Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 1.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.21/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$235.21

313 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$58.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.05

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	239.36	1,360	237
Medium and Large 2-3	493	223.38	1,100	74
Small 1-2	655	181.25	1,187	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.11/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale313 hd

235.21

—

TN average10 barns · 2,763 hd

250.26

−15.05

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	—	Low	1,740	121.55	2,115	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	105.73	1,517	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	102.28	1,268	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	87.19	899	33

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	228.73/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	146.73/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	238.30/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,365	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	266.74/cwt	250.00–280.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	228.66/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	290.49/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	294.99/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,233	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	307.66/cwt	300.00–315.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	213.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	306.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	319.01/cwt	315.00–320.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	224.13/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	240.32/cwt	233.00–254.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	225.24/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,399	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	276.35/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,028	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	236.72/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,252	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	233.52/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,359	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	205.66/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	202.48/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	205.03/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,267	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	187.66/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	231.17/cwt	215.00–250.00	994	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	261.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	877	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	269.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,160	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	285.99/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	239.51/cwt	205.00–250.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	215.63/cwt	185.00–222.50	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	231.55/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,067	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	210.32/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,495	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	247.36/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,276	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	299.08/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,101	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	246.52/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	237.70/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	208.97/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	272.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,263	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	253.35/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,105	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	284.02/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,204	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	228.97/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	114.82/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	133.43/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,382	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	123.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,139	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	113.38/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,642	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	94.73/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	76.46/cwt	70.00–83.00	752	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	99.95/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,036	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	104.00/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,285	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	111.80/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,532	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	94.69/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,132	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	105.63/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,517	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	89.96/cwt	84.00–97.00	945	21
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	276.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	248.70/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,194	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	277.92/cwt	270.00–290.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	253.51/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	244.11/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	304.34/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	276.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,298	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	271.47/cwt	240.00–295.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,249	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	282.32/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,632	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	217.14/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	284.16/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	276.47/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,692	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	246.30/cwt	228.00–262.50	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	279.85/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,033Last week 788Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 178Year ago 94

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 1.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	224.00–234.00	228.73
1	—	980	152.50	152.50
3	—	918	140.00–152.50	146.73
15	—	573	234.00–244.00	238.30
11	—	711	206.00–218.00	210.32
20	—	516	240.00–252.50	247.36
10	—	368	290.00–315.00	299.08
8	—	621	228.00–245.00	237.70
3	—	772	205.00–212.00	208.97
11	—	463	270.00–280.00	272.68
11	—	424	270.00–295.00	284.02
1	—	805	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	250.00–280.00	266.74
7	—	522	210.00–237.50	228.66
1	—	690	214.00	214.00
7	—	481	232.50–257.50	246.52
1	—	770	194.00	194.00
10	—	436	230.00–265.00	253.35
1	—	725	198.00	198.00
1	—	915	135.00	135.00
5	—	574	224.00–232.50	228.97
2	—	620	218.00–220.00	218.97
1	—	800	165.00	165.00
1	—	955	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	824	220.00	220.00
2	—	863	215.00	215.00
4	—	538	290.00–292.00	290.49
7	—	604	284.00	284.00
6	—	652	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	418	290.00–307.50	294.99
2	—	235	300.00–315.00	307.66
1	—	915	200.00	200.00
4	—	824	212.00–215.00	213.49
9	—	320	300.00–320.00	306.64
5	—	288	315.00–320.00	319.01
7	—	727	222.00–227.00	224.13
13	—	677	245.00–262.00	253.51
7	—	371	295.00–315.00	304.34
18	—	470	270.00–285.00	276.13
24	—	578	272.00–285.00	282.32
1	—	770	226.00	226.00
26	—	612	264.00–278.00	276.47
8	—	513	275.00–284.00	279.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	233.00–254.00	240.32
4	—	480	235.00–260.00	244.11
1	—	525	250.00	250.00
5	—	327	240.00–295.00	271.47
10	—	676	200.00–242.00	217.14
6	—	435	280.00–285.00	284.16
4	—	570	228.00–262.50	246.30
1	—	355	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	218.00–228.00	225.24
16	—	372	260.00–290.00	276.35
14	—	529	230.00–245.00	236.72
1	—	880	170.00	170.00
21	—	582	225.00–238.00	233.52
2	—	228	290.00–295.00	292.47
3	—	708	205.00–206.00	205.66
4	—	665	200.00–207.50	202.48
3	—	773	186.00–189.00	187.66
16	—	430	260.00–275.00	269.67
3	—	277	275.00–280.00	276.63
31	—	480	246.00–257.50	248.70
1	—	805	184.00	184.00
5	—	319	270.00–290.00	277.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	210.00–220.00	214.97
11	—	618	200.00–212.50	205.03
14	—	430	215.00–250.00	231.17
1	—	270	235.00	235.00
1	—	830	122.50	122.50
3	—	335	260.00–265.00	261.69
6	—	372	205.00–250.00	239.51
1	—	700	185.00	185.00
7	—	524	185.00–222.50	215.63
19	—	461	200.00–240.00	231.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	207.00	207.00
10	—	404	282.00–290.00	285.99
72	—	710	217.00	217.00
6	—	622	233.00	233.00
11	—	450	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	162.50	162.50
1	—	565	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,730	113.00–118.00	114.82
2	—	1,785	133.00–134.00	133.43
5	—	1,732	120.00–131.00	123.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	112.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	1,410	90.00–100.00	94.73
10	—	1,436	101.00–111.00	105.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	984	70.00–83.00	76.46
3	—	1,037	99.00–101.00	99.95
21	—	1,050	84.00–97.00	89.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,236	100.00–109.00	104.00
4	—	1,370	111.00–114.00	111.80
10	—	1,196	90.00–97.00	94.69

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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