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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 4
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
975 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 1,006▼ 64 vs year ago 1,039 · −6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 99▲ 6 vs year ago 168 · +3.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.13/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.03 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$233.13
85 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$34.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.05
vs TN average
−25.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544237.121,29068
Medium and Large 2542219.141,18715thin
Small 1555202.501,1242thin
One grade step is worth $34.62/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale85 hd
233.13
—
TN average14 barns · 816 hd
229.09
+4.05
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−25.26
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−155.03
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—Low1,862142.862,66113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491122.241,82238
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,272116.531,48340
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,153100.981,16420

Every lot

90 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267324.88/cwt305.00–345.008673
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320292.42/cwt290.00–295.009362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333277.02/cwt265.00–282.509225
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370260.00/cwt260.00–260.009621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375292.42/cwt285.00–295.001,0978
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427272.29/cwt262.50–277.501,1633
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438287.04/cwt282.50–297.501,2575
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465268.84/cwt260.00–277.501,2502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472286.89/cwt282.50–295.001,3549
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510250.80/cwt247.50–252.501,2793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520262.98/cwt255.00–270.001,36713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571243.17/cwt240.00–255.001,3898
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587263.53/cwt260.00–275.001,54724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624251.66/cwt245.00–257.501,5707
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635235.39/cwt230.00–237.501,4955
Steers600–650Small 1635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3971
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664236.79/cwt230.00–240.001,57212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added692244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6883
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720216.36/cwt205.00–222.501,5584
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728235.41/cwt227.50–242.501,7144
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790228.69/cwt220.00–230.001,8079
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1849213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8086
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1903181.27/cwt175.00–187.501,6372
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,1221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243310.21/cwt290.00–330.007542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275264.64/cwt260.00–270.007282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322243.70/cwt230.00–257.507855
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335276.60/cwt270.00–287.509278
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369272.58/cwt260.00–280.001,00623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383247.02/cwt235.00–255.009466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416258.35/cwt245.00–267.501,07513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436235.75/cwt220.00–242.501,02811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466247.16/cwt240.00–250.001,15235
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479228.61/cwt210.00–237.501,0958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522243.22/cwt235.00–252.501,27036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526223.21/cwt207.50–232.501,17410
Heifers500–550Small 1535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569230.26/cwt225.00–240.001,31032
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573210.99/cwt202.50–215.001,2095
Heifers550–600Small 1575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614217.41/cwt210.00–225.001,33526
Heifers600–650Small 1620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626200.56/cwt190.00–205.001,2564
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671198.75/cwt195.00–200.001,3344
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674212.92/cwt205.00–219.001,43512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added688222.68/cwt220.00–227.501,53228
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716206.27/cwt200.00–210.001,4774
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723188.74/cwt185.00–192.501,3652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4531
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5701
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373281.87/cwt272.50–305.001,0518
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377255.87/cwt250.00–262.509653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412265.76/cwt257.50–277.501,09517
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427246.72/cwt235.00–252.501,05315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469255.89/cwt250.00–265.001,20024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480234.53/cwt230.00–245.001,1267
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522253.06/cwt242.50–262.501,3219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530225.14/cwt220.00–230.001,1932
Bulls550–600Small 1568195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569248.50/cwt237.50–260.001,41418
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572225.55/cwt202.50–232.501,2909
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617223.76/cwt210.00–235.001,3819
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618198.56/cwt190.00–205.001,2275
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660190.00/cwt185.00–195.001,2542
Bulls650–700Small 1660188.74/cwt187.50–190.001,2462
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675208.69/cwt200.00–215.001,40910
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713207.96/cwt206.00–210.001,4832
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810179.98/cwt177.50–182.501,4582
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,717134.34/cwt124.00–142.002,3076
Bulls——1,953148.86/cwt144.00–156.002,9076
Bulls——2,190158.00/cwt158.00–158.003,4601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03688.39/cwt80.00–97.009167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157106.62/cwt101.00–111.001,23411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216118.97/cwt114.00–125.001,44729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,421110.09/cwt105.00–113.001,56411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480113.42/cwt111.00–115.001,6795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481121.67/cwt116.00–128.001,80227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,540114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,7562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544132.18/cwt130.00–135.002,0416

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.