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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 7
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 522▼ 337 vs year ago 1,032 · −32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 42▼ 133 vs year ago 227 · −58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 4▼ 14 vs year ago 32 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.06/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −95.07 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$340.06
51 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$52.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.47
vs TN average
−39.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554352.891,95533
Medium and Large 2561317.521,78117thin
Small 1550300.001,6501thin
One grade step is worth $52.89/cwt here — about $305 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 sale51 hd
340.06
—
TN average3 barns · 140 hd
357.53
−17.47
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−39.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−95.07
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—High1,642188.003,0878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284158.442,03431
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,420155.202,20412
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,100124.751,37311

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,1623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$2,0192thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)930$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,9503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$2,0501thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275436.00/cwt420.00–450.001,1993
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325376.87/cwt370.00–390.001,2253
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373375.84/cwt370.00–390.001,4025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422320.16/cwt300.00–330.001,3513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466341.50/cwt330.00–350.001,5916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485394.74/cwt370.00–407.501,91413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0155
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529323.86/cwt315.00–330.001,7137
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540365.00/cwt350.00–377.501,97110
Steers550–600Small 1550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571336.55/cwt330.00–352.501,92218
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583313.08/cwt290.00–325.001,82510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1046
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623315.10/cwt310.00–320.001,9632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630333.75/cwt331.00–337.002,10322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668325.68/cwt320.00–335.002,17624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682314.49/cwt314.00–317.502,14511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723322.49/cwt318.00–327.502,3323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762317.01/cwt313.00–318.502,41615
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,34663
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324355.33/cwt350.00–370.001,1514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381344.90/cwt330.00–355.001,3145
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384317.97/cwt300.00–330.001,2215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,43615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474329.86/cwt320.00–335.001,56424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516332.52/cwt322.50–335.001,71620
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525293.95/cwt270.00–300.001,5435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6592
Heifers550–600Small 1580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587313.18/cwt305.00–320.001,83816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619307.24/cwt292.50–310.001,90231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628281.56/cwt270.00–287.501,7683
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,07970
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added638319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668283.70/cwt275.00–290.001,8956
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688249.89/cwt240.00–260.001,7192
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717253.30/cwt250.00–257.501,8163
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2816230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8776
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383358.15/cwt350.00–370.001,3725
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385329.74/cwt320.00–340.001,2692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420352.07/cwt350.00–365.001,4797
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435329.96/cwt325.00–335.001,4353
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474314.82/cwt305.00–320.001,4923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481343.91/cwt340.00–350.001,6545
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528333.84/cwt327.50–340.001,7632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534306.07/cwt287.50–317.501,6344
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,6392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1586313.12/cwt310.00–317.501,8354
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7502
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660294.97/cwt292.50–297.501,9473
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
Bulls750–800Small 1765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480189.42/cwt184.00–195.002,8034
Bulls——1,802180.10/cwt179.00–181.003,2453
Bulls——1,810206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,7291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996114.08/cwt110.00–118.001,1364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123141.60/cwt140.00–143.001,5902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175141.84/cwt138.00–145.001,6672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175126.55/cwt120.00–133.001,4875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209151.14/cwt146.00–158.001,82715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380168.64/cwt163.00–178.002,32714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409153.72/cwt150.00–160.002,1669
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510168.44/cwt167.00–170.002,5432
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,162.15/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,019.32/head1,700.00–2,275.002,0192

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.