Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, 0ver 500 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.10/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −146.55 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$257.10

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs TN average

−10.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	261.66	1,415	43
Medium and Large 2-3	543	239.26	1,300	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $115 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

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 sale54 hd

257.10

—

TN average13 barns · 830 hd

254.78

+2.32

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−10.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−146.55

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	1,914	151.47	2,899	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	125.74	1,913	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	125.03	1,529	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	102.44	1,032	19

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	288.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,390	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	126.88/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,950	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	135.39/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,812	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	163.45/cwt	154.00–179.00	3,315	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	125.58/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,530	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	113.04/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	299.88/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,730	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	307.61/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	279.99/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	250.78/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	246.37/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	263.26/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	301.31/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	271.06/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,290	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	334.44/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	319.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	244.42/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	276.05/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,709	6
Bulls	—	—	2,010	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,804	144.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,612	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	115.48/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	81.81/cwt	72.00–94.00	731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	106.00/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,094	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	850–900	858	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	478	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	328.43/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	233.43/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	267.44/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	279.17/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	275.79/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	284.94/cwt	250.00–300.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	298.26/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	294.67/cwt	292.50–296.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	265.18/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	253.15/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	294.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,251	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	358.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	370.30/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	281.27/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	332.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	315.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,213	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	313.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	314.43/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	253.38/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,444	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	356.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,589	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	265.53/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	313.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	258.26/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	245.34/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,509	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	278.25/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	335.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,303	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	265.05/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,389	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	237.91/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	209.99/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	244.11/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,289	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	288.47/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	239.98/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,855	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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 585Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 146Year ago 166

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	265.00–315.00	288.47
3	450–500	482	280.00–300.00	288.29
3	500–550	527	265.00–290.00	275.79
2	550–600	550	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	389	330.00–345.00	335.02
9	400–450	422	325.00–340.00	334.44
7	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	313.48
11	500–550	523	295.00–312.50	301.31
6	550–600	571	275.00–288.00	281.27
3	600–650	622	260.00–267.50	263.26
5	650–700	674	248.00–260.00	253.15
4	700–750	715	240.00–252.50	246.37
2	750–800	773	232.50–247.50	239.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	270.00–275.00	272.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	350.00–360.00	356.50
6	350–400	374	350.00–365.00	358.96
6	400–450	424	330.00–340.00	332.51
4	450–500	469	310.00–320.00	313.05
12	500–550	524	310.00–318.00	314.43
21	550–600	577	290.00–307.50	299.88
6	600–650	619	270.00–284.00	276.05
10	650–700	673	260.00–274.00	265.53
10	700–750	709	257.00–266.00	258.26
3	750–800	770	241.00–250.00	244.42
4	800–850	809	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	320.00–335.00	328.43
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	427	297.50–320.00	307.61
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	530	270.00–297.50	279.17
2	550–600	583	277.50–282.50	279.99
2	600–650	620	262.50–268.00	265.18
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	337	250.00–300.00	284.94
3	350–400	378	295.00–300.00	298.26
6	400–450	414	240.00–275.00	267.44
6	450–500	479	240.00–262.50	250.78
6	500–550	528	230.00–255.00	244.11
5	550–600	562	225.00–242.50	233.43
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	292.50–296.00	294.67
4	500–550	508	277.50–279.00	278.25
2	600–650	610	257.50	257.50
70	700–750	719	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	277	360.00–390.00	370.30
6	300–350	340	310.00–330.00	319.13
14	350–400	385	305.00–320.00	315.02
12	400–450	425	290.00–300.00	294.37
12	450–500	476	265.00–277.50	271.06
22	500–550	524	257.50–272.50	265.05
17	550–600	570	245.00–260.00	253.38
16	600–650	615	237.50–250.00	245.34
8	650–700	668	232.50–246.00	237.91
2	700–750	728	207.50–212.50	209.99
1	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	858	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,537	122.00–132.00	126.88
2	—	1,380	111.00–120.00	115.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	133.00–138.00	135.39
28	—	1,218	119.00–130.00	125.58
3	—	1,193	105.00–117.00	113.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	72.00–94.00	81.81
12	—	1,032	100.00–113.00	106.00
3	—	1,060	115.00–117.00	115.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,028	154.00–179.00	163.45
1	—	2,010	137.00	137.00
5	—	1,804	140.00–150.00	144.78

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