Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-10-31

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 31
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
174 vs last sale 956 129 vs year ago 653 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
71 vs last sale 197 22 vs year ago 148 · 14.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.47/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$144.47
241 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.64
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2622149.42929187
Medium and Large 2-3524127.3166754
One grade step is worth $22.11/cwt here — about $262 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 sale241 hd
144.47
TN average9 barns · 1,937 hd
142.83
+1.64
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
BullsLow1,68777.101,3008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41461.6287118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29858.0975425
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08346.8950836

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2-3672118.30/cwt107.50–126.007953
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523125.71/cwt110.00–135.006579
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770116.97/cwt114.00–118.009014
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631133.53/cwt127.00–144.008435
SteersMedium and Large 2-3770136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675133.13/cwt127.50–138.0089911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288594.00/cwt94.00–94.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3368143.35/cwt135.00–150.005283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added533156.00/cwt156.00–156.008316
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665122.50/cwt122.50–122.508154
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377164.45/cwt160.00–170.006209
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275151.32/cwt150.00–152.504162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436158.94/cwt150.00–162.006939
SteersMedium and Large 2-3865117.01/cwt116.00–118.001,0122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572165.52/cwt159.00–172.0094713
SteersMedium and Large 2-3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3423142.13/cwt127.50–160.006015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added606170.25/cwt168.00–172.001,0324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3524136.03/cwt120.00–156.007134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260167.50/cwt167.50–167.504361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463171.22/cwt166.00–175.007934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416174.61/cwt170.00–180.007265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662160.90/cwt155.00–163.001,06513
SteersMedium and Large 2-3722119.82/cwt115.00–129.008653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624161.28/cwt157.00–166.001,0064
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534174.37/cwt173.00–175.009313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added788168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3242
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558144.00/cwt144.00–144.008042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515164.40/cwt160.00–170.0084710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569174.62/cwt174.00–175.009948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721158.90/cwt154.00–160.001,14610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363177.45/cwt170.00–185.006442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003801
BullsSmall 1-2660104.00/cwt104.00–104.006861
BullsSmall 1-2785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566151.12/cwt145.00–156.0085512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2464169.60/cwt162.00–174.007876
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427173.88/cwt165.00–178.007427
BullsMedium and Large 1-299096.00/cwt96.00–96.009501
CowsLean 85-90%1,11352.38/cwt50.00–57.0058316
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33853.72/cwt52.00–55.007192
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39069.01/cwt68.00–70.009594
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29458.52/cwt55.00–65.0075719
CowsLean 85-90%1,16063.00/cwt63.00–63.007311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41069.46/cwt69.00–70.009792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43460.48/cwt57.00–65.0086712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25850.36/cwt45.00–54.006344
CowsLean 85-90%1,05341.42/cwt30.00–48.0043619
Bulls1,72174.70/cwt67.00–80.001,2866
Bulls1,58384.31/cwt82.00–86.001,3352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423147.94/cwt135.00–160.006265
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618120.72/cwt110.00–128.007464
BullsMedium and Large 2-3509136.96/cwt122.50–146.006977
BullsMedium and Large 2-3710110.50/cwt105.00–116.007852
BullsMedium and Large 2-3895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470148.72/cwt140.00–158.006994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529157.36/cwt150.00–162.0083212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662126.35/cwt125.00–127.008363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383176.39/cwt168.00–185.006766
BullsMedium and Large 2-3576135.17/cwt122.50–142.007797
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522142.39/cwt138.00–150.0074316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305152.50/cwt152.50–152.504651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2873122.49/cwt120.00–125.001,0692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2769127.21/cwt124.00–130.009784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623141.99/cwt138.00–148.008856
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724125.82/cwt121.00–130.009114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725111.00/cwt110.00–112.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621140.65/cwt134.00–145.0087316
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3626126.25/cwt115.00–130.007908
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423137.42/cwt127.50–147.505818
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3795104.00/cwt104.00–104.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added719159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,14770
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805119.00/cwt118.00–120.009582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570144.75/cwt140.00–148.0082516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3563117.74/cwt110.00–134.006638
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475125.95/cwt117.50–140.005986
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added598149.00/cwt149.00–149.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711122.46/cwt116.00–126.0087110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement680146.00/cwt146.00–146.009932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473154.13/cwt148.00–160.0072912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3321131.85/cwt120.00–147.504234

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.