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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 20
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
597 head
237 vs last sale 834 326 vs year ago 923 · 35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
3 vs last sale 97 53 vs year ago 147 · 36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
11 vs last sale 44 37 vs year ago 18 · +205.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.23/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits 61.43 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$342.23
35 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.22
vs TN average
48.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533351.811,87426
Medium and Large 2529314.531,6649thin
One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale35 hd
342.23
TN average17 barns · 1,057 hd
362.45
−20.22
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−48.59
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
−61.43
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
BullsHigh1,669186.493,11213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505163.182,45531
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,230157.231,93525
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004129.141,29717

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)1,145$2,24912
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$1,8323thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)999$1,6834thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,056$1,7865

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1450–500474409.70/cwt400.00–430.001,9425
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671291.92/cwt280.00–300.001,9595
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330413.44/cwt400.00–430.001,3647
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662349.02/cwt345.00–352.002,3113
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425417.44/cwt400.00–425.001,7746
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0561,786.22/head1,610.00–1,990.001,7865
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,248.50/head1,675.00–2,625.002,24912
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610392.48/cwt388.00–399.002,3944
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628311.35/cwt310.00–320.001,95515
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673318.75/cwt312.50–327.502,1456
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9563
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371447.10/cwt420.00–460.001,6597
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720337.50/cwt330.00–352.502,4303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1521,831.91/head1,675.00–2,050.001,8323
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550529314.53/cwt295.00–340.001,6649
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365366.03/cwt325.00–400.001,3363
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900883278.73/cwt270.00–287.502,4612
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431413.51/cwt400.00–427.501,78217
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633356.24/cwt355.00–357.502,2552
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658272.51/cwt270.00–275.001,7932
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579323.37/cwt320.00–330.001,8726
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29991,683.29/head1,600.00–1,850.001,6834
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581306.53/cwt297.50–320.001,7815
CowsLean 85-90%1,008122.07/cwt115.00–130.001,23010
CowsLean 85-90%999139.24/cwt134.00–146.001,3917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,707169.43/cwt167.00–175.002,8923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483162.51/cwt156.00–166.002,41028
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298147.04/cwt140.00–151.001,9095
Bulls1,690203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,4311
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490350.89/cwt340.00–360.001,71911
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483336.52/cwt310.00–370.001,6256
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160169.81/cwt167.00–175.001,9703
Bulls1,783190.42/cwt186.00–195.003,3957
Bulls1,505177.69/cwt174.00–182.002,6745
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223158.00/cwt154.00–164.001,93217
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000950237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567336.93/cwt330.00–350.001,9107
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650612306.62/cwt300.00–310.001,8773
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450442349.32/cwt330.00–370.001,54415
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750733312.42/cwt305.00–320.002,2902
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800758275.01/cwt270.00–285.002,0854
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629326.64/cwt315.00–340.002,0554
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478387.61/cwt370.00–400.001,85319
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713305.09/cwt300.00–310.002,1752
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463402.84/cwt390.00–415.001,8652
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5181
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440406.42/cwt400.00–430.001,7886
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568393.31/cwt387.50–402.502,2349
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513363.46/cwt360.00–370.001,86517
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360435.85/cwt420.00–450.001,5696
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570357.57/cwt350.00–362.502,0385
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7041
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285532.90/cwt510.00–580.001,5193
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600551368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,0284
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335433.38/cwt430.00–440.001,4523
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518401.62/cwt400.00–410.002,0806
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550512354.44/cwt350.00–365.001,81515
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950913285.12/cwt270.00–300.002,6032
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1458
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750353.10/cwt353.10–353.102,64868

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.