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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 8
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,305 head
652 vs last sale 653 208 vs year ago 1,097 · +19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
4 vs last sale 148 12 vs year ago 164 · 7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; 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 $131.01/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$131.01
369 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$23.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497134.17666307
Medium and Large 2-3505115.4958360
Small 1-2548111.006082thin
One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $59 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 sale369 hd
131.01
TN average10 barns · 2,789 hd
127.13
+3.88
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
BullsHigh1,70377.351,31721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44954.4378925
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23550.5462428
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02539.8840940

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2860117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722129.65/cwt126.50–138.009367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579145.82/cwt139.00–150.008445
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430146.76/cwt140.00–154.006312
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518127.66/cwt120.00–140.006615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2329176.82/cwt167.50–188.0058210
SteersMedium and Large 2-3608115.02/cwt110.00–120.006992
SteersMedium and Large 2-3483139.41/cwt134.00–144.006733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516122.42/cwt120.00–130.0063235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added401154.00/cwt154.00–154.0061847
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added597135.72/cwt134.00–136.008107
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325148.81/cwt147.50–150.004842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2776134.58/cwt129.00–135.001,04414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473127.22/cwt123.00–134.0060236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679115.83/cwt110.00–121.0078616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662129.67/cwt129.00–131.008583
SteersMedium and Large 2-3775124.00/cwt124.00–124.009611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2863107.00/cwt105.00–109.009233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added325150.00/cwt150.00–150.0048815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3382120.00/cwt120.00–120.004584
HeifersSmall 1-2545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323124.16/cwt120.00–128.004012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added533163.68/cwt160.00–164.0087212
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3682120.50/cwt120.50–120.508223
SteersMedium and Large 2-3577129.35/cwt118.00–136.007463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674138.68/cwt133.00–142.0093516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521153.70/cwt146.00–156.0080127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580154.55/cwt153.50–155.5089611
SteersSmall 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2616142.53/cwt137.00–149.008784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2409163.92/cwt163.00–170.0067029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370170.61/cwt162.00–177.506313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483160.00/cwt154.00–161.0077312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628150.00/cwt150.00–150.009423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279174.92/cwt160.00–192.504884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2965105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added381185.78/cwt184.50–189.5070818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658149.51/cwt148.00–151.009842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720116.49/cwt114.00–122.008394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810102.00/cwt102.00–102.008261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422159.66/cwt154.00–164.0067415
BullsMedium and Large 1-285598.98/cwt96.00–102.008462
BullsMedium and Large 1-294092.00/cwt90.00–94.008652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375167.11/cwt160.00–172.506274
CowsLean 85-90%1,03351.46/cwt51.00–52.005322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41352.78/cwt47.00–56.5074619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11042.48/cwt42.00–43.004722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24551.16/cwt45.00–56.0063726
CowsLean 85-90%1,03142.67/cwt37.00–49.0044029
CowsLean 85-90%1,00628.30/cwt25.00–35.002859
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56359.66/cwt58.00–63.009326
Bulls2,07087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,8011
Bulls1,43360.97/cwt59.00–63.008742
Bulls1,71378.63/cwt72.00–85.001,34718
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415136.29/cwt124.00–150.0056621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365142.11/cwt134.00–150.005192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477131.29/cwt128.50–142.0062620
BullsMedium and Large 2-3641116.00/cwt112.00–120.007445
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572133.32/cwt128.00–138.0076317
BullsMedium and Large 2-3552116.00/cwt116.00–116.0064010
BullsSmall 1-2480102.50/cwt102.50–102.504921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3517125.38/cwt120.00–130.006488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622126.56/cwt123.00–131.0078716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2766114.79/cwt112.00–119.008795
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530144.00/cwt144.00–144.0076352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426132.76/cwt128.00–139.0056616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2224130.06/cwt125.00–135.002914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623120.95/cwt115.00–127.0075414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379898.00/cwt98.00–98.007822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3466113.31/cwt110.00–120.0052810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added635130.50/cwt130.50–130.508295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321136.88/cwt130.00–146.004398
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287136.86/cwt130.00–140.003933
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433122.94/cwt110.00–125.0053220
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615110.25/cwt110.00–111.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3668107.63/cwt102.00–109.007196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715118.51/cwt118.00–119.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372098.92/cwt96.00–102.007122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2777111.02/cwt110.00–114.008634
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523111.22/cwt110.00–112.505822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805104.99/cwt103.00–107.008452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377133.61/cwt130.00–143.0050414
HeifersSmall 1-2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478153.58/cwt149.00–160.0073416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664125.75/cwt119.00–129.008358
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522138.93/cwt133.00–142.0072521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573122.87/cwt119.00–130.0070421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3566112.32/cwt106.00–115.006367

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.