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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
834 head
273 vs last sale 561 38 vs year ago 796 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
10 vs last sale 156 22 vs year ago 168 · 13.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 8.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.65/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$147.65
219 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483151.13730167
Medium and Large 2-3469137.1464350
Small 1-2550120.006602thin
One grade step is worth $31.13/cwt here — about $70 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 sale219 hd
147.65
TN average3 barns · 835 hd
146.13
+1.52
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
BullsLow1,60686.921,39620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53073.421,12329
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24866.8983535
CowsLean 85-90%High97353.7352335

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480137.07/cwt128.00–149.0065815
HeifersSmall 1-2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515145.25/cwt140.00–154.0074823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415166.33/cwt155.00–175.006909
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2863123.99/cwt122.00–126.001,0702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added604168.20/cwt165.00–169.001,0165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326163.30/cwt160.00–175.0053215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373164.23/cwt150.00–180.0061328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621134.23/cwt130.00–140.0083420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478152.88/cwt148.00–162.5073120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820119.00/cwt116.00–122.009762
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365158.87/cwt150.00–167.505802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662129.31/cwt128.00–130.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280199.11/cwt185.00–207.505589
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665134.00/cwt134.00–134.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560141.50/cwt130.00–153.007922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514177.12/cwt177.00–177.509104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667151.08/cwt142.00–154.001,0088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521168.05/cwt162.00–172.0087610
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715136.00/cwt136.00–136.009721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623158.15/cwt152.00–163.009855
SteersMedium and Large 2-3623133.61/cwt120.00–148.008322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468180.88/cwt172.00–187.008477
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330161.29/cwt145.00–170.005323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428192.93/cwt182.50–200.008265
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290177.50/cwt177.50–177.505151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365187.36/cwt172.00–212.506845
SteersSmall 1-2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2326190.82/cwt175.00–200.0062221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722143.58/cwt140.00–148.001,0375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588168.11/cwt164.00–172.009887
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377190.93/cwt177.50–202.507207
BullsSmall 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
BullsSmall 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
BullsSmall 1-2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy431198.00/cwt198.00–198.008539
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy512184.00/cwt184.00–184.009423
CowsLean 85-90%1,03567.00/cwt67.00–67.006931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45672.36/cwt66.00–77.001,05422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46564.00/cwt64.00–64.009381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20059.10/cwt57.00–62.007098
CowsLean 85-90%96049.32/cwt43.00–53.0047319
CowsLean 85-90%98658.44/cwt54.00–65.0057615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81378.88/cwt78.00–81.001,4306
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34776.39/cwt75.00–79.001,0295
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24367.56/cwt63.00–74.0084022
Bulls1,46379.40/cwt72.00–84.001,1627
Bulls1,65989.46/cwt85.00–96.001,48412
Bulls1,965109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,1421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720123.97/cwt120.00–128.008932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567147.61/cwt140.00–152.0083711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482149.80/cwt130.00–167.007225
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578144.00/cwt144.00–144.008322
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433144.97/cwt140.00–150.006282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481174.51/cwt170.00–182.0083916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521164.85/cwt158.00–170.008594
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436178.35/cwt172.50–185.0077814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626146.34/cwt140.00–150.009168
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615124.63/cwt120.00–128.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333140.08/cwt130.00–150.004664
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3422144.15/cwt130.00–150.0060815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2258158.88/cwt157.50–165.0041012
HeifersSmall 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571148.20/cwt140.00–154.0084630
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3531129.68/cwt120.00–134.006895
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3562134.67/cwt132.00–138.007573
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664145.95/cwt140.00–150.009697
BullsMedium and Large 2-3629133.32/cwt124.00–139.008394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2769119.99/cwt116.00–128.009234
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355167.50/cwt167.50–167.505951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710128.50/cwt128.00–129.009122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2838120.50/cwt120.00–121.001,0102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3677130.67/cwt126.00–136.008853
BullsMedium and Large 2-3524137.82/cwt122.00–152.007228

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.