Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2023-11-13

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 13
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
917 head
122 vs last sale 1,039 351 vs year ago 1,268 · 27.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
6 vs last sale 168 1 vs year ago 175 · 0.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.37/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$212.37
189 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$46.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.67
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559216.121,208150
Medium and Large 2-3487198.6896838
Small 1-2525170.008931thin
One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $315 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 sale189 hd
212.37
TN average12 barns · 2,277 hd
196.70
+15.67
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
BullsLow1,898110.412,09613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52790.261,37825
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27086.181,09447
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07068.8073633

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518198.40/cwt185.00–205.001,0286
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378209.49/cwt202.50–220.007926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473221.63/cwt217.50–232.501,04813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423232.25/cwt220.00–237.5098213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755212.35/cwt206.00–213.001,60311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3860167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6208
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6971
SteersMedium and Large 2-3453239.15/cwt237.50–240.001,0833
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616205.06/cwt200.00–210.001,2638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713191.86/cwt190.00–200.001,3687
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633208.93/cwt203.00–215.001,3232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485263.89/cwt260.00–270.001,2809
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270227.55/cwt225.00–230.006142
SteersMedium and Large 2-3830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612223.34/cwt218.00–228.001,36710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2312260.16/cwt245.00–275.008123
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3385225.06/cwt220.00–230.008662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674217.70/cwt214.00–220.001,4677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375262.53/cwt250.00–277.509843
SteersMedium and Large 1-2283286.49/cwt255.00–300.008118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2732211.34/cwt207.00–215.001,54710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524249.78/cwt240.00–257.501,3098
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424260.40/cwt252.50–275.001,1048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570234.89/cwt230.00–245.001,33923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,5522
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,005160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525241.68/cwt235.00–252.501,26910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,4143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2885182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6151
BullsSmall 1-2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44583.25/cwt80.00–85.001,2036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54992.06/cwt87.00–97.001,42618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23378.22/cwt73.00–81.0096415
CowsLean 85-90%1,07082.51/cwt82.00–83.008832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27488.55/cwt83.00–95.001,12828
CowsLean 85-90%1,13975.78/cwt70.00–80.0086317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38099.49/cwt97.00–102.001,3734
CowsLean 85-90%98758.36/cwt50.00–69.0057614
Bulls1,775100.61/cwt90.00–106.001,7865
Bulls1,800124.63/cwt123.00–126.002,2432
Bulls2,033113.84/cwt108.00–118.002,3146
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618193.83/cwt190.00–197.501,1982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671198.60/cwt195.00–210.001,3338
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465229.67/cwt210.00–237.501,06810
BullsMedium and Large 2-3581196.74/cwt185.00–205.001,1437
BullsMedium and Large 2-3421222.66/cwt215.00–237.509374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2442242.52/cwt240.00–257.501,0727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475259.07/cwt247.50–262.501,23114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571219.46/cwt210.00–230.001,25313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621211.21/cwt205.00–217.501,31212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376279.04/cwt275.00–280.001,0495
BullsMedium and Large 2-3393226.29/cwt220.00–232.508892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530228.33/cwt225.00–230.001,2103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2752183.67/cwt181.00–185.001,3813
HeifersSmall 1-2525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318238.72/cwt227.50–250.0075911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679203.04/cwt195.00–209.001,37910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,2562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478206.23/cwt195.00–215.009864
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325203.64/cwt200.00–212.506624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2888185.01/cwt180.00–190.001,6432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808185.05/cwt180.00–190.001,4952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added519238.04/cwt232.50–240.001,2355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371243.70/cwt230.00–252.509044
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418200.28/cwt175.00–210.008378
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572193.65/cwt170.00–208.001,1085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522217.32/cwt210.00–227.501,13417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578216.23/cwt210.00–225.001,25044

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.