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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 3
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 887▼ 132 vs year ago 975 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 116▼ 70 vs year ago 174 · −40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $388.41/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.73 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$388.41
56 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.27
vs TN average
−30.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547396.612,17046
Medium and Large 2561350.681,96810thin
One grade step is worth $45.93/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale56 hd
388.41
—
TN average14 barns · 402 hd
369.13
+19.27
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−30.69
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−46.73
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—High1,845176.293,25315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,555160.892,50224
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255153.651,92820
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,135128.741,46116

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)1,290$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,4751thin

Every lot

83 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1222634.66/cwt610.00–690.001,4093
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270549.81/cwt530.00–560.001,4843
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333404.89/cwt390.00–420.001,3482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337446.15/cwt430.00–470.001,5048
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378457.45/cwt455.00–460.001,7292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425461.96/cwt455.00–475.001,96312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435407.37/cwt370.00–445.001,7726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455455.71/cwt450.00–457.502,0737
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460417.42/cwt395.00–430.001,9204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516412.23/cwt400.00–420.002,12718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522359.31/cwt340.00–387.501,8763
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567386.57/cwt367.50–397.502,19228
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578346.98/cwt330.00–365.002,0067
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614355.78/cwt347.50–362.502,18411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624311.73/cwt300.00–335.001,9455
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659352.97/cwt350.00–355.002,32610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664333.43/cwt327.50–340.002,21410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added716343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,4564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717314.21/cwt310.00–317.502,2533
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768308.85/cwt308.00–310.002,3727
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added784331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,59564
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5352
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910252.95/cwt250.00–270.002,3027
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327398.09/cwt380.00–440.001,3027
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365359.86/cwt350.00–370.001,3132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372399.69/cwt380.00–430.001,48712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420314.82/cwt300.00–330.001,3222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428385.00/cwt370.00–405.001,64810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428355.92/cwt330.00–365.001,5236
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475350.88/cwt340.00–365.001,66716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476326.94/cwt310.00–330.001,55613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531332.66/cwt320.00–340.001,76637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6465
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added541348.98/cwt347.50–350.001,88820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574329.08/cwt320.00–335.001,8896
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591301.07/cwt300.00–310.001,7799
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0358
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630313.98/cwt310.00–320.001,97810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680309.77/cwt300.00–317.502,10610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723292.55/cwt285.00–300.002,1154
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1756297.47/cwt280.00–300.002,2498
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378443.06/cwt420.00–470.001,67511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378381.34/cwt375.00–390.001,4414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417362.28/cwt340.00–385.001,5115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420428.72/cwt400.00–437.501,80118
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465355.73/cwt322.50–390.001,65411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473408.93/cwt400.00–425.001,93411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516349.41/cwt320.00–377.501,8037
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525394.33/cwt380.00–415.002,07012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575354.26/cwt340.00–367.502,03713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579305.18/cwt270.00–320.001,7677
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624299.80/cwt285.00–307.501,87112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625320.32/cwt310.00–335.002,00210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660318.75/cwt310.00–327.502,1042
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665286.69/cwt270.00–300.001,9063
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725259.93/cwt250.00–270.001,8842
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733284.83/cwt275.00–295.002,0882
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,696165.41/cwt157.00–172.002,8057
Bulls——1,938196.83/cwt195.00–199.003,8152
Bulls——1,989182.14/cwt175.00–190.003,6236
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111133.76/cwt130.00–139.001,4868
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135120.68/cwt115.00–127.001,3707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227144.40/cwt136.00–151.001,7728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262159.26/cwt154.00–164.002,01011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518161.66/cwt154.00–166.002,45418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653147.76/cwt146.00–150.002,4423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680169.36/cwt168.00–171.002,8453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.