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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 21
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 710▼ 471 vs year ago 1,018 · −46.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 132▼ 85 vs year ago 171 · −49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 34▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 6.00-sharply lower; feeder bulls sharply lower; Feeder heifers steady-10.00 lower; slaughter cattle steady-8.00 lower; Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Number of cattle and quality of cattle are down this week due to the extensive heat.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.35/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$235.35
131 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2679237.091,609113
Small 2-3477230.671,1003thin
Medium and Large 2-3486223.151,08515thin
One grade step is worth $13.94/cwt here — about $524 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 sale131 hd
235.35
—
TN average12 barns · 1,280 hd
244.56
−9.21
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—High1,603125.302,0088thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430109.481,56620
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,341106.961,43432
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01591.9093225

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$8501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371280.15/cwt275.00–290.001,0396
Steers—Small 2-3375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383238.68/cwt235.00–242.509142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413212.91/cwt200.00–227.508793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415252.41/cwt245.00–260.001,0482
Steers—Small 2-3465218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468233.35/cwt230.00–240.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468225.57/cwt220.00–234.001,0563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528235.26/cwt230.00–242.001,2427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568232.78/cwt230.00–240.001,3229
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585223.97/cwt222.00–226.001,3102
Steers—Small 2-3590214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627228.31/cwt220.00–235.001,4328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664229.33/cwt220.00–238.001,5236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715212.03/cwt210.00–214.001,5162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,80267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2-3325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372241.32/cwt235.00–245.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393225.00/cwt225.00–225.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424231.07/cwt222.50–245.0098015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472232.01/cwt222.50–240.001,09511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479203.56/cwt200.00–215.009754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506213.87/cwt210.00–218.001,0824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525224.90/cwt220.00–232.501,18122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578227.84/cwt220.00–234.001,31711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587214.61/cwt212.50–215.001,2606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621210.95/cwt200.00–220.001,3108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665207.80/cwt200.00–212.001,3828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365282.43/cwt275.00–290.001,0314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424230.06/cwt220.00–240.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429208.95/cwt200.00–220.008964
Bulls—Small 2-3445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472216.79/cwt212.50–222.501,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480203.22/cwt192.50–207.509757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515211.92/cwt208.00–216.001,0912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520211.35/cwt200.00–222.501,0995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575197.07/cwt190.00–212.001,1335
Bulls—Small 2-3605170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613211.64/cwt204.00–217.001,2973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625188.70/cwt182.50–195.001,1792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735184.03/cwt180.00–186.001,3533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753182.98/cwt178.00–188.001,3782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3041
Bulls——1,387122.76/cwt120.00–125.001,7033
Bulls——1,858132.02/cwt130.00–134.002,4534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01483.44/cwt71.00–92.0084610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01597.54/cwt91.00–106.0099015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328106.44/cwt95.00–110.001,41425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397107.34/cwt101.00–110.001,50013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428111.62/cwt111.00–113.001,5946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492113.45/cwt111.00–118.001,6937
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2885850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.