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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 10
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 307 vs last sale 376▼ 17 vs year ago 700 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 39▼ 24 vs year ago 72 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 22▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 20.00-30.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.70/cwt on 40 head, down $1.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.46 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$365.70
▼ 1.12 vs prior sale
40 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.79
vs TN average
−0.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552376.102,07626
Medium and Large 2546346.401,89314thin
One grade step is worth $29.70/cwt here — about $183 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 sale40 hd
365.70
—
TN average18 barns · 1,064 hd
375.49
−9.79
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−0.95
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−22.46
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—Low1,524198.823,0305thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480171.622,5406thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,270164.862,0945thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,191142.801,70116

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,533$3,5393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$3,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,4743thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,9001thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320447.93/cwt400.00–490.001,4334
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323521.40/cwt500.00–540.001,6842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383501.44/cwt485.00–515.001,9214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421479.19/cwt470.00–490.002,0177
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429445.95/cwt420.00–465.001,9134
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470463.50/cwt460.00–480.002,17817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477428.96/cwt410.00–455.002,0465
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525429.49/cwt415.00–445.002,25524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534381.94/cwt360.00–390.002,0407
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585402.79/cwt395.00–417.502,3569
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608371.58/cwt365.00–379.002,25914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added623385.81/cwt385.00–386.002,40416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625355.00/cwt350.00–360.002,2193
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678331.25/cwt320.00–340.002,2464
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679353.07/cwt347.50–365.002,39717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1741337.77/cwt330.00–339.002,50317
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added745361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,6892
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777328.24/cwt320.00–333.002,5506
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,5906
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273514.86/cwt500.00–530.001,4062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328455.31/cwt440.00–470.001,4934
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386434.48/cwt420.00–450.001,6778
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417428.67/cwt410.00–440.001,7889
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430393.60/cwt375.00–400.001,6924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462416.73/cwt410.00–422.501,92510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472385.00/cwt375.00–400.001,8173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518388.13/cwt377.50–405.002,0119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528350.63/cwt330.00–370.001,8518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570369.73/cwt352.50–382.502,10717
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571340.75/cwt330.00–345.001,9466
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615352.49/cwt345.00–362.502,1684
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624319.52/cwt300.00–331.001,9946
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673347.65/cwt341.00–360.002,3409
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674321.26/cwt320.00–325.002,1654
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721319.34/cwt310.00–320.002,30215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,39970
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760293.79/cwt285.00–305.002,2334
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813276.60/cwt270.00–290.002,2493
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385486.20/cwt475.00–490.001,8724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422414.18/cwt380.00–430.001,7485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436472.95/cwt470.00–480.002,06210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464402.03/cwt400.00–405.001,8655
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485436.42/cwt410.00–445.002,11711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517403.73/cwt390.00–430.002,08720
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533362.90/cwt350.00–380.001,9345
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572334.78/cwt320.00–350.001,9153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579375.75/cwt370.00–385.002,1766
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615317.49/cwt310.00–322.501,9533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622334.47/cwt325.00–350.002,0809
Bulls600–650Small 1625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9382
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672333.89/cwt325.00–340.002,24411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678302.42/cwt295.00–310.002,0502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723318.81/cwt315.00–322.502,3052
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763292.49/cwt290.00–295.002,2322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9131
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935262.54/cwt255.00–270.002,4552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410203.84/cwt201.00–205.002,8743
Bulls——1,695191.28/cwt187.00–194.003,2422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138134.42/cwt125.00–145.001,5309
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203157.42/cwt155.00–160.001,8942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,259153.57/cwt150.00–159.001,9337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315169.82/cwt166.00–175.002,2333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480171.62/cwt164.00–175.002,5406
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,474.37/head2,375.00–2,575.002,4743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5333,538.78/head3,450.00–3,650.003,5393

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.