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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 20
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
← earliestMay 20Jun 3
Feeder Cattle receipts
844 head
844 vs last sale 0 844 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
99 vs last sale 0 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
49 vs last sale 0 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.05/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$125.05
235 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$13.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.85
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559127.28712174
Medium and Large 2-3554119.3166154
Small 1-2551114.066287thin
One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale235 hd
125.05
TN average3 barns · 635 hd
130.90
−5.85
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,59674.831,19514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30457.8575537
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47255.418169thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97847.7746729

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3719102.68/cwt100.00–104.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425123.68/cwt120.00–126.005263
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378129.67/cwt129.00–130.004903
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3810101.00/cwt101.00–101.008181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550137.50/cwt137.50–137.507565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581128.39/cwt123.00–134.0074638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517130.47/cwt123.00–135.0067530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471131.44/cwt127.00–138.0061922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426133.20/cwt127.00–143.0056718
HeifersSmall 1-2495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3569120.85/cwt119.00–122.0068813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475124.00/cwt122.00–126.0058912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3628116.00/cwt111.00–117.007287
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3529119.99/cwt119.00–121.006357
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672112.58/cwt110.00–115.007575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623124.44/cwt119.00–129.0077515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663121.30/cwt116.00–127.0080410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377136.84/cwt134.00–141.0051610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2758112.57/cwt110.00–115.008537
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2819111.20/cwt107.00–113.009116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732112.98/cwt105.00–115.008275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285098.25/cwt96.00–101.008354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2337136.69/cwt136.00–137.004613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905105.00/cwt105.00–105.009501
BullsSmall 1-2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570132.11/cwt125.00–137.0075312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527132.91/cwt124.00–135.0070011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3469135.99/cwt134.00–137.006385
BullsMedium and Large 2-3669114.25/cwt111.00–118.007644
BullsMedium and Large 2-3643115.25/cwt110.00–119.007414
BullsMedium and Large 2-377093.00/cwt93.00–93.007161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465144.45/cwt140.00–149.0067219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528139.50/cwt136.00–148.0073718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627123.85/cwt120.00–128.0077714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566137.37/cwt132.00–142.0077812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424151.33/cwt147.00–158.0064212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667123.01/cwt120.00–127.008207
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765108.64/cwt107.00–110.008313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723114.00/cwt114.00–114.008242
BullsMedium and Large 1-299583.00/cwt83.00–83.008261
BullsMedium and Large 1-293583.00/cwt83.00–83.007761
CowsLean 85-90%98351.05/cwt43.00–57.5050223
CowsLean 85-90%96035.20/cwt30.00–40.003386
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48354.71/cwt50.00–58.008118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38561.00/cwt61.00–61.008451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28257.61/cwt53.00–64.0073927
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42450.18/cwt50.00–51.007155
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30566.82/cwt65.00–69.008725
Bulls1,74376.61/cwt72.00–82.001,3358
Bulls1,30164.98/cwt60.00–68.008454
Bulls1,60087.43/cwt84.00–90.001,3992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Dairy SteersLarge 362381.00/cwt81.00–81.0050512
Dairy SteersLarge 337879.78/cwt71.00–88.003022
Dairy SteersLarge 391570.00/cwt70.00–70.006411
SteersSmall 1-2935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
SteersSmall 1-2805106.00/cwt106.00–106.008531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3507140.26/cwt139.00–145.0071111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573139.30/cwt130.00–145.007989
SteersMedium and Large 2-3760118.23/cwt110.00–122.008995
SteersMedium and Large 2-3683127.83/cwt125.00–131.008735
SteersMedium and Large 2-3383147.01/cwt140.00–154.005634
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740120.00/cwt118.00–122.008882
SteersMedium and Large 2-3620135.12/cwt130.00–140.008382
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473150.96/cwt150.00–152.007142
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330144.64/cwt137.50–152.004772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567154.26/cwt146.00–159.0087533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618148.67/cwt144.00–155.0091930
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731132.26/cwt126.00–134.5096725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525153.92/cwt147.00–159.0080817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424164.14/cwt156.00–168.0069611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378164.84/cwt158.00–172.0062310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480157.25/cwt153.00–163.007559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770128.55/cwt125.00–133.009907
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672138.66/cwt132.00–142.009327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815121.37/cwt120.00–124.009893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2965106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305174.00/cwt174.00–174.005311
HeifersSmall 1-2510116.85/cwt108.00–120.005964
HeifersSmall 1-2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
HeifersSmall 1-2580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441

How this sale compares

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.