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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 10
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 221▼ 286 vs year ago 619 · −46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 63▼ 33 vs year ago 120 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 25▲ 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings. Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.93/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$139.93
126 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.95
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2653142.39930109
Medium and Large 2-3447124.4355616thin
Small 1-2525120.006301thin
One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $300 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 sale126 hd
139.93
—
TN average9 barns · 2,000 hd
138.99
+0.95
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—Low1,77187.151,5438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40558.828267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36255.3375425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09444.3348520

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3268144.03/cwt143.00–145.003862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310146.00/cwt146.00–146.004531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358170.00/cwt170.00–170.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413169.13/cwt160.00–178.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473171.49/cwt165.00–176.008115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475181.03/cwt180.00–182.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524140.00/cwt119.00–150.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535167.43/cwt160.00–175.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572171.64/cwt166.00–177.009826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575132.92/cwt123.00–140.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614167.80/cwt166.00–168.001,03010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628153.26/cwt150.00–160.009623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645148.00/cwt148.00–148.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658145.68/cwt139.00–149.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690126.93/cwt118.00–136.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718135.68/cwt133.00–138.009743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788131.99/cwt131.00–133.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845116.00/cwt116.00–116.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3868115.99/cwt113.00–119.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,398111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265122.00/cwt122.00–122.003231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268143.65/cwt141.00–147.003854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315120.50/cwt120.00–121.003802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330144.13/cwt137.00–150.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388123.45/cwt121.00–126.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426134.26/cwt131.00–137.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432148.29/cwt139.00–156.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448166.00/cwt166.00–166.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455121.00/cwt121.00–121.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478149.99/cwt145.00–156.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518133.67/cwt130.00–136.006923
Heifers—Small 1-2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570119.96/cwt115.00–125.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571139.87/cwt130.00–146.0079910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618129.18/cwt125.00–133.007985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655131.00/cwt131.00–131.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,06369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773118.02/cwt117.00–119.009122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390169.00/cwt169.00–169.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423166.83/cwt164.00–170.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425151.93/cwt150.00–155.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473155.32/cwt150.00–162.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474142.44/cwt135.00–146.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528127.69/cwt121.00–134.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538140.00/cwt140.00–140.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562140.67/cwt135.00–145.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582126.58/cwt125.00–130.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612130.98/cwt125.00–143.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623116.34/cwt114.00–120.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682124.00/cwt120.00–128.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790119.00/cwt119.00–119.009401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62787.36/cwt83.00–94.001,4216
Bulls——2,16577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,6671
Bulls——2,24096.00/cwt96.00–96.002,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05933.30/cwt25.00–37.003534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10046.59/cwt42.00–52.0051215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13554.50/cwt54.50–54.506191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24548.50/cwt48.50–48.506041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27061.66/cwt61.00–62.507832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36654.66/cwt51.00–57.5074721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37762.33/cwt61.50–63.008583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45957.69/cwt54.50–59.508425
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,1381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968827.73/cwt690.00–910.008,0123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045680.00/cwt680.00–680.007,1061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,141843.83/cwt780.00–980.009,62812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162741.37/cwt640.00–840.008,6157
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3011,015.24/cwt950.00–1,050.0013,2086

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.