Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher with instances of 18.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-18.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.38/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.29 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$262.38

50 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$80.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.71

vs TN average

−13.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	275.09	1,463	35
Medium and Large 2-3	548	235.41	1,289	14thin
Small 1-2	575	195.00	1,121	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.09/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $334.37, median $402.67 across 30 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 sale50 hd

262.38

—

TN average12 barns · 605 hd

249.67

+12.71

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−13.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−140.29

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	1,785	130.86	2,336	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	116.99	1,695	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	109.15	1,430	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	95.35	1,004	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	97.91/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,098	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	111.22/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,429	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	123.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	99.83/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,351	9
Bulls	—	—	1,793	133.14/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,387	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	113.54/cwt	103.00–123.00	2,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,685	1
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	700–750	745	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	305.81/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	311.12/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	236.19/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,495	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	274.62/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	245.59/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	310.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	297.43/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,231	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	196.00/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	189.98/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	258.90/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	231.38/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	276.70/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,447	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	368.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	218.27/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	293.44/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,400	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	377.12/cwt	350.00–400.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	234.33/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	242.27/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	316.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	268.22/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	329.04/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	131.56/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	86.48/cwt	80.00–91.00	850	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	111.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,106	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	111.16/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	320.45/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	299.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	267.32/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	231.81/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	266.91/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	240.20/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	283.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	289.82/cwt	270.00–295.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	271.64/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	245.44/cwt	232.00–262.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	283.52/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	304.15/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	232.69/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	332.14/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	307.13/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,612	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	294.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,769	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	254.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,704	10

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 640Year ago 854

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 144Year ago 112

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher with instances of 18.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-18.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	310.00–335.00	320.45
6	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	305.81
12	450–500	469	307.50–315.00	311.12
5	500–550	519	295.00–305.00	299.98
8	550–600	570	265.00–282.50	274.62
5	600–650	624	239.00–256.00	245.59
3	650–700	670	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	725	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	795	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	830	182.00	182.00
1	850–900	850	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	283.29
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	637	228.00–235.00	232.69
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	350.00–400.00	377.12
3	250–300	278	360.00–375.00	368.74
5	300–350	329	310.00–345.00	332.14
9	400–450	428	320.00–337.50	329.04
9	450–500	471	310.00–315.00	312.48
14	500–550	525	305.00–312.50	307.13
8	550–600	564	285.00–300.00	294.27
10	600–650	629	277.00–288.00	283.52
10	650–700	669	250.00–260.00	254.76
4	700–750	736	234.00–245.00	242.27
3	750–800	772	234.00–235.00	234.33
63	800–850	804	220.00	220.00
4	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	302.50–305.00	304.15
2	450–500	470	245.00–290.00	268.22
1	500–550	515	292.50	292.50
3	550–600	587	262.50–276.00	266.91
3	600–650	617	232.00–262.00	245.44
3	650–700	667	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	705	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	745	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
9	300–350	329	300.00–330.00	316.09
7	350–400	376	300.00–320.00	310.67
19	400–450	414	290.00–304.00	297.43
16	450–500	477	285.00–300.00	293.44
20	500–550	523	265.00–281.00	276.70
9	550–600	568	254.00–268.00	258.90
17	600–650	633	227.00–240.00	236.19
11	650–700	659	225.00–235.00	231.38
4	700–750	718	212.50–226.00	218.27
2	750–800	750	194.00–198.00	196.00
3	800–850	822	180.00–200.00	189.98
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	307.50	307.50
6	500–550	508	294.00	294.00
9	750–800	758	220.00	220.00
10	800–850	830	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
5	300–350	333	270.00–295.00	289.82
9	400–450	424	230.00–285.00	271.64
6	450–500	465	242.50–280.00	267.32
6	500–550	519	225.00–260.00	240.20
8	550–600	569	230.00–245.00	231.81
8	650–700	671	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	815	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,121	93.00–102.00	97.91
6	—	983	80.00–91.00	86.48
2	—	990	108.00–115.00	111.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,285	105.00–117.00	111.22
3	—	1,353	120.00–130.00	123.32
9	—	1,353	94.00–103.00	99.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	130.00–133.00	131.56
5	—	1,485	106.00–117.00	111.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,793	127.00–137.00	133.14
2	—	1,793	103.00–123.00	113.54
2	—	1,758	141.00–144.00	142.48

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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