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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 15
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,212 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 1,305▼ 65 vs year ago 1,277 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 152▼ 45 vs year ago 176 · −25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $123.91/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$123.91
310 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.20
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511125.39640277
Medium and Large 2-3544111.4260633
One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about $35 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 sale310 hd
123.91
—
TN average8 barns · 2,159 hd
124.11
−0.20
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—High1,64974.821,2346thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48454.4980925
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20951.1361836
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15240.5246731

Every lot

80 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 1-2288187.43/cwt185.00–190.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320142.50/cwt142.50–142.504561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324176.59/cwt160.00–187.5057216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377180.01/cwt170.00–192.5067916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380155.00/cwt155.00–155.0058910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428170.72/cwt164.00–174.0073110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480164.28/cwt156.00–168.007899
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487150.69/cwt150.00–152.0073410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513143.91/cwt142.00–153.0073820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520159.71/cwt155.00–162.508307
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569155.64/cwt155.00–159.008868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579146.31/cwt144.00–154.0084723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614137.96/cwt135.00–145.0084712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622123.87/cwt112.00–130.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628154.29/cwt150.00–158.009694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660148.49/cwt147.00–150.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668141.37/cwt133.00–145.5094412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670131.00/cwt131.00–131.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706129.98/cwt128.00–131.009184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770131.15/cwt123.00–134.001,0107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805132.00/cwt129.00–135.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2879133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1034
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287149.42/cwt147.00–150.004295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322137.57/cwt130.00–140.0044315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368131.16/cwt125.00–137.0048311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426128.36/cwt124.00–135.0054726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434118.56/cwt112.00–121.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475127.05/cwt122.00–134.0060368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519111.31/cwt110.00–115.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521123.67/cwt120.00–130.0064462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562107.60/cwt105.00–110.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.57/cwt115.00–127.0069039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579131.91/cwt131.00–133.0076411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621120.00/cwt114.00–126.0074518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623108.85/cwt102.50–110.006788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666116.57/cwt110.00–120.007768
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673102.49/cwt100.00–105.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716108.95/cwt105.00–114.007805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376591.00/cwt91.00–91.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771111.71/cwt106.00–119.008614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385094.00/cwt94.00–94.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883107.58/cwt102.00–113.009502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365166.16/cwt160.00–172.506062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3374150.00/cwt150.00–150.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421160.57/cwt157.50–167.5067612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427145.53/cwt130.00–154.0062114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468159.15/cwt152.00–166.0074515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472140.29/cwt126.00–150.0066214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519126.13/cwt110.00–151.0065510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523146.44/cwt138.00–150.0076611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562137.61/cwt135.00–140.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581113.96/cwt106.00–123.006629
Bulls—Small 1-2610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616109.24/cwt106.00–111.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619119.43/cwt116.00–125.007399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726105.48/cwt103.00–110.007668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775103.31/cwt101.00–107.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815103.00/cwt103.00–103.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850103.00/cwt103.00–103.008761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40368.11/cwt66.00–70.009562
Bulls——1,73083.44/cwt83.00–84.001,4442
Bulls——1,81572.90/cwt72.00–74.001,3232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94829.85/cwt25.00–34.002835
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19142.57/cwt36.00–50.0050726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20151.41/cwt47.00–56.0061731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24343.65/cwt42.00–45.005433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28558.00/cwt58.00–58.007452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39858.83/cwt58.00–60.008223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48544.00/cwt44.00–44.006531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49654.37/cwt50.00–57.5081321

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.