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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 24
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
956 head
464 vs last sale 492 172 vs year ago 784 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
40 vs last sale 157 41 vs year ago 156 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.36/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$136.36
202 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.62
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563141.29796146
Medium and Large 2-3525123.5264956
One grade step is worth $17.77/cwt here — about $147 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 sale202 hd
136.36
TN average10 barns · 1,956 hd
137.98
−1.62
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
BullsHigh1,68882.491,39314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47462.6892432
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,42461.4887648
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09549.2153934

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2Value Added757146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,1093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2686144.37/cwt142.00–149.009905
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467166.57/cwt160.00–170.007787
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added833168.70/cwt141.00–170.501,40564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2227186.40/cwt180.00–190.004233
SteersMedium and Large 2-3373163.69/cwt162.50–165.006112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added440158.00/cwt158.00–158.006951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added506145.50/cwt145.00–148.007366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added585148.00/cwt148.00–148.008663
SteersMedium and Large 2-3572145.17/cwt134.00–152.008303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472145.81/cwt140.00–152.0068817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620145.27/cwt145.00–146.0090111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519139.96/cwt134.00–144.0072615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675134.40/cwt130.00–140.009077
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721127.35/cwt120.00–132.009187
SteersMedium and Large 2-3672133.65/cwt132.00–136.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2873114.10/cwt110.00–118.009962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added673143.03/cwt142.00–144.009632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340163.49/cwt152.50–180.005563
HeifersMedium and Large 2-394097.50/cwt97.50–97.509171
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533145.70/cwt130.00–152.507774
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475154.04/cwt152.00–156.007322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2284185.31/cwt170.00–190.005266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2822127.72/cwt122.00–133.001,0503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573169.31/cwt168.00–171.009703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420166.74/cwt166.00–167.507002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375185.60/cwt172.00–194.006964
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519162.08/cwt156.00–168.008414
Dairy SteersLarge 384587.50/cwt87.50–87.507391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621158.16/cwt150.00–163.009827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579159.51/cwt154.00–164.009246
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530172.46/cwt171.00–174.009142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656153.01/cwt151.00–155.001,0044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669133.22/cwt126.00–138.0089113
BullsMedium and Large 1-285098.00/cwt98.00–98.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825118.00/cwt118.00–118.009741
BullsSmall 1-2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
BullsSmall 1-2717104.55/cwt90.00–115.007503
BullsSmall 1-2630112.50/cwt112.50–112.507091
CowsLean 85-90%1,01840.02/cwt34.00–49.0040713
CowsLean 85-90%1,14354.90/cwt50.00–60.0062821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40355.98/cwt55.00–57.007854
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66071.24/cwt70.00–72.001,1833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46362.73/cwt58.00–68.0091825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27253.00/cwt51.00–55.006746
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44662.69/cwt56.00–65.0090642
Bulls1,795103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8491
Bulls1,76785.04/cwt81.00–91.001,5037
Bulls1,57976.09/cwt75.00–78.001,2016
BullsMedium and Large 2-3562130.71/cwt122.50–134.007356
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421172.11/cwt168.00–176.0072513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3524125.51/cwt120.00–135.006589
BullsMedium and Large 2-3727107.95/cwt100.00–114.007853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2773116.97/cwt116.00–118.009042
BullsSmall 1-2505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578140.77/cwt136.00–149.0081427
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620139.81/cwt133.00–148.0086713
BullsSmall 1-269090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3388137.35/cwt130.00–145.005332
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468138.68/cwt130.00–146.0064912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427151.94/cwt142.50–158.006499
BullsMedium and Large 1-2732123.32/cwt122.00–124.009033
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added772134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0387
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623140.58/cwt132.00–144.0087612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710111.24/cwt110.00–112.507902
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3427122.03/cwt112.50–137.505216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763124.74/cwt118.00–128.009525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371150.65/cwt140.00–170.0055910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618120.02/cwt112.50–130.007423
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3382126.47/cwt120.00–130.004835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823119.96/cwt116.00–124.009872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3476127.64/cwt112.50–137.506087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3571119.54/cwt110.00–132.0068310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3676121.67/cwt112.50–128.008225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478153.35/cwt150.00–160.0073311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385167.50/cwt167.50–167.506451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345138.75/cwt135.00–142.504792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3524125.19/cwt112.50–130.0065614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434142.68/cwt140.00–155.0061915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573140.85/cwt135.00–146.0080715
BullsMedium and Large 2-3624126.31/cwt110.00–132.007888
BullsMedium and Large 2-3676119.16/cwt110.00–124.008067
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529143.23/cwt138.00–148.0075812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1401

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.