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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 18
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
961 head
▲ 342 vs last sale 619▲ 426 vs year ago 535 · +79.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 120▲ 83 vs year ago 56 · +148.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 37▲ 44 vs year ago 8 · +550.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Offerings included one Load Lot of 60 Steers weighing 825 that brought $124.50 per cwt that is listed in the regular report under value added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.55/cwt on 285 head.
Average price
$135.55
285 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.07
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641136.29874247
Medium and Large 2-3511130.7166838
One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about $206 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 sale285 hd
135.55
—
TN average9 barns · 1,795 hd
134.48
+1.07
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—High1,80679.711,43920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41851.4472916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22650.4361833
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07140.2443145

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235162.50/cwt162.50–162.503821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290167.50/cwt167.50–167.504861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added308187.00/cwt187.00–187.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325146.82/cwt144.00–150.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340167.35/cwt158.00–182.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365184.00/cwt184.00–184.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377157.22/cwt150.00–170.0059315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382144.81/cwt140.00–150.005537
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425137.00/cwt130.00–144.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433156.69/cwt152.00–162.0067816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466158.68/cwt151.00–165.0073911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469138.94/cwt130.00–149.006526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522144.47/cwt139.00–151.007549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523155.00/cwt155.00–155.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524130.03/cwt125.00–135.006817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570141.48/cwt134.00–145.0080611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574123.85/cwt114.00–132.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612136.50/cwt136.50–136.5083517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616128.71/cwt123.00–133.0079323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625115.39/cwt112.00–119.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662125.35/cwt121.00–128.0083022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726124.52/cwt124.00–125.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3732104.23/cwt100.00–113.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744125.50/cwt125.50–125.5093432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.43/cwt117.00–124.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823111.99/cwt109.00–115.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,02760
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920101.00/cwt101.00–101.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,10598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240141.96/cwt140.00–144.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280137.50/cwt137.50–137.503851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328134.46/cwt130.00–140.004416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377136.45/cwt127.00–148.0051413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385114.00/cwt114.00–114.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426126.30/cwt121.00–132.0053829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474124.80/cwt120.00–133.0059227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486115.03/cwt110.00–119.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520110.37/cwt108.00–113.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527124.22/cwt120.00–131.0065532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568109.21/cwt105.00–111.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573119.69/cwt112.00–124.0068641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615103.98/cwt100.00–106.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621118.94/cwt110.00–123.0073934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686112.61/cwt104.00–119.0077336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717102.46/cwt99.00–108.0073511
Heifers—Small 1-274580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375585.00/cwt85.00–85.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785102.50/cwt100.00–105.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287895.00/cwt95.00–95.008342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425136.94/cwt132.00–142.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428152.40/cwt148.00–160.0065212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475145.10/cwt140.00–155.0068919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479132.52/cwt130.00–137.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516134.78/cwt129.00–140.006959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533121.65/cwt116.00–127.006484
Bulls—Small 1-2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569117.17/cwt115.00–119.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573127.13/cwt122.00–135.0072819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613119.49/cwt114.00–125.0073214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622109.55/cwt104.00–113.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668117.52/cwt114.00–124.0078515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685105.26/cwt97.00–111.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714110.64/cwt105.00–112.507907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372095.28/cwt90.00–101.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375092.00/cwt92.00–92.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775104.71/cwt102.00–110.008124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289580.00/cwt80.00–80.007161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 376473.20/cwt72.00–73.505595
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64970.47/cwt65.00–73.501,1627
Bulls——1,85393.48/cwt91.00–95.001,7323
Bulls——1,90182.05/cwt77.00–87.001,56010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97432.63/cwt29.00–35.003187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08941.64/cwt36.00–48.0045338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20250.08/cwt46.00–56.0060230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21559.00/cwt59.00–59.007171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40544.00/cwt44.00–44.006181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41351.36/cwt47.00–53.5072614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49058.90/cwt57.00–60.508782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68545.00/cwt45.00–45.007581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235962.87/cwt875.00–1,100.0011,8917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,324936.00/cwt875.00–1,000.0012,3938
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,2001

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.