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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 15
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
959 head
▼ 305 vs last sale 1,264▲ 749 vs year ago 210 · +356.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 185▲ 94 vs year ago 52 · +180.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.84/cwt on 344 head.
Average price
$126.84
344 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.05
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532127.98680316
Small 1-2565115.006501thin
Medium and Large 2-3536113.8661027
One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $70 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 sale344 hd
126.84
—
TN average11 barns · 3,323 hd
126.79
+0.05
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—Low1,75876.201,34013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49758.0887027
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23355.9169033
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03544.5146145

Every lot

90 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333167.23/cwt160.00–178.0055711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3369151.92/cwt137.00–158.0056117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374170.76/cwt160.00–178.006399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400179.00/cwt179.00–179.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413167.03/cwt160.00–172.006906
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428149.79/cwt145.00–155.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475158.10/cwt154.00–165.0075113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475143.11/cwt136.00–151.0068015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520153.68/cwt144.00–159.0079921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520140.00/cwt135.00–143.007286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573147.19/cwt140.00–155.0084333
Steers—Small 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585127.52/cwt126.00–128.007464
Steers—Small 1-2603125.00/cwt125.00–125.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635136.44/cwt130.00–140.0086613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676130.61/cwt128.00–133.5088310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729122.75/cwt115.00–125.0089515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745114.00/cwt114.00–114.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784120.14/cwt119.50–122.009427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2889113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,0095
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285152.50/cwt152.50–152.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324140.39/cwt138.00–143.004559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375126.00/cwt126.00–126.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377139.55/cwt130.00–148.0052639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428137.54/cwt129.00–149.0058945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439124.74/cwt116.00–128.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470131.76/cwt125.00–139.0061927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474141.86/cwt141.00–143.006727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476119.02/cwt114.00–124.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504140.00/cwt140.00–140.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520113.50/cwt110.00–117.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522127.44/cwt120.00–137.0066547
Heifers—Small 1-2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575121.21/cwt117.00–125.0069735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579131.70/cwt129.00–134.0076320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613108.00/cwt108.00–108.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618116.69/cwt110.00–121.5072125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624128.96/cwt126.00–132.008056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664117.67/cwt112.00–121.0078110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668104.86/cwt100.00–109.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723103.03/cwt100.00–105.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372591.52/cwt90.00–93.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730112.84/cwt110.00–115.008247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764115.00/cwt115.00–115.0087922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780104.97/cwt100.00–109.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281193.40/cwt90.00–100.007575
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423156.87/cwt154.00–164.0066414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436145.68/cwt140.00–150.0063510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470146.45/cwt142.00–153.0068818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473137.99/cwt132.00–141.0065310
Bulls—Small 1-2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512127.41/cwt118.00–137.006528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534145.40/cwt139.00–151.0077624
Bulls—Small 1-2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567138.08/cwt134.00–146.007839
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580128.07/cwt120.00–133.0074313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600117.00/cwt114.00–120.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627127.92/cwt125.00–132.5080211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668125.97/cwt123.00–133.008416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714118.66/cwt118.00–122.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760114.33/cwt111.00–117.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805110.50/cwt110.00–111.008902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286091.00/cwt91.00–91.007831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339596.00/cwt96.00–96.003791
Dairy Steers—Large 351093.00/cwt93.00–93.004741
Dairy Steers—Large 360081.00/cwt81.00–81.004862
Dairy Steers—Large 366580.00/cwt80.00–80.005321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63070.36/cwt62.00–73.501,1475
Bulls——1,79377.22/cwt74.50–81.001,3856
Bulls——1,97387.74/cwt85.00–90.001,7312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01354.79/cwt54.50–55.005552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03446.79/cwt42.00–53.0048430
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04237.67/cwt32.00–47.0039313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21049.00/cwt49.00–49.005931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22155.57/cwt50.00–62.0067930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42864.52/cwt64.00–65.009212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48457.53/cwt52.50–63.0085425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66365.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0812

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.