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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 31
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,398 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 1,169▲ 1,010 vs year ago 388 · +260.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 144▲ 64 vs year ago 108 · +59.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 77▲ 75 vs year ago 30 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.12/cwt on 431 head.
Average price
$142.12
431 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.05
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557142.71794414
Medium and Large 2-3536128.8269016thin
Small 1-2605114.006901thin
One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about $105 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 sale431 hd
142.12
—
TN average8 barns · 1,980 hd
140.07
+2.05
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—High1,67184.731,41611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47367.2699024
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26963.9981243
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09054.7559740

Every lot

96 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 1-2235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274191.59/cwt182.00–200.0052522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331201.04/cwt180.00–212.506657
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372150.00/cwt150.00–150.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388205.97/cwt192.50–212.007999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419195.02/cwt185.00–200.0081710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435166.98/cwt150.00–176.0072612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463159.27/cwt138.00–167.507376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474186.56/cwt185.00–187.008847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484177.99/cwt170.00–184.0086113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516183.00/cwt183.00–183.0094414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523170.48/cwt162.00–179.0089216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523157.99/cwt156.00–160.008263
Steers—Small 1-2545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566164.12/cwt157.00–171.0092917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575134.00/cwt134.00–134.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580172.70/cwt172.00–175.001,00210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615135.05/cwt132.00–138.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619150.99/cwt146.00–155.0093510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668147.49/cwt145.00–150.009854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708141.55/cwt137.00–146.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726148.25/cwt148.25–148.251,07635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780143.94/cwt141.00–147.001,1232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1043
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245147.50/cwt147.50–147.503611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287158.20/cwt155.00–160.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313161.35/cwt150.00–164.0050524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328143.84/cwt140.00–147.504722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379156.06/cwt147.50–158.0059111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384160.00/cwt160.00–160.0061414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385142.50/cwt142.50–142.505491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432145.47/cwt139.00–154.0062823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476145.73/cwt139.00–150.0069449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525140.48/cwt134.00–148.0073843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526130.41/cwt130.00–132.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532147.89/cwt146.00–151.0078750
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567135.95/cwt130.00–139.0077123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585128.00/cwt128.00–128.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596140.00/cwt140.00–140.0083434
Heifers—Small 1-2605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627129.79/cwt126.00–135.0081422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635120.19/cwt117.00–122.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681124.77/cwt122.00–126.008509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698136.92/cwt136.50–137.0095633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726121.18/cwt117.00–125.008808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732141.59/cwt131.00–142.001,03655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779116.15/cwt114.00–118.009056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800112.00/cwt112.00–112.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361188.45/cwt180.00–200.0068017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3389160.00/cwt160.00–160.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415180.65/cwt174.00–190.0075011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423159.93/cwt156.00–164.006772
Bulls—Small 1-2465132.00/cwt132.00–132.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474146.58/cwt136.00–156.006957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482168.78/cwt160.00–176.008148
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523141.95/cwt127.50–148.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531159.87/cwt150.00–170.008495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569149.66/cwt148.00–152.008526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610130.36/cwt120.00–134.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620142.86/cwt137.00–148.0088619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669140.41/cwt134.00–145.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690125.02/cwt122.00–128.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715131.10/cwt128.00–136.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773131.46/cwt124.00–135.001,0166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805120.55/cwt113.00–128.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815116.00/cwt116.00–116.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863116.99/cwt113.00–121.001,0102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01092.00/cwt92.00–92.009291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332092.50/cwt92.50–92.502961
Dairy Steers—Large 359590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
Dairy Steers—Large 366088.00/cwt88.00–88.005811
Dairy Steers—Large 397078.00/cwt78.00–78.007571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55177.83/cwt71.00–84.001,2077
Bulls——1,79394.09/cwt88.00–101.001,6873
Bulls——2,145105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,2521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01847.07/cwt36.00–51.0047914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11058.18/cwt53.00–64.0064623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25865.11/cwt60.00–71.0081933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27564.33/cwt64.00–65.008203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30074.08/cwt73.00–75.009632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30956.86/cwt56.00–58.007448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44559.00/cwt59.00–59.008531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46866.38/cwt62.00–70.0097419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50173.50/cwt73.00–74.001,1034
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,5651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230820.22/cwt775.00–900.0010,0893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,5402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280952.25/cwt925.00–975.0012,1892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3291,016.30/cwt875.00–1,150.0013,50730
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,007.98/cwt775.00–1,150.0013,50714

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.