Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 4.00-12.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.68/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −148.99 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$253.68

46 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$32.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs TN average

−4.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	259.34	1,391	35
Medium and Large 2	562	239.06	1,343	8thin
Medium and Large 3	552	226.67	1,250	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.67/cwt here — about $140 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 sale46 hd

253.68

—

TN average13 barns · 753 hd

257.98

−4.30

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−4.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−148.99

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	1,650	147.38	2,431	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	135.98	1,984	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	128.79	1,554	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	110.61	1,169	11

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	285.08/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,488	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	262.54/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,252	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	227.32/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	260.73/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,371	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	222.27/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	209.99/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	232.25/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	267.54/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	271.60/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,847	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	257.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	275.97/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	239.24/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	258.34/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,093	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	239.51/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	252.88/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,052	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	231.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.15/cwt	275.00–295.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	264.83/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	233.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	151.22/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,322	137.72/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,821	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	123.87/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,288	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	113.45/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,277	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	135.66/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,062	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	131.50/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,583	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	124.30/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	145.62/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,005	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	119.91/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,464	10
Bulls	—	—	2,280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,671	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	103.04/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	237.21/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	322.44/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	299.70/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	325.92/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	221.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	293.69/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	300.06/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	295.52/cwt	275.00–315.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	249.23/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	288.52/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	407.15/cwt	370.00–430.00	912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	220.13/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	252.01/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	267.70/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	247.78/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,531	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	229.66/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	280.84/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,224	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	254.64/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	370.26/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	270.47/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,293	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,787	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	281.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	289.40/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,681	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	312.27/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	266.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,506	7

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 998Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 197Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	292.50–315.00	300.06
5	400–450	431	320.00–335.00	325.92
4	450–500	489	285.00–307.50	293.69
9	500–550	522	280.00–292.50	285.08
7	550–600	566	260.00–275.00	266.10
6	600–650	631	225.00–232.00	227.32
7	650–700	669	220.00–224.00	222.27
4	700–750	713	210.00–225.00	221.13
2	750–800	765	198.00–200.00	198.98
1	850–900	865	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	275.00–280.00	275.97
12	400–450	423	250.00–285.00	258.34
11	450–500	477	250.00–275.00	262.54
9	500–550	516	250.00–272.50	264.83
9	550–600	577	234.00–255.00	239.51
3	600–650	635	220.00–222.00	220.67
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	225.00–235.00	231.60
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	273	300.00–305.00	302.52
5	300–350	326	275.00–315.00	295.52
4	350–400	371	280.00–285.00	281.23
12	400–450	436	280.00–282.00	280.84
14	450–500	478	265.00–277.50	270.47
27	500–550	526	255.00–266.00	260.73
8	550–600	571	252.00–260.00	254.64
21	600–650	618	240.00–254.00	247.78
16	650–700	678	228.00–234.00	229.66
5	700–750	726	215.00–224.00	220.13
2	750–800	758	207.50–212.50	209.99
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	260.00–270.00	264.86
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	374	250.00–265.00	257.31
14	400–450	416	250.00–265.00	252.88
6	450–500	473	240.00–260.00	251.71
1	500–550	540	252.00	252.00
7	550–600	565	230.00–247.50	237.21
8	600–650	634	230.00–236.00	232.25
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	230.00–240.00	233.74
2	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	778	229.75	229.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	554	309.50	309.50
15	650–700	680	268.00–278.00	271.60
7	800–850	825	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	340	275.00–295.00	285.15
5	450–500	465	252.00	252.00
7	500–550	519	250.00–280.00	267.54
4	550–600	570	250.00–272.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	258.00	258.00
4	650–700	666	235.00–242.50	239.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	535	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	370.00–430.00	407.15
5	250–300	279	350.00–400.00	370.26
2	300–350	328	315.00–330.00	322.44
6	400–450	432	300.00–340.00	312.27
4	450–500	469	296.00–310.00	299.70
8	500–550	519	285.00–305.00	288.52
19	550–600	581	282.50–300.00	289.40
10	600–650	615	260.00–275.00	267.70
9	650–700	676	246.00–250.00	249.23
3	700–750	709	250.00–253.00	252.01
1	750–800	790	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	835	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	147.00–158.00	151.22
3	—	1,322	131.00–142.00	137.72
1	—	2,280	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	123.00–125.00	123.87
4	—	1,126	111.00–117.00	113.45
5	—	1,009	90.00–108.00	103.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,520	129.00–142.00	135.66
3	—	1,345	123.00–125.00	124.30
4	—	1,377	145.00–147.00	145.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,204	125.00–139.00	131.50
10	—	1,221	114.00–124.00	119.91
1	—	1,140	147.00	147.00

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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