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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 11
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,101 head
▲ 490 vs last sale 611▲ 260 vs year ago 841 · +30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 100▼ 14 vs year ago 173 · −8.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 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 $128.76/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$128.76
266 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.98
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2612131.80806219
Medium and Large 2-3492115.6556944
Small 1-268998.666793thin
One grade step is worth $33.14/cwt here — about $127 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 sale266 hd
128.76
—
TN average12 barns · 2,452 hd
127.77
+0.98
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—High1,74883.261,45619
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48359.1387735
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27757.5573542
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02443.7844845

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330154.30/cwt150.00–158.005093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375154.87/cwt150.00–160.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435124.00/cwt124.00–124.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.13/cwt144.00–155.007159
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533142.91/cwt136.00–148.007627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561138.44/cwt132.00–144.0077713
Steers—Small 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581124.21/cwt110.00–131.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613147.00/cwt144.00–150.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617135.48/cwt130.00–141.0083613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668116.99/cwt116.00–118.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669134.40/cwt129.00–138.008997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720128.49/cwt127.00–130.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768131.00/cwt130.00–132.001,0062
Steers—Small 1-2805104.00/cwt104.00–104.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275136.18/cwt132.50–140.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320136.35/cwt130.00–142.504362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3344118.72/cwt115.00–125.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368120.06/cwt110.00–124.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374135.20/cwt130.00–146.0050610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416118.56/cwt100.00–126.004939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422133.21/cwt130.00–140.0056217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467121.41/cwt107.50–125.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474137.56/cwt128.00–141.0065222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524135.07/cwt129.00–139.0070823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524120.25/cwt116.00–124.006307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557138.60/cwt136.00–139.0077210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570110.32/cwt100.00–115.006295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577126.67/cwt119.00–134.0073132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616130.22/cwt129.00–132.008025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617105.44/cwt100.00–110.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632119.34/cwt114.00–126.007549
Heifers—Small 1-2638102.99/cwt100.00–106.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671104.26/cwt100.00–106.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677113.16/cwt110.00–116.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723112.60/cwt110.00–116.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770137.25/cwt137.25–137.251,05767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
Heifers—Small 1-279090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818106.29/cwt100.00–113.008698
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3359128.37/cwt126.00–138.004615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371151.01/cwt140.00–155.005604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417145.91/cwt142.00–150.006086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422125.76/cwt117.00–132.005318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465142.31/cwt136.00–149.0066215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471125.70/cwt121.00–132.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518125.38/cwt110.00–132.0064912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527141.88/cwt135.00–146.0074810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563116.13/cwt110.00–122.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573131.53/cwt124.00–136.0075423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608118.76/cwt115.00–120.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622129.41/cwt124.00–134.0080518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668122.91/cwt118.00–128.0082111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372592.00/cwt92.00–92.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729120.66/cwt116.00–124.008806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377099.00/cwt99.00–99.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780109.46/cwt106.00–113.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283891.01/cwt90.00–92.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885103.00/cwt103.00–103.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291095.00/cwt95.00–95.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55574.77/cwt65.00–78.501,1635
Bulls——1,66895.15/cwt94.50–96.001,5872
Bulls——1,84284.82/cwt80.00–89.501,56212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93233.32/cwt25.00–42.0031116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07449.55/cwt45.00–55.5053229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08050.50/cwt50.50–50.505451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28257.72/cwt54.00–64.0074041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47458.37/cwt54.00–63.0086031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55165.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0084

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.