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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 28
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 509▼ 220 vs year ago 672 · −32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 82▼ 30 vs year ago 98 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 9▲ 18 vs year ago 39 · +46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder cattle, Steers, Bulls, and Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.09/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −62.05 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$373.09
5 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.49
vs TN average
−8.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555373.092,0715thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
373.09
—
TN average14 barns · 337 hd
360.60
+12.49
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
−8.59
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−62.05
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—Low1,570183.042,8746thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,510161.882,44531
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,320159.492,10515
CowsLean 85-90%Low902125.021,1275thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$3,2369
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$3,1017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$3,06019
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$2,6414thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,9383thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$1,9094thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288445.13/cwt440.00–450.001,2822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312395.64/cwt380.00–425.001,2343
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430370.00/cwt360.00–380.001,5912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1494386.81/cwt370.00–395.001,9113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565366.36/cwt362.50–372.502,0704
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611360.50/cwt357.50–362.502,2035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620324.84/cwt320.00–330.002,0142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665316.09/cwt310.00–322.002,1022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682330.86/cwt327.00–343.002,25612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717320.00/cwt315.00–325.002,2946
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,42665
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007521
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283386.12/cwt375.00–410.001,0933
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338342.44/cwt335.00–350.001,1572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1344408.05/cwt400.00–410.001,4045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376377.81/cwt370.00–390.001,4214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420339.17/cwt330.00–347.501,4252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435367.61/cwt360.00–385.001,5994
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471345.73/cwt340.00–355.001,6289
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5613
Heifers500–550Small 1505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526339.67/cwt330.00–342.501,7877
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527312.65/cwt280.00–322.501,6487
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573310.69/cwt290.00–322.501,7803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580334.94/cwt327.50–340.001,94313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614320.26/cwt312.50–325.001,9667
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671302.69/cwt294.00–310.002,03121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,2621
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,9141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368399.38/cwt375.00–420.001,47010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419403.46/cwt380.00–415.001,6904
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422360.04/cwt340.00–370.001,5193
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468328.90/cwt310.00–345.001,5394
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479371.18/cwt350.00–385.001,7785
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537344.52/cwt340.00–355.001,85010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579323.35/cwt320.00–327.501,8726
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580283.94/cwt272.50–295.001,6472
Bulls600–650Small 1608277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,6872
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8441
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628317.51/cwt312.50–322.501,9945
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715301.38/cwt295.00–307.502,1552
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0991
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,1581
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,543175.31/cwt170.00–180.002,7054
Bulls——1,570189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,9671
Bulls——1,680208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%858115.04/cwt111.00–120.009873
Cows—Lean 85-90%920132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257160.82/cwt156.00–168.002,0229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334148.77/cwt143.00–155.001,9854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464161.30/cwt156.00–167.002,36118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544152.31/cwt148.00–155.002,3527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,573174.98/cwt169.00–180.002,7522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609174.76/cwt169.00–185.002,8126
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0173,059.93/head2,700.00–3,210.003,06019
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,100.98/head2,525.00–3,210.003,1017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1143,236.46/head2,600.00–3,450.003,2369
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,640.92/head2,425.00–2,975.002,6414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29931,909.11/head1,860.00–1,975.001,9094
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,938.03/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9383

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.