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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 11
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 715▲ 755 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 168▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 31▲ 48 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 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.19/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$117.19
245 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552119.28658199
Medium and Large 2-3546108.5959343
Small 1-2557102.005683thin
One grade step is worth $17.28/cwt here — about $90 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 sale245 hd
117.19
—
TN average12 barns · 2,665 hd
120.52
−3.33
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—Average1,71691.951,57712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26060.2575950
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47759.9588625
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06448.4051531

Every lot

88 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 1-2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313163.32/cwt162.00–166.005113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335147.50/cwt138.00–157.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372166.17/cwt160.00–174.006188
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388141.63/cwt138.00–155.005505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419159.56/cwt154.00–167.0066911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429135.95/cwt126.00–147.005835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478152.98/cwt146.00–156.0073125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478133.94/cwt127.00–141.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523128.87/cwt119.00–135.006746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525148.94/cwt145.00–159.0078225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3559121.50/cwt110.00–130.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565139.68/cwt132.00–146.0078912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.11/cwt130.00–140.0081517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631118.43/cwt106.00–121.007479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676132.00/cwt132.00–132.008929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679118.83/cwt116.00–122.008077
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690108.50/cwt105.00–112.007496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725113.49/cwt111.00–115.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769110.55/cwt106.00–114.008509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834108.09/cwt104.00–109.0090113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880103.00/cwt103.00–103.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-298591.00/cwt91.00–91.008961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245147.50/cwt147.50–147.503611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275141.71/cwt138.00–147.503903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321137.28/cwt132.00–140.004416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375136.79/cwt129.00–140.0051310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383120.97/cwt118.00–124.004634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431128.22/cwt120.00–135.0055337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435114.65/cwt110.00–119.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475124.61/cwt119.00–130.0059215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485115.36/cwt110.00–118.005595
Heifers—Small 1-2505108.00/cwt108.00–108.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523119.55/cwt115.00–127.0062530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530110.23/cwt104.00–113.0058410
Heifers—Small 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567127.85/cwt124.50–130.507257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574106.30/cwt100.00–110.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580116.60/cwt113.00–124.0067625
Heifers—Small 1-260088.00/cwt88.00–88.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614104.48/cwt102.00–106.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618112.64/cwt108.00–118.0069614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638122.00/cwt122.00–122.007788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671109.22/cwt104.00–115.0073313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367797.39/cwt95.00–102.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722103.28/cwt100.00–109.0074614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779103.54/cwt95.00–106.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282295.02/cwt90.00–101.007815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285395.00/cwt95.00–95.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291080.00/cwt80.00–80.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299082.00/cwt82.00–82.008121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418154.56/cwt148.00–161.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421135.42/cwt124.00–146.005709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469143.63/cwt140.00–151.0067422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483133.49/cwt124.00–139.006456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522135.51/cwt129.00–144.0070724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529122.21/cwt119.00–127.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572126.92/cwt123.00–133.0072620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575116.00/cwt116.00–116.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619116.56/cwt111.00–121.007228
Bulls—Small 1-263595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668105.98/cwt105.00–107.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673114.09/cwt109.00–117.0076811
Bulls—Small 1-2687102.31/cwt99.00–104.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711106.80/cwt103.00–111.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285589.00/cwt89.00–89.007611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 385074.00/cwt74.00–74.006291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63596.73/cwt94.00–100.001,5825
Bulls——1,77388.53/cwt80.50–93.501,5707
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01238.55/cwt31.00–42.003907
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07057.97/cwt57.00–60.006204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08149.94/cwt44.00–56.5054020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21566.00/cwt66.00–66.008021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23259.54/cwt52.00–64.5073442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39465.73/cwt65.00–66.509167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48551.50/cwt51.50–51.507651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48859.70/cwt56.00–63.5088824
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,1931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0010,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,1101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068891.01/cwt785.00–975.009,5163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170770.51/cwt720.00–800.009,0154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,264844.52/cwt710.00–950.0010,6757
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,8201

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.