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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
155 vs last sale 843 114 vs year ago 802 · 14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
28 vs last sale 104 64 vs year ago 140 · 45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
24 vs last sale 4 1 vs year ago 29 · 3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Calves were uneven with Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 4.00-15.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-15.00 higher with bulls weighing between 450-550 lbs. being 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.51/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 75.15 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$328.51
72 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.50
vs TN average
35.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559332.541,85755
Medium and Large 2543315.441,71217thin
One grade step is worth $17.10/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale72 hd
328.51
TN average15 barns · 694 hd
324.00
+4.50
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−35.45
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
−75.15
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
BullsAverage2,013182.453,6726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,526155.142,36814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,290146.721,89314
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,135126.741,43917

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,372$2,6663thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$1,9782thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,2201thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1350–400368430.48/cwt420.00–440.001,5842
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3453,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770286.90/cwt280.00–300.002,2094
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900872278.37/cwt275.00–280.002,4273
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269525.63/cwt500.00–580.001,4146
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670310.87/cwt310.00–312.502,0834
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581321.27/cwt310.00–337.501,8679
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,220.00/head2,220.00–2,220.002,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331438.87/cwt435.00–440.001,4539
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426444.98/cwt420.00–465.001,89621
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750724293.69/cwt287.50–312.502,12613
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1331
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8722
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374400.43/cwt390.00–410.001,4984
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810288.73/cwt285.00–292.502,3392
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468338.33/cwt330.00–345.001,5833
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280432.90/cwt425.00–440.001,2122
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526320.78/cwt300.00–335.001,68711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3722,666.28/head2,350.00–3,050.002,6663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,978.06/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9782
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573305.66/cwt285.00–315.001,7516
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617300.81/cwt295.00–312.501,8563
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425392.50/cwt390.00–395.001,6682
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527342.50/cwt330.00–350.001,8058
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650617309.54/cwt300.00–317.501,9105
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569342.46/cwt337.50–360.001,9495
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473385.08/cwt370.00–400.001,8212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299149.67/cwt145.00–155.001,9448
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285139.55/cwt135.00–143.001,7935
Bulls1,932186.43/cwt180.00–190.003,6023
Bulls2,178169.71/cwt166.00–173.003,6962
Bulls1,925196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,7731
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380384.61/cwt370.00–400.001,4622
CowsLean 85-90%1,072115.20/cwt105.00–124.001,2356
CowsLean 85-90%1,170133.03/cwt127.00–140.001,55611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365165.45/cwt163.00–168.002,2582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571154.55/cwt148.00–160.002,42811
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400392452.31/cwt420.00–465.001,7739
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450438360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5772
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700658326.24/cwt325.00–327.502,1472
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700688291.24/cwt290.00–292.502,0042
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5681
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668339.93/cwt330.00–352.502,27114
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323469.79/cwt460.00–480.001,5173
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629351.72/cwt340.00–365.002,2127
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700661325.64/cwt315.00–335.002,15211
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750719327.83/cwt322.50–335.002,3577
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450438454.24/cwt435.00–460.001,9906
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624320.86/cwt315.00–335.002,00219
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478402.69/cwt380.00–430.001,92529
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566358.92/cwt350.00–380.002,03121
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519373.20/cwt360.00–380.001,93725
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4511
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5941
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674309.48/cwt302.50–322.502,08613
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588372.62/cwt362.50–387.502,1919
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650616328.84/cwt320.00–335.002,02613
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376422.83/cwt410.00–440.001,5909
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515352.01/cwt340.00–362.501,81313
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464430.78/cwt420.00–442.501,99921
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823312.98/cwt311.00–315.002,5762
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800772317.59/cwt310.00–325.002,4525
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473359.97/cwt350.00–380.001,70322
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435384.25/cwt375.00–415.001,67140
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572326.52/cwt320.00–337.501,86842
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1731
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900868259.10/cwt252.50–265.002,2493
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718312.36/cwt302.50–320.002,2437
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528398.90/cwt387.50–407.502,10612

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.