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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 425▼ 193 vs year ago 885 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 64▼ 29 vs year ago 92 · −31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 31▲ 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $442.34/cwt on 48 head, down $3.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.20 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$442.34
▼ 3.33 vs prior sale
48 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,440
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.27
vs TN average
+3.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551444.272,44745
Medium and Large 2565413.332,3373thin
One grade step is worth $30.94/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale48 hd
442.34
—
TN average15 barns · 678 hd
440.07
+2.27
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
+3.19
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
+7.20
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—High1,848207.393,8336thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,417180.112,55210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,284178.502,29114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,098149.471,6418thin

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)1,260$3,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$3,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,2123thin

Every lot

84 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1248700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7363
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285550.35/cwt540.00–560.001,5682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336582.39/cwt550.00–600.001,9575
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378571.51/cwt560.00–600.002,1605
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433521.99/cwt505.00–540.002,2602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465433.62/cwt415.00–445.002,0164
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476469.04/cwt450.00–500.002,23314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517438.48/cwt430.00–465.002,26715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added531475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5228
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581437.05/cwt422.50–439.502,53922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618402.47/cwt397.50–405.002,4874
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621425.06/cwt414.00–430.002,64039
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673396.30/cwt385.00–415.002,66718
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678362.62/cwt350.00–380.002,4594
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729378.15/cwt372.50–385.002,75732
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,70872
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757363.33/cwt362.50–365.002,7503
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840358.17/cwt350.00–365.003,0094
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,3491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1307555.63/cwt540.00–580.001,7065
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376530.83/cwt520.00–540.001,99612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429474.75/cwt470.00–480.002,03715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435397.93/cwt360.00–435.001,7312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480437.56/cwt430.00–460.002,10020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2665
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521419.84/cwt395.00–430.002,18723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,3645
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1051
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580408.23/cwt395.00–420.002,36819
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628386.79/cwt380.00–400.002,42916
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2652348.34/cwt347.50–350.002,2713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659364.77/cwt360.00–380.002,40413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added681386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,62917
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728347.12/cwt340.00–355.002,5278
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767350.71/cwt340.00–352.002,69023
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369566.02/cwt540.00–580.002,0895
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370516.31/cwt510.00–530.001,9103
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430543.85/cwt510.00–560.002,3396
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430467.31/cwt445.00–500.002,0095
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468496.66/cwt485.00–520.002,3244
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468451.73/cwt440.00–460.002,1143
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513447.90/cwt435.00–470.002,29810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525422.45/cwt420.00–430.002,2184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558348.77/cwt345.00–350.001,9464
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573414.91/cwt410.00–420.002,3773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627387.48/cwt380.00–392.502,4293
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645350.50/cwt350.00–352.502,2615
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665383.03/cwt377.50–387.502,5475
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665348.92/cwt337.50–360.002,3202
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733352.58/cwt347.50–360.002,5843
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765337.40/cwt330.00–345.002,5812
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8051
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1868337.45/cwt335.00–340.002,9292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,3331
Bulls——1,915204.87/cwt200.00–215.003,9235
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985135.25/cwt122.00–140.001,3323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150169.12/cwt168.00–170.001,9452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195155.25/cwt149.00–160.001,8554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292178.71/cwt174.00–186.002,30911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,379184.17/cwt179.00–189.002,5407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,8471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505170.63/cwt165.00–175.002,5683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,875.00/head3,875.00–3,875.003,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,212.12/head2,175.00–2,250.002,2123
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0303,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.