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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 10
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 1,073▼ 269 vs year ago 1,101 · −24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 242▼ 5 vs year ago 159 · −3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$131.42
180 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$42.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518137.57712120
Medium and Large 2-3522119.5262459
Small 1-257595.005461thin
One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $166 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 sale180 hd
131.42
—
TN average10 barns · 2,708 hd
140.11
−8.69
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—Low1,66584.311,4049thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39769.3696931
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20867.1981145
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03655.0757146

Every lot

89 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215177.40/cwt165.00–185.003813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309178.93/cwt160.00–186.005537
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Small 1-2360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378173.59/cwt165.00–176.0065617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428148.76/cwt147.50–150.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432164.91/cwt157.50–170.007126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460162.00/cwt150.00–165.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
Steers—Small 1-2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503153.70/cwt145.00–158.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523129.55/cwt118.00–142.506785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535161.00/cwt161.00–161.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3564133.19/cwt126.00–138.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576145.24/cwt140.00–156.0083710
Steers—Small 1-2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600115.83/cwt110.00–127.506953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629149.26/cwt140.00–152.009398
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665144.88/cwt140.00–150.009635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737129.33/cwt128.00–130.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808125.95/cwt120.00–129.001,0185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858119.98/cwt117.50–122.501,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269149.45/cwt147.50–150.004025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316147.79/cwt142.50–150.004679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322123.26/cwt110.00–130.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366150.02/cwt140.00–154.005497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370126.71/cwt120.00–130.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422143.01/cwt135.00–150.0060418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439123.16/cwt117.50–130.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475119.83/cwt112.50–130.0056912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476144.62/cwt137.50–152.0068817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520142.76/cwt135.00–148.0074213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537120.81/cwt110.00–130.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572135.55/cwt128.00–142.5077522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573117.98/cwt110.00–125.0067622
Heifers—Small 1-257595.00/cwt95.00–95.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633122.84/cwt120.00–125.007789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633115.84/cwt115.00–117.507333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672118.19/cwt115.00–122.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674111.84/cwt110.00–117.507544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721120.61/cwt115.00–125.008704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763115.00/cwt115.00–115.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838117.00/cwt115.00–118.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355145.07/cwt140.00–150.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360163.13/cwt160.00–172.505874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422132.63/cwt120.00–145.005609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428154.51/cwt147.50–162.506616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474134.65/cwt120.00–147.506389
Bulls—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480143.67/cwt140.00–147.506902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513120.92/cwt120.00–127.506208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524128.44/cwt125.00–132.506735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558126.99/cwt120.00–130.0070916
Bulls—Small 1-2578100.00/cwt100.00–100.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615125.66/cwt120.00–129.0077315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622118.42/cwt115.00–122.507373
Bulls—Small 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671126.58/cwt120.00–132.0084912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672116.35/cwt115.00–118.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720122.03/cwt117.50–128.008794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728113.74/cwt112.50–115.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765112.75/cwt107.50–118.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818106.16/cwt102.50–110.008683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55372.29/cwt65.00–76.001,1233
Bulls——1,70885.05/cwt82.00–90.001,4533
Bulls——1,73595.59/cwt94.00–98.001,6583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95847.91/cwt45.00–53.0045916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07258.46/cwt54.00–63.0062728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16065.00/cwt65.00–65.007542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17261.13/cwt58.00–63.007167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20867.93/cwt64.00–74.0082136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31759.04/cwt55.00–62.007783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32575.00/cwt75.00–75.009942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39169.63/cwt64.00–74.0096925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52777.38/cwt76.00–79.001,1823

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.