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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 28
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
925 head
319 vs last sale 606 290 vs year ago 635 · +45.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
5 vs last sale 150 21 vs year ago 134 · +15.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.24/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$138.24
282 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.07
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531141.56751244
Medium and Large 2-3540116.9663238
One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $120 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 sale282 hd
138.24
TN average8 barns · 1,642 hd
134.17
+4.07
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
BullsAverage1,72495.001,63813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44568.7799420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25766.2583342
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01257.4958236

Every lot, as filed

87 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484164.51/cwt159.00–169.007967
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466146.59/cwt143.00–153.0068311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950100.00/cwt100.00–100.009501
Dairy SteersLarge 3568100.00/cwt100.00–100.005682
Dairy SteersLarge 373082.00/cwt82.00–82.005991
Bulls1,61193.99/cwt88.00–99.001,5146
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3368123.35/cwt120.00–130.004543
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3579116.36/cwt106.00–121.006749
Bulls1,37381.72/cwt81.00–82.501,1222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25166.18/cwt61.00–73.5082840
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36575.50/cwt75.50–75.501,0311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3676105.75/cwt105.00–107.007154
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310129.13/cwt127.50–130.004003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-377091.00/cwt91.00–91.007011
Bulls2,001101.52/cwt100.00–103.002,0315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40560.00/cwt60.00–60.008431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48377.79/cwt75.50–80.501,1542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44167.77/cwt62.00–72.5097718
CowsLean 85-90%1,01559.58/cwt54.50–65.5060530
CowsLean 85-90%99947.03/cwt39.00–52.004706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522157.41/cwt153.50–164.0082218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679140.95/cwt139.00–146.009577
BullsMedium and Large 1-2786112.97/cwt111.00–117.008884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added731139.97/cwt136.50–144.001,02320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528155.00/cwt155.00–155.0081898
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623138.16/cwt134.00–141.008618
BullsSmall 1-2495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
BullsSmall 1-2655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
SteersSmall 1-2465132.00/cwt132.00–132.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added403150.00/cwt150.00–150.0060514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added914123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628151.00/cwt151.00–151.009485
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518164.50/cwt164.50–164.508529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371163.79/cwt160.00–172.5060813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572156.23/cwt149.00–159.0089418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424136.12/cwt130.00–144.0057711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750129.33/cwt126.00–131.009703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2273173.76/cwt160.00–190.004742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added828140.98/cwt138.00–144.001,1673
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525133.14/cwt126.00–140.0069915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285591.00/cwt91.00–91.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-298397.00/cwt97.00–97.009542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368137.92/cwt131.00–148.005084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320166.16/cwt162.00–177.5053210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730116.68/cwt112.00–123.008524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671119.12/cwt115.00–125.0079915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707130.32/cwt127.00–136.009213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268161.17/cwt152.50–170.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314147.83/cwt140.00–152.504647
BullsMedium and Large 1-2845103.00/cwt103.00–103.008701
Dairy SteersLarge 352092.00/cwt92.00–92.004781
Dairy SteersLarge 367591.00/cwt91.00–91.006141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3625110.76/cwt100.00–115.006927
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430122.93/cwt117.50–128.005292
SteersMedium and Large 2-3318155.03/cwt152.50–157.504933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added764139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added426173.00/cwt173.00–173.007378
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3503122.49/cwt120.00–125.006162
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680127.01/cwt126.00–128.008642
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429137.55/cwt134.00–142.005906
SteersMedium and Large 2-3390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280157.50/cwt157.50–157.504411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2531140.81/cwt136.00–149.007486
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580140.24/cwt130.00–145.008135
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475148.89/cwt145.00–156.007074
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473125.75/cwt112.50–129.505956
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465136.41/cwt130.00–142.0063410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578129.33/cwt125.00–138.0074828
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380142.50/cwt142.50–142.505421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3527129.51/cwt119.00–133.0068311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569132.89/cwt129.00–135.0075610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621129.11/cwt125.00–135.008029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417151.48/cwt146.00–155.006326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2722123.33/cwt120.00–125.008903
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568122.02/cwt120.00–125.006933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667127.37/cwt124.00–131.0085010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373152.53/cwt146.00–161.005698
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610125.17/cwt119.00–128.0076420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760114.00/cwt114.00–114.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475139.53/cwt131.00–146.0066322

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.