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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 4
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▼ 239 vs last sale 959▼ 491 vs year ago 1,211 · −40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 134▲ 40 vs year ago 150 · +26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 38▼ 32 vs year ago 56 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.20/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$118.20
228 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.64
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543118.65644202
Medium and Large 2-3465114.6853326
One grade step is worth $3.97/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 sale228 hd
118.20
—
TN average4 barns · 587 hd
120.84
−2.64
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—Average1,83179.981,46513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54050.2977426
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35950.1568227
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10539.0143154

Every lot

86 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 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333164.12/cwt155.00–176.0054712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365148.00/cwt148.00–148.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379158.53/cwt150.00–168.0060110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413157.02/cwt153.00–161.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418136.45/cwt128.00–141.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468133.05/cwt127.00–140.006239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475153.93/cwt146.00–158.0073112
Steers—Small 1-2475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518154.00/cwt154.00–154.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519130.03/cwt121.00–137.0067511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522148.06/cwt140.00–152.0077315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569122.76/cwt115.00–131.006998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578138.23/cwt132.00–144.0079914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619117.12/cwt110.00–120.007257
Steers—Small 1-2625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627126.94/cwt124.00–132.5079613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666122.30/cwt118.00–128.0081521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672114.22/cwt110.00–116.007684
Steers—Small 1-2675113.00/cwt113.00–113.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720118.14/cwt113.00–123.0085115
Steers—Small 1-2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777115.00/cwt113.00–117.008945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828107.51/cwt107.00–108.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855101.00/cwt101.00–101.008641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273130.71/cwt126.00–138.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3319120.99/cwt110.00–125.003865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322137.59/cwt126.00–146.004438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376137.96/cwt129.00–149.0051913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422116.30/cwt115.00–119.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429126.58/cwt122.00–134.0054316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471117.07/cwt115.00–118.0055112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477123.54/cwt119.00–130.0058931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510109.00/cwt109.00–109.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515120.78/cwt115.00–125.0062234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558106.68/cwt105.00–108.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568116.27/cwt110.00–121.0066037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613112.36/cwt108.00–118.0068929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640104.00/cwt104.00–104.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667109.48/cwt104.00–118.0073014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727100.05/cwt95.00–105.007273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753101.00/cwt100.00–102.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283596.84/cwt96.00–97.008096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286089.75/cwt84.00–95.007724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294590.00/cwt90.00–90.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296594.00/cwt94.00–94.009071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413136.00/cwt135.00–138.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441145.78/cwt141.00–154.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473141.19/cwt139.00–147.0066816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516138.57/cwt129.00–146.0071518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538125.24/cwt123.00–127.006744
Bulls—Small 1-2560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573118.73/cwt115.00–122.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576125.41/cwt120.00–130.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626112.54/cwt105.00–116.0070511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
Bulls—Small 1-2675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272897.34/cwt96.00–100.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282085.00/cwt85.00–85.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285080.00/cwt80.00–80.006801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348572.00/cwt72.00–72.003491
Dairy Steers—Large 360466.00/cwt66.00–66.003994
Dairy Steers—Large 373058.00/cwt58.00–58.004231
Dairy Steers—Large 383060.00/cwt60.00–60.004981
Dairy Steers—Large 31,27059.00/cwt59.00–59.007491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82177.85/cwt75.00–84.001,4187
Bulls——1,83294.64/cwt91.00–97.001,7343
Bulls——1,85570.27/cwt69.00–72.001,3043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03932.40/cwt25.00–35.0033714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12841.33/cwt36.00–49.0046640
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33750.25/cwt46.00–56.5067224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47058.50/cwt58.50–58.508601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49051.11/cwt47.00–55.5076222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56844.78/cwt44.00–45.507022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75557.00/cwt57.00–57.001,0001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83242.04/cwt40.00–44.007703
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,9191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,201849.68/cwt825.00–910.0010,2054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,002867.22/cwt825.00–900.008,6903
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,005900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0451
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,047.06/cwt975.00–1,100.0011,1302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,7181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,225975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,9441

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.