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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 22
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
473 vs last sale 1,212 27 vs year ago 712 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
37 vs last sale 131 53 vs year ago 147 · 36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.92/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$126.92
291 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$34.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.35
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2639129.82830253
Medium and Large 2-3495108.3653636
Small 1-250395.004772thin
One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $352 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 sale291 hd
126.92
TN average9 barns · 2,273 hd
124.57
+2.35
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
BullsLow1,71373.671,26211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57054.5185613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30050.4065528
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07938.6941824

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2633130.98/cwt130.00–132.008292
SteersMedium and Large 2-3433146.52/cwt143.00–150.006342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521118.04/cwt115.00–125.0061510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621113.90/cwt110.00–120.007079
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-290080.00/cwt80.00–80.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664110.98/cwt109.00–115.007374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595129.33/cwt129.00–130.007703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added645129.00/cwt129.00–129.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added870136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,18839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added487141.00/cwt141.00–141.006875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332143.06/cwt130.00–148.004759
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007267
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2334180.97/cwt172.50–187.506044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658128.99/cwt128.00–130.008492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added765141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,08464
SteersMedium and Large 2-3613119.28/cwt114.00–123.007313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3573128.05/cwt126.00–130.007343
SteersMedium and Large 2-3331144.07/cwt130.00–150.004775
SteersMedium and Large 2-3875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425170.45/cwt160.00–175.0072412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560138.39/cwt135.00–146.007755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471153.84/cwt150.00–165.007258
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525148.00/cwt145.00–151.007772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370174.49/cwt160.00–178.006469
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520161.00/cwt161.00–161.008371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265174.95/cwt172.50–180.004643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370169.48/cwt164.00–172.506273
BullsMedium and Large 1-286090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2776103.24/cwt102.00–105.008014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480152.63/cwt150.00–160.007339
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424155.20/cwt148.00–162.006589
BullsSmall 1-2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
CowsLean 85-90%1,01630.27/cwt22.00–35.003087
CowsLean 85-90%1,10542.16/cwt37.00–47.0046617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49559.24/cwt58.50–60.008862
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58453.65/cwt49.00–57.5085011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28550.29/cwt47.00–57.0064620
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34445.50/cwt45.00–46.006125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32859.31/cwt57.50–62.007883
Bulls1,56768.25/cwt66.00–70.001,0695
Bulls1,83478.18/cwt73.00–83.001,4346
BullsMedium and Large 2-3432138.30/cwt135.00–140.005973
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476129.30/cwt125.00–140.006156
BullsMedium and Large 2-3376133.10/cwt130.00–150.005006
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525118.87/cwt110.00–127.0062412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685103.00/cwt103.00–103.007061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578113.47/cwt112.00–115.006562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576126.75/cwt122.00–130.0073012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521138.85/cwt131.00–145.0072311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622120.26/cwt115.00–128.007489
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672117.50/cwt114.00–120.0079012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720112.78/cwt108.00–120.008123
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583105.02/cwt100.00–110.006122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-361088.98/cwt88.00–92.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428108.65/cwt100.00–116.004654
HeifersSmall 1-2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
HeifersSmall 1-260580.00/cwt80.00–80.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521108.85/cwt108.00–110.005677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384134.53/cwt127.50–138.005177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-298880.00/cwt80.00–80.007906
HeifersMedium and Large 2-368897.46/cwt94.00–101.006712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477112.63/cwt107.50–118.0053712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427127.59/cwt120.00–134.0054543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711107.51/cwt107.00–110.007646
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3361120.49/cwt120.00–122.004354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570116.75/cwt115.00–121.0066516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471124.40/cwt120.00–134.0058615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2258145.00/cwt145.00–145.003742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421

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.