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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,268 head
86 vs last sale 1,182 56 vs year ago 1,212 · +4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
35 vs last sale 140 44 vs year ago 131 · +33.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower with 600-650 steers being 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.43/cwt on 351 head.
Average price
$149.43
351 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.26
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530151.02801320
Medium and Large 2-3526133.4970230
Small 1-2525117.506171thin
One grade step is worth $33.52/cwt here — about $184 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 sale351 hd
149.43
TN average8 barns · 2,335 hd
148.17
+1.26
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
BullsAverage1,69389.461,51412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42767.4096126
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19263.0975249
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05952.2655330

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2-3440156.18/cwt150.00–162.506872
SteersMedium and Large 2-3780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375164.87/cwt160.00–170.006182
SteersMedium and Large 2-3517138.37/cwt125.00–150.007153
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605145.50/cwt138.00–150.008804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2870123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580169.75/cwt169.50–171.0098512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added522176.16/cwt175.00–180.0092029
SteersMedium and Large 2-3323161.47/cwt155.00–170.005223
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680137.94/cwt130.00–146.009382
SteersMedium and Large 2-3569141.68/cwt130.00–152.508067
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475150.03/cwt142.00–166.007138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added470170.04/cwt170.00–172.5079968
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added708134.00/cwt134.00–134.009493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,010118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1921
SteersSmall 1-2595138.00/cwt138.00–138.008211
SteersSmall 1-2785122.00/cwt122.00–122.009581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added410191.00/cwt191.00–191.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230173.01/cwt165.00–185.003983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620132.06/cwt130.00–142.0081928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770123.02/cwt120.00–126.009472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2913117.00/cwt116.00–118.001,0682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275170.77/cwt167.50–172.504703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595148.00/cwt148.00–148.0088121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328188.11/cwt175.00–202.506176
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,110120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419178.66/cwt170.00–186.007498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2793137.49/cwt134.00–141.001,0902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265191.13/cwt185.00–197.505062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574163.48/cwt156.00–165.0093815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830138.18/cwt130.00–139.001,14711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466175.50/cwt170.00–184.008188
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522168.00/cwt160.00–172.0087720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added461181.65/cwt181.00–187.0083738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674155.64/cwt150.00–158.001,04916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626163.65/cwt155.00–166.001,02460
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377190.34/cwt188.00–197.5071818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715141.65/cwt138.00–144.001,0135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621145.02/cwt139.00–149.0090110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855113.73/cwt110.00–117.509722
BullsSmall 1-2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
BullsSmall 1-2590102.50/cwt102.50–102.506051
BullsSmall 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
BullsSmall 1-2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17662.50/cwt58.00–68.0073537
CowsLean 85-90%1,15565.00/cwt65.00–65.007511
CowsLean 85-90%1,11357.55/cwt54.00–63.0064113
CowsLean 85-90%1,00947.17/cwt39.00–53.0047616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39964.85/cwt60.00–70.0090718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22558.00/cwt58.00–58.007111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52675.30/cwt72.00–78.001,1497
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22055.55/cwt53.00–57.006786
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26674.27/cwt70.00–79.009406
Bulls1,82491.87/cwt88.00–95.001,6768
Bulls1,39878.50/cwt76.00–80.001,0973
Bulls1,530103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2723126.43/cwt120.00–133.009142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363168.74/cwt167.50–170.006132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820114.00/cwt114.00–114.009351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655133.00/cwt133.00–133.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573132.81/cwt120.00–138.0076110
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533133.85/cwt120.00–142.507137
BullsMedium and Large 1-2412171.09/cwt165.00–180.007057
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515152.70/cwt150.00–162.0078614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580150.78/cwt146.00–154.0087511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628134.99/cwt134.00–136.008484
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424154.46/cwt145.00–162.506554
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480152.85/cwt142.00–160.0073412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715122.72/cwt118.00–128.008778
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425160.77/cwt154.00–167.5068316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380163.55/cwt155.00–170.0062118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663132.04/cwt128.00–140.0087522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476159.82/cwt152.00–166.0076132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521146.34/cwt140.00–155.0076247
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3666121.77/cwt120.00–125.008114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520130.14/cwt120.00–138.006777
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567140.69/cwt135.00–147.0079836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323169.09/cwt162.50–175.005462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3422142.63/cwt138.00–150.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3587133.30/cwt130.00–136.007823
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3479142.53/cwt132.50–146.006834
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3318144.96/cwt140.00–150.004612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360152.50/cwt152.50–152.505491
HeifersSmall 1-2525117.50/cwt117.50–117.506171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775123.95/cwt120.00–128.009612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478175.37/cwt166.00–182.0083810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2689130.18/cwt128.00–130.508979
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added608144.00/cwt144.00–144.008767
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635124.05/cwt120.00–128.007884
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051

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.