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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▲ 469 vs last sale 374▲ 29 vs year ago 814 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 63▼ 18 vs year ago 125 · −14.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 10▲ 18 vs year ago 14 · +128.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.45/cwt on 71 head, up $6.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +37.29 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$425.45
▲ 6.18 vs prior sale
71 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,334
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.35
vs TN average
−1.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550426.142,34268
Medium and Large 2525410.002,1533thin
One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $189 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 sale71 hd
425.45
—
TN average15 barns · 634 hd
412.11
+13.35
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−1.94
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
+37.29
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

32 sales
440396352308median 388.1703/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $388.17 across 32 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—High1,665208.933,4798thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546190.172,94015
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290177.162,28629
CowsLean 85-90%High1,122146.431,64215

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)1,433$3,2582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,409$3,23215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,427$3,1003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,8001thin

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 1218740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,6132
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4702
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278653.14/cwt630.00–670.001,8167
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317540.26/cwt510.00–560.001,7133
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328591.45/cwt560.00–620.001,94027
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376570.93/cwt560.00–580.002,1479
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430533.69/cwt520.00–550.002,29518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431489.32/cwt455.00–515.002,1095
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2754
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474522.43/cwt510.00–535.002,47628
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524512.22/cwt500.00–522.502,68413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535465.36/cwt440.00–477.502,4903
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579495.00/cwt480.00–505.002,86612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,7732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621452.83/cwt450.00–455.002,8127
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added627467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,9313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658409.96/cwt400.00–420.002,6982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725395.83/cwt395.50–397.502,8706
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822348.50/cwt348.50–348.502,86559
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added881332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,92917
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1903330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9803
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,010270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7271
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233595.16/cwt590.00–600.001,3872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273574.01/cwt540.00–600.001,5674
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290524.46/cwt500.00–530.001,5217
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330525.56/cwt500.00–570.001,73413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374508.16/cwt490.00–540.001,90130
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418475.00/cwt460.00–500.001,98630
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422449.16/cwt440.00–450.001,89524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474455.49/cwt440.00–470.002,15941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485427.65/cwt420.00–435.002,0742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522433.24/cwt420.00–450.002,26232
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574419.82/cwt407.50–425.002,41036
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613360.13/cwt320.00–370.002,2087
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626393.04/cwt385.00–403.002,4605
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664381.27/cwt370.00–392.502,5329
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673349.50/cwt335.00–365.002,3522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705332.48/cwt330.00–335.002,3442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708344.94/cwt340.00–355.002,4423
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760335.79/cwt327.50–343.002,5524
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5621
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373567.49/cwt557.50–590.002,11723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421537.75/cwt520.00–560.002,26423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1834
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461464.24/cwt450.00–480.002,1406
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472509.01/cwt490.00–535.002,40326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526448.87/cwt435.00–455.002,3614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531485.59/cwt470.00–500.002,5788
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568450.08/cwt447.50–452.502,5562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576469.25/cwt460.00–485.002,7038
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611442.85/cwt437.50–447.502,7064
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612403.70/cwt381.00–415.002,4713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668414.62/cwt410.00–421.002,7708
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703388.34/cwt385.00–395.002,7303
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775356.79/cwt351.00–362.502,7652
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870329.91/cwt325.00–337.502,8703
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,9191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,554195.00/cwt191.00–197.003,0304
Bulls——1,776222.85/cwt219.00–229.003,9584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%959125.69/cwt113.00–134.001,2055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,172163.82/cwt160.00–170.001,9205
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,234149.79/cwt144.00–157.001,8485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258161.32/cwt160.00–163.002,0296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267174.49/cwt166.00–183.002,21116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,372196.84/cwt188.00–204.002,7017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501199.13/cwt190.00–210.002,9898
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598179.92/cwt171.00–184.002,8757
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4093,232.11/head2,850.00–3,525.003,23215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4273,099.94/head3,050.00–3,125.003,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4333,257.59/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2582

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.