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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 8
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 616▲ 5 vs year ago 736 · +0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 122▲ 20 vs year ago 87 · +23.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 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 $150.98/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$150.98
227 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.88
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536155.57834150
Medium and Large 2-3493142.2270176
Small 1-2490130.006371thin
One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $197 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 sale227 hd
150.98
—
TN average11 barns · 3,089 hd
154.86
−3.88
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—Low1,826112.252,0509thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37487.101,19722
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22578.2195841
CowsLean 85-90%High98364.3663325

Every lot

86 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235195.00/cwt195.00–195.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255195.00/cwt195.00–195.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353202.48/cwt200.00–205.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3407142.58/cwt140.00–147.505803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431189.31/cwt185.00–192.0081613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465182.44/cwt175.00–190.0084810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470159.20/cwt157.50–160.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509176.45/cwt168.00–182.0089814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527190.08/cwt186.00–192.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527148.85/cwt140.00–162.5078412
Steers—Small 1-2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570193.22/cwt188.00–194.001,10115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574158.97/cwt150.00–165.009125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578176.40/cwt172.00–182.001,0206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613173.21/cwt164.00–182.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621176.39/cwt175.00–180.001,0957
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632156.48/cwt150.00–160.009894
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3653145.02/cwt140.00–150.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684167.62/cwt164.00–172.001,14716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725161.22/cwt155.00–164.001,1695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2207
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777152.98/cwt148.00–157.001,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295132.50/cwt132.50–132.503911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320140.05/cwt137.50–142.504483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338153.25/cwt150.00–157.505183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3364143.94/cwt135.00–152.505247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385170.69/cwt160.00–177.5065714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419166.80/cwt160.00–172.5069917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422147.50/cwt135.00–157.5062214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465161.72/cwt155.00–167.5075217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478146.06/cwt127.50–152.5069814
Heifers—Small 1-2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492176.78/cwt172.00–180.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517141.32/cwt132.00–146.0073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522154.43/cwt150.00–162.5080617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536169.95/cwt164.00–172.5091110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564165.39/cwt162.50–167.509335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569141.15/cwt138.00–146.0080315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583153.10/cwt145.00–160.0089315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623141.73/cwt135.00–148.0088320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633154.32/cwt152.00–160.009776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637133.50/cwt130.00–135.008506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667136.69/cwt132.00–142.0091210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667127.68/cwt125.00–130.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713125.67/cwt125.00–126.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2754126.51/cwt125.00–129.009546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365162.57/cwt160.00–165.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380181.67/cwt172.50–192.506903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428177.82/cwt170.00–182.007619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430150.12/cwt140.00–160.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469156.20/cwt132.50–165.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475178.84/cwt170.00–185.0084910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525165.05/cwt158.00–172.0086716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528150.74/cwt142.50–160.007968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564154.85/cwt148.00–162.008738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570139.42/cwt124.00–147.507958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613133.15/cwt126.00–136.008165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620146.62/cwt138.00–154.009099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667138.23/cwt136.00–141.009227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715126.76/cwt126.00–127.509062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724139.57/cwt136.00–144.001,0107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827134.66/cwt132.00–136.001,1143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910110.50/cwt105.00–116.001,0062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44592.67/cwt91.00–94.001,3392
Bulls——1,856115.27/cwt114.00–116.002,1394
Bulls——2,040121.29/cwt118.00–124.002,4743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94454.87/cwt51.00–58.005186
Cows—Lean 85-90%99473.30/cwt72.00–75.007294
Cows—Lean 85-90%99665.77/cwt60.00–71.0065515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20969.61/cwt65.00–74.0084214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21480.94/cwt75.00–87.0098323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22576.00/cwt76.00–76.009311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34892.62/cwt89.00–98.001,2494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38086.10/cwt80.00–90.001,18816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38592.52/cwt91.00–94.001,2815

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.