Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.16/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −161.49 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$242.16

76 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$47.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs TN average

+0.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	247.78	1,398	54
Medium and Large 2	545	234.07	1,275	17thin
Medium and Large 3	533	215.09	1,147	3thin
Small 1	520	200.00	1,040	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.78/cwt here — about $358 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

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 sale76 hd

242.16

—

TN average15 barns · 984 hd

235.21

+6.96

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+0.28

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−161.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	500–550	533	238.84/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	207.48/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	183.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	219.21/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,339	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	214.92/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	227.96/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	252.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	304.74/cwt	290.00–320.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	284.69/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	302.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	275.57/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	278.80/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	255.26/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,350	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	224.38/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,405	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	291.67/cwt	275.00–300.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.78/cwt	262.50–274.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	267.32/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,133	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	263.11/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,250	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	313.22/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	243.85/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,412	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	192.44/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	209.25/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	321.95/cwt	300.00–345.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	267.57/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,399	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	229.83/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	277.76/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,303	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	244.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,514	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	257.52/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	247.59/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	231.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	239.20/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,237	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	253.72/cwt	252.50–255.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,182	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	248.84/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	208.82/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	232.45/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	229.51/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,306	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	269.92/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	214.16/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	213.49/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	212.52/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,137	3
Steers	Small 1	600–650	600	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,245	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	228.80/cwt	220.00–237.50	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	271.40/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	236.93/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	1,685	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	272.17/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,266	9

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 26, 2024

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

Receipts 801Last week 820Year ago 612

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	533	235.00–242.50	238.84
3	550–600	588	212.00–216.00	213.49
2	600–650	618	202.50–212.50	207.48
1	800–850	835	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	433	267.50–280.00	275.57
9	450–500	465	267.50–275.00	272.17
8	500–550	535	250.00–260.00	252.74
2	550–600	568	234.00–240.00	236.93
10	600–650	611	215.00–222.00	219.21
1	650–700	660	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	750	180.00–187.00	183.50
1	800–850	830	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	210.00–217.50	212.52
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	275.00–300.00	291.67
2	250–300	290	290.00–320.00	304.74
4	300–350	328	300.00–305.00	302.39
10	350–400	377	275.00–290.00	278.80
13	400–450	424	260.00–275.00	267.32
21	450–500	475	257.50–268.00	263.11
15	500–550	529	250.00–264.00	255.26
36	550–600	579	239.00–254.00	243.85
19	600–650	626	220.00–232.00	224.38
7	650–700	663	220.00–233.00	227.96
8	700–750	712	212.50–216.00	214.92
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
3	800–850	828	185.00–196.00	192.44
1	950–1000	970	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	562	256.00–259.00	257.52
64	750–800	790	213.25	213.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	252.50–255.00	253.72
8	400–450	421	240.00–257.50	247.59
18	450–500	473	240.00–255.00	249.97
8	500–550	517	230.00–246.00	239.20
9	550–600	569	222.00–237.50	229.51
3	600–650	638	212.50–215.00	214.16
2	650–700	678	202.50–215.00	208.82
2	700–750	718	195.00–200.00	197.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	413	220.00–237.50	228.80
2	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	525	210.00–220.00	215.14
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	284.00–286.00	284.69
6	550–600	593	281.00	281.00
10	600–650	610	266.00–274.00	271.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	308	300.00–345.00	321.95
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
7	400–450	424	295.00–317.50	313.22
15	450–500	469	270.00–285.00	277.76
12	500–550	523	260.00–272.00	267.57
3	550–600	570	262.50–274.00	268.78
23	600–650	619	240.00–250.00	244.66
1	650–700	680	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
6	750–800	762	224.00–231.00	229.83
4	800–850	828	204.00–214.00	209.25
1	1000–1050	1,045	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	428	267.50–280.00	269.92
2	450–500	475	260.00–265.00	262.50
5	500–550	529	240.00–257.50	248.84
8	550–600	590	230.00–244.00	232.45
5	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	231.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	442	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	207.50	207.50

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