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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 10
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 869▲ 54 vs year ago 810 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 146▼ 12 vs year ago 155 · −7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $295.84/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.30 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$295.84
43 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$23.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.28
vs TN average
−3.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558298.581,66538
Medium and Large 2-3574275.001,5793thin
Small 1-2548275.001,5062thin
One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale43 hd
295.84
—
TN average12 barns · 697 hd
292.56
+3.28
National average149 barns · 7,793 hd
299.42
−3.58
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−139.30
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

31 sales
512456400345median 435.1403/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $358.74, median $435.14 across 31 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—High1,636149.322,44311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,469136.332,00315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194132.721,58533
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028117.671,21023

Every lot

83 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 1-2215394.83/cwt390.00–400.008494
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286339.83/cwt335.00–350.009728
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3319297.39/cwt270.00–315.009494
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333330.81/cwt325.00–345.001,1027
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378324.54/cwt320.00–330.001,2274
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432326.94/cwt315.00–330.001,4125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468320.97/cwt307.50–322.501,50213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470266.97/cwt255.00–280.001,2552
Steers500–550Small 1-2530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535307.38/cwt295.00–317.501,64416
Steers550–600Small 1-2565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574292.18/cwt285.00–295.001,67722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5793
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3614266.84/cwt257.50–270.001,6384
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619282.26/cwt275.00–286.001,74724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638290.88/cwt290.00–291.001,8568
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667289.38/cwt287.50–290.001,9304
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679279.35/cwt275.00–285.001,89721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680251.52/cwt240.00–270.001,7103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735264.10/cwt252.50–267.501,9418
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756266.18/cwt265.00–270.002,01217
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816239.22/cwt237.00–240.001,9524
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9471
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added889232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,06257
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225377.50/cwt365.00–390.008492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273312.48/cwt310.00–315.008532
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288336.53/cwt325.00–355.009693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338300.80/cwt295.00–310.001,0176
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375305.52/cwt295.00–315.001,14610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385274.70/cwt250.00–290.001,0583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425257.56/cwt247.50–267.501,09510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428277.04/cwt270.00–290.001,18616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470271.87/cwt265.00–280.001,27822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483255.96/cwt250.00–260.001,23615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517268.08/cwt260.00–275.001,38642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517247.05/cwt230.00–255.001,2778
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575261.17/cwt252.50–267.501,50216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583241.58/cwt232.50–247.501,4083
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615247.31/cwt242.00–250.001,52121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618257.61/cwt256.00–260.001,5926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624225.55/cwt222.00–237.501,40725
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662232.42/cwt227.50–240.001,5393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721222.36/cwt214.00–227.001,60316
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765210.47/cwt207.00–215.001,6104
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6521
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373315.45/cwt305.00–335.001,17712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3424282.53/cwt280.00–290.001,1986
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434312.72/cwt300.00–322.501,35715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474303.21/cwt295.00–312.501,43714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3479274.21/cwt262.50–290.001,3137
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517299.19/cwt290.00–307.501,54723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527267.82/cwt250.00–285.001,41113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557280.85/cwt275.00–285.001,5643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3576250.96/cwt240.00–260.001,4465
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619268.45/cwt265.00–277.501,6628
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3622244.32/cwt232.50–260.001,5203
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669266.38/cwt260.00–270.001,7829
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6153
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715252.46/cwt250.00–260.001,8055
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8971
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2823226.28/cwt225.00–227.501,8622
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,273133.55/cwt128.00–140.001,7003
Bulls——1,707152.29/cwt150.00–158.002,6006
Bulls——1,970164.04/cwt163.00–165.003,2322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011125.18/cwt124.00–126.001,2665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015116.68/cwt112.00–122.501,18416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100121.94/cwt119.00–126.001,3415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180106.85/cwt105.00–110.001,2612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204133.10/cwt128.00–140.001,60324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255143.92/cwt141.00–148.001,8064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463135.91/cwt130.00–141.001,98811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497143.31/cwt142.00–145.002,1453

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.