Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-05-23

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 23
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
121 vs last sale 736 378 vs year ago 479 · +78.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
40 vs last sale 175 53 vs year ago 82 · +64.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower with 6 weight Steers being steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-6.00 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 $147.40/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$147.40
277 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.28
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483149.90724229
Medium and Large 2-3458136.5462545
Small 1-2512119.416113thin
One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $113 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 sale277 hd
147.40
TN average9 barns · 1,549 hd
145.12
+2.28
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
BullsLow1,675104.591,75216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40185.331,19630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21478.5295351
CowsLean 85-90%Average99864.8364725

Every lot, as filed

90 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384180.06/cwt170.00–184.0069114
SteersMedium and Large 2-3524150.94/cwt140.00–158.007917
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360162.50/cwt162.50–162.505851
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340163.81/cwt160.00–167.505572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718139.63/cwt137.00–144.001,0038
SteersMedium and Large 1-2342180.57/cwt172.50–190.006185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527181.71/cwt177.00–185.009587
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670146.00/cwt146.00–146.009783
SteersMedium and Large 2-3566149.51/cwt148.00–150.008464
SteersMedium and Large 2-3630144.54/cwt141.00–150.009113
SteersMedium and Large 2-3431160.25/cwt157.00–166.006914
SteersMedium and Large 2-3469155.64/cwt150.00–160.007306
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709134.51/cwt130.00–136.009544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580154.00/cwt154.00–154.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525154.91/cwt154.00–155.0081311
SteersSmall 1-2590138.00/cwt138.00–138.008141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328162.11/cwt155.00–178.0053214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520145.87/cwt140.00–152.0075929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574142.55/cwt135.00–149.0081833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617161.95/cwt154.00–165.0099926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425173.09/cwt168.00–180.0073620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475173.74/cwt168.00–179.0082518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275207.36/cwt200.00–215.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2843126.57/cwt126.00–130.001,0677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added553174.63/cwt171.00–175.0096611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added609173.74/cwt166.00–178.001,0589
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659157.91/cwt153.00–163.001,04141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230211.03/cwt190.00–235.004852
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,095116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521166.56/cwt160.00–173.0086814
Dairy SteersLarge 3250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Dairy SteersLarge 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Dairy SteersLarge 3575112.50/cwt112.50–112.506471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569162.47/cwt154.00–169.0092412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2759135.99/cwt133.00–137.001,0324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930122.51/cwt120.00–125.001,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468156.45/cwt150.00–159.0073211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420170.04/cwt165.00–176.007149
BullsMedium and Large 1-2773127.74/cwt127.00–130.009874
BullsSmall 1-2520131.35/cwt130.00–132.006833
BullsSmall 1-2650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
BullsSmall 1-2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
CowsLean 85-90%1,03668.22/cwt62.00–74.5070718
CowsLean 85-90%83751.81/cwt48.00–59.004346
CowsLean 85-90%1,27082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34877.26/cwt69.00–88.001,0414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44292.53/cwt90.00–96.501,3348
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39583.92/cwt77.50–89.501,17118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21278.31/cwt73.50–85.5094943
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15665.70/cwt60.00–72.007594
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29693.62/cwt87.50–96.501,2134
Bulls1,44893.13/cwt84.00–100.001,3496
Bulls1,788110.01/cwt104.00–115.001,9679
Bulls2,020124.50/cwt124.50–124.502,5151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573149.27/cwt143.00–156.0085510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380166.04/cwt160.00–170.006318
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460148.00/cwt148.00–148.006811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2920114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
BullsMedium and Large 2-3434152.13/cwt150.00–158.006605
BullsMedium and Large 2-3514139.51/cwt132.00–146.007174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430153.06/cwt148.00–160.0065836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616140.84/cwt134.00–143.0086813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476150.66/cwt145.00–158.0071741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430138.02/cwt130.00–145.0059315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3372142.70/cwt136.00–152.505316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365154.19/cwt150.00–162.0056323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674129.67/cwt125.00–134.008745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280169.43/cwt160.00–180.0047413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009644
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528132.32/cwt122.00–138.006997
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468134.96/cwt120.00–140.006328
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3577130.74/cwt125.00–134.007545
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3327143.06/cwt130.00–150.004683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724135.28/cwt128.00–139.009793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672140.96/cwt134.00–147.0094712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830128.99/cwt126.00–130.001,0714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527153.32/cwt148.00–159.008087
HeifersSmall 1-2615108.00/cwt108.00–108.006641
HeifersSmall 1-2460125.11/cwt120.00–130.005762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633144.40/cwt139.00–147.0091412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3567136.65/cwt130.00–140.007753

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.