Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower with lean cows being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.44/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.22 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$265.44

59 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$44.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs TN average

−1.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	279.83	1,498	37
Medium and Large 2-3	553	241.54	1,335	21
Small 1-2	520	235.00	1,222	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.83/cwt here — about $276 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 sale59 hd

265.44

—

TN average12 barns · 949 hd

264.49

+0.95

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−1.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−137.22

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	1,784	141.76	2,529	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	126.37	1,828	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	119.61	1,457	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	106.73	1,106	21

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	110.80/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,311	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	122.12/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	300.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	333.59/cwt	305.00–350.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	261.17/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	224.14/cwt	217.50–232.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	315.42/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,495	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	322.20/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	320.64/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	285.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,367	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	237.84/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,456	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	262.44/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,362	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	242.43/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	302.25/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	335.40/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,241	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	314.64/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	250.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	261.06/cwt	210.00–282.50	1,237	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	299.82/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	267.31/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	248.75/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	273.41/cwt	248.00–295.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	274.10/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,159	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	326.41/cwt	315.00–335.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	313.10/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	303.36/cwt	285.00–320.00	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	285.24/cwt	275.00–295.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	214.65/cwt	195.00–228.00	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	280.58/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	296.00/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	234.18/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	249.36/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,324	11
Steers	Small 1-2	800–850	805	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,723	1
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	700–750	715	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,341	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	122.14/cwt	113.00–131.00	1,857	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	108.28/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,095	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	141.15/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,669	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	134.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,033	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	129.18/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,656	6
Bulls	—	—	1,793	154.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,768	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	120.83/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,468	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	93.29/cwt	92.00–95.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	686	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	232.94/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,344	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	280.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	286.25/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	327.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,548	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	262.96/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	306.06/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	254.82/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	291.92/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	238.60/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	233.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,562	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	223.77/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	332.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,414	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	266.21/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	354.98/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,352	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	360.45/cwt	340.00–375.00	970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	311.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,194	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	314.02/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	274.89/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	225.72/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	323.43/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,096	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	307.41/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	347.14/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	195.28/cwt	193.00–197.50	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	332.20/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	299.10/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,394	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	213.91/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	285.83/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,503	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	741	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 682Year ago 864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 91Year ago 166

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,183	104.00–115.00	110.80
6	—	1,282	128.00–131.00	129.18
18	—	1,215	116.00–127.00	120.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,403	117.00–127.00	122.12
1	—	1,380	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,514	130.00–138.00	134.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,011	102.00–112.00	108.28
2	—	1,198	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	1,062	92.00–95.00	93.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	113.00–131.00	122.14
7	—	1,891	136.00–145.00	141.15
5	—	1,793	150.00–160.00	154.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	300.00–310.00	305.05
5	250–300	263	305.00–350.00	333.59
12	300–350	339	300.00–340.00	323.43
11	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	311.77
7	400–450	408	290.00–315.00	300.00
22	450–500	466	287.50–307.50	299.10
28	500–550	526	272.50–297.50	285.83
9	550–600	564	250.00–267.50	261.17
16	600–650	612	232.00–242.00	237.84
11	650–700	668	230.00–240.00	233.85
3	700–750	737	217.50–232.00	224.14
2	750–800	778	210.00–218.00	213.91
2	800–850	825	193.00–197.50	195.28
1	850–900	850	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	995	145.00	145.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	418	320.00–325.00	322.20
8	450–500	467	315.00–322.50	320.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	275.00–295.00	285.24
2	300–350	313	275.00–285.00	280.12
4	350–400	375	260.00–295.00	286.25
16	400–450	423	250.00–282.50	274.10
12	450–500	474	210.00–282.50	261.06
11	500–550	531	225.00–270.00	249.36
10	550–600	577	210.00–245.00	232.94
8	600–650	621	195.00–228.00	214.65
4	650–700	686	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	760	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	880	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	370	325.00–365.00	335.40
11	400–450	424	325.00–345.00	332.20
18	450–500	474	307.50–330.00	315.42
7	500–550	514	285.00–310.00	306.06
5	550–600	569	285.00–300.00	291.92
9	600–650	620	255.00–272.50	262.96
6	650–700	680	250.00–262.00	254.82
3	700–750	727	230.00–248.00	238.60
2	750–800	755	220.00–227.50	223.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	285.00–300.00	296.00
5	400–450	428	280.00–320.00	299.82
10	450–500	479	260.00–300.00	285.42
6	500–550	519	250.00–280.00	262.44
4	550–600	580	252.50–280.00	267.31
5	600–650	634	230.00–250.00	242.43
2	650–700	675	222.00–246.00	234.18
1	700–750	720	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	288	315.00–335.00	326.41
7	300–350	326	285.00–320.00	303.36
2	350–400	378	290.00–315.00	302.25
3	400–450	413	305.00–320.00	313.10
2	450–500	458	300.00–310.00	304.92
8	500–550	522	248.00–295.00	273.41
4	550–600	574	270.00–284.00	280.58
2	600–650	610	237.50–260.00	248.75
10	650–700	660	250.00–255.00	250.50
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	569	314.00–316.00	314.64
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	350.00	350.00
8	250–300	269	340.00–375.00	360.45
11	300–350	329	330.00–365.00	347.14
8	350–400	381	335.00–360.00	354.98
14	400–450	425	325.00–345.00	332.68
28	450–500	473	315.00–335.00	327.27
17	500–550	533	300.00–322.50	314.02
10	550–600	570	297.50–315.00	307.41
9	600–650	628	268.00–290.00	274.89
6	650–700	666	259.00–272.00	266.21
1	700–750	745	232.00	232.00
4	800–850	831	224.00–228.00	225.72

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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