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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 22
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
896 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 806▲ 48 vs year ago 848 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 72▲ 11 vs year ago 106 · +10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 28▼ 13 vs year ago 33 · −39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $377.95/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.19 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$377.95
27 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,102
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.63
vs TN average
−39.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556385.082,14220
Medium and Large 2555357.561,9857thin
One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd
377.95
—
TN average16 barns · 615 hd
380.58
−2.63
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−39.14
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−57.19
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—High1,778184.033,27214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,510161.432,43827
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,314159.022,09033
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,126131.621,48117

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,485$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,1643thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,069$1,8195
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,7251thin

Every lot

90 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 1200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340444.78/cwt430.00–460.001,5122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383469.93/cwt460.00–480.001,8002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426418.72/cwt400.00–440.001,7847
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432345.51/cwt325.00–380.001,4939
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466359.91/cwt350.00–375.001,6775
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481391.62/cwt390.00–400.001,8849
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518407.03/cwt395.00–415.002,1087
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522369.27/cwt365.00–372.501,9283
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577373.26/cwt367.50–392.502,15413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580348.78/cwt340.00–360.002,0234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613334.17/cwt330.00–340.002,0483
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618355.94/cwt346.00–362.502,20024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662348.23/cwt340.00–353.002,30512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,4213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685319.03/cwt307.50–334.002,1859
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added721351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,5314
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0382
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729329.40/cwt320.00–334.002,40116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774317.44/cwt310.00–332.002,4573
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3371
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added848344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,92160
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,7061
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added907339.50/cwt339.50–339.503,07957
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918307.10/cwt305.00–317.502,8196
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288442.57/cwt440.00–445.001,2752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309412.65/cwt390.00–430.001,2754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340364.98/cwt330.00–380.001,2414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374382.71/cwt370.00–400.001,4317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429346.42/cwt330.00–357.501,4865
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439384.81/cwt370.00–390.001,68915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added448395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,9102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472358.97/cwt340.00–372.501,69452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483322.08/cwt310.00–335.001,55616
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521319.70/cwt300.00–335.001,6669
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522381.32/cwt367.50–387.501,9909
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529349.12/cwt340.00–360.001,84714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569311.77/cwt285.00–325.001,7749
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added578354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,0463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580337.84/cwt330.00–349.001,95931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618330.67/cwt320.00–341.002,04420
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623303.66/cwt295.00–315.001,8924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1844
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660297.46/cwt295.00–300.001,9632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667318.20/cwt313.00–325.002,1229
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712309.05/cwt300.00–317.502,20011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724270.87/cwt260.00–295.001,9615
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430404.13/cwt400.00–420.001,7386
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2442358.65/cwt350.00–370.001,5854
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465364.13/cwt355.00–390.001,69321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480340.16/cwt330.00–350.001,6334
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514340.44/cwt330.00–350.001,75012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524301.11/cwt280.00–322.501,5786
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572340.69/cwt330.00–352.501,94915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2591300.80/cwt280.00–305.001,77820
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628315.97/cwt310.00–340.001,9847
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629284.07/cwt275.00–301.001,7874
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670323.93/cwt310.00–337.502,17010
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733305.79/cwt300.00–317.502,2415
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2787247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9483
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815290.14/cwt275.00–297.502,3653
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2011
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,726177.79/cwt173.00–180.003,0697
Bulls——1,810198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,5841
Bulls——1,834188.97/cwt183.00–192.003,4666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%951118.44/cwt110.00–126.001,1267
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,211137.74/cwt130.00–142.001,6686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295159.34/cwt155.00–165.002,06320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,303145.49/cwt145.00–146.001,8964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317148.81/cwt143.00–153.001,9607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374169.87/cwt168.00–174.002,3346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468151.46/cwt151.00–152.002,2232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507161.23/cwt154.00–167.002,43023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593173.75/cwt171.00–176.002,7682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0691,818.71/head1,550.00–2,250.001,8195
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,163.91/head2,000.00–2,500.002,1643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.