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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 1
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
28 vs last sale 754 310 vs year ago 1,092 · 28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
45 vs last sale 81 31 vs year ago 95 · +32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
32 vs last sale 25 47 vs year ago 10 · +470.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday trends are based on the comparison to the last sale from two weeks ago. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 15.00-30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-25.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.14/cwt on 80 head, down $38.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits 18.52 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$385.14
38.25 vs prior sale
80 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$64.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.57
vs TN average
19.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543393.142,13370
Medium and Large 2578329.091,90110thin
One grade step is worth $64.05/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale80 hd
385.14
TN average14 barns · 520 hd
387.71
−2.57
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−19.62
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
−18.52
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
BullsHigh1,766205.883,63711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,544178.192,75114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,293173.042,23726
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007145.001,46112

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)1,015$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,358$3,1502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$3,1448
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,364$3,1028
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$2,4815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$3,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728318.84/cwt317.50–330.002,3219
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435431.71/cwt420.00–455.001,87816
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715349.84/cwt342.50–357.502,5012
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623338.37/cwt335.00–345.002,1083
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400393453.31/cwt450.00–460.001,7823
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850822288.39/cwt285.00–295.002,3713
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800776293.63/cwt280.00–305.002,2794
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665325.07/cwt320.00–335.002,16210
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464486.44/cwt470.00–500.002,2576
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240664.48/cwt640.00–690.001,5952
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6801
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700657347.78/cwt340.00–357.502,28512
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350339516.62/cwt515.00–520.001,7513
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800766298.92/cwt295.00–315.002,2905
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524427.03/cwt400.00–455.002,23815
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550536449.26/cwt430.00–470.002,40811
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566448.06/cwt427.50–465.002,53615
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529396.69/cwt380.00–415.002,09848
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718315.02/cwt310.00–320.002,2622
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473460.36/cwt440.00–480.002,1789
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450434453.78/cwt450.00–485.001,96914
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5061
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575422.21/cwt402.50–450.002,4288
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377493.94/cwt475.00–500.001,8626
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550511490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5046
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700673370.97/cwt368.00–378.002,49721
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476419.02/cwt400.00–435.001,99532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665339.77/cwt330.00–350.002,2592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3643,102.38/head2,500.00–3,650.003,1028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1263,143.58/head2,725.00–3,500.003,1448
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622350.46/cwt335.00–360.002,18024
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612360.81/cwt350.00–395.002,20811
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400352535.01/cwt530.00–550.001,8836
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823281.65/cwt280.00–285.002,3183
Bulls1,778221.86/cwt216.00–227.003,9452
Bulls1,840187.99/cwt186.00–190.003,4592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499190.76/cwt185.00–194.002,8594
CowsBoner 80-85%1,397160.65/cwt155.00–169.002,2448
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216187.68/cwt184.00–193.002,2824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255175.93/cwt170.00–183.002,20814
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440166.84/cwt160.00–170.002,4023
Bulls1,742206.43/cwt203.00–212.003,5967
CowsLean 85-90%961135.13/cwt120.00–143.001,2997
CowsLean 85-90%1,072158.82/cwt154.00–162.001,7035
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,614175.88/cwt170.00–182.002,8397
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600584327.88/cwt320.00–355.001,9159
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1072,481.35/head1,950.00–3,150.002,4815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3583,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424443.14/cwt415.00–455.001,8796
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528414.99/cwt410.00–425.002,1914
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3451
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350338530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7912
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1181
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600559375.52/cwt340.00–420.002,0997
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700669318.24/cwt315.00–322.502,1297
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750744275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0465
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650621350.90/cwt340.00–365.002,1796
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617321.69/cwt320.00–325.001,9853
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619398.83/cwt380.00–422.502,46916
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475376.26/cwt375.00–380.001,7874
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415388.15/cwt370.00–410.001,6115
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300272512.76/cwt500.00–520.001,3953
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572385.40/cwt370.00–400.002,20422
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500458444.97/cwt440.00–450.002,0382
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360490.00/cwt480.00–500.001,7642
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578356.52/cwt335.00–385.002,06111
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513386.40/cwt370.00–395.001,9824
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385464.53/cwt440.00–490.001,78815
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450434492.35/cwt470.00–510.002,1375
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300294592.51/cwt590.00–600.001,7424
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482405.62/cwt370.00–420.001,95515
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365394.66/cwt370.00–420.001,4412
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323561.57/cwt540.00–580.001,8146

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.