Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale will be CLOSED next week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.39/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −149.14 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$293.39

53 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

vs TN average

−20.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	299.03	1,676	40
Medium and Large 2-3	545	276.04	1,503	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $395.21, median $442.54 across 28 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 sale53 hd

293.39

—

TN average11 barns · 353 hd

299.35

−5.96

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−20.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−149.14

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	1,596	149.20	2,381	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	138.07	2,095	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	130.52	1,625	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	107.13	1,068	16

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,665	168.98/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,814	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	130.23/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,597	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,250	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	112.10/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,114	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	118.86/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,436	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	143.93/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,906	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	286.28/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	274.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	288.46/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,310	8
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	600–650	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	253.46/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	241.82/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	243.08/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	276.79/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	295.84/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,260	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	281.49/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	324.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,394	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	372.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,003	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	132.89/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,987	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	149.03/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,356	12
Bulls	—	—	1,580	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	95.89/cwt	87.00–104.00	996	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	287.93/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	265.17/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	226.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	248.54/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	276.70/cwt	273.00–282.50	1,729	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	259.08/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	298.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	344.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	212.53/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	233.92/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	291.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,699	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	261.67/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	234.03/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	273.99/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	399.45/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	304.66/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,621	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	320.03/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	355.51/cwt	340.00–370.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	311.45/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,483	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	349.24/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	237.80/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	267.94/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,396	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	346.97/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	218.93/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	251.09/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,444	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	339.27/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	278.16/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,580	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,960	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	309.39/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	272.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,281	25

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 455Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 104Year ago 178

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	161.00–174.00	168.98
12	—	1,581	145.00–156.00	149.03
2	—	1,580	120.00–121.00	120.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,226	125.00–137.00	130.23
11	—	1,208	111.00–124.00	118.86
10	—	1,324	139.00–149.00	143.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,551	140.00–150.00	145.08
12	—	1,495	126.00–138.00	132.89
1	—	1,425	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	994	107.00–118.00	112.10
6	—	1,039	87.00–104.00	95.89
2	—	883	121.00	121.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	312	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	426	265.00–275.00	270.00
4	450–500	483	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	531	227.50–257.50	241.82
1	550–600	590	237.50	237.50
3	600–650	612	220.00–230.00	226.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	310.00–320.00	314.96
6	550–600	588	264.00	264.00
5	600–650	621	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	360.00–390.00	372.83
4	300–350	340	315.00–330.00	322.50
5	350–400	379	317.50–345.00	339.27
22	400–450	426	280.00–307.50	295.84
25	450–500	470	270.00–280.00	272.59
32	500–550	521	260.00–275.00	267.94
21	550–600	575	244.00–257.50	251.09
15	600–650	613	232.50–244.00	237.80
11	650–700	666	228.00–236.00	233.92
3	700–750	707	212.00–225.00	218.93
1	800–850	820	192.00	192.00
2	850–900	898	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	430	260.00–315.00	288.46
2	450–500	485	285.00–287.50	286.28
8	500–550	525	257.50–290.00	276.79
5	550–600	576	270.00–280.00	274.85
5	600–650	625	247.50–267.50	253.46
1	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	558	305.00	305.00
5	600–650	604	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	683	281.00–282.00	281.49
58	850–900	881	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	340.00–370.00	355.51
5	250–300	272	390.00–410.00	399.45
4	300–350	313	330.00–370.00	349.24
9	350–400	385	330.00–352.50	346.97
6	400–450	440	317.50–327.50	320.03
25	450–500	476	295.00–320.00	311.45
13	500–550	532	295.00–312.50	304.66
18	550–600	582	285.00–300.00	291.98
30	600–650	625	273.00–282.50	276.70
8	650–700	676	268.00–279.00	273.99
2	750–800	770	242.00–255.00	248.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	295.00–305.00	299.97
5	450–500	470	285.00–290.00	287.93
4	500–550	518	250.00–270.00	265.17
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	655	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	840	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	340.00–355.00	344.40
10	400–450	430	320.00–340.00	324.09
11	450–500	471	295.00–320.00	309.39
5	500–550	523	290.00–305.00	298.00
14	550–600	568	275.00–290.00	278.16
3	600–650	622	260.00–262.50	261.67
8	650–700	660	252.50–260.00	259.08
8	700–750	706	240.00–252.50	243.08
2	750–800	765	232.00–236.00	234.03
3	800–850	805	210.00–217.50	212.53

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