Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.22/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −170.43 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$233.22

75 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TN average

−24.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	235.25	1,292	65
Medium and Large 2-3	532	221.17	1,177	9thin
Small 1-2	595	210.00	1,250	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $42 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

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 sale75 hd

233.22

—

TN average1 barns · 75 hd

233.22

+0.00

National average190 barns · 25,845 hd

257.94

−24.72

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−170.43

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,749	114.84	2,008	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	99.71	1,465	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	99.46	1,270	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	77.68	791	33

Every lot, as filed

90 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	197.91/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	229.58/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	221.86/cwt	221.00–224.50	1,449	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	270.76/cwt	250.00–290.00	885	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	221.05/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,362	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	280.45/cwt	265.00–300.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	227.67/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,309	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	257.30/cwt	245.00–267.50	952	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	258.83/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,092	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	212.90/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,431	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	211	358.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	252.11/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,192	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	241.74/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,274	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	224.02/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,409	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	316	225.40/cwt	200.00–245.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	230.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	886	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	185.37/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	250.22/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,061	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	230.89/cwt	207.50–247.50	1,226	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	280.87/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,326	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	275.38/cwt	262.50–282.00	1,404	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	233.02/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,345	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	245.17/cwt	227.50–261.00	1,184	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	283.38/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,207	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	305.59/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,134	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	189.94/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,468	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	116.57/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,031	9
Bulls	—	—	1,975	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	2,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	105.76/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,791	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	85.95/cwt	82.00–92.00	893	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	70.79/cwt	59.00–78.50	709	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	98.73/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,247	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	109.39/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,399	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	88.94/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,205	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	112.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,468	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	90.16/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,360	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	102.24/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	216.25/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	656	207.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	205.76/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	221.89/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,471	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	279.85/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,595	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	241.21/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	246.09/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,641	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,781	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	290.87/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	252.73/cwt	230.00–270.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	236.37/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,246	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	210.27/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	257.95/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	355.68/cwt	335.00–365.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	202.58/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	308.65/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,287	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	202.23/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	248.36/cwt	242.50–255.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	259.01/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,551	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	269.37/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	234.72/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,002	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	221.17/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	201.68/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	299.56/cwt	290.00–317.50	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	215.97/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,680	12
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	298.05/cwt	275.00–324.00	1,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	233.30/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	283.04/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,517	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	266.81/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,545	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	214.05/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	291.02/cwt	279.00–302.50	1,368	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	224.72/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	242.45/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,518	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	332.24/cwt	315.00–355.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	639	230.01/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,470	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	230.59/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,584	11

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Mon Feb 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,594Last week 676Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 121Year ago 132

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	285.00	285.00
2	250–300	278	242.50–255.00	248.36
5	300–350	316	200.00–245.00	225.40
7	350–400	385	220.00–240.00	230.18
13	400–450	427	220.00–242.50	234.72
7	450–500	482	200.00–237.50	229.58
9	500–550	532	200.00–232.50	221.17
7	600–650	633	180.00–210.00	201.68
2	650–700	670	195.00–201.00	197.91
2	700–750	723	186.00–190.00	187.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	414	268.00–274.00	269.37
7	600–650	608	236.50	236.50
32	650–700	653	221.00–224.50	221.86
76	700–750	700	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	211	350.00–360.00	358.76
8	250–300	279	265.00–300.00	280.45
20	300–350	327	250.00–290.00	270.76
24	350–400	370	245.00–267.50	257.30
44	400–450	422	245.00–266.00	258.83
35	450–500	473	241.00–262.50	252.11
35	500–550	527	236.00–248.00	241.74
30	550–600	575	220.00–231.00	227.67
21	600–650	616	214.00–225.00	221.05
15	650–700	672	205.00–217.50	212.90
8	700–750	723	195.00–207.00	202.23
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	371	290.00–320.00	305.59
19	400–450	426	270.00–300.00	283.38
27	450–500	472	265.00–290.00	280.87
15	500–550	510	262.50–282.00	275.38
20	550–600	577	228.00–241.00	233.02
16	600–650	629	218.00–230.00	224.02
11	650–700	663	218.00–227.00	221.89
10	700–750	726	201.00–209.00	205.76
3	750–800	773	184.00–196.00	189.94
3	800–850	815	182.00–189.00	185.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
10	400–450	424	225.00–267.50	250.22
8	450–500	483	227.50–261.00	245.17
13	500–550	531	207.50–247.50	230.89
3	550–600	588	205.00–224.00	216.25
2	600–650	620	205.00–206.00	205.49
5	650–700	656	200.00–210.00	207.41
1	750–800	770	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	290.00–294.00	290.87
20	550–600	570	279.00–281.00	279.85
3	600–650	622	258.00–261.00	259.01
39	650–700	667	244.00–254.00	246.09
10	700–750	710	233.00–234.00	233.30
63	800–850	817	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	265.00	265.00
8	300–350	317	230.00–270.00	252.73
2	450–500	473	255.00–261.00	257.95
14	500–550	527	227.50–257.50	236.37
7	550–600	565	220.00–250.00	241.21
13	600–650	639	211.00–233.00	230.01
2	650–700	680	200.00–221.00	210.27
2	700–750	728	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	315.00–355.00	332.24
3	250–300	274	335.00–365.00	355.68
8	300–350	322	290.00–317.50	299.56
9	350–400	362	275.00–324.00	298.05
9	400–450	417	280.00–320.00	308.65
13	450–500	470	279.00–302.50	291.02
26	500–550	536	262.50–288.00	283.04
17	550–600	579	255.00–277.00	266.81
13	600–650	626	237.00–250.00	242.45
11	650–700	687	228.00–240.00	230.59
11	700–750	720	220.00–226.00	224.72
12	750–800	778	214.00–226.00	215.97
2	800–850	820	210.00–218.00	214.05
5	850–900	864	199.00–205.00	202.58
7	950–1000	978	181.00	181.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,742	113.00–123.00	116.57
1	—	1,975	126.50	126.50
3	—	1,693	100.00–112.50	105.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,039	82.00–92.00	85.95
18	—	1,001	59.00–78.50	70.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,263	92.00–105.00	98.73
6	—	1,279	107.00–114.00	109.39
4	—	1,355	87.00–90.00	88.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	110.00–114.00	112.20
5	—	1,508	88.00–92.00	90.16
9	—	1,484	95.00–107.00	102.24

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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