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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 29
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
668 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 1,018▲ 73 vs year ago 595 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 171▲ 33 vs year ago 114 · +28.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 700 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.13/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$153.13
209 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.00
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558154.38862175
Medium and Large 2-3500146.7073334
One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $129 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 sale209 hd
153.13
—
TN average11 barns · 2,499 hd
155.13
−2.00
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—Average1,608103.021,65711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41986.261,22429
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23778.5597257
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09064.1169930

Every lot

88 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 1-2270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318166.81/cwt160.00–170.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328198.30/cwt192.50–202.506503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378189.80/cwt180.00–200.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410162.50/cwt162.50–162.506661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423197.38/cwt190.00–207.508356
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477170.62/cwt168.00–172.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480187.23/cwt178.00–190.008995
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3511162.97/cwt152.50–170.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533180.16/cwt177.00–182.009606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546190.71/cwt190.00–194.001,0417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579193.05/cwt190.00–194.001,1184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580178.17/cwt175.00–188.001,03321
Steers—Small 1-2585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630180.96/cwt177.00–186.001,14010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632169.22/cwt161.00–172.001,0696
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635150.81/cwt145.00–156.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673164.10/cwt157.50–167.001,10416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3708138.32/cwt128.00–141.009795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728161.47/cwt159.00–165.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805151.50/cwt151.00–152.001,2202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833146.02/cwt144.00–149.001,2163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316181.64/cwt172.50–187.505746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330155.23/cwt147.50–162.505122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377180.34/cwt172.50–185.006807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385150.87/cwt147.50–155.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417170.30/cwt165.00–174.0071014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422160.87/cwt160.00–162.506793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474148.30/cwt140.00–155.007036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476160.35/cwt155.00–167.5076331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517158.36/cwt154.00–167.5081916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518171.00/cwt171.00–171.008866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532145.61/cwt127.50–152.5077510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557160.49/cwt160.00–165.0089410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575139.97/cwt138.00–142.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581149.43/cwt144.00–156.0086822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615137.99/cwt134.00–140.008495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617146.16/cwt142.00–156.0090216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664153.71/cwt152.00–156.001,0217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678140.24/cwt138.00–145.0095112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721133.26/cwt129.00–139.0096111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770131.70/cwt130.00–135.001,0147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810119.73/cwt114.00–123.009704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388186.29/cwt180.00–192.507232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413185.38/cwt180.00–190.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420174.00/cwt174.00–174.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470178.50/cwt172.00–180.008398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484155.81/cwt152.50–165.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513174.30/cwt166.00–180.0089416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518154.73/cwt150.00–162.008025
Bulls—Small 1-2550147.00/cwt147.00–147.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572159.47/cwt155.00–168.009129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572147.60/cwt130.00–152.0084412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630152.60/cwt148.00–158.009617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678141.51/cwt140.00–143.009592
Bulls—Small 1-2695134.00/cwt134.00–134.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695133.00/cwt128.00–138.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3717128.53/cwt120.00–136.009223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728143.71/cwt139.00–148.001,0463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44091.92/cwt85.00–101.001,3245
Bulls——1,570121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,9001
Bulls——1,784110.53/cwt104.00–114.001,9725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99455.86/cwt45.00–62.0055511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14568.89/cwt64.00–74.0078919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21878.67/cwt74.00–85.0095836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22368.84/cwt65.00–72.0084211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23572.01/cwt69.00–75.008894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32088.82/cwt86.00–93.001,17210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42886.55/cwt81.00–90.001,23619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51394.84/cwt93.00–99.001,4356

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.