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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,087 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 997▲ 639 vs year ago 448 · +142.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 146▲ 66 vs year ago 103 · +64.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 25▲ 18 vs year ago 16 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.45/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$146.45
324 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$214
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3505148.5175018thin
Medium and Large 1-2658146.32963306
One grade step is worth $2.18/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale324 hd
146.45
—
TN average7 barns · 1,377 hd
150.78
−4.33
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—High1,69187.941,48717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45966.6797322
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30463.2982551
CowsLean 85-90%Average98453.2252447

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290167.50/cwt167.50–167.504861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329169.64/cwt165.00–175.0055817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343158.01/cwt156.00–160.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375168.57/cwt165.00–176.0063214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423168.03/cwt164.00–170.0071127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438157.01/cwt155.00–159.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463152.03/cwt150.00–155.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474167.14/cwt161.00–172.0079222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527157.49/cwt150.00–164.0083016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569161.17/cwt160.00–163.0091715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571144.44/cwt140.00–146.008259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578154.09/cwt148.00–159.0089114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629150.72/cwt149.50–158.0094826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632142.56/cwt136.00–148.009017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650127.00/cwt127.00–127.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673136.22/cwt131.00–141.009179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710139.50/cwt139.50–139.509903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717132.76/cwt125.00–136.0095216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758133.51/cwt131.00–136.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800112.00/cwt112.00–112.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,126113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240146.17/cwt142.50–150.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282155.35/cwt152.00–158.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329148.01/cwt140.00–151.0048713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365146.62/cwt141.00–153.0053521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380136.00/cwt136.00–136.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416144.73/cwt140.00–154.0060240
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418128.28/cwt122.00–131.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463127.43/cwt123.00–130.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473138.63/cwt133.00–145.0065651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526130.66/cwt125.00–139.0068734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576128.19/cwt123.00–134.0073823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577116.59/cwt110.00–120.006733
Heifers—Small 1-2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621123.76/cwt117.00–127.5076920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623111.98/cwt110.00–114.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673118.05/cwt112.00–123.0079410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680107.02/cwt106.00–108.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727109.19/cwt106.00–116.0079413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780101.00/cwt101.00–101.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784107.85/cwt104.00–114.008469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298087.00/cwt87.00–87.008531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417164.37/cwt160.00–171.0068517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434153.87/cwt132.00–159.0066812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472157.09/cwt154.00–167.0074119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474146.89/cwt140.00–153.0069610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522146.87/cwt142.00–153.0076724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540135.50/cwt135.00–136.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568141.52/cwt138.00–147.0080420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624135.69/cwt130.00–141.0084718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666131.66/cwt125.00–135.0087711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715110.98/cwt110.00–112.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725121.99/cwt118.00–126.008845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757123.01/cwt118.00–126.009313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888102.49/cwt99.00–106.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291397.99/cwt97.00–100.008953
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3390114.00/cwt114.00–114.004451
Dairy Steers—Large 3535107.00/cwt107.00–107.005721
Dairy Steers—Large 3565103.62/cwt103.50–104.005854
Dairy Steers—Large 3603100.00/cwt100.00–100.006032
Dairy Steers—Large 366596.49/cwt96.00–97.006422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37895.26/cwt93.00–98.001,3132
Bulls——1,73386.96/cwt81.00–90.001,50715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83740.60/cwt37.00–44.003407
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00755.24/cwt50.00–60.0055639
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13563.00/cwt63.00–63.007151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30263.03/cwt57.00–68.0082149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34869.76/cwt69.50–70.009402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44071.50/cwt71.50–71.501,0301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46066.44/cwt58.00–69.5097021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,9051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,4681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,9451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,292958.96/cwt850.00–1,000.0012,3907

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.