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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 12
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
942 head
17 vs last sale 925 224 vs year ago 718 · +31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
24 vs last sale 155 48 vs year ago 131 · +36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
18 vs last sale 8 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.34/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$149.34
263 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2654149.94981230
Medium and Large 2-3464145.1567333
One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about $308 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 sale263 hd
149.34
TN average6 barns · 1,498 hd
146.24
+3.10
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
BullsLow1,67796.831,62419
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54571.601,10613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18267.5979943
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01559.2660157

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 1-2384166.97/cwt162.00–176.006419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225185.41/cwt175.00–200.004173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570156.40/cwt153.00–162.0089111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477168.54/cwt160.00–174.0080415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523160.14/cwt154.00–169.0083815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724138.80/cwt131.00–144.001,0055
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285156.32/cwt152.50–160.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2678127.49/cwt125.00–130.008642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669143.67/cwt134.00–145.0096125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2774134.86/cwt131.00–136.501,0446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2933124.34/cwt124.00–126.001,1606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716114.70/cwt112.00–118.0082110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574136.08/cwt128.00–139.0078116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2631124.47/cwt120.00–133.0078517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2294177.44/cwt162.50–195.005227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830131.04/cwt125.00–134.001,0883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2868128.75/cwt128.00–129.001,1184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422153.44/cwt148.00–160.006488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667132.11/cwt127.00–135.0088110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2863106.00/cwt106.00–106.009152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417165.44/cwt156.00–169.006908
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added456153.39/cwt151.00–154.006995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added694147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added888138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,23059
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615143.65/cwt135.00–150.0088320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514171.33/cwt170.00–172.008816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added821138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,1374
HeifersSmall 1-267399.96/cwt90.00–110.006732
BullsSmall 1-287586.00/cwt86.00–86.007531
BullsSmall 1-2505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2331169.25/cwt162.00–180.0056010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added568143.34/cwt142.00–144.008146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603141.00/cwt141.00–141.008505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added604155.50/cwt153.00–156.0093910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added426152.00/cwt152.00–152.006484
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621131.68/cwt128.00–137.008187
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,1931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54970.94/cwt65.00–75.001,09912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18267.59/cwt63.00–73.5079943
Bulls1,36681.48/cwt77.00–87.001,1134
Bulls1,778105.17/cwt104.00–108.001,8708
Bulls1,74096.07/cwt94.00–98.001,6727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375154.69/cwt154.00–156.005803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2808110.98/cwt105.00–117.008972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708117.47/cwt115.00–120.008322
Dairy SteersLarge 3195115.00/cwt115.00–115.002243
Dairy SteersLarge 355590.00/cwt90.00–90.005002
Dairy SteersLarge 376070.00/cwt70.00–70.005321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438129.02/cwt126.00–132.005654
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3383129.74/cwt125.00–134.004974
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3313131.07/cwt122.50–136.004104
CowsLean 85-90%92248.56/cwt44.00–53.004488
CowsLean 85-90%1,26567.78/cwt67.00–68.508572
CowsLean 85-90%1,02060.72/cwt55.00–66.5061947
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3422152.40/cwt142.00–154.006439
SteersMedium and Large 2-3371155.86/cwt155.00–158.005787
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0015,7331
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300877.54/cwt800.00–940.0011,4082
SteersMedium and Large 2-3581134.69/cwt131.00–140.007834
SteersMedium and Large 2-3607128.67/cwt128.00–130.007813
SteersMedium and Large 2-3298158.00/cwt158.00–158.004712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3673109.00/cwt108.00–110.007342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-377598.00/cwt98.00–98.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568118.95/cwt111.00–124.006765
BullsMedium and Large 2-3574130.83/cwt124.00–133.007517
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525131.01/cwt126.00–134.006885
BullsMedium and Large 2-3421144.19/cwt140.00–147.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460124.00/cwt124.00–124.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3526119.95/cwt115.00–128.006314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477156.26/cwt148.00–163.0074526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574138.21/cwt134.00–145.0079321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519149.19/cwt141.00–153.0077411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3486136.09/cwt134.00–144.006616
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750123.00/cwt123.00–123.009231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3472138.74/cwt132.00–145.006558
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525135.92/cwt130.00–146.0071433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482137.00/cwt130.00–149.0066029
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421140.83/cwt134.00–147.0059328
BullsMedium and Large 2-381098.00/cwt98.00–98.007941
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373148.23/cwt140.00–154.0055314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326158.64/cwt146.00–167.505177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2767113.37/cwt109.00–119.008703

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.