Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-01-10

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 10
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
112 vs last sale 221 286 vs year ago 619 · 46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
24 vs last sale 63 33 vs year ago 120 · 27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
14 vs last sale 25 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings. Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.93/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$139.93
126 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.95
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2653142.39930109
Medium and Large 2-3447124.4355616thin
Small 1-2525120.006301thin
One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $300 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 sale126 hd
139.93
TN average9 barns · 2,000 hd
138.99
+0.95
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
BullsLow1,77187.151,5438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40558.828267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36255.3375425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09444.3348520

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2618129.18/cwt125.00–133.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added448166.00/cwt166.00–166.007443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478149.99/cwt145.00–156.007173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268143.65/cwt141.00–147.003854
SteersMedium and Large 2-3524140.00/cwt119.00–150.007345
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645148.00/cwt148.00–148.009551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added614167.80/cwt166.00–168.001,03010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475181.03/cwt180.00–182.008602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571139.87/cwt130.00–146.0079910
HeifersSmall 1-2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3868115.99/cwt113.00–119.001,0072
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575132.92/cwt123.00–140.007643
SteersMedium and Large 2-3268144.03/cwt143.00–145.003862
SteersMedium and Large 2-3845116.00/cwt116.00–116.009801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535167.43/cwt160.00–175.008962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3310146.00/cwt146.00–146.004531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473171.49/cwt165.00–176.008115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628153.26/cwt150.00–160.009623
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690126.93/cwt118.00–136.008762
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,398111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658145.68/cwt139.00–149.009593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2413169.13/cwt160.00–178.006995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358170.00/cwt170.00–170.006093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788131.99/cwt131.00–133.001,0402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572171.64/cwt166.00–177.009826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718135.68/cwt133.00–138.009743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538140.00/cwt140.00–140.007532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562140.67/cwt135.00–145.007913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473155.32/cwt150.00–162.007353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423166.83/cwt164.00–170.007064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2682124.00/cwt120.00–128.008463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612130.98/cwt125.00–143.008023
CowsLean 85-90%1,05933.30/cwt25.00–37.003534
CowsLean 85-90%1,13554.50/cwt54.50–54.506191
CowsLean 85-90%1,10046.59/cwt42.00–52.0051215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45957.69/cwt54.50–59.508425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27061.66/cwt61.00–62.507832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24548.50/cwt48.50–48.506041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37762.33/cwt61.50–63.008583
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36654.66/cwt51.00–57.5074721
Bulls2,16577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,6671
Bulls2,24096.00/cwt96.00–96.002,1501
Bulls1,62787.36/cwt83.00–94.001,4216
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,1381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045680.00/cwt680.00–680.007,1061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,141843.83/cwt780.00–980.009,62812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,162741.37/cwt640.00–840.008,6157
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3011,015.24/cwt950.00–1,050.0013,2086
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2968827.73/cwt690.00–910.008,0123
BullsMedium and Large 2-3623116.34/cwt114.00–120.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3582126.58/cwt125.00–130.007375
BullsMedium and Large 2-3528127.69/cwt121.00–134.006744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2790119.00/cwt119.00–119.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655131.00/cwt131.00–131.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330144.13/cwt137.00–150.004764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390169.00/cwt169.00–169.006591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425151.93/cwt150.00–155.006463
BullsMedium and Large 2-3474142.44/cwt135.00–146.006754
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3455121.00/cwt121.00–121.005512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315120.50/cwt120.00–121.003802
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3388123.45/cwt121.00–126.004792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added742143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,06369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773118.02/cwt117.00–119.009122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518133.67/cwt130.00–136.006923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432148.29/cwt139.00–156.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265122.00/cwt122.00–122.003231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3426134.26/cwt131.00–137.005724
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570119.96/cwt115.00–125.006843

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.