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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 27
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,123 head
584 vs last sale 539 130 vs year ago 993 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
68 vs last sale 91 4 vs year ago 155 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.38/cwt on 331 head.
Average price
$122.38
331 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$11.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.64
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568123.46701297
Medium and Large 2-3518112.9458532
Small 1-2545112.006102thin
One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $90 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 sale331 hd
122.38
TN average8 barns · 1,735 hd
126.02
−3.64
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
BullsAverage1,72190.751,56213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44963.5992230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23162.1676550
CowsLean 85-90%Average95750.1948028

Every lot, as filed

86 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2722108.72/cwt105.00–113.0078514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474144.26/cwt138.00–148.0068414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618122.72/cwt118.00–129.007588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624121.58/cwt114.00–129.0075949
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3580111.77/cwt108.00–114.006488
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471127.84/cwt124.00–134.0060225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374131.79/cwt127.00–136.0049314
SteersSmall 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added673126.10/cwt125.00–130.008499
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723112.90/cwt109.00–116.0081617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2767111.86/cwt104.00–114.008588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2293132.64/cwt131.00–137.503894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576137.77/cwt135.00–143.0079425
SteersMedium and Large 2-3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565149.00/cwt149.00–149.008424
SteersSmall 1-2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338131.01/cwt130.00–132.004432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429129.17/cwt124.00–137.0055428
SteersMedium and Large 2-3669113.16/cwt100.00–119.0075711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762129.30/cwt126.00–133.009853
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631122.83/cwt115.00–125.007759
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578128.51/cwt125.00–131.007434
SteersMedium and Large 2-3764108.80/cwt100.00–117.008318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622132.78/cwt128.00–138.0082633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475146.49/cwt141.00–154.006966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2205157.68/cwt150.00–165.003232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3275142.50/cwt142.50–142.503921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3808105.94/cwt100.00–112.008562
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730117.00/cwt114.00–120.008542
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525135.49/cwt135.00–136.007112
SteersSmall 1-2725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
Dairy SteersLarge 358995.00/cwt95.00–95.005604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290156.61/cwt152.50–162.504543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433142.00/cwt142.00–142.006152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517144.01/cwt138.00–149.0074519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722129.88/cwt128.00–132.009389
SteersSmall 1-2688102.01/cwt100.00–104.007022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365142.00/cwt142.00–142.005181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668128.66/cwt126.00–133.5085920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328154.70/cwt150.00–158.005075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2827119.43/cwt115.00–128.009883
Dairy SteersLarge 374084.00/cwt84.00–84.006222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524129.70/cwt126.00–136.0068015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584127.66/cwt124.00–134.0074612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670122.48/cwt115.00–125.0082110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425150.41/cwt144.00–154.006396
BullsMedium and Large 1-292291.31/cwt85.00–95.008423
BullsSmall 1-2670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
CowsLean 85-90%97054.37/cwt48.00–58.5052716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,80567.50/cwt67.50–67.501,2181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43763.45/cwt60.00–65.5091229
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23162.16/cwt59.50–66.0076550
CowsLean 85-90%94743.04/cwt34.00–47.0040811
CowsLean 85-90%86562.00/cwt62.00–62.005361
Bulls1,79792.40/cwt87.00–96.501,6609
Bulls1,32074.56/cwt74.00–75.009842
Bulls1,78399.54/cwt99.00–100.001,7752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374152.79/cwt148.00–156.005715
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685104.28/cwt102.00–105.007144
BullsMedium and Large 2-379589.00/cwt89.00–89.007081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526123.02/cwt119.00–125.006479
BullsMedium and Large 2-3616109.08/cwt100.00–116.006726
BullsMedium and Large 2-3572120.33/cwt120.00–121.006883
BullsMedium and Large 2-3431131.48/cwt120.00–138.005675
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375134.89/cwt120.00–142.0050610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2780109.00/cwt108.00–110.008503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815101.00/cwt101.00–101.008231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3481133.35/cwt126.00–136.006415
BullsMedium and Large 1-288589.00/cwt89.00–89.007881
BullsMedium and Large 1-297387.47/cwt85.00–90.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530110.20/cwt100.00–118.005848
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
HeifersSmall 1-2545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670119.76/cwt112.00–124.0080218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2803100.98/cwt95.00–104.008113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added577132.00/cwt132.00–132.0076216
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3479117.30/cwt110.00–122.005625
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3413118.58/cwt110.00–122.004905
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3627105.96/cwt104.00–110.006643
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288285.33/cwt85.00–86.007533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added602139.00/cwt139.00–139.008375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-293091.99/cwt91.00–93.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525125.13/cwt119.00–132.0065753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578123.24/cwt115.00–127.0071246

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.