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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 10
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
241 vs last sale 1,073 269 vs year ago 1,101 · 24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
88 vs last sale 242 5 vs year ago 159 · 3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$131.42
180 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$42.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.69
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518137.57712120
Medium and Large 2-3522119.5262459
Small 1-257595.005461thin
One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $166 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 sale180 hd
131.42
TN average10 barns · 2,708 hd
140.11
−8.69
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
BullsLow1,66584.311,4049thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39769.3696931
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20867.1981145
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03655.0757146

Every lot, as filed

89 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422143.01/cwt135.00–150.0060418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721120.61/cwt115.00–125.008704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316147.79/cwt142.50–150.004679
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366150.02/cwt140.00–154.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2838117.00/cwt115.00–118.009803
SteersSmall 1-2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
HeifersSmall 1-257595.00/cwt95.00–95.005461
SteersSmall 1-2360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008312
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523129.55/cwt118.00–142.506785
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3564133.19/cwt126.00–138.007514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2858119.98/cwt117.50–122.501,0292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2503153.70/cwt145.00–158.007733
SteersSmall 1-2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
SteersMedium and Large 2-3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600115.83/cwt110.00–127.506953
SteersMedium and Large 1500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3428148.76/cwt147.50–150.006372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2808125.95/cwt120.00–129.001,0185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2309178.93/cwt160.00–186.005537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460162.00/cwt150.00–165.007455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added535161.00/cwt161.00–161.008613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378173.59/cwt165.00–176.0065617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2215177.40/cwt165.00–185.003813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2737129.33/cwt128.00–130.009533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629149.26/cwt140.00–152.009398
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576145.24/cwt140.00–156.0083710
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,010118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432164.91/cwt157.50–170.007126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665144.88/cwt140.00–150.009635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615125.66/cwt120.00–129.0077315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524128.44/cwt125.00–132.506735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765112.75/cwt107.50–118.008632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671126.58/cwt120.00–132.0084912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480143.67/cwt140.00–147.506902
BullsSmall 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52777.38/cwt76.00–79.001,1823
CowsLean 85-90%1,07258.46/cwt54.00–63.0062728
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39169.63/cwt64.00–74.0096925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31759.04/cwt55.00–62.007783
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17261.13/cwt58.00–63.007167
CowsLean 85-90%95847.91/cwt45.00–53.0045916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20867.93/cwt64.00–74.0082136
CowsLean 85-90%1,16065.00/cwt65.00–65.007542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32575.00/cwt75.00–75.009942
Bulls1,55372.29/cwt65.00–76.001,1233
Bulls1,73595.59/cwt94.00–98.001,6583
Bulls1,70885.05/cwt82.00–90.001,4533
BullsSmall 1-2578100.00/cwt100.00–100.005782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3622118.42/cwt115.00–122.507373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3672116.35/cwt115.00–118.007823
BullsMedium and Large 2-3728113.74/cwt112.50–115.008282
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355145.07/cwt140.00–150.005152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428154.51/cwt147.50–162.506616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720122.03/cwt117.50–128.008794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2818106.16/cwt102.50–110.008683
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513120.92/cwt120.00–127.506208
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763115.00/cwt115.00–115.008772
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3674111.84/cwt110.00–117.507544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572135.55/cwt128.00–142.5077522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3633115.84/cwt115.00–117.507333
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3537120.81/cwt110.00–130.006497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672118.19/cwt115.00–122.007947
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370126.71/cwt120.00–130.004693
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573117.98/cwt110.00–125.0067622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520142.76/cwt135.00–148.0074213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475119.83/cwt112.50–130.0056912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2269149.45/cwt147.50–150.004025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633122.84/cwt120.00–125.007789
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3439123.16/cwt117.50–130.005414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558126.99/cwt120.00–130.0070916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360163.13/cwt160.00–172.505874
BullsMedium and Large 2-3422132.63/cwt120.00–145.005609
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476144.62/cwt137.50–152.0068817
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3322123.26/cwt110.00–130.003973
BullsSmall 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3474134.65/cwt120.00–147.506389

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.