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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▼ 418 vs last sale 975▼ 116 vs year ago 673 · −17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 140▼ 42 vs year ago 109 · −38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.08/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −131.09 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$257.08
41 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$44.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.55
vs TN average
−39.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540264.571,42830
Medium and Large 2555238.301,32110thin
Small 1570220.001,2541thin
One grade step is worth $44.57/cwt here — about $174 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 sale41 hd
257.08
—
TN average17 barns · 1,144 hd
267.62
−10.55
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−39.92
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−131.09
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—Low1,888147.612,7877thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213132.621,60922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,580131.182,0739thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033105.101,0869thin

Every lot

69 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270422.50/cwt390.00–460.001,1414
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322337.16/cwt320.00–350.001,08614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428281.70/cwt270.00–305.001,2068
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480329.06/cwt322.50–335.001,5793
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480292.34/cwt285.00–300.001,4032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509328.20/cwt328.00–330.001,67110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516317.45/cwt307.50–320.001,6389
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,7857
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571272.77/cwt265.00–285.001,5586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572312.55/cwt292.50–319.001,7889
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605262.48/cwt260.00–265.001,5882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621280.97/cwt275.00–283.001,7454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8667
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665272.89/cwt268.00–278.001,8152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720253.15/cwt246.00–260.001,8232
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9252
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780245.09/cwt240.00–249.001,9125
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863240.99/cwt240.00–242.002,0802
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1264366.09/cwt350.00–380.009665
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332333.96/cwt320.00–380.001,10915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377278.41/cwt270.00–285.001,0503
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381305.42/cwt300.00–315.001,16424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422267.85/cwt260.00–275.001,13012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430291.46/cwt280.00–305.001,25319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480277.30/cwt270.00–290.001,33120
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4369
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519268.73/cwt260.00–275.001,3958
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529241.10/cwt235.00–250.001,2755
Heifers550–600Small 1570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571251.33/cwt250.00–260.001,43513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580235.49/cwt225.00–247.501,3665
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622243.85/cwt237.50–249.001,5177
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633232.64/cwt230.00–234.001,4733
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718223.51/cwt220.00–228.001,6054
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6927
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1864202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7455
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360298.03/cwt285.00–310.001,0733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383323.69/cwt315.00–330.001,2407
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418301.06/cwt290.00–310.001,25810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440275.85/cwt272.50–280.001,2143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464296.20/cwt282.50–310.001,37411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503316.77/cwt295.00–320.001,5938
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567274.90/cwt270.00–290.001,5595
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618251.27/cwt250.00–252.501,5532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675241.97/cwt238.00–246.001,6332
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715247.53/cwt245.00–250.001,7702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6921
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,805131.90/cwt125.00–139.002,3812
Bulls——1,921153.89/cwt147.00–161.002,9565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024110.66/cwt105.00–115.001,1335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,038121.00/cwt119.00–123.001,2564
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04598.14/cwt91.00–100.001,0264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244133.36/cwt126.00–140.001,65916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318149.99/cwt149.00–151.001,9772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423140.58/cwt139.00–142.002,0002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573131.89/cwt128.00–136.002,0755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,755120.01/cwt115.00–125.002,1062

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.