Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.84/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −146.50 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$295.84

43 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$23.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs TN average

−3.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	298.58	1,665	38
Medium and Large 2-3	574	275.00	1,579	3thin
Small 1-2	548	275.00	1,506	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about $159 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

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 sale43 hd

295.84

—

TN average12 barns · 697 hd

292.56

+3.28

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−3.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−146.50

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	1,636	149.32	2,443	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	136.33	2,003	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	132.72	1,585	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	117.67	1,210	23

Every lot, as filed

83 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	750–800	765	210.47/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	300.80/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	264.10/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,941	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	252.46/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	257.61/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	394.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	282.26/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,747	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	315.45/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,177	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	226.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	303.21/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,437	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	266.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	279.35/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,897	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	307.38/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	241.58/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	247.05/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	225.55/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,407	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	853	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,746	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	116.68/cwt	112.00–122.50	1,184	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	125.18/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	106.85/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	164.04/cwt	163.00–165.00	3,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	133.10/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,603	24
Bulls	—	—	1,707	152.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,600	6
Bulls	—	—	1,273	133.55/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,700	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	143.92/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,806	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	121.94/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,341	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	135.91/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,988	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	143.31/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	257.56/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,095	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	244.32/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,579	3
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	251.52/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	274.70/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	255.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,236	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	274.21/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	299.19/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,547	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	297.39/cwt	270.00–315.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	266.84/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	266.97/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	267.82/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,411	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	312.72/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,357	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	250.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	271.87/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,278	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	326.94/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	320.97/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,502	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	222.36/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,603	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	330.81/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	339.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	324.54/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	336.53/cwt	325.00–355.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	268.08/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,386	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	377.50/cwt	365.00–390.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	239.22/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	247.31/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,521	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	292.18/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	280.85/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	232.42/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	277.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,186	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	305.52/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,146	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	268.45/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	889	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,062	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	290.88/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	266.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	289.38/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	261.17/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,502	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	282.53/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,198	6

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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 869Year ago 810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 146Year ago 155

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	365.00–390.00	377.50
3	250–300	288	325.00–355.00	336.53
6	300–350	338	295.00–310.00	300.80
10	350–400	375	295.00–315.00	305.52
16	400–450	428	270.00–290.00	277.04
22	450–500	470	265.00–280.00	271.87
42	500–550	517	260.00–275.00	268.08
16	550–600	575	252.50–267.50	261.17
21	600–650	615	242.00–250.00	247.31
3	650–700	662	227.50–240.00	232.42
16	700–750	721	214.00–227.00	222.36
4	750–800	765	207.00–215.00	210.47
1	800–850	810	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	915	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	305.00	305.00
6	600–650	618	256.00–260.00	257.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	310.00–315.00	312.48
2	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	385	250.00–290.00	274.70
10	400–450	425	247.50–267.50	257.56
15	450–500	483	250.00–260.00	255.96
8	500–550	517	230.00–255.00	247.05
3	550–600	583	232.50–247.50	241.58
25	600–650	624	222.00–237.50	225.55
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	725	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	390.00–400.00	394.83
8	250–300	286	335.00–350.00	339.83
7	300–350	333	325.00–345.00	330.81
4	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	324.54
5	400–450	432	315.00–330.00	326.94
13	450–500	468	307.50–322.50	320.97
16	500–550	535	295.00–317.50	307.38
22	550–600	574	285.00–295.00	292.18
24	600–650	619	275.00–286.00	282.26
21	650–700	679	275.00–285.00	279.35
8	700–750	735	252.50–267.50	264.10
17	750–800	756	265.00–270.00	266.18
4	800–850	816	237.00–240.00	239.22
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	319	270.00–315.00	297.39
2	450–500	470	255.00–280.00	266.97
3	550–600	574	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	614	257.50–270.00	266.84
3	650–700	680	240.00–270.00	251.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	638	290.00–291.00	290.88
4	650–700	667	287.50–290.00	289.38
57	850–900	889	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	305.00–335.00	315.45
15	400–450	434	300.00–322.50	312.72
14	450–500	474	295.00–312.50	303.21
23	500–550	517	290.00–307.50	299.19
3	550–600	557	275.00–285.00	280.85
8	600–650	619	265.00–277.50	268.45
9	650–700	669	260.00–270.00	266.38
5	700–750	715	250.00–260.00	252.46
1	750–800	765	248.00	248.00
2	800–850	823	225.00–227.50	226.28
2	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
6	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	282.53
7	450–500	479	262.50–290.00	274.21
13	500–550	527	250.00–285.00	267.82
5	550–600	576	240.00–260.00	250.96
3	600–650	622	232.50–260.00	244.32
3	650–700	673	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	120.00	120.00
11	—	1,463	130.00–141.00	135.91
3	—	1,497	142.00–145.00	143.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,015	112.00–122.50	116.68
5	—	1,011	124.00–126.00	125.18
2	—	1,180	105.00–110.00	106.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,204	128.00–140.00	133.10
4	—	1,255	141.00–148.00	143.92
5	—	1,100	119.00–126.00	121.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	163.00–165.00	164.04
6	—	1,707	150.00–158.00	152.29
3	—	1,273	128.00–140.00	133.55

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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