Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.92/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.74 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$270.92

47 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.07

vs TN average

+1.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	271.72	1,487	44
Medium and Large 2-3	570	259.17	1,478	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.56/cwt here — about $9 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

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 sale47 hd

270.92

—

TN average14 barns · 636 hd

258.86

+12.07

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+1.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−131.74

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	1,709	158.07	2,701	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	141.41	2,107	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	135.34	1,660	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	118.37	1,212	14

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	117.94/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,205	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	128.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,544	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	148.55/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,433	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,446	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	138.74/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	210.26/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	313.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	255.25/cwt	246.00–267.50	1,616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	234.68/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	304.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	318.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	322.39/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,051	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	235.22/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	236.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,578	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	322.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	305.55/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,186	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	275.75/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	297.85/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,254	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	317.00/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,328	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,823	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	267.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,379	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	252.09/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	344.47/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	271.69/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,565	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	220.46/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	264.13/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,350	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	333.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	277.77/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,308	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,716	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	158.50/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,541	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,041	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	137.41/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,694	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	281.60/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	275.81/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,440	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	291.60/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	293.36/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,411	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	252.07/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	225.36/cwt	215.00–226.50	2,220	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	267.63/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	286.59/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	276.17/cwt	265.00–285.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	302.23/cwt	295.00–310.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	253.44/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	296.24/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	307.39/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	260.76/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,280	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	639	231.83/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	264.22/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	341.28/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	304.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	268.01/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	268.89/cwt	250.00–285.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	217.26/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,671	5

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 468Year ago 795

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 89Year ago 146

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,022	112.00–123.00	117.94
1	—	980	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,055	124.00–125.00	124.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	125.00–133.00	128.67
1	—	1,325	154.00	154.00
20	—	1,233	132.00–144.00	137.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	145.00–151.00	148.55
1	—	1,130	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,462	137.00–142.00	138.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	140.00	140.00
1	—	2,005	174.00	174.00
5	—	1,603	155.00–163.00	158.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	300.00–335.00	322.39
21	350–400	388	295.00–310.00	305.55
7	400–450	421	285.00–305.00	297.85
33	450–500	471	270.00–286.00	277.77
11	500–550	515	260.00–270.00	267.71
22	550–600	576	264.00–278.00	271.69
7	600–650	634	245.00–260.00	252.09
13	650–700	668	230.00–240.00	236.24
3	700–750	732	212.50–225.00	220.46
5	750–800	769	212.50–224.00	217.26
2	800–850	808	207.50–213.00	210.26
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	990	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	522	275.00–276.00	275.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	330	265.00–285.00	276.17
4	350–400	365	250.00–285.00	268.89
9	400–450	418	250.00–280.00	264.22
5	450–500	470	235.00–267.50	253.44
1	500–550	535	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	588	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	639	220.00–237.50	231.83
1	650–700	685	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
7	300–350	327	325.00–335.00	333.67
5	350–400	374	320.00–355.00	341.28
5	400–450	419	342.50–345.00	344.47
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	318.22
10	500–550	536	300.00–320.00	313.18
4	550–600	566	300.00–315.00	304.19
6	600–650	619	276.00–290.00	281.60
3	650–700	680	266.00–270.00	268.01
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	835	222.50	222.50
10	950–1000	985	215.00–226.50	225.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	615	291.00–294.00	291.60
54	700–750	701	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	295.00–310.00	302.23
4	300–350	330	290.00–315.00	307.39
2	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	490	290.00–295.00	292.50
2	500–550	505	295.00–297.50	296.24
11	550–600	592	282.50–287.00	286.59
4	600–650	619	260.00–272.50	267.63
1	750–800	795	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	310.00–330.00	322.39
19	400–450	419	300.00–325.00	317.00
14	450–500	481	287.50–310.00	293.36
9	500–550	522	300.00–310.00	304.44
3	550–600	563	272.50–282.50	275.75
4	600–650	633	246.00–267.50	255.25
5	650–700	688	244.00–254.00	252.07
2	700–750	723	232.50–238.00	235.22
6	750–800	773	228.00–236.00	234.68
2	800–850	803	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	400	237.50	237.50
8	450–500	491	250.00–282.50	260.76
16	500–550	511	250.00–277.50	264.13
1	550–600	595	246.00	246.00

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