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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 22
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
839 head
47 vs last sale 792 187 vs year ago 652 · +28.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
10 vs last sale 134 39 vs year ago 85 · +45.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
6 vs last sale 45 7 vs year ago 32 · +21.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-9.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.39/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$121.39
232 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.00
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542122.28662211
Medium and Large 2-3541113.1061220
Small 1-2625100.006251thin
One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $37 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 sale232 hd
121.39
TN average10 barns · 2,296 hd
123.39
−2.00
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
BullsHigh1,63793.861,53616
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49764.5196613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23164.4679340
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09154.7259744

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,3681
CowsLean 85-90%1,11563.50/cwt63.50–63.507081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,153891.55/cwt885.00–900.0010,2803
CowsLean 85-90%1,02647.91/cwt44.00–50.504928
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,87056.00/cwt56.00–56.001,0471
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,228890.90/cwt800.00–960.0010,9407
CowsLean 85-90%1,10556.02/cwt51.00–60.5061935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45864.79/cwt60.50–68.5094511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526123.96/cwt119.00–126.006525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468143.69/cwt139.00–152.0067213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2707115.70/cwt114.00–116.508185
Bulls1,774103.59/cwt102.00–105.001,8384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,2801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3484131.49/cwt124.00–136.006366
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567131.15/cwt124.00–135.0074414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424147.46/cwt140.00–153.006256
BullsMedium and Large 2-3582120.67/cwt119.00–122.007026
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008556
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22663.95/cwt59.00–68.5078438
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32374.07/cwt73.00–75.009802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3489118.25/cwt116.00–120.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681112.00/cwt108.00–115.007634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364135.17/cwt128.00–142.0049214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524123.36/cwt116.00–126.0064650
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428118.87/cwt110.00–124.005093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738120.51/cwt114.00–123.0088916
SteersMedium and Large 2-3553123.98/cwt120.00–128.006862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915102.00/cwt102.00–102.009331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665128.25/cwt119.00–129.5085315
SteersMedium and Large 2-3345142.50/cwt142.50–142.504921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465133.00/cwt132.00–134.006186
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Bulls1,13082.36/cwt81.00–85.009313
BullsMedium and Large 1-286089.00/cwt89.00–89.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671119.82/cwt115.00–125.008049
BullsMedium and Large 2-3626115.00/cwt114.00–116.007204
Bulls1,74593.37/cwt89.00–98.501,6299
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367156.93/cwt150.00–168.0057611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622129.73/cwt125.00–134.0080730
SteersMedium and Large 2-3619121.56/cwt114.00–124.007525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2814116.75/cwt116.50–118.509508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566134.15/cwt129.00–141.0075930
SteersMedium and Large 2-3381142.96/cwt138.00–147.505455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2331161.20/cwt154.00–170.005348
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531140.84/cwt137.00–149.0074829
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510131.29/cwt123.00–136.006703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785116.61/cwt113.00–121.009153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478152.17/cwt150.00–160.0072717
SteersMedium and Large 2-3432137.92/cwt130.00–142.005963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400152.00/cwt152.00–152.006082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,08583.00/cwt83.00–83.009012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482127.90/cwt123.00–134.0061630
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540110.50/cwt106.00–115.005972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-283595.00/cwt95.00–95.007931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624116.66/cwt113.00–122.0072828
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3388125.01/cwt124.00–126.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579119.14/cwt116.50–125.0069028
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372095.00/cwt95.00–95.006841
HeifersSmall 1-2625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712107.58/cwt102.00–111.507668
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429131.51/cwt125.00–138.0056424
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3627108.73/cwt108.00–110.506826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2317145.49/cwt138.00–153.004618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2756100.85/cwt99.50–103.5076214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620123.66/cwt118.00–128.007679
BullsMedium and Large 2-378595.97/cwt94.00–98.007532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523134.87/cwt129.00–140.007057

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.