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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 7
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,182 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 782▼ 123 vs year ago 1,305 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 126▼ 12 vs year ago 152 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 16▼ 35 vs year ago 42 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.93/cwt on 450 head.
Average price
$149.93
450 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$41.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.12
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650154.061,002368
Medium and Large 2-3515132.6168377
Small 1-2576112.496485thin
One grade step is worth $41.57/cwt here — about $354 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 sale450 hd
149.93
—
TN average10 barns · 2,197 hd
142.81
+7.12
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—Low1,70585.501,45811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46165.9696421
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21762.0475535
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00548.8349136

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1251thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233212.37/cwt210.00–215.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278189.45/cwt180.00–195.005275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325142.38/cwt140.00–145.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335178.20/cwt170.00–190.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382184.46/cwt180.00–187.507055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388153.66/cwt140.00–167.505962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3412163.91/cwt160.00–166.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424179.04/cwt172.00–186.007597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464173.10/cwt168.00–180.008038
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478151.39/cwt137.50–158.007246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528173.41/cwt170.00–178.0091613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533150.53/cwt134.00–162.008026
Steers—Small 1-2540126.00/cwt126.00–126.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569172.81/cwt166.00–176.0098311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578153.88/cwt140.00–160.008896
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622146.08/cwt130.00–150.009097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630158.16/cwt152.00–164.0099610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665138.00/cwt128.00–148.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679161.57/cwt157.00–164.001,09717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735138.52/cwt136.00–141.001,0182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777157.69/cwt156.00–159.001,2257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782142.66/cwt140.00–145.001,1163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813137.02/cwt136.00–138.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871158.74/cwt143.00–159.001,38362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,160160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210185.00/cwt185.00–185.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285178.75/cwt177.50–180.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329164.45/cwt160.00–172.505417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343152.48/cwt150.00–155.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366168.36/cwt157.50–177.5061618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378141.17/cwt115.00–150.005347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418144.56/cwt122.50–152.506047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429160.54/cwt155.00–167.5068921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455138.07/cwt127.50–145.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478154.64/cwt147.00–162.0073933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508156.00/cwt156.00–156.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517143.97/cwt140.00–150.0074425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519129.43/cwt120.00–135.0067231
Heifers—Small 1-2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570129.61/cwt124.00–132.0073911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572142.93/cwt134.00–148.0081829
Heifers—Small 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619125.92/cwt120.00–130.007796
Heifers—Small 1-2625101.23/cwt100.00–102.506332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626141.43/cwt134.00–147.0088520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668127.96/cwt122.00–130.008554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676136.44/cwt132.00–146.0092211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710130.22/cwt126.00–137.009254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722142.03/cwt138.00–144.001,0253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760114.00/cwt114.00–114.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762120.67/cwt120.00–122.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783158.14/cwt150.00–158.501,238183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800117.50/cwt117.50–117.509401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373179.90/cwt175.00–191.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382151.59/cwt140.00–165.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417171.11/cwt162.00–175.0071423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435156.25/cwt145.00–160.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479148.08/cwt132.00–157.507095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484169.29/cwt164.00–174.0081918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525157.66/cwt152.00–166.0082817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527132.35/cwt122.00–150.0069714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579134.50/cwt126.00–140.007798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580149.84/cwt146.00–155.0086910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611126.07/cwt122.50–128.007708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621136.78/cwt132.00–142.0084914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667130.15/cwt127.00–136.008686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679122.75/cwt120.00–125.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713120.99/cwt120.00–122.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725112.97/cwt112.00–114.008192
Bulls—Small 1-2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776125.64/cwt120.00–127.0097511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2817116.07/cwt112.00–120.009483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59368.47/cwt65.00–73.001,0912
Bulls——1,68387.95/cwt84.00–93.001,4808
Bulls——2,105100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,1051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98844.55/cwt36.00–49.0044022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02954.32/cwt51.00–61.0055912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05062.99/cwt62.00–64.006612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20962.94/cwt59.00–66.0076122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22855.52/cwt52.00–57.006828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23768.54/cwt67.00–70.008485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42264.49/cwt61.00–66.0091714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47056.00/cwt56.00–56.008231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55271.05/cwt68.00–75.001,1036
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.