Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2020-09-14

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 14
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
73 vs last sale 637 36 vs year ago 674 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
12 vs last sale 118 5 vs year ago 111 · 4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
13 vs last sale 46 9 vs year ago 42 · 21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.24/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$135.24
153 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$18.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.00
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552138.23763118
Medium and Large 2-3546125.4668633
Small 1-2565120.006782thin
One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about $85 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 sale153 hd
135.24
TN average9 barns · 1,845 hd
139.24
−4.00
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
BullsAverage1,59088.181,40216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46763.2992818
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22760.6074433
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01549.5750319

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685103.00/cwt103.00–103.007061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720106.95/cwt104.00–112.007704
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3458114.99/cwt114.00–116.005272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520127.30/cwt119.00–134.0066225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379128.15/cwt122.00–132.004866
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465130.52/cwt130.00–131.006072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2769104.75/cwt98.00–107.008067
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578118.51/cwt118.00–119.006852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573124.62/cwt120.00–131.0071411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619117.20/cwt114.00–123.0072515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2855102.99/cwt102.00–104.008812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3608111.01/cwt110.00–112.006752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479138.16/cwt132.00–144.0066214
BullsMedium and Large 1-282593.39/cwt89.00–98.007702
Bulls1,65490.50/cwt87.50–95.001,4979
Bulls1,587100.27/cwt97.50–105.001,5913
Bulls1,44873.90/cwt71.00–81.001,0704
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520115.96/cwt115.00–117.006032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478129.77/cwt122.00–137.0062032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673113.05/cwt110.00–120.007616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-293096.00/cwt96.00–96.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575108.71/cwt105.00–110.006254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659124.00/cwt124.00–124.008176
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421126.70/cwt124.00–140.0053311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2343130.00/cwt130.00–130.004462
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520129.51/cwt126.00–133.006734
SteersMedium and Large 2-3738106.00/cwt106.00–106.007822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575134.81/cwt130.00–140.0077528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429144.26/cwt140.00–150.006197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631121.24/cwt119.00–125.007658
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573123.66/cwt119.00–127.007093
SteersMedium and Large 2-3310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320154.00/cwt145.00–162.504938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3474129.75/cwt128.00–133.0061510
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470139.40/cwt136.00–145.0065512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0141
SteersSmall 1-2485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669134.68/cwt127.00–139.0090113
Dairy SteersLarge 363579.00/cwt79.00–79.005021
Dairy SteersLarge 357884.55/cwt83.00–86.004892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,7851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,412848.49/cwt750.00–925.0011,9813
CowsLean 85-90%96339.69/cwt37.00–42.003823
CowsLean 85-90%1,02551.42/cwt46.00–56.5052716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22051.55/cwt50.00–53.006292
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51167.50/cwt67.50–67.501,0204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18660.25/cwt54.00–66.0071527
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49369.33/cwt68.00–70.001,0354
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45961.57/cwt55.00–65.0089814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528135.05/cwt130.00–142.0071314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2722114.67/cwt112.00–119.008283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2965109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0521
SteersSmall 1-2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533138.88/cwt135.00–146.0074014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280153.23/cwt142.50–165.004293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3418130.69/cwt126.00–135.005462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634137.53/cwt133.00–139.0087222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380151.79/cwt144.00–157.505775
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770123.00/cwt123.00–123.009471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3426118.27/cwt116.00–120.005047
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570119.81/cwt115.00–127.0068315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282597.58/cwt93.00–102.008052
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518125.37/cwt123.00–127.006493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622121.96/cwt118.00–124.0075920
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675121.01/cwt120.00–123.008174
BullsSmall 1-2540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
BullsMedium and Large 2-3438128.51/cwt126.00–131.005632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422136.19/cwt134.00–140.005755

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.