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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 12
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
921 vs last sale 1,594 154 vs year ago 519 · +29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
28 vs last sale 137 10 vs year ago 99 · +10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.02/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$230.02
245 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,385
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.57
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2615231.051,421220
Medium and Large 2-3481223.231,07323
Small 1-2560195.001,0922thin
One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $329 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 sale245 hd
230.02
TN average9 barns · 3,085 hd
231.59
−1.57
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
BullsLow1,851115.562,14015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,603101.231,62313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30499.941,30330
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06276.2080926

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
HeifersSmall 1-2540190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added604219.25/cwt218.00–220.001,3248
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668216.48/cwt211.00–222.001,4462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620226.32/cwt221.00–232.001,4032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3469229.95/cwt220.00–235.001,0788
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315232.50/cwt232.50–232.507321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433230.68/cwt201.00–250.009996
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618210.71/cwt208.00–212.001,3023
HeifersSmall 1-2580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2990139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527242.63/cwt237.00–246.001,27931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574226.03/cwt220.00–232.001,29716
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575211.41/cwt205.00–216.001,2165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2726204.83/cwt203.00–206.001,4876
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430267.03/cwt257.50–274.001,14828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313292.50/cwt292.50–292.509162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840193.35/cwt191.00–194.501,6243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670216.44/cwt213.00–220.001,4508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285290.18/cwt280.00–300.008272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2940128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430284.78/cwt278.00–295.001,22511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3419258.76/cwt240.00–270.001,0844
BullsSmall 1-2620217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576233.30/cwt225.00–236.001,34411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710198.50/cwt195.00–202.001,4092
BullsMedium and Large 2-3367245.22/cwt215.00–272.509003
BullsMedium and Large 2-3795167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630205.96/cwt201.00–211.001,2982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476281.82/cwt270.00–292.501,34118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380297.66/cwt289.00–305.001,1317
Bulls1,822101.04/cwt95.00–112.001,8415
Bulls1,808120.79/cwt113.50–124.502,1847
Bulls2,002127.55/cwt125.00–130.002,5543
BullsSmall 1-2590199.50/cwt181.00–218.001,1772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,326101.50/cwt95.00–107.001,34621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25490.68/cwt86.50–93.001,1377
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248115.95/cwt111.50–120.001,4472
CowsLean 85-90%1,09286.39/cwt80.50–92.509436
CowsLean 85-90%1,03370.61/cwt55.00–77.0072918
CowsLean 85-90%1,23095.93/cwt95.00–97.501,1802
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52593.04/cwt85.50–97.501,4194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,705111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,630104.10/cwt100.50–108.001,6978
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526252.02/cwt243.00–260.001,32610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3529225.55/cwt221.00–236.001,1935
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470239.87/cwt227.50–252.501,1272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added411325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363297.11/cwt290.00–301.001,0793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,60222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2281313.62/cwt300.00–325.008814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571262.24/cwt257.00–271.001,4977
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618244.43/cwt236.00–250.001,51113
SteersSmall 1-2720201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4471
SteersSmall 1-2840181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added681253.17/cwt253.00–253.501,7249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439305.67/cwt297.50–317.501,3425
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,1852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735233.36/cwt232.00–234.001,7153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682236.85/cwt234.00–245.001,6158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485290.20/cwt283.00–300.001,40718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817212.34/cwt210.00–217.001,7353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2322318.19/cwt300.00–345.001,02511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762222.80/cwt222.00–226.001,6985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2868209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8145
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533238.31/cwt229.00–254.001,2704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526282.42/cwt271.00–288.001,4869
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2223339.83/cwt335.00–345.007582
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350280.00/cwt280.00–280.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added604259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5645
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,070147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3230295.00/cwt295.00–295.006791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added741214.33/cwt208.00–214.501,58876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added791202.05/cwt199.50–210.001,5988
SteersSmall 1-2470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
SteersSmall 1-2690201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475251.11/cwt245.00–260.001,1936
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663207.99/cwt205.00–210.001,3793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371284.54/cwt260.00–295.001,05615

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.