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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,139 head
▲ 544 vs last sale 595▲ 429 vs year ago 710 · +60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 114▲ 141 vs year ago 106 · +133.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 33 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no sale last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Trends are compared to the last sale from two weeks ago. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifer mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00-7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.20/cwt on 307 head.
Average price
$130.20
307 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547131.98722271
Medium and Large 2-3552117.0064635
Small 1-2510110.005611thin
One grade step is worth $21.98/cwt here — about $161 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 sale307 hd
130.20
—
TN average9 barns · 2,119 hd
133.69
−3.49
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—High1,71188.251,51014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52463.6697014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26461.6677939
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09252.1456940

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315146.63/cwt145.00–147.504623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328171.29/cwt167.50–176.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378162.77/cwt158.00–174.006156
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380144.16/cwt138.00–150.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424142.96/cwt140.00–146.006064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426155.20/cwt150.00–160.0066111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472152.55/cwt147.00–156.0072017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474142.73/cwt138.00–147.006777
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523134.37/cwt130.00–138.007035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529147.34/cwt141.00–154.0077946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573141.60/cwt135.00–148.0081129
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574132.33/cwt130.00–134.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3609127.95/cwt120.00–132.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623139.55/cwt134.00–145.0086951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668136.43/cwt131.00–141.0091126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685128.00/cwt128.00–128.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726134.20/cwt128.00–139.0097418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766131.97/cwt130.00–135.001,0117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820132.94/cwt130.00–134.001,0909
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975119.03/cwt114.00–124.001,1612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,100111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255132.50/cwt132.50–132.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325126.31/cwt117.50–132.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333143.06/cwt140.00–147.504765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366122.52/cwt118.00–132.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377140.94/cwt134.00–145.0053115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429140.50/cwt134.00–145.0060325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481137.49/cwt129.00–142.0066140
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005931
Heifers—Small 1-2510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523120.60/cwt112.50–125.006319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524134.63/cwt127.00–140.0070550
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573130.07/cwt124.00–136.0074555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619126.64/cwt120.00–134.0078442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624114.88/cwt110.00–119.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670123.91/cwt119.00–130.0083025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670104.32/cwt102.00–108.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720112.01/cwt110.00–114.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738125.25/cwt123.00–127.009244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767115.32/cwt112.00–120.008853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3768104.00/cwt104.00–104.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824103.99/cwt100.00–110.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360135.00/cwt132.50–137.504862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373155.15/cwt148.00–160.005798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418151.84/cwt146.00–158.0063515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428139.84/cwt130.00–144.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473146.40/cwt142.00–151.0069225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483135.79/cwt130.00–144.006568
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520137.64/cwt134.00–145.0071620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525129.11/cwt120.00–132.0067812
Bulls—Small 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3564125.02/cwt120.00–127.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572133.68/cwt129.00–139.0076530
Bulls—Small 1-2605104.00/cwt104.00–104.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628130.79/cwt124.00–135.0082124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674128.34/cwt124.00–134.0086518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695118.00/cwt118.00–118.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718122.22/cwt118.00–128.008789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772119.15/cwt113.00–123.009206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822117.40/cwt112.00–120.009653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870117.64/cwt116.00–120.001,0233
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358588.00/cwt88.00–88.005151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59079.92/cwt70.00–84.001,2715
Bulls——1,75892.17/cwt85.00–97.001,6208
Bulls——1,94598.50/cwt98.50–98.501,9161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07744.04/cwt36.00–50.0047411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08053.00/cwt53.00–53.005721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09855.21/cwt51.50–61.0060629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26461.60/cwt56.00–66.5077936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35567.00/cwt67.00–67.009082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50862.58/cwt60.00–64.5094410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56366.36/cwt66.00–67.001,0374
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958861.16/cwt775.00–925.008,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,0191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,8131

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.