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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 23
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
57 vs last sale 579 153 vs year ago 675 · 22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
64 vs last sale 106 90 vs year ago 132 · 68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
23 vs last sale 27 3 vs year ago 7 · 42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower. With instances of under 500lbs as much as 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady, in a light test of market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.97/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 92.69 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$310.97
40 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.56
vs TN average
24.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552318.541,75930
Medium and Large 2552288.231,59210thin
One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $167 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 sale40 hd
310.97
TN average15 barns · 734 hd
321.53
−10.56
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−24.94
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
−92.69
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
BullsLow1,687186.393,1449thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,308159.002,0796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,385153.392,1257thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average989110.371,0926thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$2,6722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500484310.07/cwt300.00–322.501,5014
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650608270.02/cwt265.00–275.001,6422
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700676241.54/cwt210.00–260.001,6336
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525309.14/cwt305.00–312.501,6236
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578265.38/cwt235.00–285.001,5344
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710234.89/cwt220.00–250.001,6682
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450408336.55/cwt315.00–360.001,3733
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650626347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1726
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400388380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500453342.09/cwt340.00–345.001,55012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350337390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3149
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320295.00/cwt295.00–295.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450416309.91/cwt300.00–320.001,2894
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000990210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0791
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672323.22/cwt317.50–330.002,1723
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579330.10/cwt320.00–340.001,91115
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,7601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700681298.85/cwt298.85–298.852,03573
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3062
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474329.63/cwt320.00–335.001,56214
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440387.70/cwt370.00–392.501,7067
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609327.11/cwt317.50–335.001,99212
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1711
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9131
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750737288.82/cwt280.00–302.002,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583309.29/cwt300.00–315.001,80314
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425320.31/cwt310.00–330.001,3613
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618264.19/cwt257.50–270.001,6333
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670299.35/cwt290.00–312.502,0064
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474294.74/cwt255.00–330.001,3978
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673250.07/cwt247.51–252.501,6832
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373313.39/cwt310.00–320.001,1693
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335327.46/cwt320.00–330.001,0974
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563283.33/cwt275.00–290.001,5956
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333360.23/cwt350.00–370.001,2002
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529316.28/cwt300.00–350.001,6738
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468330.37/cwt320.00–340.001,5462
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550536295.58/cwt270.00–317.501,5844
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300281368.04/cwt350.00–385.001,0344
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650626253.68/cwt250.00–265.001,5884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3532,672.37/head2,200.00–3,150.002,6722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29402,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379359.06/cwt330.00–370.001,36110
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450443320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4182
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7111
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400364344.07/cwt330.00–350.001,2525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,314156.40/cwt150.00–162.002,0555
CowsLean 85-90%950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3301
Bulls1,571171.15/cwt154.00–178.002,6894
Bulls1,625210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,4131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,275172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1931
Bulls1,818195.73/cwt191.00–200.003,5584
CowsLean 85-90%997104.44/cwt90.00–114.001,0415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248155.68/cwt150.00–163.001,9434
CowsBoner 80-85%1,050171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,828140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,5592
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710262.57/cwt257.50–267.501,8642
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383345.06/cwt330.00–355.001,3229
BullsSmall 1750–800785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
BullsSmall 1500–550525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850810220.80/cwt215.00–232.501,7883
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523329.02/cwt320.00–340.001,72114
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617293.11/cwt280.00–310.001,80810
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550537382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0545
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750723265.72/cwt264.00–266.001,9217
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420351.22/cwt340.00–375.001,4759
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800754264.77/cwt255.00–268.001,9964
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523335.04/cwt325.00–350.001,75218
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600582304.01/cwt290.00–320.001,76929
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700652285.26/cwt280.00–287.001,8604
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318372.64/cwt370.00–375.001,1852
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2301
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700669287.71/cwt270.00–310.001,9258
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418337.51/cwt330.00–350.001,4114
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477342.55/cwt330.00–350.001,63411
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333348.43/cwt345.00–350.001,1603
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950946235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2235
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370377.86/cwt370.00–390.001,3985
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523338.20/cwt330.00–350.001,7693
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614292.84/cwt285.00–300.001,7987
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9001

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.