Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.93/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.72 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$249.93

41 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs TN average

−21.98 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	254.69	1,397	30
Medium and Large 2-3	552	236.96	1,308	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $89 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 sale41 hd

249.93

—

TN average6 barns · 281 hd

244.15

+5.78

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−21.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−153.72

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	1,835	125.57	2,304	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	117.65	1,737	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	109.17	1,369	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	92.76	1,011	23

Every lot, as filed

77 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	350–400	373	261.29/cwt	260.00–262.50	975	2
Bulls	—	—	2,153	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,230	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	99.21/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,099	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	86.29/cwt	78.00–92.00	923	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	303.32/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	250.62/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,078	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	209.27/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	435	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	280.96/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	242.42/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,270	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	123.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,875	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	113.90/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,648	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	99.20/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,347	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	116.71/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,436	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	110.25/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,358	16
Bulls	—	—	1,715	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	233.06/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	315.40/cwt	305.00–330.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	240.21/cwt	215.00–252.50	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	208.27/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	229.68/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	257.65/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	244	314.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	263.77/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,358	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	267.88/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	267.63/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	242.99/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	312.88/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,361	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	275.82/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	281.50/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	272.69/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	208.34/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	279.35/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,159	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	247.82/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	270.35/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	216.00/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	244.53/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	269.24/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	305.62/cwt	296.00–317.50	1,452	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	291.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	299.27/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	280.52/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,058	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	291.78/cwt	275.00–300.00	954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	231.98/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	365.80/cwt	330.00–380.00	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	373.15/cwt	330.00–385.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	145.52/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	245.61/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,429	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	317.56/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	318.76/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	287.20/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	277.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,332	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	223.65/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,496	5

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 1,033Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 151Year ago 119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	373	260.00–262.50	261.29
15	400–450	430	230.00–270.00	250.62
6	450–500	468	220.00–260.00	247.82
6	500–550	528	215.00–252.50	240.21
5	550–600	581	220.00–237.50	233.06
5	600–650	635	207.50–215.00	209.27
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	244	310.00–325.00	314.82
8	250–300	286	305.00–330.00	315.40
8	300–350	327	275.00–300.00	291.78
19	350–400	377	269.00–300.00	280.52
28	400–450	415	275.00–295.00	279.35
36	450–500	481	270.00–290.00	277.00
15	500–550	515	260.00–274.00	263.77
15	550–600	582	242.00–255.00	245.61
7	600–650	625	226.00–238.00	229.68
5	650–700	669	217.50–227.50	223.65
3	700–750	717	200.00–212.50	208.34
3	750–800	768	202.50–220.00	208.27
2	800–850	828	140.00–151.00	145.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	295.00–312.50	303.32
8	400–450	413	279.00–300.00	287.20
8	450–500	477	270.00–282.00	275.82
11	500–550	530	265.00–279.00	272.69
3	550–600	565	264.00–275.00	270.35
3	600–650	613	240.00–245.00	241.66
3	650–700	662	226.00–235.00	231.98
2	700–750	735	212.00–220.00	216.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	230.00–280.00	267.88
7	400–450	424	247.50–272.50	267.63
12	450–500	482	235.00–265.00	257.65
4	500–550	524	232.50–250.00	242.42
3	550–600	570	231.00–250.00	242.99
1	600–650	640	226.00	226.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	287.50	287.50
2	400–450	423	265.00–297.50	280.96
2	450–500	488	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	600	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	690	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	225	330.00–385.00	373.15
10	250–300	265	330.00–380.00	365.80
12	300–350	328	305.00–340.00	317.56
4	350–400	386	307.50–332.50	318.76
16	400–450	435	302.50–327.50	312.88
14	450–500	475	296.00–317.50	305.62
15	500–550	511	290.00–301.00	299.27
3	550–600	565	285.00–295.00	291.08
2	600–650	633	267.50–271.00	269.24
3	650–700	687	237.50–248.00	244.53
5	700–750	719	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	612	279.00–282.00	281.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,153	111.00	111.00
5	—	1,756	124.00–130.00	127.02
2	—	1,715	136.00–137.00	136.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,108	94.00–105.00	99.21
12	—	1,070	78.00–92.00	86.29
1	—	1,140	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	120.00–130.00	123.28
6	—	1,447	112.00–115.00	113.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	96.00–103.00	99.20
3	—	1,230	116.00–117.00	116.71
16	—	1,232	104.00–115.00	110.25

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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