Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-10-25

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 25
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
784 head
412 vs last sale 1,196 131 vs year ago 653 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
6 vs last sale 162 40 vs year ago 196 · 20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 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 $120.48/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$120.48
163 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.57
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535121.12648140
Medium and Large 2-3421117.3249422
Small 1-2760100.007601thin
One grade step is worth $21.12/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale163 hd
120.48
TN average10 barns · 2,382 hd
124.04
−3.57
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
BullsHigh1,82380.991,4779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36957.5878812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24855.7369511
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01242.584319thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2374134.67/cwt130.00–142.005047
HeifersMedium and Large 1-283997.51/cwt94.00–102.008184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324137.23/cwt130.00–147.504456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524119.85/cwt115.00–125.0062829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added634128.34/cwt127.00–129.008143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655126.50/cwt126.50–126.508292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2267134.34/cwt130.00–142.503595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572118.54/cwt114.00–125.0067828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009152
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250152.50/cwt152.50–152.503811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added640145.61/cwt145.00–146.009325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added564153.41/cwt151.00–154.0086510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438157.30/cwt155.00–160.006893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2833119.46/cwt115.00–124.009952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624137.36/cwt131.00–144.0085711
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575124.70/cwt122.00–129.007174
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335135.52/cwt120.00–152.004542
SteersMedium and Large 2-3667120.00/cwt120.00–120.008003
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718117.95/cwt116.00–120.008472
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505128.67/cwt124.00–132.006503
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615122.29/cwt114.00–129.007527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473155.29/cwt149.00–161.0073511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719131.24/cwt129.00–133.009444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2338173.11/cwt160.00–185.005854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378161.21/cwt160.00–162.506092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680137.10/cwt131.00–144.0093212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578139.69/cwt131.00–145.0080715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521148.10/cwt140.00–154.0077215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280167.59/cwt162.50–172.504692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376155.64/cwt150.00–162.505854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2763112.99/cwt110.00–115.008623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519135.19/cwt130.00–145.0070213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673119.68/cwt116.00–125.0080512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723119.32/cwt115.00–124.008633
BullsSmall 1-2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48362.98/cwt62.00–64.009342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42548.00/cwt48.00–48.006841
CowsLean 85-90%1,00943.21/cwt39.00–48.004366
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34656.50/cwt52.00–60.0076010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21062.00/cwt62.00–62.007501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23255.89/cwt51.00–59.006899
CowsLean 85-90%1,08535.00/cwt35.00–35.003802
CowsLean 85-90%88554.00/cwt54.00–54.004781
Bulls1,94590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7511
Bulls1,87283.80/cwt78.00–88.001,5695
Bulls1,70273.31/cwt72.00–75.001,2483
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
BullsMedium and Large 2-382594.00/cwt94.00–94.007763
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476127.23/cwt112.00–133.006065
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540123.14/cwt121.00–129.006657
BullsMedium and Large 2-3428136.85/cwt130.00–140.005863
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427156.36/cwt144.00–164.006687
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828106.50/cwt106.00–107.008822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467147.24/cwt140.00–155.0068830
BullsMedium and Large 1-2634120.11/cwt118.00–126.0076113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575120.14/cwt116.00–127.006915
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3374122.70/cwt120.00–128.0045910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
HeifersSmall 1-2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1-292094.41/cwt89.00–100.008692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568126.49/cwt119.00–134.0071818
BullsMedium and Large 1-287099.00/cwt99.00–99.008611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655115.40/cwt115.00–117.007565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2747108.66/cwt108.00–110.008123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619117.02/cwt114.00–119.0072414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472124.27/cwt119.00–128.0058718
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3541105.19/cwt105.00–106.005695
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428120.00/cwt120.00–120.005142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3321121.03/cwt120.00–124.003894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288397.97/cwt96.00–100.008652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427125.17/cwt120.00–130.0053411

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.