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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 4
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
785 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 923▲ 159 vs year ago 626 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 143▲ 129 vs year ago 75 · +172.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.51/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$147.51
214 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$857
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594148.62883192
Medium and Large 2-3461137.7963622
One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $248 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 sale214 hd
147.51
—
TN average9 barns · 2,345 hd
152.03
−4.52
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—Low1,681103.441,73919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45081.191,17718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22578.8696644
CowsLean 85-90%Average97959.7458560

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280207.10/cwt200.00–215.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314198.73/cwt190.00–205.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370182.50/cwt182.50–182.506751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434188.25/cwt180.00–192.0081710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467166.79/cwt160.00–170.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480182.02/cwt176.00–186.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518180.51/cwt174.00–185.0093510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540166.00/cwt164.00–168.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570168.12/cwt160.00–174.009587
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578141.48/cwt130.00–150.008183
Steers—Small 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Small 1-2620142.00/cwt142.00–142.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633164.13/cwt152.00–167.001,0395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670158.42/cwt153.00–164.001,0616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670146.00/cwt146.00–146.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723151.40/cwt146.00–157.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3743137.99/cwt136.00–140.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,22660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880139.12/cwt137.00–142.001,2248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2947115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225172.74/cwt165.00–185.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324165.85/cwt157.50–172.505375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328149.73/cwt145.00–155.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358144.44/cwt140.00–147.505174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374163.75/cwt156.00–170.0061215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421160.86/cwt155.00–168.0067716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3443133.07/cwt120.00–146.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473143.51/cwt135.00–148.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481155.59/cwt151.00–163.0074843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519153.18/cwt148.00–156.0079511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530135.92/cwt128.00–144.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560127.54/cwt122.50–130.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565140.89/cwt136.00–148.0079610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607144.00/cwt144.00–144.008743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622136.43/cwt134.00–139.008497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665133.66/cwt128.00–138.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,11363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843118.00/cwt118.00–118.009956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366181.91/cwt180.00–187.506667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383167.04/cwt160.00–172.506405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430175.60/cwt174.00–178.0075510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470162.50/cwt160.00–165.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477177.19/cwt168.00–184.0084515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511176.04/cwt166.00–179.009008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520161.00/cwt161.00–161.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568160.30/cwt156.00–163.009117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569145.28/cwt140.00–148.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3603129.96/cwt120.00–140.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2644153.66/cwt149.00–156.009903
Bulls—Small 1-2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726135.38/cwt132.00–140.009838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760133.43/cwt128.00–139.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0561
Bulls—Small 1-2945104.00/cwt104.00–104.009831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Dairy Steers—Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56593.06/cwt86.00–99.001,4568
Bulls——1,740106.45/cwt103.00–110.001,8527
Bulls——1,809118.93/cwt117.00–121.002,1514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93949.71/cwt43.00–56.0046721
Cows—Lean 85-90%98672.97/cwt70.00–79.007197
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00363.43/cwt57.00–69.0063632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18668.86/cwt65.00–72.0081710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23379.72/cwt73.00–86.0098328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25191.54/cwt87.00–96.501,1456
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43880.83/cwt75.00–86.001,16214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49590.92/cwt89.00–93.001,3592

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.