Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.45/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.22 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$264.45

50 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$32.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

vs TN average

−5.55 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	268.35	1,437	44
Medium and Large 2-3	548	235.80	1,291	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about $146 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 sale50 hd

264.45

—

TN average10 barns · 513 hd

257.71

+6.73

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−5.55

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−138.22

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	1,755	147.43	2,588	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	135.40	1,907	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	126.27	1,524	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	106.22	1,082	22

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	600–650	610	236.67/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,444	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	146.69/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,551	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	125.17/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,443	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	141.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	116.55/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,519	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	134.25/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,912	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	181.76/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	270.15/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,162	5
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	269.34/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	248.95/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	295.36/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,267	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	290.34/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	238.79/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	268.60/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	266.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,496	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	255.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	288.59/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	195.48/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	247.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,560	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	284.31/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,609	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	94.64/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,029	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	117.55/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,167	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	110.72/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,091	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	280.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	222.65/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	262.57/cwt	255.00–277.50	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	276.63/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	314.72/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	289.93/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	309.88/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	326.96/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	262.03/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	347.65/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	313.34/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,495	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	339.60/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,413	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	241	393.15/cwt	370.00–400.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	308.64/cwt	297.50–311.00	1,744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	317.69/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	276.75/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,309	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	267.12/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,384	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	234.58/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,576	3

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 646Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 116Year ago 85

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	377	255.00–277.50	262.57
10	400–450	431	230.00–285.00	269.34
3	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	255.89
3	500–550	523	235.00–257.50	248.95
3	550–600	572	200.00–237.50	222.65
3	600–650	610	235.00–237.50	236.67
2	800–850	825	181.00–182.50	181.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	380.00	380.00
5	300–350	313	360.00	360.00
11	350–400	381	310.00–330.00	317.69
15	400–450	429	290.00–310.00	295.36
22	450–500	473	270.00–282.50	276.75
20	500–550	518	260.00–272.50	267.12
18	550–600	561	260.00–270.00	266.67
16	600–650	631	240.00–252.50	247.25
3	650–700	672	232.00–240.00	234.58
2	750–800	750	222.00	222.00
2	800–850	813	190.00–201.00	195.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	312.50	312.50
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	290.34
3	550–600	583	255.00–290.00	276.63
1	600–650	620	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	713	235.00–242.50	238.79
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	370.00–400.00	393.15
2	300–350	305	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
15	400–450	416	335.00–350.00	339.60
20	450–500	477	305.00–320.00	313.34
11	500–550	525	310.00–317.50	314.72
14	550–600	565	297.50–311.00	308.64
8	600–650	626	286.00–295.00	289.93
1	650–700	665	284.00	284.00
2	700–750	728	260.00–264.00	262.03
1	750–800	775	234.00	234.00
2	800–850	818	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	860	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	250.00–290.00	270.15
2	450–500	450	270.00–290.00	280.00
3	500–550	525	255.00–280.00	268.60
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	345.00–350.00	347.65
3	400–450	428	315.00–335.00	326.96
4	450–500	472	300.00–315.00	309.88
8	500–550	531	285.00–305.00	288.59
8	550–600	566	280.00–295.00	284.31
2	600–650	608	275.00–285.00	280.06
1	700–750	740	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	765	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	138.00	138.00
5	—	1,739	145.00–151.00	146.69
2	—	1,783	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,153	120.00–131.00	125.17
4	—	1,365	137.00–145.00	141.23
4	—	1,303	115.00–117.00	116.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	133.00–136.00	134.25
1	—	1,345	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	84.00–101.00	94.64
2	—	993	117.00–118.00	117.55
13	—	985	105.00–116.00	110.72

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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