Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2022-11-21

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 21
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
707 vs last sale 1,268 178 vs year ago 739 · 24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
19 vs last sale 175 62 vs year ago 94 · +66.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower, with heifers weighing 500-650 lbs being 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.05/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$139.05
138 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.75
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528146.1277178
Medium and Large 2-3526130.7368757
Small 1-2597113.336763thin
One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $95 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 sale138 hd
139.05
TN average9 barns · 2,186 hd
139.80
−0.75
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
BullsAverage1,70788.631,51310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50572.711,09520
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22866.5281730
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03553.5455429

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Value Added535182.50/cwt182.50–182.509761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0364
HeifersSmall 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724119.99/cwt115.00–125.008695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662121.60/cwt120.00–125.008055
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390142.04/cwt137.50–150.0055412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0852
HeifersSmall 1-2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2868100.00/cwt100.00–100.008682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570150.72/cwt142.00–160.008593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575173.19/cwt167.50–178.009968
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513150.97/cwt145.00–160.0077417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808104.98/cwt100.00–110.008482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561149.76/cwt140.00–155.008406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added495183.00/cwt183.00–183.009063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added804143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,1544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678157.28/cwt152.00–162.001,0666
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295182.50/cwt182.50–182.505381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710143.67/cwt141.00–148.001,0203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2834134.39/cwt130.00–135.001,1218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467165.49/cwt162.50–174.007736
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004282
SteersMedium and Large 2-3474139.94/cwt126.00–155.006634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524170.67/cwt166.00–175.008945
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616171.68/cwt168.00–176.001,0587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330182.54/cwt180.00–185.006023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472166.97/cwt160.00–172.5078812
BullsMedium and Large 1-288596.00/cwt96.00–96.008501
BullsSmall 1-2540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425170.81/cwt170.00–172.507263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765110.97/cwt106.00–116.008492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705130.98/cwt128.00–134.009232
CowsLean 85-90%1,03446.15/cwt35.00–53.0047712
CowsLean 85-90%1,03558.76/cwt54.00–65.0060817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54175.42/cwt74.00–80.001,16211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46269.40/cwt66.00–73.001,0159
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23066.02/cwt61.00–72.0081227
Bulls1,80494.85/cwt92.00–98.001,7113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18560.00/cwt60.00–60.007111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21876.54/cwt76.00–77.009322
Bulls1,59581.46/cwt70.00–88.001,2996
Bulls2,085113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,3561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3534134.52/cwt112.50–150.007184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516167.72/cwt162.00–175.008654
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623141.44/cwt136.00–148.008815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385177.37/cwt172.50–182.506832
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370145.79/cwt127.50–160.005399
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683136.99/cwt136.00–138.009362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567158.98/cwt152.00–166.009015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386154.29/cwt150.00–160.005966
BullsMedium and Large 2-3663118.62/cwt110.00–126.007863
BullsMedium and Large 2-3612123.46/cwt110.00–130.007563
BullsMedium and Large 2-3563145.28/cwt140.00–150.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533138.09/cwt127.50–145.007364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477159.42/cwt155.00–165.007608
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3780111.96/cwt100.00–114.008737
BullsMedium and Large 2-3713117.01/cwt116.00–118.008342
BullsMedium and Large 2-3471143.31/cwt126.00–155.006759
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565129.09/cwt120.00–138.007299
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627141.34/cwt135.00–144.008866
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3663115.02/cwt110.00–120.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3205125.00/cwt125.00–125.002562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3482139.28/cwt130.00–145.0067110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427156.17/cwt152.50–160.006679
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2757120.68/cwt118.00–124.009143
HeifersSmall 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630118.29/cwt110.00–125.007453
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3732107.32/cwt102.00–110.007863
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3424138.69/cwt130.00–145.005884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322165.34/cwt155.00–172.505327

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.