Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 10.00 higher with lean cows being steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher with higher dressing bulls being 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.15/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.50 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$272.15

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.57

vs TN average

−5.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	280.35	1,521	38
Medium and Large 2-3	552	249.91	1,378	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale52 hd

272.15

—

TN average10 barns · 690 hd

257.59

+14.57

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−5.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−131.50

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	—	High	1,807	141.35	2,554	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	125.16	1,820	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	121.43	1,585	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	96.89	973	26

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	298.45/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,403	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	269.64/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,513	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	324.49/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	239.79/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,525	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	258.97/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	332.98/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	231.67/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	301.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	267.37/cwt	240.00–305.00	1,283	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	275.16/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	315.68/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	256.00/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	282.11/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,481	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	230.67/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	261.55/cwt	242.50–277.50	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	248.92/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	250.85/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,330	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	284.05/cwt	230.00–320.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	294.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	208.13/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	288.85/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,624	67
Heifers	Small 1-2	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	287.05/cwt	220.00–320.00	1,234	3
Bulls	—	—	1,891	153.12/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,895	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	136.25/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,459	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	109.43/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	99.83/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,017	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	122.81/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,757	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	122.16/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,545	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,440	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	132.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,033	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	111.42/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,458	7
Bulls	—	—	1,642	126.30/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,074	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	131.75/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,813	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	87.89/cwt	76.00–93.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	299.49/cwt	245.00–345.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	244.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	262.66/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	274.07/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	303.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	248.97/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	287.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	364.06/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	355.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	341.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	253.78/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	328.03/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,515	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	273.34/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,697	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	291.48/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	352.66/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	359.34/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	349.32/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	316.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,357	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	234.28/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	288.74/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	288.67/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	336.02/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	308.66/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	331.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,256	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	256.52/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	329.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	900	2

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 616Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 72Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	265	340.00–370.00	355.09
8	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.34
4	350–400	381	330.00–375.00	352.66
7	400–450	428	335.00–360.00	349.32
17	450–500	462	320.00–340.00	328.03
12	500–550	532	300.00–320.00	308.66
7	550–600	586	280.00–297.50	291.48
16	600–650	621	265.00–277.50	273.34
6	650–700	670	250.00–262.50	253.78
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	763	240.00	240.00
11	850–900	858	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	505	325.00–337.50	332.98
3	600–650	610	287.50	287.50
10	700–750	715	257.50–260.00	258.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	245.00–345.00	299.49
3	400–450	430	220.00–320.00	287.05
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
12	500–550	525	270.00–290.00	282.11
6	550–600	585	242.50–277.50	261.55
3	600–650	633	240.00–250.00	244.02
6	650–700	681	210.00–245.00	230.67
1	750–800	795	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	815	202.00	202.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	320.00–325.00	322.47
2	250–300	273	325.00–335.00	329.77
8	300–350	328	320.00–345.00	336.02
10	350–400	379	320.00–340.00	331.39
15	400–450	429	300.00–325.00	316.43
26	450–500	470	290.00–310.00	298.45
9	500–550	514	275.00–295.00	288.67
20	550–600	561	265.00–275.00	269.64
17	600–650	636	232.00–242.50	239.79
12	650–700	671	231.00–237.50	234.28
5	700–750	724	225.00	225.00
5	750–800	785	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	825	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
5	500–550	512	300.00–305.00	301.49
4	550–600	551	285.00–295.00	288.74
7	600–650	605	247.50–250.00	248.92
3	750–800	762	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	300.00–310.00	303.37
6	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	294.92
10	400–450	418	220.00–295.00	262.66
6	450–500	479	265.00–285.00	274.07
7	500–550	530	230.00–270.00	250.85
7	550–600	573	242.50–255.00	248.97
4	600–650	616	205.00–210.00	208.13
2	650–700	655	210.00–220.00	215.04
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	700–750	725	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	350.00–375.00	364.06
7	400–450	407	340.00–350.00	341.48
10	450–500	475	315.00–335.00	324.49
7	500–550	513	305.00–320.00	315.68
5	550–600	578	280.00–295.00	287.02
10	600–650	621	252.50–265.00	256.52
6	650–700	665	240.00–250.00	244.94
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	255.00–320.00	288.85
8	400–450	413	230.00–320.00	284.05
8	450–500	480	240.00–305.00	267.37
3	500–550	528	270.00–285.00	275.16
8	550–600	578	235.00–270.00	256.00
13	600–650	632	230.00–242.50	231.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,891	147.00–160.00	153.12
5	—	1,805	133.00–140.00	136.25
3	—	1,642	121.00–131.00	126.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	109.00–110.00	109.43
16	—	1,019	95.00–107.00	99.83
8	—	911	76.00–93.00	87.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,431	117.00–128.00	122.81
2	—	1,280	112.00–113.00	112.51
6	—	1,539	130.00–140.00	132.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,265	118.00–128.00	122.16
7	—	1,309	109.00–115.00	111.42
6	—	1,376	129.00–140.00	131.75

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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