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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 9
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
713 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 592▲ 492 vs year ago 221 · +222.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 89▲ 97 vs year ago 63 · +154.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 19 vs year ago 25 · −76.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.50/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$177.50
233 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$448
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$39.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2639179.701,148212
Medium and Large 2-3548156.0485620
Small 1-2500140.007001thin
One grade step is worth $39.70/cwt here — about $448 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 sale233 hd
177.50
—
TN average11 barns · 2,818 hd
175.57
+1.92
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—Average1,85797.241,8065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44478.441,13327
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30072.2994036
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06258.6062236

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$9751thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223224.49/cwt220.00–230.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320207.66/cwt197.50–215.006655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330167.50/cwt167.50–167.505531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368207.95/cwt200.00–215.007655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395157.50/cwt157.50–157.506221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407210.88/cwt210.00–211.008589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419197.66/cwt190.00–202.5082810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477172.66/cwt152.00–180.008245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478191.71/cwt185.00–198.009166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483204.73/cwt202.50–205.009899
Steers—Small 1-2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524188.73/cwt180.00–194.0098912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528197.36/cwt196.00–198.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530151.68/cwt132.00–170.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579183.07/cwt178.00–188.001,06016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580145.84/cwt140.00–152.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611182.57/cwt182.50–183.001,1167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624173.21/cwt168.00–178.001,08114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3634149.24/cwt142.00–156.009464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665171.64/cwt170.00–173.001,1416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668146.02/cwt140.00–152.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671164.70/cwt161.00–168.001,1057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711170.49/cwt165.00–173.001,21223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720158.97/cwt154.00–164.001,1454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771157.51/cwt155.00–160.001,2144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,35463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828140.55/cwt137.00–144.001,1642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225220.00/cwt220.00–220.004955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264194.07/cwt180.00–200.005127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331175.46/cwt170.00–187.505815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370173.90/cwt165.00–190.0064318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385157.47/cwt150.00–162.506063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425170.48/cwt165.00–176.0072514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428159.46/cwt150.00–162.506826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430182.53/cwt180.00–185.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471176.25/cwt175.00–179.0083011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473148.94/cwt142.50–154.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476167.12/cwt160.00–172.5079518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521144.80/cwt140.00–150.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527159.58/cwt152.00–165.0084126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563164.00/cwt164.00–164.009234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565154.74/cwt150.00–161.0087416
Heifers—Small 1-2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578139.14/cwt130.00–148.008046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622154.59/cwt154.00–155.009625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629148.32/cwt141.00–152.0093310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640137.49/cwt136.00–139.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660144.59/cwt138.00–148.0095411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663132.02/cwt131.00–133.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710132.00/cwt132.00–132.009371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719144.27/cwt140.00–148.001,0374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767136.91/cwt130.00–142.001,0505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824132.74/cwt128.00–136.001,0944
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379188.02/cwt180.00–202.507136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418199.24/cwt192.50–205.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467183.10/cwt180.00–192.008557
Bulls—Small 1-2470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473160.32/cwt153.00–170.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513161.34/cwt160.00–162.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519189.41/cwt186.00–191.009837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521172.84/cwt168.00–178.009006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568160.63/cwt156.00–168.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575146.97/cwt144.00–150.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624152.79/cwt146.00–158.009535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633133.85/cwt121.00–143.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723133.00/cwt132.00–134.009622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730136.49/cwt136.00–137.009962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,783102.77/cwt100.00–106.001,8322
Bulls——1,83585.33/cwt81.00–89.001,5662
Bulls——2,050110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97850.65/cwt43.00–55.0049511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08961.65/cwt57.00–68.0067124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23162.31/cwt61.00–65.007677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28571.79/cwt67.00–78.0092323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32073.00/cwt73.00–73.009641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34066.00/cwt66.00–66.008841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35983.92/cwt82.00–88.001,1407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43985.84/cwt81.00–88.001,2356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48177.07/cwt72.00–80.001,14119
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.