058034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60553.00/cwt53.00–53.008511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45246.90/cwt44.50–50.006815
CowsLean 85-90%1,03047.71/cwt47.50–48.004912
CowsLean 85-90%1,04829.47/cwt22.00–33.5030911
CowsLean 85-90%1,07539.74/cwt34.50–46.5042729

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.