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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 23
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 806▼ 61 vs year ago 836 · −7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 163▲ 21 vs year ago 108 · +19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 12 vs year ago 22 · −54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.47/cwt on 285 head.
Average price
$134.47
285 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.50
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556136.76761244
Medium and Large 2-3520122.9864036
Small 1-2667105.407035thin
One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $58 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
134.47
—
TN average8 barns · 1,715 hd
135.97
−1.50
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—Low1,754102.211,79315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53277.391,18623
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31769.9592147
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05659.8463214

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 1-2295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335167.01/cwt166.00–168.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375173.32/cwt172.00–174.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375152.03/cwt150.00–154.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418150.00/cwt150.00–150.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429158.64/cwt156.00–163.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456154.72/cwt150.00–158.007067
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458147.11/cwt140.00–154.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524139.84/cwt129.00–149.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530160.62/cwt151.00–167.0085117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567136.88/cwt130.00–141.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574155.08/cwt148.00–162.0089015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,00029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628143.40/cwt137.00–147.0090110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632129.42/cwt120.00–134.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659142.63/cwt135.00–145.0094024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685128.00/cwt128.00–128.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721140.02/cwt132.00–143.001,01010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,10020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769138.19/cwt131.00–142.001,0639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888127.99/cwt125.00–131.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923123.44/cwt119.00–128.001,1392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326163.33/cwt150.00–169.0053210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338138.02/cwt134.00–140.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377158.05/cwt154.00–164.0059611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383129.43/cwt122.00–143.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422145.29/cwt137.00–152.0061325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430128.05/cwt120.00–134.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471123.71/cwt118.00–130.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481141.82/cwt135.00–151.0068238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527137.76/cwt132.00–145.0072623
Heifers—Small 1-2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535127.77/cwt125.00–130.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570146.00/cwt146.00–146.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576132.94/cwt130.00–143.0076634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577123.67/cwt120.00–126.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623126.74/cwt123.00–131.0079029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630112.78/cwt110.00–120.007117
Heifers—Small 1-264092.00/cwt92.00–92.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647135.00/cwt135.00–135.0087345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667115.97/cwt114.00–119.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686124.99/cwt120.00–131.008579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714120.71/cwt118.00–124.0086214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718107.93/cwt104.00–112.007752
Heifers—Small 1-2722105.00/cwt90.00–115.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845103.50/cwt100.00–107.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875104.00/cwt104.00–104.009101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374161.44/cwt158.00–168.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3379143.08/cwt132.00–154.005424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428158.19/cwt154.00–164.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434145.52/cwt136.00–150.006324
Bulls—Small 1-2440136.00/cwt136.00–136.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473141.16/cwt130.00–146.006685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475150.93/cwt148.00–158.0071713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518142.90/cwt139.00–149.0074013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528131.30/cwt126.00–135.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571138.14/cwt133.00–141.0078928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584119.87/cwt116.00–130.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638128.50/cwt125.00–133.008206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670128.14/cwt125.00–132.5085914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673117.97/cwt113.00–121.007945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727123.05/cwt117.00–126.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767124.00/cwt124.00–124.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808111.15/cwt111.00–113.0089813
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 342081.00/cwt81.00–81.003401
Dairy Steers—Large 352581.39/cwt80.00–87.004275
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580110.09/cwt108.00–112.001,7392
Bulls——1,73591.54/cwt89.00–94.001,5882
Bulls——1,789102.72/cwt97.00–107.001,83811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97069.74/cwt69.50–70.006762
Cows—Lean 85-90%98352.22/cwt50.00–54.005133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09960.18/cwt55.00–66.506619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25559.00/cwt59.00–59.007401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31469.45/cwt64.00–76.5091343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38380.73/cwt78.50–82.001,1163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47575.29/cwt70.50–77.501,11112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59579.69/cwt78.00–83.001,27111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,7941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,0701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,5752

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.