Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of Independence Day Holiday July 4th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.43/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −139.23 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$264.43

102 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$22.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs TN average

−4.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	268.42	1,461	84
Medium and Large 2-3	545	245.79	1,341	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about $120 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

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 sale102 hd

264.43

—

TN average3 barns · 290 hd

262.94

+1.49

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−4.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−139.23

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	—	Average	1,618	150.89	2,441	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	143.58	2,201	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	138.03	1,718	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	115.21	1,197	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	257.98/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	295.34/cwt	289.50–310.00	1,675	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	257.37/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	269.00/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	280.02/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,773	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	277.06/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	297.98/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,406	5
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	259.79/cwt	257.00–262.50	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	218.00/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	338.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	328.24/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,431	7
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	315.03/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	283.18/cwt	275.00–295.00	898	3
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	720	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	321.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	311.78/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,665	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	290.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	270.99/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,829	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	257.98/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	274.54/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	376.22/cwt	330.00–390.00	982	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	207.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	290.33/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,359	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	253.05/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	236.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	259.43/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	279.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,461	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	275.86/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,139	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	127.54/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,428	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	141.48/cwt	134.00–146.00	2,084	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	126.94/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,537	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	139.97/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,752	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	119.90/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,275	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	104.84/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,027	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	126.77/cwt	123.00–132.00	2,320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	155.13/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,437	8
Bulls	—	—	1,841	154.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,842	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	161.71/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,749	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	141.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	231.69/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	283.41/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	328.49/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,393	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	317.66/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	258.73/cwt	244.00–268.00	1,612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	258.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	246.42/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	275.83/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	258.41/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,220	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	266.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,401	51
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	610	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	292.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,251	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	245.41/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,298	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	238.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	246.26/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	243.14/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,651	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	281.51/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,320	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	264.76/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,530	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	252.40/cwt	244.00–262.50	1,542	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	221.02/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	324.77/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	301.05/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	232.17/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,658	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,032Last week 675Year ago 882

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 132Year ago 140

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of Independence Day Holiday July 4th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
6	250–300	261	330.00–390.00	376.22
3	300–350	318	315.00–325.00	321.86
5	350–400	381	325.00–355.00	338.00
7	400–450	436	315.00–345.00	328.24
4	450–500	479	300.00–322.50	315.03
16	500–550	534	297.50–320.00	311.78
44	550–600	567	289.50–310.00	295.34
20	600–650	618	274.00–290.00	280.02
26	650–700	675	264.00–279.00	270.99
12	700–750	724	256.00–262.00	257.98
3	750–800	772	252.00–264.00	257.37
1	800–850	830	242.00	242.00
2	900–950	915	214.00–222.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	275.00–295.00	283.18
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
7	450–500	487	280.00–295.00	290.02
11	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	579	260.00–285.00	274.54
6	600–650	632	240.00–269.00	257.98
3	650–700	658	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	710	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	790	248.00	248.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	250.00–275.00	269.00
5	400–450	422	250.00–270.00	258.93
2	450–500	468	257.00–262.50	259.79
10	500–550	529	220.00–257.50	245.41
8	550–600	566	235.00–252.50	246.26
9	600–650	629	230.00–240.00	238.32
3	650–700	668	225.00–230.00	228.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	323	310.00–340.00	324.77
9	350–400	369	280.00–320.00	301.05
22	400–450	428	280.00–300.00	292.29
18	450–500	469	272.50–287.50	281.51
51	500–550	525	260.00–280.00	266.88
21	550–600	578	255.00–272.50	264.76
18	600–650	611	244.00–262.50	252.40
53	650–700	679	239.00–247.00	243.14
6	700–750	714	227.50–238.00	232.17
3	750–800	772	216.00–225.00	221.02
2	800–850	838	217.50	217.50
2	900–950	915	192.50–195.00	193.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	297.50–300.00	297.98
4	500–550	548	290.00	290.00
8	550–600	577	277.00–277.50	277.06
66	750–800	776	228.50	228.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	237.50	237.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	200.00–215.00	207.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	300.00–340.00	317.66
7	400–450	424	315.00–345.00	328.49
15	450–500	468	275.00–325.00	290.33
15	500–550	522	270.00–290.00	279.86
10	550–600	566	270.00–282.00	275.83
13	600–650	623	244.00–268.00	258.73
9	650–700	684	244.00–253.00	246.42
3	700–750	717	230.00–240.00	236.23
5	800–850	837	224.00	224.00
1	850–900	885	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	275.00–295.00	283.41
6	400–450	413	260.00–295.00	275.86
13	450–500	472	240.00–270.00	258.41
3	500–550	528	235.00–267.50	253.05
7	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	259.43
6	600–650	626	226.00–240.00	231.69
2	700–750	703	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	127.00–128.00	127.54
8	—	1,063	116.00–126.00	119.90
6	—	980	100.00–114.00	104.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,473	134.00–146.00	141.48
3	—	1,830	123.00–132.00	126.77
8	—	1,571	149.00–160.00	155.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	117.00–133.00	126.94
1	—	1,245	147.00	147.00
24	—	1,252	135.00–146.00	139.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,841	150.00–157.00	154.38
3	—	1,700	158.00–165.00	161.71
6	—	1,353	139.00–146.00	141.99

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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