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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 6
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
997 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 796▲ 38 vs year ago 959 · +4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 168▲ 5 vs year ago 134 · +3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale the week of thanksgiving. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly steady instances 7.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.42/cwt on 423 head.
Average price
$130.42
423 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.16
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530131.21695389
Medium and Large 2-3456127.5058226
Small 1-2490106.805235thin
Medium and Large 356992.845283thin
One grade step is worth $38.37/cwt here — about $167 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 sale423 hd
130.42
—
TN average10 barns · 3,426 hd
133.58
−3.16
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—Average1,95779.491,55620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52454.2082622
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28452.6867642
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06538.8141332

Every lot

107 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275142.27/cwt130.00–155.003912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276203.04/cwt195.00–220.005607
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320160.63/cwt160.00–162.505144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327193.22/cwt172.00–205.006329
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3369150.22/cwt130.00–170.005547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378172.83/cwt160.00–184.0065322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395187.50/cwt187.50–187.507411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3414144.22/cwt122.00–154.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430173.56/cwt168.00–176.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473162.75/cwt150.00–173.0077017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483145.29/cwt142.00–150.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488170.00/cwt170.00–170.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 3505112.00/cwt112.00–112.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518138.93/cwt134.00–144.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519174.33/cwt168.00–176.0090517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524163.84/cwt158.00–172.0085910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555173.00/cwt173.00–173.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571128.22/cwt110.00–148.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574160.28/cwt150.00–175.0092036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606160.00/cwt160.00–160.0097013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620147.74/cwt135.00–158.0091615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676147.40/cwt135.00–161.0099616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721138.86/cwt127.00–146.001,00111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741144.72/cwt143.00–145.001,0727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767140.01/cwt138.00–141.001,0743
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831130.48/cwt122.00–135.001,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223200.54/cwt180.00–220.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Heifers—Small 1-226095.00/cwt95.00–95.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263186.26/cwt155.00–210.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268154.30/cwt140.00–170.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318125.68/cwt125.00–127.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335145.00/cwt138.00–162.0048610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372137.19/cwt133.00–146.0051020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390135.29/cwt130.00–140.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427135.92/cwt130.00–142.0058019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428128.54/cwt124.00–134.005506
Heifers—Small 1-2445131.00/cwt131.00–131.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463130.73/cwt127.00–132.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.24/cwt130.00–140.0063832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515133.90/cwt133.00–135.0069025
Heifers—Medium and Large 352082.50/cwt82.50–82.504291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537128.55/cwt125.00–139.00690182
Heifers—Small 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551137.00/cwt137.00–137.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571127.14/cwt120.00–137.0072629
Heifers—Small 1-258084.00/cwt84.00–84.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 359398.01/cwt96.00–100.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610139.50/cwt139.50–139.508512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618116.43/cwt110.00–122.507202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623125.43/cwt120.00–143.0078126
Heifers—Small 1-2625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673118.44/cwt112.00–124.007977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733117.22/cwt111.00–124.008594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376597.50/cwt97.50–97.507461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789116.08/cwt116.00–117.0091612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818115.67/cwt115.00–116.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870115.91/cwt112.00–120.001,0082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428166.36/cwt154.00–178.0071217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435150.00/cwt148.00–152.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458142.45/cwt133.00–152.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473157.38/cwt146.00–177.0074415
Bulls—Small 1-2480118.00/cwt118.00–118.005661
Bulls—Small 1-2520112.00/cwt112.00–112.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523154.55/cwt147.00–164.0080811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528146.00/cwt146.00–146.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572129.65/cwt115.00–150.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584143.61/cwt123.00–151.0083912
Bulls—Small 1-2585108.00/cwt108.00–108.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619112.22/cwt110.00–117.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627135.51/cwt114.00–148.008507
Bulls—Small 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3677113.25/cwt106.00–121.007675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684120.51/cwt108.00–130.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3718104.56/cwt102.00–107.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732118.34/cwt110.00–125.008666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768121.16/cwt114.00–126.009314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820117.00/cwt117.00–117.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383897.00/cwt97.00–97.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390092.00/cwt92.00–92.008281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62683.29/cwt79.00–87.001,3544
Bulls——2,04078.54/cwt66.00–80.501,60216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04832.07/cwt22.00–40.0033612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07542.85/cwt37.00–48.0046120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19049.92/cwt47.00–53.0059414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20562.50/cwt62.50–62.507531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33553.74/cwt48.00–58.0071727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51354.68/cwt49.50–60.0082719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53563.00/cwt63.00–63.009671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61845.21/cwt43.00–48.007312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,2652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,7632

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.