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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 26
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
← Oct 19Oct 26latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 896▼ 191 vs year ago 887 · −21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 110▼ 14 vs year ago 116 · −12.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 7.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.05/cwt on 56 head, up $5.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.15 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.
Average price
$345.05
▲ 5.21 vs prior sale
56 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.23
vs TN average
−30.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558348.311,94443
Medium and Large 2532334.261,77913thin
One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
345.05
—
TN average17 barns · 687 hd
335.82
+9.23
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−30.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.20
−46.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
440396352308median 391.2003/0204/2707/0608/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $391.20 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,757167.322,94012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,516135.022,04713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239131.411,62821
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,124111.921,25814

Every lot, as filed

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4842
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318419.29/cwt390.00–450.001,3332
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323500.47/cwt480.00–510.001,6176
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416460.14/cwt430.00–470.001,9144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459426.97/cwt420.00–430.001,9605
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477366.38/cwt350.00–400.001,7488
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515367.35/cwt360.00–375.001,8922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517418.92/cwt405.00–440.002,1665
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added543411.00/cwt410.00–415.002,23210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565390.44/cwt385.00–397.502,2066
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623362.97/cwt354.00–372.502,26130
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635338.33/cwt330.00–345.002,1483
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668352.81/cwt344.00–365.002,35716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678338.75/cwt337.50–340.002,2972
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717326.23/cwt317.50–330.002,3399
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2748300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2443
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4351
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5061
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322435.39/cwt420.00–450.001,4026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386418.69/cwt400.00–430.001,6167
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433414.57/cwt400.00–425.001,79512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435374.74/cwt350.00–390.001,6304
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471367.81/cwt350.00–375.001,73212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473386.10/cwt380.00–410.001,82613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523336.51/cwt320.00–345.001,76010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530360.82/cwt350.00–370.001,91212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563326.75/cwt320.00–330.001,8403
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569349.15/cwt345.00–355.001,98714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569338.79/cwt332.50–345.001,92817
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610353.88/cwt347.50–355.002,1597
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624312.44/cwt310.00–320.001,9504
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628330.38/cwt325.00–340.002,07520
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662324.83/cwt320.00–330.002,15017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added683337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3058
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688284.84/cwt270.00–300.001,9602
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717304.16/cwt300.00–312.502,1813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1752294.99/cwt290.00–300.002,2183
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0663
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1832266.61/cwt260.00–270.002,2183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370461.84/cwt440.00–490.001,7095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421430.43/cwt415.00–450.001,8129
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422371.50/cwt365.00–395.001,56812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464378.94/cwt370.00–390.001,7584
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479426.36/cwt415.00–445.002,0428
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515401.65/cwt395.00–415.002,0686
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2539356.96/cwt335.00–370.001,9245
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579359.15/cwt345.00–375.002,0797
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587326.50/cwt320.00–340.001,9179
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612344.64/cwt340.00–350.002,1096
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635307.48/cwt305.00–310.001,9522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1687327.41/cwt320.00–340.002,2498
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2692301.70/cwt295.00–305.002,0883
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715324.14/cwt317.50–327.502,3183
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782308.63/cwt305.00–310.002,4137
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4954
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863302.49/cwt300.00–305.002,6102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600157.26/cwt143.00–164.002,5165
Bulls——1,869174.50/cwt166.00–180.003,2617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08496.54/cwt91.00–101.001,0465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156118.40/cwt112.00–123.001,3698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228130.48/cwt126.00–135.001,60214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240123.95/cwt123.00–125.001,5374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290145.72/cwt141.00–151.001,8803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475146.76/cwt145.00–151.002,1653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536132.67/cwt126.00–140.002,0389

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.