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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 12
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
942 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 925▲ 224 vs year ago 718 · +31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 155▲ 48 vs year ago 131 · +36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.34/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$149.34
263 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2654149.94981230
Medium and Large 2-3464145.1567333
One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about $308 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 sale263 hd
149.34
—
TN average6 barns · 1,498 hd
146.24
+3.10
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—Low1,67796.831,62419
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54571.601,10613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18267.5979943
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01559.2660157

Every lot

87 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225185.41/cwt175.00–200.004173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2294177.44/cwt162.50–195.005227
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3298158.00/cwt158.00–158.004712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331169.25/cwt162.00–180.0056010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3371155.86/cwt155.00–158.005787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384166.97/cwt162.00–176.006419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417165.44/cwt156.00–169.006908
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422152.40/cwt142.00–154.006439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477168.54/cwt160.00–174.0080415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3486136.09/cwt134.00–144.006616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514171.33/cwt170.00–172.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523160.14/cwt154.00–169.0083815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570156.40/cwt153.00–162.0089111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581134.69/cwt131.00–140.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604155.50/cwt153.00–156.0093910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607128.67/cwt128.00–130.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615143.65/cwt135.00–150.0088320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669143.67/cwt134.00–145.0096125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724138.80/cwt131.00–144.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750123.00/cwt123.00–123.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774134.86/cwt131.00–136.501,0446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,1374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830131.04/cwt125.00–134.001,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868128.75/cwt128.00–129.001,1184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,23059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933124.34/cwt124.00–126.001,1606
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285156.32/cwt152.50–160.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313131.07/cwt122.50–136.004104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326158.64/cwt146.00–167.505177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373148.23/cwt140.00–154.0055314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383129.74/cwt125.00–134.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421140.83/cwt134.00–147.0059328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426152.00/cwt152.00–152.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438129.02/cwt126.00–132.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456153.39/cwt151.00–154.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460124.00/cwt124.00–124.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482137.00/cwt130.00–149.0066029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525135.92/cwt130.00–146.0071433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526119.95/cwt115.00–128.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568143.34/cwt142.00–144.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568118.95/cwt111.00–124.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574136.08/cwt128.00–139.0078116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603141.00/cwt141.00–141.008505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631124.47/cwt120.00–133.0078517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673109.00/cwt108.00–110.007342
Heifers—Small 1-267399.96/cwt90.00–110.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678127.49/cwt125.00–130.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716114.70/cwt112.00–118.0082110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767113.37/cwt109.00–119.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377598.00/cwt98.00–98.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863106.00/cwt106.00–106.009152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375154.69/cwt154.00–156.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421144.19/cwt140.00–147.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422153.44/cwt148.00–160.006488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472138.74/cwt132.00–145.006558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477156.26/cwt148.00–163.0074526
Bulls—Small 1-2505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519149.19/cwt141.00–153.0077411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525131.01/cwt126.00–134.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574138.21/cwt134.00–145.0079321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574130.83/cwt124.00–133.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621131.68/cwt128.00–137.008187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667132.11/cwt127.00–135.0088110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708117.47/cwt115.00–120.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808110.98/cwt105.00–117.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381098.00/cwt98.00–98.007941
Bulls—Small 1-287586.00/cwt86.00–86.007531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3195115.00/cwt115.00–115.002243
Dairy Steers—Large 355590.00/cwt90.00–90.005002
Dairy Steers—Large 376070.00/cwt70.00–70.005321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36681.48/cwt77.00–87.001,1134
Bulls——1,74096.07/cwt94.00–98.001,6727
Bulls——1,778105.17/cwt104.00–108.001,8708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92248.56/cwt44.00–53.004488
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02060.72/cwt55.00–66.5061947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18267.59/cwt63.00–73.5079943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26567.78/cwt67.00–68.508572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,1931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54970.94/cwt65.00–75.001,09912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300877.54/cwt800.00–940.0011,4082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0015,7331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801

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.