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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 5
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
968 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 993▲ 279 vs year ago 689 · +40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 155▲ 37 vs year ago 122 · +30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 43▲ 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower with the exception of 450-550 lbs. Heifers being 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.32/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$117.32
250 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.30
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579118.83688212
Medium and Large 2-3527108.9857437
Small 1-2555104.005771thin
One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $111 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 sale250 hd
117.32
—
TN average10 barns · 2,100 hd
118.62
−1.30
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—Average1,88172.691,36722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45149.7472234
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27947.5960847
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13839.5845034

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245162.50/cwt162.50–162.503981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2287156.08/cwt152.00–162.504483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330145.01/cwt139.00–154.004796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379143.72/cwt139.00–150.0054512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433142.29/cwt139.00–150.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433130.00/cwt130.00–130.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455126.00/cwt126.00–126.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477135.29/cwt130.00–140.0064516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530135.22/cwt131.00–138.0071713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568131.60/cwt129.00–135.007478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614136.38/cwt136.00–136.5083712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619131.51/cwt125.00–135.0081414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620116.47/cwt113.00–120.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674124.59/cwt120.00–130.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709124.76/cwt119.00–129.008858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712133.50/cwt133.50–133.5095121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715107.00/cwt107.00–107.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777121.68/cwt120.00–125.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815118.50/cwt115.00–122.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878115.50/cwt115.00–116.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235132.00/cwt132.00–132.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265152.00/cwt152.00–152.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319133.28/cwt125.00–139.004256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345118.00/cwt118.00–118.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371128.00/cwt123.00–136.0047511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373118.00/cwt118.00–118.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422114.41/cwt110.00–118.004837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426123.87/cwt120.00–130.0052818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470111.54/cwt108.00–115.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475128.34/cwt120.00–135.0061032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519129.70/cwt123.00–134.0067332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535110.77/cwt107.00–115.005936
Heifers—Small 1-2555104.00/cwt104.00–104.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569119.27/cwt114.00–129.0067919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581107.54/cwt100.00–111.006259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621109.32/cwt104.00–115.0067921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629100.25/cwt96.00–103.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670107.38/cwt104.00–116.0071910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683120.00/cwt120.00–120.0082011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368897.97/cwt95.00–101.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723106.17/cwt100.00–110.0076822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376893.50/cwt93.00–94.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778104.64/cwt98.00–109.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810110.50/cwt110.50–110.508952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815103.50/cwt102.00–109.0084412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860106.50/cwt106.50–106.509163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294790.80/cwt90.00–92.008605
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417134.05/cwt130.00–140.0055915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428126.48/cwt126.00–127.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466124.75/cwt122.00–129.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471134.49/cwt130.00–143.0063320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524128.41/cwt122.00–135.0067326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525115.51/cwt115.00–116.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565109.66/cwt104.00–113.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576121.97/cwt118.00–128.0070310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615114.22/cwt110.00–124.0070213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628105.01/cwt102.00–108.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658105.67/cwt105.00–107.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662116.80/cwt110.00–119.007736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721100.61/cwt98.00–108.007257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376583.00/cwt83.00–83.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277299.94/cwt98.00–106.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282495.61/cwt94.00–98.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287084.49/cwt84.00–85.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293381.50/cwt80.00–83.007602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67060.70/cwt50.00–66.001,0144
Bulls——1,81681.77/cwt80.00–85.001,4855
Bulls——1,97172.89/cwt67.00–78.001,43713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12131.57/cwt30.00–33.003544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14040.65/cwt35.00–47.0046330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26056.00/cwt56.00–56.007062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26947.96/cwt44.00–53.5060939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34842.35/cwt41.00–43.005716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39042.64/cwt42.00–43.005933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45550.01/cwt45.00–55.0072829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47856.46/cwt56.00–57.008342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045882.11/cwt850.00–925.009,2185
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,055900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4951

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.