Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-08-15

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 15
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
685 head
56 vs last sale 741 121 vs year ago 806 · 15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
93 vs last sale 107 37 vs year ago 163 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.21/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$152.21
175 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.45
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546154.64844151
Medium and Large 2-3570137.1078123
Small 1-2520132.506891thin
One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $155 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 sale175 hd
152.21
TN average8 barns · 1,109 hd
153.66
−1.45
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
BullsAverage1,725112.111,93415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49391.001,35954
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18280.9695760
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04167.4770231

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2Value Added531165.83/cwt163.00–167.008819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300176.25/cwt175.00–177.505292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3679128.13/cwt122.00–135.008705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530175.82/cwt170.00–181.0093217
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415164.25/cwt152.50–176.006822
SteersMedium and Large 2-3745139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672148.08/cwt142.00–152.0099511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520146.44/cwt145.00–148.007612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377165.91/cwt160.00–179.0062516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483183.75/cwt174.00–186.008887
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475162.29/cwt150.00–170.007714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558161.00/cwt161.00–161.008989
HeifersSmall 1-2520132.50/cwt132.50–132.506891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773126.58/cwt122.00–131.009785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678173.34/cwt170.00–175.001,1758
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414185.44/cwt180.00–195.007687
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327185.99/cwt180.00–194.006084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added639176.60/cwt176.00–177.001,1285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567187.66/cwt185.00–189.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2663157.91/cwt150.00–161.001,0478
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767148.97/cwt145.00–157.001,1433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added729166.41/cwt162.00–167.001,21310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372203.78/cwt197.50–210.007584
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2293187.52/cwt185.00–190.005492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635168.71/cwt164.00–172.001,0717
SteersMedium and Large 2-3613146.03/cwt138.00–158.008953
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505156.00/cwt148.00–160.007883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669148.24/cwt140.00–151.009929
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430190.75/cwt180.00–196.0082013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2635160.40/cwt156.00–163.001,0193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2783132.00/cwt131.00–133.001,0342
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16283.20/cwt78.00–91.0096742
CowsLean 85-90%1,03361.03/cwt50.00–67.0063016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22374.42/cwt69.00–77.0091017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507100.32/cwt97.00–106.001,51214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49589.18/cwt83.00–95.001,33335
Bulls1,712110.29/cwt106.00–114.001,8888
CowsLean 85-90%95382.74/cwt81.00–85.007893
CowsLean 85-90%1,07372.25/cwt69.00–80.0077512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44277.69/cwt77.00–78.001,1205
Bulls1,512102.42/cwt100.00–104.001,5493
Bulls1,911123.03/cwt119.00–125.002,3514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515163.42/cwt158.00–169.0084211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569160.92/cwt155.00–165.0091612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377192.45/cwt182.50–196.007268
BullsMedium and Large 2-3608137.33/cwt134.00–140.008353
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538149.28/cwt144.00–156.008033
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006652
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476154.90/cwt150.00–160.007377
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715138.65/cwt134.00–144.009913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471160.27/cwt154.00–167.0075524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475176.75/cwt170.00–182.008408
BullsMedium and Large 2-3419169.34/cwt160.00–178.007107
BullsMedium and Large 2-3571145.61/cwt134.00–150.008318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427165.59/cwt158.00–170.007079
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3619134.58/cwt130.00–136.008337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614148.35/cwt144.00–154.0091121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460148.00/cwt148.00–148.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709135.23/cwt128.00–140.009598
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425144.01/cwt132.50–155.006122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815127.00/cwt126.00–128.001,0352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571149.68/cwt144.00–155.0085521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525157.81/cwt150.00–162.0082914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578138.04/cwt136.00–140.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320147.50/cwt147.50–147.504721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581173.19/cwt170.00–175.001,00612

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.