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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 19
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,015 head
80 vs last sale 1,095 476 vs year ago 539 · +88.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
68 vs last sale 195 36 vs year ago 91 · +39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
30 vs last sale 7 22 vs year ago 15 · +146.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with 550- 700 lbs heifers steady. Bulls 7.00 to 16.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.50/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$148.50
299 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2635151.22960269
Medium and Large 2-3521131.2668316thin
Small 1-2558116.716517thin
Medium and Large 3533114.956137thin
One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about $347 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 sale299 hd
148.50
TN average7 barns · 2,065 hd
148.20
+0.30
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
BullsAverage1,59396.661,54011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42582.001,16811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20876.4492317
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03861.1363431

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,0872thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2-3465147.50/cwt147.50–147.506861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330173.43/cwt170.00–180.005723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679153.69/cwt139.00–168.001,04413
SteersMedium and Large 2-3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
SteersSmall 1-2445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2759138.60/cwt133.00–150.001,0523
SteersMedium and Large 3645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
SteersMedium and Large 3455112.50/cwt112.50–112.505123
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478153.62/cwt145.00–167.0073426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528160.09/cwt156.00–163.008457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added860154.48/cwt133.00–155.501,32966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278148.99/cwt140.00–157.504142
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621142.93/cwt128.00–153.0088821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369177.58/cwt157.50–190.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721135.01/cwt120.00–145.0097311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677141.74/cwt132.00–151.0096016
SteersMedium and Large 3380132.50/cwt132.50–132.505041
SteersMedium and Large 3690107.50/cwt107.50–107.507421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421153.09/cwt144.00–165.0064513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573131.37/cwt128.00–136.007533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334170.28/cwt142.50–184.0056912
SteersMedium and Large 3540124.27/cwt122.50–126.006712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2857147.65/cwt145.00–149.001,2653
SteersMedium and Large 2-3663138.92/cwt132.00–146.009212
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3374171.08/cwt165.00–175.006405
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280175.09/cwt170.00–180.004902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574175.06/cwt160.00–183.001,00515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616168.87/cwt165.00–176.001,04016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2421181.37/cwt170.00–195.007645
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479166.07/cwt150.00–174.007954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531172.44/cwt161.00–189.0091620
SteersMedium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2712152.67/cwt145.00–156.001,08715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383195.89/cwt172.50–225.0075013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626166.77/cwt145.00–173.001,04426
SteersSmall 1-2515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330200.40/cwt185.00–220.006614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2932136.71/cwt132.00–139.001,2743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288195.39/cwt180.00–210.005632
BullsSmall 1-2525122.57/cwt120.00–125.006432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533138.82/cwt130.00–150.0074020
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422177.83/cwt150.00–190.0075017
BullsSmall 1-2415121.33/cwt110.00–130.005043
BullsSmall 1-2478122.17/cwt110.00–135.005842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40780.90/cwt78.00–85.001,13810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12089.00/cwt89.00–89.009971
CowsLean 85-90%99854.01/cwt47.00–60.0053910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21375.66/cwt67.00–83.0091816
CowsLean 85-90%1,06064.67/cwt58.00–71.0068620
CowsLean 85-90%99061.50/cwt61.50–61.506091
Bulls1,66897.46/cwt85.00–108.001,6267
Bulls1,15578.89/cwt72.00–85.009112
Bulls1,768111.65/cwt110.00–113.001,9742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,086.92/head960.00–1,225.001,0872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3840108.00/cwt108.00–108.009071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3517138.27/cwt130.00–157.007155
BullsMedium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667137.60/cwt125.00–144.0091811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612133.03/cwt125.00–140.0081411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3571125.85/cwt110.00–130.007197
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628128.74/cwt125.00–130.008084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723131.24/cwt119.00–140.009497
BullsMedium and Large 1-2875112.00/cwt112.00–112.009801
BullsMedium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466163.53/cwt132.00–178.0076217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815116.00/cwt116.00–116.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy616177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0907
HeifersSmall 1-2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0291
HeifersSmall 1-2623134.11/cwt130.00–138.008362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423143.42/cwt142.00–145.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768139.58/cwt130.00–146.001,07210
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
HeifersSmall 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 3522116.93/cwt112.50–125.006105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576152.12/cwt145.00–158.0087653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522150.52/cwt144.00–158.0078619
BullsMedium and Large 3528119.86/cwt110.00–130.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3784116.19/cwt112.50–118.009113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621146.00/cwt146.00–146.009076
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3464136.91/cwt130.00–145.006354
BullsMedium and Large 3583112.53/cwt110.00–115.006562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568139.95/cwt129.00–147.0079519
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476137.42/cwt127.50–146.0065411
HeifersSmall 1-2577109.59/cwt105.00–112.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1721

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.