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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 30
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 775▼ 42 vs year ago 637 · −6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 129▼ 4 vs year ago 118 · −3.4%
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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 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.04/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$131.04
155 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.60
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538132.04711133
Medium and Large 2-3479125.4560121
Small 1-2625115.007191thin
One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale155 hd
131.04
—
TN average7 barns · 1,426 hd
134.64
−3.60
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—Low1,72599.811,72213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58272.321,14418
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26068.8786733
CowsLean 85-90%Low98955.8755328

Every lot

77 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325152.18/cwt140.00–164.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330181.96/cwt178.00–187.506004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365171.00/cwt171.00–171.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381151.00/cwt151.00–151.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424162.33/cwt158.00–166.006885
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438150.00/cwt150.00–150.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468157.57/cwt151.00–161.007378
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478146.52/cwt145.00–148.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515135.99/cwt134.00–138.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524151.94/cwt145.00–156.0079613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565131.74/cwt126.00–135.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569149.00/cwt141.00–153.0084814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604153.00/cwt153.00–153.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620126.73/cwt125.00–131.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629141.72/cwt137.00–147.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678142.39/cwt135.00–145.009656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732136.53/cwt130.00–140.0099911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768140.44/cwt138.00–143.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828127.51/cwt125.00–130.001,0564
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280142.54/cwt140.00–145.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320146.92/cwt136.00–157.504702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376140.64/cwt134.00–147.0052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377129.31/cwt128.00–130.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414127.96/cwt122.00–130.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417138.26/cwt134.00–145.0057712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.30/cwt130.00–140.0063920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477125.92/cwt124.00–129.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521135.19/cwt130.00–140.0070426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527126.70/cwt125.00–128.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565134.03/cwt129.00–138.0075719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587122.99/cwt120.00–125.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621124.12/cwt120.00–131.0077121
Heifers—Small 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674123.49/cwt120.00–126.008328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720120.66/cwt114.00–124.0086911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775113.00/cwt113.00–113.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370142.00/cwt142.00–142.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384159.45/cwt156.00–166.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425151.85/cwt145.00–158.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436141.39/cwt138.00–144.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471148.22/cwt144.00–154.006987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475133.18/cwt130.00–139.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527141.24/cwt135.00–145.0074410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528133.51/cwt133.00–134.007052
Bulls—Small 1-2540112.00/cwt112.00–112.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571134.16/cwt130.00–139.007667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573126.62/cwt125.00–129.007263
Bulls—Small 1-2615113.00/cwt113.00–113.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616127.67/cwt125.00–133.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628113.93/cwt108.00–120.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667116.65/cwt113.00–119.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678126.37/cwt121.00–131.008575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709123.00/cwt120.00–126.008726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728111.03/cwt108.00–114.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764119.03/cwt116.00–122.009094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815118.00/cwt118.00–118.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3175150.00/cwt150.00–150.002632
Dairy Steers—Large 3214122.50/cwt122.50–122.502624
Dairy Steers—Large 3253140.00/cwt140.00–140.003542
Dairy Steers—Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46392.27/cwt92.00–92.501,3502
Bulls——1,73999.05/cwt95.00–103.001,7228
Bulls——1,862106.88/cwt106.00–108.001,9903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85548.35/cwt46.00–53.004138
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04058.45/cwt55.00–63.5060819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10567.00/cwt67.00–67.007401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25468.90/cwt63.00–74.5086429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25577.50/cwt77.00–78.009732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34559.73/cwt58.50–61.008032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58272.32/cwt68.50–76.501,14418

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.