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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 19
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 673▼ 47 vs year ago 835 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 109▲ 21 vs year ago 157 · +13.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.80/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −147.36 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$240.80
58 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,315
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TN average
−28.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549245.421,34740
Medium and Large 2-3540231.691,25015thin
Small 1-2542224.871,2183thin
One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
240.80
—
TN average1 barns · 58 hd
240.80
+0.00
National average176 barns · 21,502 hd
268.89
−28.09
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−147.36
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
440396352308median 388.1703/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $388.17 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,758119.912,10819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,521103.771,57822
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23098.881,21637
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03787.4290634

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200360.00/cwt360.00–360.007201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3268319.37/cwt295.00–340.008564
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274368.83/cwt355.00–395.001,0116
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328286.87/cwt250.00–320.009412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332359.53/cwt330.00–377.501,1947
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382338.30/cwt317.50–360.001,29210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416313.46/cwt300.00–325.001,3045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475309.54/cwt297.50–315.001,4706
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485281.34/cwt272.50–290.001,3642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,3752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518299.53/cwt292.50–307.001,55217
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578261.62/cwt250.00–277.501,5123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580290.34/cwt285.00–300.001,6847
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617279.45/cwt275.00–286.001,72413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635218.00/cwt190.00–246.001,3842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671233.26/cwt230.00–236.001,5654
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720228.95/cwt226.00–232.001,6484
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765222.83/cwt218.00–228.001,7053
Steers800–850Small and Medium 1-2Value Added808215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,73761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8653
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7221
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868207.99/cwt206.00–210.001,8052
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265278.21/cwt265.00–290.007372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293305.09/cwt295.00–315.008942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326321.66/cwt305.00–335.001,04912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333269.25/cwt250.00–290.008972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371313.22/cwt300.00–325.001,16220
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376275.27/cwt260.00–292.501,0357
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3419245.98/cwt227.50–270.001,0314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426287.64/cwt275.00–300.001,22522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473271.51/cwt260.00–280.001,28426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478234.84/cwt220.00–257.501,1234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519253.92/cwt242.50–262.501,31821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524235.02/cwt230.00–240.001,23211
Heifers500–550Small 1-2535229.81/cwt220.00–240.001,2292
Heifers550–600Small 1-2555215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582236.02/cwt235.00–240.001,37419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,2974
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627228.94/cwt222.00–237.001,43511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631213.32/cwt185.00–220.001,3467
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685196.25/cwt192.50–200.001,3442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689221.19/cwt216.00–224.001,5245
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3711180.32/cwt160.00–200.001,2824
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725208.05/cwt202.50–216.001,5086
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783204.58/cwt200.00–206.501,60211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5331
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6341
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870176.76/cwt176.00–177.501,5382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369332.19/cwt322.50–345.001,2269
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383314.85/cwt310.00–320.001,2063
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417299.68/cwt287.50–305.001,25021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428273.82/cwt260.00–280.001,1729
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466284.00/cwt275.00–292.501,32312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3492270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3284
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516274.81/cwt266.00–280.001,41810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525244.33/cwt234.00–262.501,2837
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3251
Bulls550–600Small 1-2575222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578243.22/cwt240.00–252.001,4069
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623235.38/cwt232.00–246.001,46611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3626228.49/cwt226.00–230.001,4304
Bulls650–700Small 1-2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670225.66/cwt224.00–227.001,5123
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2706216.25/cwt212.00–221.001,5274
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755207.48/cwt205.00–210.001,5662
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,712122.48/cwt117.00–126.002,09710
Bulls——1,778109.11/cwt102.00–113.001,9406
Bulls——1,873132.95/cwt130.00–135.002,4903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01277.34/cwt74.00–81.0078310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04588.61/cwt83.00–94.0092617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05198.94/cwt97.00–101.001,0407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19899.77/cwt94.00–106.001,19523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275111.26/cwt109.00–114.001,4195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28589.73/cwt85.00–93.001,1539
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420117.50/cwt116.00–120.001,6693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49592.50/cwt91.00–94.001,3834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548104.03/cwt98.00–110.001,61015

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.