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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 15
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 403▼ 118 vs year ago 579 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 153▼ 56 vs year ago 106 · −52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 27 · −18.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $409.33/cwt on 37 head, down $26.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −25.81 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$409.33
▼ 26.64 vs prior sale
37 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.57
vs TN average
−49.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565420.112,37527
Medium and Large 2544380.222,06710thin
One grade step is worth $39.88/cwt here — about $309 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 sale37 hd
409.33
—
TN average15 barns · 470 hd
425.89
−16.57
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−49.72
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−25.81
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—Average1,670199.353,3297thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419174.772,4807thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235173.492,14215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,213143.071,7356thin

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)1,265$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$2,1652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)850$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$3,1001thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5661
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,9881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324496.55/cwt490.00–500.001,6093
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328594.66/cwt570.00–620.001,9505
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360562.50/cwt555.00–570.002,0252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415478.94/cwt470.00–495.001,9885
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420442.14/cwt435.00–450.001,8572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468470.79/cwt465.00–480.002,2036
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473425.04/cwt400.00–435.002,0106
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518429.83/cwt420.00–450.002,2276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528383.86/cwt370.00–415.002,0277
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579417.33/cwt402.50–425.002,41621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580371.74/cwt350.00–385.002,1563
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610392.47/cwt375.00–402.502,3946
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617360.87/cwt350.00–370.002,2279
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659393.03/cwt387.50–397.502,59011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673354.87/cwt342.50–360.002,3884
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708374.98/cwt374.00–382.502,65510
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718331.66/cwt330.00–332.502,3813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5821
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278536.08/cwt515.00–560.001,4902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316482.27/cwt460.00–500.001,5248
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387481.36/cwt465.00–510.001,86315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426426.23/cwt420.00–430.001,8168
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438412.49/cwt410.00–415.001,8072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482425.55/cwt420.00–430.002,05117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522401.57/cwt385.00–415.002,09619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572403.86/cwt380.00–410.002,31015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613353.46/cwt340.00–370.002,1677
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679335.21/cwt320.00–340.002,2764
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700326.25/cwt325.00–327.502,2842
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3941
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367547.90/cwt500.00–570.002,0115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375473.75/cwt450.00–495.001,7774
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424472.80/cwt470.00–480.002,0059
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472466.49/cwt450.00–475.002,20213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488422.17/cwt420.00–435.002,0607
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528406.77/cwt397.50–415.002,1484
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540367.48/cwt365.00–370.001,9842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570384.13/cwt370.00–392.502,1907
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571353.64/cwt340.00–367.502,0197
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628347.48/cwt340.00–360.002,1824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675335.74/cwt327.50–340.002,2663
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713321.24/cwt317.50–325.002,2902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2831
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,3191
Bulls——1,650189.19/cwt183.00–194.003,1224
Bulls——1,808206.83/cwt199.00–215.003,7392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120129.24/cwt125.00–134.001,4472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185158.71/cwt156.00–164.001,8813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235187.60/cwt185.00–192.002,3174
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,252145.64/cwt145.00–147.001,8233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253171.97/cwt166.00–177.002,1558
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419174.77/cwt168.00–180.002,4807
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29082,164.53/head2,150.00–2,175.002,1652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.