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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 12
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 983▲ 402 vs year ago 429 · +93.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 108▲ 11 vs year ago 83 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 20 vs year ago 3 · +666.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $425.78/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −9.36 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$425.78
34 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.91
vs TN average
−46.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552429.262,37032
Medium and Large 2535370.001,9802thin
One grade step is worth $59.26/cwt here — about $391 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 sale34 hd
425.78
—
TN average16 barns · 648 hd
417.87
+7.91
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−46.20
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−9.36
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—Average1,819178.173,2417thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,501153.102,29815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,267147.941,87414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,108125.711,39423

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,4724thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,423$2,3392thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225662.78/cwt640.00–690.001,4912
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273686.58/cwt660.00–710.001,8747
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320586.88/cwt540.00–630.001,87814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389554.37/cwt510.00–580.002,15610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420437.11/cwt390.00–460.001,8364
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added423523.27/cwt520.00–530.002,2133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426489.93/cwt470.00–500.002,08712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474436.65/cwt430.00–455.002,07011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476413.13/cwt375.00–420.001,9668
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added484476.53/cwt470.00–490.002,3066
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518427.65/cwt420.00–437.502,21512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,4832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582423.54/cwt407.50–432.502,46516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625389.59/cwt380.00–405.002,43513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635361.84/cwt357.50–372.502,2984
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669377.38/cwt376.00–378.002,52514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1689370.37/cwt364.00–374.002,55214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,4671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728351.75/cwt347.50–357.502,5613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added768355.83/cwt355.50–357.002,73314
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784339.02/cwt330.00–345.002,65810
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814330.49/cwt320.00–341.002,6904
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8221
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added862334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,87910
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added945327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,09056
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215430.00/cwt430.00–430.009251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263639.43/cwt620.00–660.001,6822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325440.37/cwt400.00–475.001,4314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330521.19/cwt490.00–550.001,7208
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374410.89/cwt390.00–440.001,5374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387471.22/cwt445.00–520.001,82415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423414.21/cwt410.00–425.001,75212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423389.14/cwt365.00–400.001,6464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473394.67/cwt385.00–410.001,86739
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478365.08/cwt360.00–370.001,7452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528386.01/cwt380.00–400.002,03819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530358.21/cwt350.00–370.001,8993
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572367.71/cwt360.00–377.502,10325
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575386.50/cwt385.00–387.502,2225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575352.43/cwt350.00–355.002,0262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623350.36/cwt342.50–360.002,18319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632320.75/cwt290.00–337.502,0273
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added640362.94/cwt362.50–363.002,3238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668336.76/cwt330.00–340.002,2503
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added713335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3897
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715317.76/cwt317.50–318.002,2722
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775316.24/cwt315.00–317.502,4512
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371515.74/cwt500.00–540.001,91311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377436.64/cwt410.00–470.001,6463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421458.07/cwt440.00–470.001,92811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470397.09/cwt380.00–415.001,8668
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476429.72/cwt420.00–465.002,04524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521416.16/cwt400.00–430.002,16817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525378.29/cwt375.00–380.001,9863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566346.24/cwt330.00–380.001,9608
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570394.85/cwt385.00–415.002,2519
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613348.02/cwt342.50–357.502,1335
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619372.70/cwt360.00–388.002,3077
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674345.26/cwt340.00–352.002,3277
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717344.15/cwt342.50–347.502,4683
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2758316.26/cwt315.00–317.502,3972
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778329.99/cwt327.50–332.502,5672
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2551
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823297.48/cwt295.00–300.002,4482
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,761182.46/cwt179.00–190.003,2134
Bulls——1,897172.44/cwt170.00–176.003,2713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055146.00/cwt145.00–147.001,5402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095118.70/cwt105.00–129.001,30015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160136.49/cwt130.00–143.001,5836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258156.40/cwt154.00–164.001,9686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273141.59/cwt138.00–147.001,8028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478144.31/cwt140.00–148.002,1334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502154.83/cwt150.00–164.002,32610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,7021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,472.08/head2,325.00–2,600.002,4724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4232,338.93/head2,275.00–2,400.002,3392

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.