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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 15
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
792 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 779▲ 792 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 87▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.25/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$123.25
254 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.79
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551124.91688182
Medium and Large 2-3532119.0663472
One grade step is worth $5.85/cwt here — about $54 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 sale254 hd
123.25
—
TN average9 barns · 2,025 hd
124.04
−0.79
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—Average1,78195.961,70915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41764.8791936
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13062.1070142
CowsLean 85-90%Average99854.2954240

Every lot

92 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284164.97/cwt162.50–172.504694
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317143.27/cwt138.00–150.004543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323171.11/cwt165.00–177.505534
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378146.11/cwt140.00–158.005525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380163.68/cwt157.00–168.006226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425148.50/cwt140.00–157.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433158.64/cwt144.00–166.006877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468162.10/cwt156.00–164.007598
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478137.45/cwt124.00–146.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483153.11/cwt146.00–160.0074015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522156.81/cwt156.00–157.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522149.09/cwt142.00–156.0077815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523132.21/cwt120.00–141.006916
Steers—Small 1-2545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570129.34/cwt116.00–136.007377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575150.50/cwt150.50–150.508651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577143.91/cwt137.00–153.0083023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623135.27/cwt131.00–145.0084313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625118.29/cwt112.00–125.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658113.03/cwt105.00–121.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665129.15/cwt120.00–132.0085915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682133.22/cwt133.00–135.009099
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720124.75/cwt122.00–127.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3722110.89/cwt91.00–121.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870108.00/cwt108.00–108.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-293299.50/cwt99.50–99.5092710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,013100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280155.99/cwt150.00–160.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325135.61/cwt132.00–140.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339146.50/cwt142.00–152.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369138.41/cwt134.00–144.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378129.24/cwt128.00–130.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425139.44/cwt130.00–146.0059318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434145.18/cwt140.00–146.506305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434127.82/cwt119.00–135.005558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471124.46/cwt118.00–132.0058613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480128.15/cwt120.00–140.0061525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482135.27/cwt134.00–136.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515126.58/cwt120.00–136.0065225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528118.43/cwt112.00–132.0062515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532136.25/cwt136.00–137.007258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572117.91/cwt116.00–121.0067410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573121.31/cwt115.00–126.0069531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618119.19/cwt112.00–123.0073720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619110.09/cwt106.00–115.006819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667108.35/cwt102.00–112.007235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681109.61/cwt105.50–113.0074610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726103.55/cwt99.00–112.007526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730106.69/cwt90.00–116.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738105.50/cwt105.50–105.507792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276099.50/cwt99.50–99.507561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378093.00/cwt93.00–93.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281898.33/cwt96.00–100.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286595.00/cwt95.00–95.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291389.42/cwt84.00–95.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added94494.00/cwt94.00–94.008875
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415159.26/cwt148.00–166.006618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419143.78/cwt135.00–152.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462156.17/cwt146.00–163.007227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477135.85/cwt126.00–150.0064813
Bulls—Small 1-2515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518133.10/cwt122.00–145.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524141.22/cwt134.00–147.0074015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539145.00/cwt145.00–145.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572136.85/cwt120.00–143.0078326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579123.45/cwt120.00–129.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3603128.96/cwt119.00–139.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620129.61/cwt120.00–136.008048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670121.07/cwt116.00–128.008118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724114.39/cwt108.00–127.008289
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381588.00/cwt88.00–88.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283597.00/cwt97.00–97.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285085.00/cwt85.00–85.007231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23076.50/cwt76.50–76.509411
Bulls——1,76491.23/cwt86.00–98.501,6098
Bulls——1,896105.51/cwt96.50–110.002,0006
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80046.55/cwt44.00–49.003723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01454.92/cwt45.00–60.5055737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12262.10/cwt54.50–68.0069740
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19554.00/cwt54.00–54.006451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36570.00/cwt70.00–70.009561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41364.49/cwt56.50–68.5091134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48571.36/cwt70.50–72.001,0602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,3531

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.