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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 2
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
← Oct 26Nov 2latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▼ 220 vs last sale 696▼ 367 vs year ago 843 · −43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 102▼ 17 vs year ago 104 · −16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 22▲ 40 vs year ago 4 · +1,000.0%
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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 steady to 10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 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 $354.38/cwt on 28 head, up $9.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −33.78 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$354.38
▲ 9.34 vs prior sale
28 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.62
vs TN average
−24.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543361.991,96722
Medium and Large 2519326.511,6956thin
One grade step is worth $35.48/cwt here — about $273 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 sale28 hd
354.38
—
TN average15 barns · 698 hd
333.77
+20.62
National average189 barns · 22,668 hd
379.00
−24.62
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−33.78
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

32 sales
440396352308median 388.1703/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $388.17 across 32 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—Average2,113158.943,3596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498123.631,85215
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,366121.611,66114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,209102.231,23514

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$3,1773thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,9652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,8115
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$2,6807
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,4251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)963$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$2,7001thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323434.81/cwt430.00–440.001,4042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326470.19/cwt450.00–480.001,5334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422441.29/cwt425.00–447.501,8624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473433.72/cwt430.00–440.002,0514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1637
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524403.41/cwt390.00–410.002,1147
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579370.90/cwt367.50–380.002,1488
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624359.99/cwt347.50–364.002,2467
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2639314.93/cwt310.00–330.002,0124
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2692310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1453
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700321.00/cwt317.00–325.002,2472
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,9082
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4662
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0904
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783309.98/cwt305.00–320.002,4274
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3251
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328445.11/cwt420.00–460.001,4608
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378428.55/cwt410.00–450.001,62015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433389.87/cwt380.00–410.001,68814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477380.60/cwt375.00–385.001,8158
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519326.51/cwt300.00–340.001,6956
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528361.76/cwt355.00–365.001,9107
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570350.64/cwt340.00–357.501,99910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614319.77/cwt310.00–322.501,96316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624295.07/cwt280.00–300.001,8414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665301.12/cwt290.00–312.502,0024
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0954
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374462.84/cwt440.00–480.001,7318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1441436.79/cwt430.00–447.501,92611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464417.53/cwt405.00–430.001,9374
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490377.42/cwt370.00–385.001,8492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527366.99/cwt360.00–375.001,9345
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568322.44/cwt310.00–335.001,8312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582348.75/cwt340.00–365.002,03015
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628320.03/cwt315.00–325.002,0103
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1691306.89/cwt300.00–309.002,1218
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713299.93/cwt290.00–310.002,1393
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753285.02/cwt280.00–290.002,1462
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,086157.53/cwt150.00–162.003,2865
Bulls——2,250166.00/cwt166.00–166.003,7351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15195.98/cwt90.00–100.001,1057
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,266108.47/cwt105.00–116.001,3737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306127.03/cwt122.00–133.001,6597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,426116.19/cwt110.00–120.001,6577
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451126.50/cwt123.00–134.001,8369
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503115.20/cwt110.00–121.001,7315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,895140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,6531
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,810.70/head2,200.00–3,400.002,8115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,680.18/head2,200.00–3,200.002,6807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,964.88/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,176.60/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1773
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

This sale against other markets

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.