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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 5
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
983 head
▲ 379 vs last sale 604▲ 447 vs year ago 536 · +83.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 95▲ 38 vs year ago 70 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed the past two week in observance of the Holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $412.54/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.60 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$412.54
58 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,324
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.96
vs TN average
−53.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563416.322,34551
Medium and Large 2564385.012,1727thin
One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $173 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 sale58 hd
412.54
—
TN average6 barns · 271 hd
401.58
+10.96
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−53.79
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−22.60
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—Average1,616183.022,95815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505163.242,45717
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,304156.352,03915
CowsLean 85-90%High1,155133.221,53811

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,7996
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$3,3732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,9251thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245705.20/cwt690.00–710.001,7284
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321561.10/cwt540.00–600.001,80115
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375475.67/cwt450.00–500.001,7842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425401.16/cwt385.00–420.001,7054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431442.00/cwt430.00–460.001,90511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477403.29/cwt395.00–415.001,9243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481423.77/cwt420.00–430.002,0384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526427.31/cwt420.00–435.002,24817
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569380.84/cwt350.00–390.002,1676
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582410.82/cwt400.00–417.502,39134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616392.32/cwt380.00–407.502,41718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627368.43/cwt352.50–377.502,3105
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662355.82/cwt355.00–357.502,3563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669367.38/cwt360.00–377.502,45818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719350.32/cwt345.00–352.002,5199
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728359.96/cwt356.00–367.502,62131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772345.77/cwt340.00–352.502,6693
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added783350.92/cwt347.00–370.002,74846
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,71662
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9252
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added958325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,1142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1239640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5307
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273497.30/cwt490.00–500.001,3584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283402.65/cwt390.00–420.001,1394
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325394.55/cwt350.00–410.001,2824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333468.27/cwt430.00–480.001,5596
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377425.50/cwt420.00–430.001,60410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437415.23/cwt405.00–445.001,8159
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473381.53/cwt375.00–400.001,80529
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474358.43/cwt350.00–370.001,6999
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521363.74/cwt350.00–370.001,89526
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524314.82/cwt300.00–330.001,6504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575358.60/cwt350.00–370.002,06225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633342.85/cwt337.50–350.002,17017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,2778
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639324.92/cwt315.00–335.002,0765
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668332.71/cwt325.00–335.002,22337
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3092
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3062
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added893250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2333
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373479.58/cwt470.00–490.001,78910
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393395.19/cwt365.00–425.001,5532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417391.83/cwt365.00–420.001,6349
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435453.31/cwt450.00–455.001,9723
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465393.24/cwt390.00–395.001,8293
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477415.57/cwt400.00–440.001,98216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519405.85/cwt395.00–420.002,10610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527369.14/cwt350.00–385.001,9456
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577387.21/cwt372.50–395.002,2347
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578341.36/cwt327.50–365.001,9734
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610370.46/cwt362.50–380.002,2605
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614345.66/cwt337.50–350.002,1224
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660335.00/cwt315.00–338.002,2118
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668357.58/cwt356.00–360.002,3895
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712337.46/cwt332.50–342.502,4033
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5441
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813308.77/cwt307.50–310.002,5102
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500170.51/cwt160.00–181.002,5587
Bulls——1,654188.41/cwt186.00–194.003,1165
Bulls——1,823203.25/cwt200.00–210.003,7053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102121.88/cwt113.00–129.001,3435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,204141.21/cwt135.00–147.001,7005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265169.85/cwt167.00–173.002,1492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280160.72/cwt155.00–165.002,0576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336148.75/cwt140.00–152.001,9877
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442161.91/cwt155.00–167.002,33511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458153.44/cwt153.00–154.002,2372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,703171.78/cwt169.00–179.002,9254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,799.40/head2,550.00–3,025.002,7996
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28803,373.15/head3,050.00–3,700.003,3732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.