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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 975▼ 115 vs year ago 917 · −12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 174▼ 34 vs year ago 174 · −19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers uneven with heifers weighing under 450 lbs. and over 600 lbs. being steady to 5.00 lower, and heifers weighing between 450-600 lbs. being 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.36/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.80 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$244.36
70 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.44
vs TN average
−20.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538246.961,32962
Medium and Large 2554224.271,2418thin
One grade step is worth $22.69/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale70 hd
244.36
—
TN average13 barns · 591 hd
228.93
+15.44
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−20.74
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−143.80
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—Low1,796132.682,38310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497113.671,70215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251111.141,39137
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06493.7499718

Every lot

82 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255275.00/cwt275.00–275.007011
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321323.47/cwt320.00–330.001,0387
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377303.32/cwt300.00–305.001,1443
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438286.48/cwt277.50–292.501,2555
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470248.40/cwt240.00–255.001,1673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473284.49/cwt280.00–295.001,34616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523271.82/cwt264.00–280.001,4225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579270.14/cwt257.50–275.001,56420
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618228.63/cwt222.00–235.001,4132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624251.47/cwt246.00–259.001,56912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666237.78/cwt229.00–246.001,58418
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719220.38/cwt218.00–228.001,5855
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778223.62/cwt218.00–225.001,74014
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added942221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,08253
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329267.57/cwt250.00–285.008809
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368226.11/cwt210.00–235.008324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387262.46/cwt250.00–267.501,01623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426236.39/cwt220.00–247.501,00713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429253.17/cwt250.00–260.001,08621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475230.58/cwt220.00–245.001,09513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482260.01/cwt250.00–267.501,25325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added501259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523250.01/cwt242.50–257.501,30837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523231.67/cwt220.00–240.001,2124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572239.28/cwt230.00–247.501,36921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584216.86/cwt210.00–227.501,2664
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623206.16/cwt200.00–212.501,28420
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629188.88/cwt185.00–195.001,1885
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670197.32/cwt190.00–202.501,32210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2454
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713171.24/cwt170.00–172.501,2212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720197.34/cwt190.00–205.001,4212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758198.41/cwt198.00–200.001,5045
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815191.96/cwt190.00–194.001,5642
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4112
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865188.76/cwt187.50–190.001,6332
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2960130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1394296.27/cwt290.00–300.001,1674
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417242.27/cwt220.00–250.001,0105
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426264.90/cwt260.00–290.001,1288
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466258.71/cwt250.00–275.001,20611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483229.26/cwt220.00–242.501,1076
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525234.83/cwt225.00–250.001,23319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537214.46/cwt210.00–220.001,1525
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569237.11/cwt225.00–247.501,3498
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578204.18/cwt200.00–212.501,1803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615221.62/cwt215.00–228.001,3636
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623197.48/cwt190.00–202.501,2306
Bulls600–650Small 1630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682224.26/cwt215.00–228.001,5295
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2717184.57/cwt170.00–187.501,3236
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722203.59/cwt197.50–212.501,4705
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4781
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2798175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3972
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685125.00/cwt120.00–130.002,1065
Bulls——1,883138.45/cwt134.00–145.002,6074
Bulls——2,000148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01986.68/cwt78.00–94.008839
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108100.79/cwt96.00–106.001,1179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162102.87/cwt100.00–105.001,1956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238110.69/cwt106.00–117.001,37025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,333106.47/cwt105.00–108.001,4192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396121.30/cwt120.00–123.001,6936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529114.34/cwt109.00–119.001,74812

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.