Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2021-12-13

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 13
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
196 vs last sale 997 801 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
18 vs last sale 139 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 5.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.51/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$134.51
266 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.72
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2617136.56843238
Medium and Large 2-3560117.2465727
Small 1-2445114.005071thin
One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $336 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 sale266 hd
134.51
TN average9 barns · 2,287 hd
133.80
+0.72
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
BullsAverage1,71477.921,33614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,65654.5790426
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37252.2171646
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08640.8044327

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820117.00/cwt117.00–117.009591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2729129.60/cwt124.00–134.009455
BullsMedium and Large 1-2540148.04/cwt144.00–156.0079912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2768126.51/cwt126.00–127.009722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379197.58/cwt192.50–207.507495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663135.17/cwt131.00–140.008966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473172.87/cwt166.00–179.0081812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567154.14/cwt149.00–160.0087412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2318208.84/cwt205.00–212.506646
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3780134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288207.78/cwt195.00–225.005985
SteersSmall 1-2665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521156.64/cwt154.00–160.008169
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675147.00/cwt144.00–156.0099213
SteersMedium and Large 2-3718135.66/cwt135.00–136.009743
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473154.85/cwt150.00–160.007327
SteersMedium and Large 2-3543141.20/cwt141.00–142.007675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added577167.09/cwt165.00–170.009647
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added498182.50/cwt180.00–183.009096
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225214.33/cwt200.00–230.004822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728142.71/cwt139.00–151.001,03915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625149.30/cwt145.00–156.0093311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762146.07/cwt145.00–149.001,11312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425182.89/cwt176.00–190.007779
SteersMedium and Large 2-3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623132.08/cwt127.00–136.0082326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422136.28/cwt130.00–143.0057516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574135.28/cwt129.00–140.0077717
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633134.22/cwt126.00–142.008504
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575128.00/cwt128.00–128.007361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2781115.46/cwt115.00–120.0090211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618110.31/cwt104.00–115.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717121.11/cwt116.00–125.0086811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2975101.00/cwt101.00–101.009851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390191.05/cwt186.00–195.0074514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2831135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278191.28/cwt185.00–192.505326
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520118.30/cwt115.00–128.006158
CowsLean 85-90%95429.25/cwt25.00–33.002795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70549.36/cwt48.00–50.008423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58159.45/cwt58.00–61.009405
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66954.08/cwt51.00–57.0090318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37952.41/cwt47.00–57.5072341
CowsLean 85-90%1,15850.06/cwt48.00–51.005805
CowsLean 85-90%1,10441.47/cwt37.00–46.0045817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29544.25/cwt43.00–45.005733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34860.15/cwt58.00–62.008112
Bulls1,71079.71/cwt75.00–85.001,36312
Bulls1,73867.21/cwt64.00–70.001,1682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3536131.19/cwt120.00–140.007035
BullsMedium and Large 2-3472144.40/cwt134.00–150.006823
BullsSmall 1-2590106.00/cwt106.00–106.006251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465163.83/cwt159.00–168.007626
BullsMedium and Large 2-3683119.65/cwt108.00–126.008173
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385146.00/cwt146.00–146.005621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419179.92/cwt172.50–190.0075410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574150.43/cwt145.00–154.008639
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624141.24/cwt137.00–145.0088115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420151.08/cwt132.00–166.006355
BullsMedium and Large 2-3780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620128.05/cwt126.00–130.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520133.82/cwt130.00–141.0069632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2839111.20/cwt111.00–112.009335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326157.23/cwt152.00–165.005135
HeifersSmall 1-2445114.00/cwt114.00–114.005071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3566131.22/cwt123.00–140.007435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371148.23/cwt142.00–156.0055012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469133.04/cwt130.00–139.0062413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570117.62/cwt110.00–126.006708
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3395133.00/cwt133.00–133.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added763143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,09367
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660127.21/cwt120.00–129.5084014
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470122.99/cwt122.00–124.005782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591

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.