Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.35/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.32 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$248.35

61 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs TN average

−15.61 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	252.99	1,372	46
Medium and Large 2-3	545	234.11	1,277	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $96 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

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 sale61 hd

248.35

—

TN average13 barns · 855 hd

246.15

+2.20

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−15.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−154.32

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	1,787	144.84	2,588	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	133.17	1,876	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	127.62	1,528	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	112.91	1,154	29

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	113.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,173	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	102.60/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,027	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	120.89/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,243	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	139.67/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,782	147.52/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,629	7
Bulls	—	—	1,748	133.78/cwt	123.00–139.00	2,338	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	280.12/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	232.45/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	225.87/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	255.07/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	301.43/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,272	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	239.15/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	264.12/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	229.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	290.49/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,368	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	247.59/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	231.49/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	304.17/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	245.58/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,383	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	273.24/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	290.98/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,248	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	269.76/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	266.94/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	202.62/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	309.87/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,150	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	344.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	256.30/cwt	256.00–257.50	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	292.01/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	322.53/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,335	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	247.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	281.83/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	260.70/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,343	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	319.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	339.50/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,246	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.25/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,509	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	334.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	269.28/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	274.89/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,410	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	244.49/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	233.39/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	222.13/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,535	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	261.96/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	296.95/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	310.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,037	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	323.97/cwt	310.00–345.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	281.95/cwt	270.00–295.00	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	293.22/cwt	265.00–305.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	262.69/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,111	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	217.49/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,649	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	119.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,367	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	127.50/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,512	22
Bulls	—	—	1,856	158.77/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,947	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	137.74/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,778	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	131.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	260.24/cwt	250.00–280.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	255.76/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,220	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	258.23/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	250.04/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 500Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 138Year ago 88

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,029	109.00–118.00	113.99
7	—	1,001	97.00–106.00	102.60
7	—	1,028	119.00–123.00	120.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	136.00–143.00	139.67
10	—	1,427	125.00–135.00	131.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,148	116.00–122.00	119.11
22	—	1,186	123.00–133.00	127.50
7	—	1,291	134.00–145.00	137.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,782	141.00–152.00	147.52
8	—	1,748	123.00–139.00	133.78
5	—	1,856	156.00–164.00	158.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	275.00–290.00	280.12
8	400–450	434	250.00–280.00	264.12
8	450–500	474	250.00–277.50	269.76
7	500–550	528	245.00–267.50	255.07
2	550–600	585	217.50–245.00	231.49
3	600–650	627	220.00–240.00	232.45
2	650–700	673	222.00–230.00	225.87
1	700–750	735	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	371	295.00–330.00	309.87
12	400–450	422	295.00–315.00	301.43
24	450–500	471	280.00–300.00	290.49
16	500–550	513	270.00–285.00	274.89
9	550–600	580	257.50–265.00	261.96
11	600–650	613	242.50–255.00	247.59
3	650–700	680	242.50–246.00	244.49
3	700–750	717	230.00–236.00	233.39
8	750–800	758	214.00–224.00	217.49
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	965	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	250.00–280.00	260.24
9	300–350	330	270.00–295.00	281.95
5	350–400	377	260.00–275.00	266.94
16	400–450	423	235.00–275.00	262.69
20	450–500	477	230.00–260.00	255.76
7	500–550	525	210.00–250.00	239.15
8	550–600	563	220.00–235.00	229.70
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	213	310.00–345.00	323.97
2	250–300	263	315.00	315.00
12	300–350	334	300.00–325.00	310.47
10	350–400	369	285.00–305.00	292.01
16	400–450	429	280.00–305.00	290.98
21	450–500	466	265.00–275.00	269.28
19	500–550	515	255.00–267.50	260.70
22	550–600	563	242.00–252.50	245.58
3	600–650	610	230.00–240.00	234.96
13	650–700	663	220.00–225.00	222.13
2	750–800	770	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	256.00–257.50	256.30
69	700–750	731	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
6	300–350	328	265.00–305.00	293.22
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	532	230.00–272.50	250.04
2	550–600	573	260.00–265.00	262.58
3	600–650	625	250.00–265.00	258.23
2	700–750	738	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	302.50–307.50	304.17
3	550–600	575	307.50	307.50
4	650–700	670	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	340.00–350.00	344.67
5	250–300	287	320.00–345.00	334.91
7	300–350	326	310.00–330.00	319.98
9	350–400	367	335.00–345.00	339.50
12	400–450	414	315.00–330.00	322.53
10	450–500	482	292.50–302.50	296.95
21	500–550	520	285.00–300.00	290.25
9	550–600	585	275.00–292.50	281.83
4	600–650	627	271.00–280.00	273.24
4	650–700	695	247.00	247.00
7	700–750	717	240.00–250.00	247.38
2	750–800	753	234.00	234.00
3	850–900	877	201.00–206.00	202.62
2	950–1000	973	168.00	168.00

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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