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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 22
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,018 head
▲ 333 vs last sale 685▲ 243 vs year ago 775 · +31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 200▲ 42 vs year ago 129 · +32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 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 $156.40/cwt on 357 head.
Average price
$156.40
357 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$39.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.05
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570159.19907295
Medium and Large 2-3532143.9176660
Small 1-2668120.118022thin
One grade step is worth $39.08/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 sale357 hd
156.40
—
TN average8 barns · 2,008 hd
156.35
+0.05
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—High1,74099.191,7269thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44693.311,35035
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17780.8395139
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02563.3564925

Every lot

81 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 1-2265197.17/cwt180.00–212.505232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339218.28/cwt190.00–230.0074014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361210.86/cwt200.00–220.007615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424168.48/cwt164.00–172.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439188.31/cwt185.00–195.0082713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464183.97/cwt180.00–190.008549
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468168.91/cwt152.50–175.007909
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515183.57/cwt176.00–189.0094512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523159.79/cwt147.00–169.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0224
Steers—Small 1-2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571186.43/cwt179.00–192.001,06511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584166.84/cwt159.00–175.0097418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624185.13/cwt180.00–190.001,1555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627161.36/cwt148.00–166.001,0129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638175.43/cwt168.00–178.001,11912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672167.65/cwt167.00–169.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678173.00/cwt172.00–174.001,1732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678151.45/cwt149.00–154.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713141.89/cwt136.00–148.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727155.30/cwt150.00–161.001,12910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780152.76/cwt152.00–156.001,1929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270182.08/cwt175.00–190.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316174.47/cwt162.50–180.0055117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384180.61/cwt168.00–190.0069412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3398159.60/cwt140.00–162.006359
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419156.25/cwt150.00–160.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422166.67/cwt164.00–176.0070313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471149.27/cwt138.00–156.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475163.80/cwt158.00–170.0077854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523160.68/cwt154.00–168.0084030
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535140.92/cwt132.00–150.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553160.00/cwt160.00–160.0088520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575151.52/cwt144.00–158.0087137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583139.08/cwt130.00–144.0081125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620147.16/cwt142.00–155.0091213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623133.10/cwt120.00–135.0082911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668141.86/cwt138.00–149.0094812
Heifers—Small 1-2668120.11/cwt114.00–126.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729138.34/cwt130.00–140.001,00813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,17568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760126.00/cwt125.00–128.009583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840118.00/cwt118.00–118.009911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370172.63/cwt170.00–174.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380200.00/cwt195.00–205.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424184.82/cwt182.00–195.007846
Bulls—Small 1-2450157.50/cwt157.50–157.507091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463152.05/cwt150.00–154.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473175.35/cwt168.00–180.008298
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519154.00/cwt142.50–158.0079913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526168.20/cwt160.00–174.0088517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574157.76/cwt154.00–166.009067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579145.42/cwt136.00–152.008427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607156.33/cwt150.00–164.009493
Bulls—Small 1-2610127.50/cwt127.50–127.507781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3614142.03/cwt127.00–149.008728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667127.39/cwt124.00–132.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669144.32/cwt142.00–146.009666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734140.00/cwt134.00–146.001,0285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775116.87/cwt112.00–122.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808117.01/cwt116.00–118.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63686.68/cwt81.00–92.001,4185
Bulls——1,807112.44/cwt110.00–116.002,0323
Bulls——2,060122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,5131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02267.24/cwt64.00–75.0068711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02659.01/cwt48.00–63.0060513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05077.00/cwt77.00–77.008091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10172.81/cwt70.00–75.0080210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20181.63/cwt77.00–87.0098025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21695.85/cwt90.00–106.001,1664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43089.80/cwt84.00–94.001,28423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478100.03/cwt95.00–109.001,47812

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.