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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 20
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
825 head
18 vs last sale 843 363 vs year ago 462 · +78.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
19 vs last sale 107 29 vs year ago 97 · +29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
18 vs last sale 32 40 vs year ago 10 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $426.15/cwt on 62 head, up $0.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$426.15
0.70 vs prior sale
62 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,367
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.93
vs TN average
+3.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555429.692,38654
Medium and Large 2556402.262,2368thin
One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $150 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 sale62 hd
426.15
TN average18 barns · 871 hd
414.22
+11.93
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
+3.98
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
+22.50
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
BullsHigh1,639202.213,31411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,569183.012,87119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261179.172,25929
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,012144.231,4605thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,053$3,0752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,510$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,034$3,0197
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$2,9568
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$2,8196
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)941$4,0624thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$3,9617
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,043$3,4242thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,3701thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)906$2,2335
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,9251thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2550–600578425.02/cwt420.00–427.502,4579
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,818.70/head2,200.00–3,125.002,8196
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428470.29/cwt445.00–495.002,0133
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628401.33/cwt390.00–425.002,5203
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29062,233.30/head1,900.00–2,640.002,2335
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,370.00/head2,370.00–2,370.002,3701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29603,095.31/head2,800.00–3,400.003,0952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0533,075.18/head2,700.00–3,350.003,0752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0343,018.75/head2,600.00–3,600.003,0197
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0433,423.62/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1792,955.86/head2,450.00–3,300.002,9568
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526434.02/cwt420.00–450.002,28324
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479502.71/cwt480.00–510.002,40828
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1205,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2504,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500473490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800793329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,60964
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800773357.52/cwt350.00–365.002,7644
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900874331.23/cwt327.50–332.502,8954
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1444,158.47/head3,700.00–4,450.004,1584
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29303,923.39/head3,850.00–4,000.003,9232
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566447.58/cwt435.00–462.502,5336
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1612
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335526.72/cwt510.00–540.001,7653
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800771347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,6796
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572448.75/cwt420.00–462.502,5679
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618414.37/cwt397.50–425.002,5613
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8631
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790321.25/cwt310.00–332.502,5382
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3491
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550536453.09/cwt440.00–470.002,42912
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9357
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383527.89/cwt500.00–545.002,0227
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570396.62/cwt385.00–407.502,2615
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678341.91/cwt330.00–352.502,3184
CowsLean 85-90%964147.04/cwt140.00–155.001,4174
Bulls1,710221.98/cwt216.00–230.003,7962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615190.89/cwt186.00–197.003,08310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470176.12/cwt173.00–183.002,5897
CowsBoner 80-85%1,306194.17/cwt190.00–200.002,5367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222177.55/cwt173.00–185.002,17016
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625352.48/cwt350.00–355.002,2032
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,683167.76/cwt165.00–170.002,8232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,311165.97/cwt160.00–171.002,1766
Bulls1,753205.31/cwt195.00–210.003,5996
Bulls1,363182.82/cwt180.00–185.002,4923
CowsLean 85-90%1,205133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,6031
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550503510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5652
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750719324.92/cwt320.00–330.002,3364
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375469.84/cwt450.00–480.001,7625
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475440.00/cwt430.00–450.002,0902
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532411.66/cwt410.00–415.002,1903
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750733378.23/cwt372.50–385.002,7723
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915332.50/cwt332.50–332.503,0421
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624445.95/cwt430.00–455.002,78342
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700661439.95/cwt430.00–445.002,90813
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670392.05/cwt385.00–395.002,6276
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331563.06/cwt550.00–590.001,86412
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428519.12/cwt500.00–530.002,22226
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250237722.10/cwt710.00–750.001,7113
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800762342.52/cwt337.50–345.002,6103
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800769369.45/cwt362.50–375.002,8415
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479462.71/cwt450.00–475.002,21651
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750705405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,8552
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800758380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,8803
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520471.72/cwt450.00–490.002,45313
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850803314.50/cwt312.50–315.002,5255
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400362555.05/cwt550.00–570.002,0096
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557471.00/cwt470.00–475.002,6235
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300298603.96/cwt600.00–620.001,8005
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450431509.18/cwt500.00–540.002,19520
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250233634.84/cwt630.00–640.001,4792
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583417.28/cwt410.00–445.002,43325
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620397.48/cwt386.00–417.502,46412
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614419.99/cwt405.00–435.002,57910
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380563.30/cwt540.00–575.002,1415
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885329.97/cwt327.50–332.502,9202
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375508.09/cwt490.00–525.001,90519
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421480.06/cwt460.00–495.002,02122
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563474.45/cwt465.00–485.002,6715
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718380.73/cwt372.50–385.002,7346
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700664372.34/cwt362.50–382.502,4726
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715343.25/cwt335.00–350.002,4546
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330528.35/cwt500.00–550.001,7448
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480510.45/cwt490.00–520.002,45017
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516484.27/cwt475.00–500.002,4999

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.