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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 711▲ 9 vs year ago 614 · +1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 116▼ 43 vs year ago 149 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 24 · −4.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $422.16/cwt on 54 head, up $0.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +33.99 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$422.16
▲ 0.56 vs prior sale
54 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.67
vs TN average
+5.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540423.962,29051
Medium and Large 2555391.632,1753thin
One grade step is worth $32.33/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale54 hd
422.16
—
TN average15 barns · 815 hd
407.49
+14.67
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
+5.05
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
+33.99
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—Low1,790202.563,6258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,483179.042,6549thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235171.292,11522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,047148.401,55421

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$3,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,4543thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,518$4,1752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$2,1003thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$1,8192thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272612.09/cwt590.00–640.001,6658
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332565.38/cwt550.00–620.001,87720
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343515.04/cwt510.00–520.001,7672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382560.17/cwt555.00–565.002,1403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431536.99/cwt520.00–550.002,31413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433503.38/cwt500.00–505.002,1803
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481501.81/cwt490.00–520.002,41418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516495.84/cwt480.00–505.002,55933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531455.72/cwt430.00–475.002,4209
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added572474.47/cwt465.00–479.002,7146
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580398.95/cwt375.00–422.502,3142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589444.15/cwt435.00–447.002,61611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612433.34/cwt422.50–440.002,65238
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635390.00/cwt380.00–400.002,4772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,8274
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718370.55/cwt362.50–372.502,6615
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7711
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1239550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3154
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275555.00/cwt550.00–560.001,5262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319565.47/cwt540.00–600.001,8049
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330507.14/cwt500.00–510.001,6747
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375501.55/cwt490.00–520.001,88112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430469.66/cwt460.00–490.002,02016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474451.94/cwt440.00–470.002,14235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522423.07/cwt410.00–435.002,20825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536440.73/cwt440.00–447.502,36210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543387.44/cwt375.00–400.002,1042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563423.50/cwt422.50–427.502,3845
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575410.93/cwt405.00–415.002,36311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620386.14/cwt370.00–402.502,3944
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643352.51/cwt350.00–355.002,2672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673384.90/cwt380.00–395.002,5903
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,6382
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718350.25/cwt350.25–350.252,51567
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727339.17/cwt335.00–342.502,4663
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755338.03/cwt330.00–342.002,5523
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383569.80/cwt560.00–580.002,1824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476503.76/cwt490.00–515.002,3989
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527429.91/cwt420.00–440.002,2665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535457.03/cwt450.00–475.002,4458
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568430.00/cwt420.00–440.002,4423
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575397.07/cwt385.00–410.002,2832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618416.70/cwt405.00–425.002,5756
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630392.38/cwt385.00–400.002,4722
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668390.06/cwt385.00–395.002,6062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720364.86/cwt360.00–370.002,6272
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782316.61/cwt310.00–320.002,4763
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6111
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,7261
Bulls——1,692215.65/cwt213.00–218.003,6493
Bulls——1,925199.13/cwt190.00–205.003,8334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%917132.93/cwt120.00–140.001,2195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087150.71/cwt143.00–155.001,63812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090160.79/cwt159.00–164.001,7534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212185.38/cwt185.00–186.002,2475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219174.27/cwt169.00–179.002,12410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273156.97/cwt148.00–164.001,9987
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442176.84/cwt173.00–181.002,5506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528195.17/cwt190.00–200.002,9822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,6161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,453.92/head2,250.00–2,625.002,4543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,818.82/head1,800.00–1,840.001,8192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28952,100.07/head1,800.00–2,385.002,1003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4854,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.