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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 20
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
← earliestMay 20Jun 3 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
844 head
▲ 844 vs last sale 0▲ 844 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 0▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.05/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$125.05
235 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$13.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.85
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559127.28712174
Medium and Large 2-3554119.3166154
Small 1-2551114.066287thin
One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $84 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 sale235 hd
125.05
—
TN average3 barns · 635 hd
130.90
−5.85
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
Bulls—Average1,59674.831,19514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30457.8575537
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47255.418169thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97847.7746729

Every lot

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305174.00/cwt174.00–174.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330144.64/cwt137.50–152.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378164.84/cwt158.00–172.0062310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383147.01/cwt140.00–154.005634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424164.14/cwt156.00–168.0069611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473150.96/cwt150.00–152.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480157.25/cwt153.00–163.007559
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3507140.26/cwt139.00–145.0071111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525153.92/cwt147.00–159.0080817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567154.26/cwt146.00–159.0087533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573139.30/cwt130.00–145.007989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618148.67/cwt144.00–155.0091930
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620135.12/cwt130.00–140.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672138.66/cwt132.00–142.009327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683127.83/cwt125.00–131.008735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731132.26/cwt126.00–134.5096725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740120.00/cwt118.00–122.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760118.23/cwt110.00–122.008995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770128.55/cwt125.00–133.009907
Steers—Small 1-2805106.00/cwt106.00–106.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815121.37/cwt120.00–124.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0011
Steers—Small 1-2935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337136.69/cwt136.00–137.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377136.84/cwt134.00–141.0051610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378129.67/cwt129.00–130.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425123.68/cwt120.00–126.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426133.20/cwt127.00–143.0056718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471131.44/cwt127.00–138.0061922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475124.00/cwt122.00–126.0058912
Heifers—Small 1-2495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Small 1-2510116.85/cwt108.00–120.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517130.47/cwt123.00–135.0067530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529119.99/cwt119.00–121.006357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550137.50/cwt137.50–137.507565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569120.85/cwt119.00–122.0068813
Heifers—Small 1-2580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581128.39/cwt123.00–134.0074638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623124.44/cwt119.00–129.0077515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628116.00/cwt111.00–117.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663121.30/cwt116.00–127.0080410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672112.58/cwt110.00–115.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3719102.68/cwt100.00–104.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732112.98/cwt105.00–115.008275
Heifers—Small 1-2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758112.57/cwt110.00–115.008537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810101.00/cwt101.00–101.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819111.20/cwt107.00–113.009116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285098.25/cwt96.00–101.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905105.00/cwt105.00–105.009501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424151.33/cwt147.00–158.0064212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465144.45/cwt140.00–149.0067219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469135.99/cwt134.00–137.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527132.91/cwt124.00–135.0070011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528139.50/cwt136.00–148.0073718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566137.37/cwt132.00–142.0077812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570132.11/cwt125.00–137.0075312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627123.85/cwt120.00–128.0077714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3643115.25/cwt110.00–119.007414
Bulls—Small 1-2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667123.01/cwt120.00–127.008207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669114.25/cwt111.00–118.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723114.00/cwt114.00–114.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765108.64/cwt107.00–110.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377093.00/cwt93.00–93.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293583.00/cwt83.00–83.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299583.00/cwt83.00–83.008261
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 337879.78/cwt71.00–88.003022
Dairy Steers—Large 362381.00/cwt81.00–81.0050512
Dairy Steers—Large 391570.00/cwt70.00–70.006411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30164.98/cwt60.00–68.008454
Bulls——1,60087.43/cwt84.00–90.001,3992
Bulls——1,74376.61/cwt72.00–82.001,3358
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96035.20/cwt30.00–40.003386
Cows—Lean 85-90%98351.05/cwt43.00–57.5050223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28257.61/cwt53.00–64.0073927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30566.82/cwt65.00–69.008725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38561.00/cwt61.00–61.008451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42450.18/cwt50.00–51.007155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48354.71/cwt50.00–58.008118
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501

This sale against other markets

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.