Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-02-21

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,020 head
241 vs last sale 779 779 vs year ago 241 · +323.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
19 vs last sale 140 71 vs year ago 88 · +80.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; 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 $146.70/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$146.70
270 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.66
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578148.67860231
Medium and Large 2-3475135.3864438
Small 1-2515122.506311thin
One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $229 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 sale270 hd
146.70
TN average9 barns · 2,244 hd
147.36
−0.66
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
BullsAverage1,65188.011,4539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50772.841,09815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35268.3092340
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06454.3457845

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 1-2753130.00/cwt130.00–130.009792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333171.08/cwt162.50–174.005708
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820117.00/cwt117.00–117.009591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473196.13/cwt184.00–209.0092814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375142.01/cwt130.00–150.005337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added507158.00/cwt158.00–158.008015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added785132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added822130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added730144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,05575
SteersMedium and Large 2-3418173.49/cwt167.50–180.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667131.68/cwt130.00–135.008783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2712155.66/cwt153.00–157.001,1083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2870142.98/cwt142.00–144.001,2442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627157.47/cwt150.00–161.009877
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2233182.63/cwt180.00–185.004262
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335185.00/cwt185.00–185.006202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670151.28/cwt144.00–159.001,0142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0873
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475167.64/cwt157.50–172.007967
SteersMedium and Large 1-2772145.72/cwt138.00–150.001,1253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350190.00/cwt182.50–197.506653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
SteersMedium and Large 2-3528163.83/cwt152.00–174.008653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420201.75/cwt184.00–212.0084716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569180.94/cwt174.00–186.001,03010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513187.85/cwt180.00–195.0096417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2329203.09/cwt190.00–215.0066816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374205.56/cwt192.50–217.5076918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2716141.15/cwt136.00–148.001,0117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410191.38/cwt180.00–210.0078519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627145.47/cwt141.00–154.009128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568164.65/cwt158.00–174.009353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663146.27/cwt138.00–149.009707
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30562.00/cwt62.00–62.008091
CowsLean 85-90%98645.97/cwt35.00–51.0045316
CowsLean 85-90%1,04265.39/cwt65.00–66.006813
CowsLean 85-90%1,11458.22/cwt53.00–64.0064926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50580.84/cwt78.00–83.001,2173
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52671.65/cwt68.00–75.001,09311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38858.34/cwt57.00–60.008106
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40979.90/cwt77.00–87.001,1268
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32667.03/cwt62.00–75.0088926
Bulls1,55091.58/cwt83.00–96.001,4194
Bulls1,62575.93/cwt70.00–80.001,2343
Bulls1,89099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,8712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529178.12/cwt170.00–183.0094212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480188.25/cwt180.00–196.0090413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2753132.77/cwt127.00–138.001,0004
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540156.04/cwt152.00–160.008432
BullsMedium and Large 2-3422164.96/cwt145.00–177.5069610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580143.65/cwt136.00–152.008334
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333143.87/cwt135.00–150.004796
HeifersSmall 1-2515122.50/cwt122.50–122.506311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478168.12/cwt150.00–176.008045
BullsMedium and Large 2-3371178.21/cwt172.50–180.006618
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2272182.09/cwt170.00–190.004953
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578130.40/cwt126.00–132.007545
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3522134.65/cwt125.00–137.507037
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473132.26/cwt125.00–142.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623123.30/cwt120.00–126.007683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374161.89/cwt155.00–170.0060525
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523149.94/cwt140.00–155.0078418
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435138.43/cwt120.00–145.006024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475154.73/cwt145.00–160.0073520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578142.97/cwt138.00–148.0082624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623136.53/cwt130.00–143.5085113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422154.47/cwt150.00–160.0065219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723128.31/cwt125.00–133.009288

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.