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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 26
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
708 head
▼ 379 vs last sale 1,087▲ 19 vs year ago 689 · +2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 169▼ 33 vs year ago 147 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 34▲ 37 vs year ago 25 · +148.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.85/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$127.85
228 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$15.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504129.50653203
Medium and Large 2-3534114.4661124
Small 1-2495114.005641thin
One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $88 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
127.85
—
TN average11 barns · 1,913 hd
130.53
−2.68
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—High1,80493.221,68114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41966.4194217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16364.5975146
CowsLean 85-90%Low98956.1155531

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240179.49/cwt172.50–190.0043111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286167.46/cwt162.50–172.504794
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290157.50/cwt157.50–157.504571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319176.97/cwt162.00–184.0056512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3329150.60/cwt146.00–157.504957
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363146.11/cwt138.00–156.005305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386162.45/cwt160.00–166.006278
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420150.26/cwt147.00–155.006318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439165.93/cwt160.00–173.007288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465145.25/cwt136.00–152.006758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486162.84/cwt155.00–169.0079112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510166.79/cwt166.00–167.008515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519138.26/cwt129.00–145.007187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528156.69/cwt148.00–161.0082717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568135.98/cwt126.00–140.0077212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573152.09/cwt146.00–157.0087129
Steers—Small 1-2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624139.70/cwt135.00–146.0087216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630132.00/cwt132.00–132.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671126.72/cwt120.00–129.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675129.02/cwt125.00–135.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715128.77/cwt127.00–133.009217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267162.41/cwt155.00–172.504346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324144.43/cwt138.00–151.0046818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325136.00/cwt136.00–136.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363126.97/cwt126.00–128.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380135.94/cwt130.00–144.0051719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419132.87/cwt129.00–138.0055719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429123.22/cwt119.00–125.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470140.66/cwt140.00–141.006616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471131.04/cwt125.00–138.0061733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490118.22/cwt110.00–123.005794
Heifers—Small 1-2495114.00/cwt114.00–114.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524128.14/cwt120.00–133.0067144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538115.99/cwt115.00–117.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570127.84/cwt120.00–130.0072914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619120.85/cwt115.00–125.0074810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626107.30/cwt104.00–113.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679112.58/cwt110.00–120.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716114.00/cwt114.00–114.0081615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717107.03/cwt105.00–111.007677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372095.47/cwt93.00–98.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756110.21/cwt105.00–112.008334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379092.00/cwt92.00–92.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285892.00/cwt91.00–93.007892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419161.35/cwt156.00–167.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428145.09/cwt130.00–154.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465143.42/cwt130.00–150.0066710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469158.58/cwt152.00–163.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517145.66/cwt140.00–152.0075318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520129.12/cwt126.00–132.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572139.64/cwt134.00–145.007997
Bulls—Small 1-2575111.15/cwt102.00–125.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590125.95/cwt120.00–132.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626131.21/cwt129.00–135.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667124.97/cwt122.00–127.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321585.00/cwt85.00–85.001831
Dairy Steers—Large 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Dairy Steers—Large 363099.00/cwt99.00–99.006242
Dairy Steers—Large 367596.00/cwt96.00–96.006481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78292.81/cwt86.00–97.001,65413
Bulls——2,08598.50/cwt98.50–98.502,0541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82845.86/cwt40.00–49.003804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00756.69/cwt51.00–61.0057123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05063.01/cwt62.50–63.506624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15864.20/cwt59.00–68.5074343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24070.19/cwt69.50–71.008703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40666.06/cwt61.00–68.5092915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51369.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0012,8781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,2332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,133.66/cwt1,085.00–1,175.0013,6953
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,2461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,1381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,3911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,109989.41/cwt925.00–1,125.0010,9735
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235980.80/cwt960.00–1,000.0012,1134

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.