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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 17
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,120 head
432 vs last sale 688 319 vs year ago 801 · +39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
57 vs last sale 76 10 vs year ago 143 · 7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
3 vs last sale 28 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; 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 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.65/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 69.02 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.
Average price
$333.65
96 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$55.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.34
vs TN average
23.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556335.671,86689
Medium and Large 2559312.551,7466thin
Small 1545280.001,5261thin
One grade step is worth $55.67/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
440400360320median 402.6712/1502/2304/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $334.37, median $402.67 across 30 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 sale96 hd
333.65
TN average16 barns · 818 hd
325.30
+8.34
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−23.24
This barn, trailing median30 sales
402.67
−69.02
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
BullsAverage1,685173.312,9207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545151.792,34515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235147.991,82825
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,117119.201,33122

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,2213thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$2,0565
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,6851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,5552thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1600–650628359.70/cwt356.00–367.502,25913
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577349.41/cwt337.50–357.502,01619
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550511420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1464
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550509333.24/cwt325.00–342.501,6966
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673308.21/cwt300.00–319.002,07412
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472356.43/cwt350.00–380.001,68242
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000965260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5091
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380463.49/cwt440.00–470.001,76126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,221.12/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700653323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,10975
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2792
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850828279.89/cwt275.00–285.002,3172
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9771
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375354.67/cwt340.00–370.001,3309
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0381
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580329.16/cwt327.50–330.001,9093
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,056.35/head1,800.00–2,525.002,0565
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550539362.85/cwt330.00–377.501,9569
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700672301.65/cwt300.00–302.502,0273
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476340.04/cwt330.00–345.001,6194
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579313.82/cwt310.00–317.501,8174
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5381
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428348.42/cwt330.00–360.001,49110
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3431
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629297.58/cwt285.00–312.501,8725
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650628334.28/cwt325.00–341.002,0995
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278385.05/cwt380.00–390.001,0702
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
HeifersSmall 1450–500465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
HeifersSmall 1700–750710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475382.63/cwt362.50–400.001,8173
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850813272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,2152
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374390.47/cwt330.00–410.001,4604
HeifersSmall 1500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
CowsLean 85-90%1,084113.01/cwt106.00–121.001,22512
CowsLean 85-90%1,156126.62/cwt123.00–135.001,46410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620156.14/cwt152.00–160.002,52910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395143.10/cwt137.00–155.001,9965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279138.36/cwt131.00–142.001,7707
Bulls1,627181.46/cwt174.00–188.002,9523
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191160.69/cwt159.00–163.001,9144
Bulls1,675159.59/cwt150.00–166.002,6733
Bulls1,890190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,5911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226149.18/cwt143.00–155.001,82914
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614326.73/cwt315.00–332.502,00611
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428436.42/cwt425.00–450.001,86810
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6062
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650616295.11/cwt275.00–310.001,8184
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0912
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423335.62/cwt320.00–350.001,4202
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300286445.15/cwt430.00–470.001,2734
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700664351.93/cwt350.00–352.502,33720
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850828265.05/cwt260.00–270.002,1952
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950935260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4311
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715324.17/cwt318.00–337.502,31814
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300293459.83/cwt440.00–490.001,3473
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700661318.91/cwt314.00–335.002,1089
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467421.62/cwt405.00–435.001,96915
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760296.07/cwt287.50–302.502,2507
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750719300.99/cwt290.00–310.002,1647
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250233479.35/cwt460.00–500.001,1172
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555346.34/cwt346.00–347.501,92213
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371407.43/cwt385.00–430.001,51220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,554.53/head1,500.00–1,610.001,5552
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519367.63/cwt352.50–380.001,90825
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326403.63/cwt390.00–420.001,3169
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579332.90/cwt320.00–341.001,92746
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950918286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,6259
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524392.86/cwt385.00–415.002,05924
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650608375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2805
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477404.47/cwt395.00–440.001,92919
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521335.30/cwt330.00–345.001,74730
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900885308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,7261
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719300.81/cwt297.00–310.002,16315
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764283.50/cwt280.00–292.502,1665
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619325.43/cwt315.00–337.502,01429
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326476.80/cwt450.00–490.001,5546
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428454.98/cwt445.00–475.001,94711
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420385.34/cwt370.00–410.001,61837
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371448.50/cwt430.00–460.001,6646
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870282.10/cwt275.00–285.002,4547
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,055250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6381
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245620.00/cwt610.00–630.001,5192
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600581382.93/cwt370.00–392.502,22516

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.