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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 5
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,099 head
▲ 265 vs last sale 834▲ 102 vs year ago 997 · +10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 146▲ 18 vs year ago 139 · +12.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.09/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$149.09
268 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$857
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.93
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2596153.39915219
Small 1-2490130.006371thin
Medium and Large 2-3478129.9162148
One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $293 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 sale268 hd
149.09
—
TN average9 barns · 2,706 hd
147.17
+1.93
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—Low1,65980.321,33218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46665.6096225
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29059.8877329
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08950.8155338

Every lot

84 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 2-3210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290204.74/cwt190.00–220.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321186.04/cwt175.00–220.005975
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378171.24/cwt170.00–172.506472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433178.06/cwt176.00–180.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471153.65/cwt140.00–165.007247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473184.00/cwt184.00–184.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486173.68/cwt168.00–175.008449
Steers—Small 1-2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515181.00/cwt181.00–181.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520156.86/cwt152.00–162.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524171.47/cwt167.00–176.0089916
Steers—Small 1-2570142.00/cwt142.00–142.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571141.48/cwt130.00–148.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576162.37/cwt155.00–167.009357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622136.60/cwt130.00–150.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625158.70/cwt154.00–163.0099212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669153.54/cwt149.00–159.001,02711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3676142.37/cwt130.00–147.009627
Steers—Small 1-2690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720144.40/cwt141.00–148.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,12517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778150.07/cwt150.00–150.501,16813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825160.93/cwt153.50–162.001,32870
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2666
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3228132.36/cwt130.00–135.003022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265139.72/cwt135.00–145.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323140.00/cwt140.00–140.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341170.71/cwt162.50–180.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368141.25/cwt130.00–147.505204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383162.00/cwt162.00–162.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417156.78/cwt147.50–162.0065414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430131.81/cwt120.00–145.0056712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468132.62/cwt115.00–142.506217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472152.31/cwt146.00–158.0071930
Heifers—Small 1-2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517134.14/cwt130.00–139.006948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526147.11/cwt140.00–154.0077422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573140.53/cwt134.00–148.0080526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588151.20/cwt150.50–153.0088917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628135.35/cwt133.00–138.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630115.90/cwt112.00–120.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670111.39/cwt110.00–117.507467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677133.39/cwt131.00–138.009035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,13978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722128.98/cwt126.00–135.009319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775128.49/cwt128.00–129.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2801130.09/cwt129.50–133.001,0426
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358185.00/cwt185.00–185.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415171.28/cwt166.00–180.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3416154.67/cwt150.00–162.506436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469142.15/cwt130.00–154.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470166.51/cwt164.00–172.0078311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2504156.83/cwt150.00–162.007907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518137.68/cwt128.00–148.007138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562139.69/cwt134.00–145.0078513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565134.31/cwt124.00–140.007596
Bulls—Small 1-2590116.94/cwt110.00–124.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632138.92/cwt133.00–142.0087810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635126.02/cwt124.00–128.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676135.64/cwt131.00–139.009176
Bulls—Small 1-2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3706112.99/cwt112.00–116.007984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768126.99/cwt123.00–131.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815114.00/cwt114.00–114.009291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880108.99/cwt108.00–110.009592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58275.00/cwt70.00–79.001,18710
Bulls——1,75586.97/cwt80.00–95.001,5268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05141.13/cwt31.00–50.0043215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11457.13/cwt53.00–63.0063623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22654.97/cwt51.00–56.0067411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27372.13/cwt70.00–74.009183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34161.03/cwt57.00–69.0081815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45165.04/cwt60.00–70.0094423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64372.09/cwt71.00–73.001,1842

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.