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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 9
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
866 head
226 vs last sale 1,092 2 vs year ago 864 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
23 vs last sale 95 71 vs year ago 143 · 49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
2 vs last sale 10 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.06/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 76.59 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$327.06
81 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.11
vs TN average
13.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550329.711,81464
Medium and Large 2524317.081,66017thin
One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
440400360320median 403.6501/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $334.37, median $403.65 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale81 hd
327.06
TN average15 barns · 923 hd
324.95
+2.11
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−13.86
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
−76.59
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
BullsHigh1,771188.763,3434thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,541154.142,37513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,305153.572,00524
CowsLean 85-90%High1,154129.841,4996thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$2,2773thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1650–700685281.69/cwt280.00–290.001,93013
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,055225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3741
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350317395.66/cwt370.00–420.001,2545
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850824301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,48012
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513412.49/cwt410.00–415.002,1162
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624325.85/cwt320.00–330.002,03312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432360.40/cwt350.00–380.001,55720
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750714295.73/cwt291.00–300.002,1128
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576349.59/cwt330.00–360.002,01428
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529382.63/cwt360.00–390.002,02436
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1283
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700683292.36/cwt287.50–297.501,9973
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0572,276.58/head2,150.00–2,450.002,2773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565312.57/cwt310.00–315.001,7662
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600579318.89/cwt310.00–326.001,8468
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1181
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518342.47/cwt332.50–355.001,7744
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5402
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528362.46/cwt355.00–370.001,9142
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7135
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673298.76/cwt295.00–302.502,0112
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4911
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250205480.00/cwt480.00–480.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518317.68/cwt300.00–325.001,64615
SteersSmall 1650–700690313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620324.56/cwt300.00–340.002,0123
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450414343.39/cwt330.00–345.001,42210
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610294.92/cwt290.00–300.001,7992
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,825137.88/cwt135.00–141.002,5162
Bulls1,755199.52/cwt199.00–200.003,5022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,503150.78/cwt145.00–157.002,2666
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208142.45/cwt140.00–144.001,7215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293151.62/cwt145.00–157.001,96013
Bulls1,860165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,0691
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650622310.74/cwt305.00–315.001,9333
CowsBoner 80-85%1,413167.07/cwt162.00–175.002,3616
CowsLean 85-90%1,110144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5981
CowsLean 85-90%1,163127.01/cwt123.00–130.001,4775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472164.67/cwt160.00–168.002,4245
Bulls1,715191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,2761
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9832
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479328.87/cwt320.00–335.001,5755
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600566341.04/cwt320.00–365.001,9305
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665247.67/cwt240.00–255.001,6472
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471346.25/cwt330.00–350.001,63112
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330485.35/cwt470.00–490.001,60212
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800757315.80/cwt312.50–320.002,3913
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423382.84/cwt370.00–395.001,6197
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672315.82/cwt305.00–332.502,1226
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400382434.65/cwt425.00–450.001,6603
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721323.78/cwt315.00–328.002,33414
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2882
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478401.82/cwt380.00–412.501,9219
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628347.89/cwt345.00–357.502,18510
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658330.36/cwt327.50–342.502,1748
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531394.89/cwt382.50–397.502,09719
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425417.37/cwt390.00–420.001,77411
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600554383.25/cwt370.00–387.502,1237
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276512.83/cwt490.00–520.001,4157
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577325.07/cwt320.00–335.001,87634
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250241515.66/cwt500.00–570.001,2439
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850819278.73/cwt272.50–285.002,2834
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250209497.78/cwt440.00–530.001,0408
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,5591
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705261.88/cwt260.00–265.001,8464
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373443.44/cwt440.00–445.001,6546
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388394.49/cwt370.00–410.001,53123
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619312.52/cwt305.00–320.001,9349
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300292396.02/cwt390.00–400.001,1565
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500486342.93/cwt340.00–365.001,66735
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500486374.64/cwt360.00–390.001,82111
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517334.80/cwt330.00–345.001,73129

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.