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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 12
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 536 vs last sale 1,099▼ 238 vs year ago 801 · −29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 157▼ 64 vs year ago 157 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 22▼ 34 vs year ago 43 · −79.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.55/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$146.55
174 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.53
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579148.35859148
Medium and Large 2-3544136.3174126
One grade step is worth $12.04/cwt here — about $117 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 sale174 hd
146.55
—
TN average12 barns · 2,633 hd
146.03
+0.53
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—High1,70483.711,42610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54568.701,06113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25866.3683523
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01154.1454721

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

86 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318178.25/cwt170.00–195.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365191.02/cwt187.50–197.506973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418185.39/cwt180.00–195.0077510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428161.32/cwt150.00–172.506902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494190.80/cwt187.50–192.509435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505185.50/cwt185.00–186.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512146.00/cwt130.00–162.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516176.35/cwt170.00–180.0091010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571152.90/cwt140.00–156.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581173.81/cwt167.00–179.001,0107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,0469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621160.85/cwt158.00–166.009995
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623144.24/cwt132.00–152.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667161.23/cwt159.00–167.501,07511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669153.51/cwt151.00–156.001,0278
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670137.96/cwt132.00–144.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710145.21/cwt142.00–150.001,03110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720116.00/cwt110.00–122.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725154.53/cwt153.00–156.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770129.43/cwt110.00–137.509974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772156.87/cwt156.50–158.001,2114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784147.40/cwt144.00–151.001,1565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817151.65/cwt150.50–155.001,2397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875149.01/cwt148.00–150.001,3042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,153121.00/cwt120.00–122.001,3952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325174.03/cwt165.00–180.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340143.75/cwt130.00–157.504892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381173.00/cwt165.00–182.506597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413137.64/cwt130.00–145.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424160.63/cwt155.00–165.006819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458147.42/cwt142.50–152.506752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468157.69/cwt155.00–162.5073819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507164.00/cwt164.00–164.008318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517155.06/cwt148.00–160.0080214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525138.06/cwt130.00–142.007254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564153.71/cwt153.00–156.008677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568137.35/cwt135.00–139.007808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578144.74/cwt140.00–152.0083716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.42/cwt135.00–147.0087822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627128.84/cwt120.00–135.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675137.90/cwt132.00–142.0093114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675124.96/cwt120.00–130.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725132.20/cwt125.00–134.0095811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773129.31/cwt128.00–132.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775135.67/cwt135.00–137.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825133.66/cwt132.00–135.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2831128.89/cwt122.50–132.001,0714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865125.03/cwt120.00–130.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330147.50/cwt147.50–147.504871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375158.44/cwt137.50–170.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377190.73/cwt187.50–195.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417158.24/cwt155.00–165.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428171.17/cwt167.50–180.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465187.50/cwt187.50–187.508723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469173.96/cwt167.50–180.008165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474152.16/cwt142.00–162.507215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522140.13/cwt118.00–150.007316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527160.53/cwt156.00–165.008466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571135.25/cwt128.00–145.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578152.03/cwt144.00–156.008796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617146.15/cwt140.00–151.009029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630134.63/cwt128.00–138.008485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672133.60/cwt130.00–138.0089815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720126.48/cwt124.00–129.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823121.98/cwt115.00–127.001,0043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56574.01/cwt68.00–79.001,1584
Bulls——1,77987.22/cwt84.00–93.001,5525
Bulls——1,885105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85844.31/cwt35.00–52.003805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05957.21/cwt53.00–63.0060616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21573.54/cwt73.00–74.008942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25966.31/cwt62.00–71.0083520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32553.00/cwt53.00–53.007021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53866.74/cwt62.00–72.001,02611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58379.49/cwt78.00–81.001,2582
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.