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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 10
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 345 vs last sale 870▼ 271 vs year ago 796 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 136▼ 2 vs year ago 109 · −1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 15▼ 21 vs year ago 52 · −40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.67/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$121.67
171 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.76
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569123.25702151
Medium and Large 2-3563109.7161720
One grade step is worth $13.54/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 sale171 hd
121.67
—
TN average13 barns · 4,353 hd
127.43
−5.76
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—High1,79797.041,74414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52364.7498618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31661.3680729
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08650.8455241

Every lot

79 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228154.81/cwt152.50–157.503532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270141.00/cwt141.00–141.003811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317132.19/cwt125.00–136.004193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372133.43/cwt126.00–145.004965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381152.92/cwt149.00–156.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3419133.63/cwt129.00–140.005605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430149.32/cwt141.00–155.006425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465134.31/cwt130.00–137.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470150.77/cwt141.00–155.0070915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520125.68/cwt119.00–135.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521155.57/cwt154.50–157.0081110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526144.03/cwt138.00–147.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561137.84/cwt135.00–144.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573150.98/cwt150.00–153.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575126.02/cwt124.00–129.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605148.76/cwt145.00–149.0090017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623122.96/cwt119.00–125.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631136.44/cwt130.00–139.008619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668118.85/cwt112.00–125.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684140.56/cwt132.00–142.009617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716139.19/cwt136.00–140.009975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734131.72/cwt125.00–134.0096711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762137.67/cwt136.00–138.001,0496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778131.63/cwt128.00–135.001,0243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818127.01/cwt125.00–129.001,0392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329143.55/cwt138.00–157.004724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370115.07/cwt110.00–120.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376137.52/cwt131.00–142.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405117.50/cwt115.00–120.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424130.24/cwt123.00–136.0055213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470114.00/cwt114.00–114.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477125.37/cwt120.00–130.0059814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520116.98/cwt113.00–119.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522125.72/cwt121.00–131.0065622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572129.35/cwt128.00–130.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578123.92/cwt119.00–126.0071637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579110.39/cwt102.00–115.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618107.08/cwt100.00–111.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620125.73/cwt125.00–126.507809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626118.32/cwt114.00–124.007419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665126.00/cwt126.00–126.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683105.50/cwt105.00–106.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690115.03/cwt110.00–120.0079417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719106.75/cwt101.00–111.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765115.50/cwt115.50–115.508845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378090.00/cwt90.00–90.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818104.00/cwt104.00–104.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285586.00/cwt86.00–86.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292594.00/cwt94.00–94.008701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419127.60/cwt124.00–131.005356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427137.81/cwt134.00–140.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473140.19/cwt134.00–148.0066310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526135.27/cwt130.00–140.0071210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537123.98/cwt121.00–128.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570128.16/cwt125.00–134.007315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578110.86/cwt102.00–116.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619119.47/cwt115.00–125.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640107.48/cwt105.00–110.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676114.99/cwt111.00–119.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763107.63/cwt103.00–110.008213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72995.64/cwt90.50–98.501,65411
Bulls——2,045102.18/cwt100.50–103.502,0903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06154.12/cwt50.00–60.0057427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13344.51/cwt35.00–49.0050414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27163.36/cwt58.00–68.0080522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45755.09/cwt53.00–57.008037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51064.12/cwt60.00–67.0096816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62869.74/cwt69.50–70.001,1352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,225950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,6382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125894.50/cwt850.00–925.0010,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142797.74/cwt775.00–825.009,1103

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.