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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 15
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
806 head
▼ 648 vs last sale 1,454▼ 18 vs year ago 824 · −2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 175▼ 67 vs year ago 139 · −48.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 87▲ 18 vs year ago 10 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.56/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.61 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$348.56
77 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.14
vs TN average
−11.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570352.652,01165
Medium and Large 2542326.371,76712thin
One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $243 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 sale77 hd
348.56
—
TN average15 barns · 900 hd
347.41
+1.14
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−11.10
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−39.61
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—Low1,712192.203,29016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,487161.762,40615
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,269158.022,00613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,136131.851,49816

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)1,465$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$2,7798
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$2,0923thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,070$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,040$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)906$1,6774thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,5401thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2228390.00/cwt390.00–390.008892
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320455.94/cwt445.00–470.001,4595
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324401.16/cwt395.00–410.001,3004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368399.80/cwt390.00–410.001,4712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388454.71/cwt440.00–470.001,7642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442419.98/cwt410.00–440.001,85610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466403.43/cwt380.00–420.001,8805
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477363.07/cwt350.00–367.501,7325
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510374.15/cwt370.00–377.501,9083
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533412.18/cwt387.50–420.002,19742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576386.55/cwt375.00–400.002,22713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603342.48/cwt337.50–347.502,0652
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628361.48/cwt355.00–370.002,27013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675356.24/cwt352.50–361.002,40531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688337.25/cwt337.00–337.502,3202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3341
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772316.65/cwt312.50–320.002,4453
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205460.00/cwt460.00–460.009431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270459.63/cwt440.00–480.001,2412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321390.75/cwt380.00–420.001,25412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376412.94/cwt395.00–430.001,55313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424362.25/cwt350.00–370.001,5367
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434387.01/cwt380.00–395.001,68012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475342.82/cwt320.00–352.501,6284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484368.47/cwt360.00–375.001,78320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522325.21/cwt300.00–330.001,6986
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531365.93/cwt350.00–372.501,94317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561327.53/cwt320.00–335.001,8376
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584347.95/cwt339.00–360.002,03248
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624345.30/cwt332.50–355.002,1559
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627317.47/cwt290.00–327.501,9918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663340.20/cwt322.50–357.502,2562
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1772
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720260.14/cwt250.00–280.001,8733
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760305.47/cwt302.50–310.002,3225
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355407.50/cwt405.00–410.001,4472
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366451.27/cwt435.00–460.001,6529
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430377.44/cwt375.00–380.001,6232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436406.18/cwt395.00–430.001,7718
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470373.57/cwt365.00–385.001,75617
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478346.46/cwt330.00–355.001,6563
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523371.30/cwt360.00–382.501,94214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530343.25/cwt330.00–357.501,8199
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565362.15/cwt350.00–372.502,04611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573330.12/cwt315.00–347.501,8926
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618331.51/cwt320.00–343.002,04916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622311.69/cwt307.50–315.001,9393
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674293.15/cwt275.00–305.001,9764
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682326.02/cwt315.00–335.002,2235
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723306.23/cwt305.00–307.502,2144
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745281.25/cwt270.00–292.502,0952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1764305.65/cwt295.00–315.002,3354
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765284.08/cwt280.00–287.502,1733
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1933227.47/cwt225.00–230.002,1222
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,607179.95/cwt179.00–181.002,8923
Bulls——1,653191.39/cwt185.00–196.003,16410
Bulls——2,013207.13/cwt203.00–214.004,1703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054119.99/cwt111.00–125.001,2656
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184152.18/cwt151.00–154.001,8024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188137.62/cwt134.00–145.001,6359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295159.56/cwt155.00–167.002,0668
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,3741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413151.64/cwt148.00–156.002,1433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,5081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513163.22/cwt158.00–170.002,47011
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29061,676.74/head1,545.00–1,850.001,6774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1122,092.32/head1,975.00–2,225.002,0923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,778.78/head2,300.00–3,300.002,7798
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501

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.