Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.25/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −143.09 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$299.25

58 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$36.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

vs TN average

−10.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	303.63	1,620	51
Medium and Large 2-3	557	267.31	1,490	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.32/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $382.55, median $442.34 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 sale58 hd

299.25

—

TN average13 barns · 424 hd

289.49

+9.75

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−10.30

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−143.09

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	1,848	141.34	2,612	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	128.69	1,615	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	127.66	1,832	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	103.03	1,132	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	209.56/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	324.64/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,409	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	204.11/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	255.24/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,325	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	263.93/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	346.63/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	305.93/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,588	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	310.78/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,473	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	340.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	249.38/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,409	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	302.65/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,120	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	293.74/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	228.00/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	299.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	270.04/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,712	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	239.60/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,488	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	312.09/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	238.36/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	264.93/cwt	250.00–285.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	221.32/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	282.30/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	90.94/cwt	85.00–95.00	950	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	141.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,568	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	118.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	127.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,826	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,964	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,633	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	118.11/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,710	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	106.50/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,163	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	113.94/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,375	3
Bulls	—	—	1,946	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,968	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	273.63/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	256.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	255.55/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	178.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	207.66/cwt	187.50–218.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	233.60/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,215	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	261.72/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	264.78/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	255.52/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	360.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	247.57/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	247.52/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	270.82/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	249.90/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	242.46/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	284.87/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,205	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	288.34/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	279.55/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	319.02/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	333.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	257.82/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	871	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,916	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	279.36/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,288	7

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 846Last week 754Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 123Year ago 179

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	350.00–365.00	360.07
5	300–350	320	305.00–335.00	319.02
20	350–400	370	290.00–320.00	302.65
14	400–450	423	280.00–302.50	284.87
7	450–500	461	270.00–292.50	279.36
38	500–550	519	250.00–267.50	255.24
14	550–600	565	245.00–257.50	249.38
13	600–650	621	235.00–242.00	239.60
2	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.52
6	700–750	723	207.00–214.00	209.56
10	750–800	770	198.00–215.00	204.11
1	850–900	890	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
6	350–400	368	250.00–285.00	264.93
20	400–450	427	240.00–270.00	256.48
6	450–500	465	240.00–265.00	255.52
11	500–550	520	220.00–247.50	233.60
3	550–600	563	230.00–242.50	238.36
2	600–650	615	212.50–230.00	221.32
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	768	190.00–195.00	192.54
1	950–1000	955	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	318	330.00–350.00	340.16
11	350–400	374	335.00–360.00	346.63
13	400–450	434	310.00–332.50	324.64
29	450–500	474	300.00–315.00	310.78
38	500–550	519	295.00–310.00	305.93
10	550–600	581	287.50–297.50	293.74
20	600–650	634	265.00–277.50	270.04
10	650–700	669	257.50–270.00	263.93
12	700–750	737	234.00–245.00	242.46
3	750–800	783	226.00–229.00	228.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	679	273.00	273.00
9	700–750	714	254.00–264.00	257.82
1	750–800	765	252.00	252.00
7	800–850	835	227.00	227.00
58	850–900	871	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	304.88
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	528	265.00–282.50	273.63
5	550–600	569	255.00–282.50	264.78
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	325.00–340.00	333.62
7	400–450	419	305.00–320.00	312.09
10	450–500	470	295.00–310.00	299.98
6	500–550	510	285.00–292.50	288.34
6	550–600	573	275.00–285.00	279.55
8	600–650	618	260.00–270.00	265.08
6	650–700	669	252.50–267.50	261.72
1	700–750	730	237.50	237.50
6	800–850	837	170.00–180.00	178.40
1	850–900	870	182.50	182.50
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	440	265.00–300.00	282.30
6	450–500	485	265.00–280.00	270.82
5	500–550	531	245.00–265.00	255.55
6	550–600	573	242.50–265.00	249.90
3	600–650	620	240.00–252.50	247.57
3	650–700	665	242.50–250.00	247.52
3	700–750	730	187.50–218.00	207.66
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	85.00–95.00	90.94
8	—	1,092	103.00–110.00	106.50
3	—	1,207	112.00–116.00	113.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	140.00–143.00	141.52
4	—	1,225	115.00–122.00	118.85
11	—	1,257	125.00–135.00	129.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,427	124.00–132.00	127.98
4	—	1,439	134.00–139.00	136.48
4	—	1,448	115.00–121.00	118.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,821	138.00–144.00	141.00
4	—	1,946	150.00–155.00	152.52
3	—	1,780	125.00–130.00	127.24

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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