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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,139 head
544 vs last sale 595 429 vs year ago 710 · +60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
133 vs last sale 114 141 vs year ago 106 · +133.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
15 vs last sale 13 5 vs year ago 33 · 15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no sale last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Trends are compared to the last sale from two weeks ago. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifer mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.20/cwt on 307 head.
Average price
$130.20
307 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.49
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547131.98722271
Medium and Large 2-3552117.0064635
Small 1-2510110.005611thin
One grade step is worth $21.98/cwt here — about $161 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 sale307 hd
130.20
TN average9 barns · 2,119 hd
133.69
−3.49
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
BullsHigh1,71188.251,51014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52463.6697014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26461.6677939
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09252.1456940

Every lot, as filed

83 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
HeifersSmall 1-2510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2824103.99/cwt100.00–110.008575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481137.49/cwt129.00–142.0066140
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524134.63/cwt127.00–140.0070550
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2738125.25/cwt123.00–127.009244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619126.64/cwt120.00–134.0078442
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523120.60/cwt112.50–125.006319
SteersMedium and Large 2-3574132.33/cwt130.00–134.007606
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529147.34/cwt141.00–154.0077946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328171.29/cwt167.50–176.005623
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523134.37/cwt130.00–138.007035
SteersMedium and Large 2-3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255132.50/cwt132.50–132.503381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380144.16/cwt138.00–150.005482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668136.43/cwt131.00–141.0091126
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685128.00/cwt128.00–128.008771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623139.55/cwt134.00–145.0086951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2767115.32/cwt112.00–120.008853
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975119.03/cwt114.00–124.001,1612
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,100111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3474142.73/cwt138.00–147.006777
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,040114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3424142.96/cwt140.00–146.006064
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726134.20/cwt128.00–139.0097418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378162.77/cwt158.00–174.006156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472152.55/cwt147.00–156.0072017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820132.94/cwt130.00–134.001,0909
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573141.60/cwt135.00–148.0081129
SteersMedium and Large 2-3609127.95/cwt120.00–132.007795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2766131.97/cwt130.00–135.001,0117
Dairy SteersLarge 358588.00/cwt88.00–88.005151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426155.20/cwt150.00–160.0066111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315146.63/cwt145.00–147.504623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628130.79/cwt124.00–135.0082124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373155.15/cwt148.00–160.005798
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473146.40/cwt142.00–151.0069225
BullsSmall 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572133.68/cwt129.00–139.0076530
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418151.84/cwt146.00–158.0063515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35567.00/cwt67.00–67.009082
CowsLean 85-90%1,07744.04/cwt36.00–50.0047411
CowsLean 85-90%1,09855.21/cwt51.50–61.0060629
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56366.36/cwt66.00–67.001,0374
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50862.58/cwt60.00–64.5094410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08053.00/cwt53.00–53.005721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26461.60/cwt56.00–66.5077936
Bulls1,94598.50/cwt98.50–98.501,9161
Bulls1,75892.17/cwt85.00–97.001,6208
Bulls1,59079.92/cwt70.00–84.001,2715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,0191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2958861.16/cwt775.00–925.008,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,8131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3428139.84/cwt130.00–144.005994
BullsMedium and Large 2-3483135.79/cwt130.00–144.006568
BullsMedium and Large 2-3360135.00/cwt132.50–137.504862
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525129.11/cwt120.00–132.0067812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520137.64/cwt134.00–145.0071620
BullsMedium and Large 2-3564125.02/cwt120.00–127.007055
BullsMedium and Large 1-2674128.34/cwt124.00–134.0086518
BullsSmall 1-2605104.00/cwt104.00–104.006291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2772119.15/cwt113.00–123.009206
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718122.22/cwt118.00–128.008789
BullsMedium and Large 2-3695118.00/cwt118.00–118.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429140.50/cwt134.00–145.0060325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333143.06/cwt140.00–147.504765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377140.94/cwt134.00–145.0053115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2870117.64/cwt116.00–120.001,0233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2822117.40/cwt112.00–120.009653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3624114.88/cwt110.00–119.007177
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3366122.52/cwt118.00–132.004484
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670104.32/cwt102.00–108.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3768104.00/cwt104.00–104.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720112.01/cwt110.00–114.008063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573130.07/cwt124.00–136.0074555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670123.91/cwt119.00–130.0083025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325126.31/cwt117.50–132.004113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571

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.