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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▼ 352 vs last sale 819▼ 344 vs year ago 811 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 102▼ 62 vs year ago 117 · −53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-25.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $442.16/cwt on 47 head, down $31.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.02 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$442.16
▼ 31.01 vs prior sale
47 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,448
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.35
vs TN average
−30.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557452.342,52135
Medium and Large 2543412.472,24112thin
One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $280 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 sale47 hd
442.16
—
TN average15 barns · 659 hd
468.51
−26.35
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−30.04
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
+7.02
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—High2,059193.203,9774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487165.782,4657thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,309158.382,07210
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061135.601,4399thin

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)1,395$3,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,053$2,3942thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,4002thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283599.56/cwt590.00–610.001,6972
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323556.97/cwt540.00–570.001,7997
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379532.61/cwt525.00–540.002,0194
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436503.39/cwt500.00–515.002,1957
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479487.88/cwt480.00–495.002,3377
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,4577
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520462.78/cwt450.00–475.002,4064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533423.07/cwt375.00–445.002,2558
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564391.28/cwt380.00–425.002,2074
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579440.34/cwt435.00–442.502,55024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621429.57/cwt422.50–440.002,66812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638387.32/cwt372.50–415.002,4713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655386.22/cwt382.50–390.002,5302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681335.25/cwt325.00–352.502,2835
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2302
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719347.01/cwt337.50–352.502,4956
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774331.82/cwt325.00–337.502,5684
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2788313.76/cwt310.00–317.502,4722
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2819295.44/cwt290.00–302.502,4206
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825320.59/cwt315.00–327.502,6454
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865301.44/cwt300.00–315.002,60712
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370456.17/cwt435.00–490.001,68810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423452.81/cwt435.00–470.001,91510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472434.24/cwt420.00–445.002,05015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476385.60/cwt330.00–415.001,8354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523403.03/cwt395.00–415.002,10830
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563391.47/cwt385.00–395.002,2048
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619345.39/cwt340.00–352.502,13815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625362.48/cwt360.00–367.502,2664
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660334.26/cwt322.50–345.002,2064
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1332
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758306.27/cwt300.00–312.502,3222
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372533.66/cwt525.00–550.001,9858
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392493.28/cwt490.00–500.001,9343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428499.37/cwt490.00–520.002,13715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433452.54/cwt450.00–455.001,9592
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469482.25/cwt465.00–490.002,2629
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520428.16/cwt420.00–435.002,2263
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534456.93/cwt445.00–467.502,44010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562434.57/cwt430.00–440.002,4426
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4441
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615361.56/cwt350.00–370.002,2243
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635334.32/cwt325.00–345.002,1234
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723327.27/cwt320.00–335.002,3662
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770318.31/cwt315.00–320.002,4513
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815314.88/cwt305.00–325.002,5662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,835180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3031
Bulls——2,120201.00/cwt201.00–201.004,2611
Bulls——2,140195.89/cwt194.00–198.004,1922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985123.71/cwt120.00–130.001,2195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118156.92/cwt156.00–158.001,7542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205165.34/cwt163.00–169.001,9924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,3631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386149.08/cwt145.00–156.002,0665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514167.24/cwt163.00–173.002,5326
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0532,393.94/head2,300.00–2,475.002,3942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,400.21/head2,250.00–2,500.002,4002

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.