Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.20/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −150.47 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$252.20

78 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$32.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.01

vs TN average

+7.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	257.74	1,413	52
Medium and Large 2	547	242.45	1,326	24
Medium and Large 3	570	225.00	1,283	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.74/cwt here — about $131 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

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 sale78 hd

252.20

—

TN average13 barns · 591 hd

240.18

+12.01

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+7.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−150.47

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	1,710	157.30	2,690	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	137.94	1,955	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	135.60	1,619	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	122.36	1,216	28

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,163	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	500–550	528	256.82/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,356	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	289.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	224.38/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	275.77/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,153	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.71/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	252.77/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,613	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	268.17/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	227.95/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	256.66/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,463	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	224.64/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	228.27/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,742	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	251.95/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	320.27/cwt	310.00–330.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	243.38/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	231.76/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	324.74/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	281.01/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	287.65/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	305.34/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,640	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	301.95/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	281.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	269.87/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	208.70/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	235.02/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,257	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	140.39/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,970	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	122.93/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,251	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	130.95/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,300	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	113.58/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,052	6
Bulls	—	—	1,873	160.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	3,010	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	137.58/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,625	22
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	524	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,376	4
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	223.20/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	240.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,392	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	129.55/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,898	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	128.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	219.86/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,488	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	223.57/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	234.87/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	229.69/cwt	210.00–240.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	261.72/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	222.93/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,420	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	235.97/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	254.51/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,217	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	246.28/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	276.19/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	243.94/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,278	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.01/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	226.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	236.53/cwt	227.50–244.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	258.96/cwt	252.00–277.50	1,489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	212.89/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	214.50/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	268.70/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	257.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,162.52/head	1,875.00–2,375.00	2,163	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	258.46/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	312.16/cwt	305.00–320.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	211.53/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	279.07/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,194	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	352.31/cwt	335.00–370.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	304.77/cwt	290.00–315.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	236.37/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	239.42/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,523	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	150.11/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,032	5
Bulls	—	—	1,858	171.74/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,191	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	147.79/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,258	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 646Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 76Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 14Year ago 8

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	305.00–320.00	312.16
6	300–350	327	290.00–315.00	304.77
9	350–400	379	285.00–290.00	289.46
24	400–450	428	270.00–287.50	279.07
11	450–500	481	262.50–275.00	268.17
21	500–550	528	250.00–265.00	256.82
27	550–600	570	248.00–263.00	256.66
24	600–650	636	230.00–245.00	239.42
8	650–700	668	227.50–236.00	231.76
4	700–750	715	222.50–226.00	224.64
7	750–800	781	210.00–219.00	212.89
2	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
3	850–900	852	180.00	180.00
2	1050–1100	1,083	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	269.00–272.50	269.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	210.00–240.00	229.69
3	450–500	472	230.00–235.00	232.49
2	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	645	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	200.00–245.00	223.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	318	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	376	265.00–270.00	268.70
6	400–450	423	262.50–267.50	265.01
11	450–500	478	245.00–260.00	254.51
14	500–550	524	235.00–247.50	243.94
10	550–600	579	230.00–245.00	240.37
21	600–650	637	220.00–226.00	222.93
11	650–700	677	217.50–222.00	219.86
1	950–1000	965	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	418	270.00–282.50	275.77
8	450–500	481	275.00–285.00	281.58
10	500–550	523	270.00–285.00	277.71
9	550–600	580	245.00–260.00	251.95
5	600–650	611	230.00–242.00	236.37
6	650–700	663	219.00–230.00	224.38
3	700–750	725	207.50–219.00	211.53
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	227.50–240.00	234.87
2	500–550	535	232.50–237.50	235.02
4	550–600	586	222.00–227.50	223.57
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	250.00–267.50	258.46
6	450–500	474	257.50–267.50	261.72
4	500–550	521	242.50–250.00	246.28
2	550–600	593	230.00–242.00	235.97
5	600–650	629	210.00–222.50	214.50
1	650–700	655	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	335.00–370.00	352.31
2	250–300	283	310.00–330.00	320.27
6	300–350	317	305.00–335.00	324.74
4	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	476	300.00–307.50	301.95
25	500–550	537	292.50–312.50	305.34
9	550–600	575	280.00–295.00	287.65
25	600–650	638	246.00–262.00	252.77
17	650–700	679	240.00–251.50	243.38
12	700–750	725	224.00–230.00	227.95
20	750–800	763	221.00–232.00	228.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	614	278.00–283.00	281.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	520	207.50–210.00	208.70
2	550–600	583	235.00–237.50	236.26
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	415	255.00–260.00	257.59
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
10	500–550	522	270.00–287.50	276.19
11	550–600	575	252.00–277.50	258.96
6	600–650	634	227.50–244.00	236.53
3	650–700	683	220.00–230.00	226.30
3	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	135.00–146.00	140.39
5	—	1,465	124.00–133.00	129.55
1	—	1,360	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,018	117.00–128.00	122.93
5	—	993	129.00–134.00	130.95
6	—	926	112.00–116.00	113.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,181	133.00–144.00	137.58
17	—	1,164	125.00–132.00	128.78
5	—	1,354	147.00–152.00	150.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,873	155.00–165.00	160.72
3	—	1,858	169.00–175.00	171.74
6	—	1,528	138.00–153.00	147.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,083	1,875.00–2,375.00	2,162.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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