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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 16
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
579 head
▼ 287 vs last sale 866▲ 111 vs year ago 468 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 72▲ 17 vs year ago 89 · +19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 12▲ 18 vs year ago 9 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. 8.00-15.00 lower, 0ver 600 lbs. mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $361.50/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.63 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$361.50
35 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$39.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.44
vs TN average
−10.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559364.282,03531
Medium and Large 2565345.041,9513thin
Small 1535325.001,7391thin
One grade step is worth $39.28/cwt here — about $297 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 sale35 hd
361.50
—
TN average14 barns · 448 hd
363.94
−2.44
National average146 barns · 8,317 hd
371.92
−10.42
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−73.63
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—Average1,549193.542,9985thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275155.751,98526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481154.822,29316
CowsLean 85-90%High1,074127.561,37010

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,239$2,4804thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,3243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,289$2,2874thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,253$2,1512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,271$3,3355
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,193$3,1764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,1001thin

Every lot

89 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228490.44/cwt460.00–520.001,1183
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2233427.63/cwt425.00–430.009962
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2266375.00/cwt375.00–375.009985
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1294477.19/cwt450.00–480.001,40310
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313389.26/cwt345.00–410.001,2183
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320429.38/cwt420.00–470.001,37417
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365436.81/cwt430.00–440.001,5943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427383.28/cwt380.00–390.001,6376
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465350.67/cwt335.00–367.501,6313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477384.43/cwt377.50–395.001,8345
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0694
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521367.14/cwt360.00–372.501,9137
Steers500–550Small 1535325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578342.56/cwt337.50–347.501,9802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579353.92/cwt350.00–365.002,04918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added598371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2192
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added606365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,21210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622323.88/cwt320.00–327.502,0153
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626341.84/cwt335.00–345.002,1404
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652337.89/cwt337.00–340.002,2039
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729320.31/cwt312.50–322.002,33514
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1809299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,4199
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815307.25/cwt307.25–307.252,50460
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2216362.50/cwt362.50–362.507834
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265335.00/cwt335.00–335.008883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2016
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313338.81/cwt330.00–355.001,0608
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319367.57/cwt360.00–370.001,1734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357333.12/cwt317.50–345.001,18912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360378.06/cwt370.00–380.001,3615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426325.20/cwt320.00–335.001,3855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429353.63/cwt350.00–360.001,5174
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460342.69/cwt340.00–355.001,5766
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478331.69/cwt325.00–335.001,5856
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529339.77/cwt336.00–347.501,79710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532327.63/cwt320.00–332.501,7433
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564336.00/cwt327.50–341.001,89522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573316.33/cwt310.00–322.501,8132
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627299.14/cwt292.50–305.001,8763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9296
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700276.25/cwt270.00–282.501,9342
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9821
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1401
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390370.92/cwt370.00–390.001,44720
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392342.99/cwt335.00–360.001,34511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421368.85/cwt360.00–380.001,5539
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428324.07/cwt290.00–350.001,38710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470345.64/cwt340.00–350.001,6258
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482312.78/cwt305.00–330.001,5083
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525340.02/cwt327.50–352.501,7854
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7061
Bulls550–600Small 1565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566334.65/cwt325.00–340.001,8947
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585308.76/cwt307.50–310.001,8062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603286.32/cwt270.00–302.501,7272
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630315.44/cwt310.00–327.501,9878
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725289.90/cwt285.00–295.002,1022
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760281.27/cwt280.00–282.502,1382
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5991
Bulls——1,585195.67/cwt189.00–201.003,1014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050117.36/cwt113.00–121.001,2323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076128.40/cwt125.00–132.001,3825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105140.74/cwt138.00–143.001,5552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242155.50/cwt150.00–163.001,93117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330145.77/cwt145.00–147.001,9395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345169.30/cwt164.00–177.002,2774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443157.77/cwt152.00–164.002,2779
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524147.03/cwt140.00–151.002,2416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2392,479.72/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,150.90/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2892,287.12/head2,150.00–2,375.002,2874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,324.05/head2,000.00–2,450.002,3243
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1933,176.10/head2,900.00–3,375.003,1764
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,450.33/head3,300.00–3,575.003,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.