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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 24
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
956 head
▲ 464 vs last sale 492▲ 172 vs year ago 784 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 157▲ 41 vs year ago 156 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.36/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$136.36
202 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.62
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563141.29796146
Medium and Large 2-3525123.5264956
One grade step is worth $17.77/cwt here — about $147 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 sale202 hd
136.36
—
TN average10 barns · 1,956 hd
137.98
−1.62
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—High1,68882.491,39314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47462.6892432
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,42461.4887648
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09549.2153934

Every lot

97 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 1-2227186.40/cwt180.00–190.004233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284185.31/cwt170.00–190.005266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373163.69/cwt162.50–165.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375185.60/cwt172.00–194.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420166.74/cwt166.00–167.507002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467166.57/cwt160.00–170.007787
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475154.04/cwt152.00–156.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519162.08/cwt156.00–168.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530172.46/cwt171.00–174.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533145.70/cwt130.00–152.507774
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572145.17/cwt134.00–152.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573169.31/cwt168.00–171.009703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579159.51/cwt154.00–164.009246
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621158.16/cwt150.00–163.009827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656153.01/cwt151.00–155.001,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672133.65/cwt132.00–136.008983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686144.37/cwt142.00–149.009905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,1093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822127.72/cwt122.00–133.001,0503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833168.70/cwt141.00–170.501,40564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340163.49/cwt152.50–180.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345138.75/cwt135.00–142.504792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371150.65/cwt140.00–170.0055910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382126.47/cwt120.00–130.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427122.03/cwt112.50–137.505216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434142.68/cwt140.00–155.0061915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440158.00/cwt158.00–158.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472145.81/cwt140.00–152.0068817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476127.64/cwt112.50–137.506087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506145.50/cwt145.00–148.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519139.96/cwt134.00–144.0072615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524125.19/cwt112.50–130.0065614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571119.54/cwt110.00–132.0068310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573140.85/cwt135.00–146.0080715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585148.00/cwt148.00–148.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618120.02/cwt112.50–130.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620145.27/cwt145.00–146.0090111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623140.58/cwt132.00–144.0087612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673143.03/cwt142.00–144.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675134.40/cwt130.00–140.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676121.67/cwt112.50–128.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710111.24/cwt110.00–112.507902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721127.35/cwt120.00–132.009187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763124.74/cwt118.00–128.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823119.96/cwt116.00–124.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873114.10/cwt110.00–118.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394097.50/cwt97.50–97.509171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385167.50/cwt167.50–167.506451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388137.35/cwt130.00–145.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421172.11/cwt168.00–176.0072513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427151.94/cwt142.50–158.006499
Bulls—Small 1-2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468138.68/cwt130.00–146.0064912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478153.35/cwt150.00–160.0073311
Bulls—Small 1-2505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524125.51/cwt120.00–135.006589
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529143.23/cwt138.00–148.0075812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3562130.71/cwt122.50–134.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578140.77/cwt136.00–149.0081427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620139.81/cwt133.00–148.0086713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3624126.31/cwt110.00–132.007888
Bulls—Small 1-2630112.50/cwt112.50–112.507091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669133.22/cwt126.00–138.0089113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3676119.16/cwt110.00–124.008067
Bulls—Small 1-269090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Bulls—Small 1-2717104.55/cwt90.00–115.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3727107.95/cwt100.00–114.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732123.32/cwt122.00–124.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773116.97/cwt116.00–118.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825118.00/cwt118.00–118.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285098.00/cwt98.00–98.008331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 384587.50/cwt87.50–87.507391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57976.09/cwt75.00–78.001,2016
Bulls——1,76785.04/cwt81.00–91.001,5037
Bulls——1,795103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01840.02/cwt34.00–49.0040713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14354.90/cwt50.00–60.0062821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27253.00/cwt51.00–55.006746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40355.98/cwt55.00–57.007854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44662.69/cwt56.00–65.0090642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46362.73/cwt58.00–68.0091825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66071.24/cwt70.00–72.001,1833

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.