Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 10.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.93/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −175.72 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$227.93

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs TN average

−12.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	229.59	1,260	64
Medium and Large 2	534	214.62	1,145	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale72 hd

227.93

—

TN average15 barns · 892 hd

226.21

+1.72

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−12.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−175.72

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	1,722	136.03	2,342	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	115.60	1,698	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	111.53	1,364	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	94.69	1,024	15

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	550–600	580	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	222.00/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	213.51/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,734	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	256.67/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.04/cwt	258.00–277.50	1,404	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	238.85/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	255.51/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	745	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	251.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,077	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	209.81/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	221.00/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	229.13/cwt	220.00–237.50	972	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	839	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	126.33/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,945	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	111.81/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,379	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	103.90/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,187	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	115.01/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,684	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	101.75/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,075	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	86.98/cwt	79.00–94.00	940	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	141.49/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	253.28/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,188	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	227.93/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	252.13/cwt	250.00–252.50	948	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	221.72/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	230.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	219.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	219.51/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	217.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,006	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	234.16/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,229	28
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	269.62/cwt	255.00–280.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	247.73/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	234.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	196.32/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	233.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,122	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	262.41/cwt	255.00–267.50	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	210.82/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	226.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	241.54/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,027	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	222.07/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,361	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	209.85/cwt	200.00–230.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	223.85/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,271	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	255.00/cwt	245.00–260.00	961	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	229.60/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	263.90/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,517	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	299.15/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	252.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	228.73/cwt	220.00–245.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	213.85/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	197.54/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	271.20/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,193	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	237.99/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	829	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,784	562
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,487	1

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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 824Year ago 1,157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 139Year ago 260

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	200.00–230.00	209.85
1	550–600	580	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
5	300–350	320	250.00–255.00	252.92
3	350–400	393	297.50–302.50	299.15
8	400–450	440	265.00–272.00	271.20
2	450–500	495	271.00	271.00
20	500–550	522	258.00–277.50	269.04
14	550–600	575	259.00–268.00	263.90
6	600–650	636	228.00–240.00	237.99
5	650–700	685	226.00–232.00	229.60
3	700–750	727	218.00–228.00	222.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	812	212.00–216.00	213.51
1	900–950	925	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	620	255.00–259.00	256.67
5	650–700	652	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	252.50	252.50
1	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	430	252.50	252.50
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	523	255.00–256.00	255.51
7	550–600	567	235.00–252.50	238.85
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	250.00–252.50	252.13
9	400–450	429	250.00–260.00	251.15
9	450–500	469	247.50–260.00	253.28
8	500–550	507	242.00–252.50	247.73
6	550–600	580	217.50–235.00	227.93
3	600–650	613	215.00–225.00	219.15
4	650–700	659	217.50–224.00	221.72
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	755	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	525	205.00–215.00	209.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	227.50	227.50
9	400–450	424	220.00–237.50	229.13
6	450–500	475	220.00–240.00	230.91
5	500–550	505	210.00–225.00	221.00
2	550–600	573	200.00–210.00	205.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	482	249.00	249.00
6	550–600	565	237.00	237.00
562	800–850	829	215.25	215.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	255.00–280.00	269.62
7	300–350	320	255.00–267.50	262.41
12	350–400	377	245.00–260.00	255.00
14	400–450	425	235.00–255.00	241.54
16	450–500	480	230.00–240.00	233.81
28	500–550	525	230.00–244.00	234.16
30	550–600	568	221.00–235.00	223.85
10	600–650	613	214.00–228.00	222.07
10	650–700	683	217.50–222.50	219.51
1	700–750	715	208.00	208.00
3	750–800	755	194.00–200.00	196.32
1	800–850	805	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	995	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	220.00–245.00	228.73
12	350–400	387	230.00–240.00	234.15
6	400–450	426	220.00–230.00	226.30
16	450–500	463	210.00–220.00	217.31
7	500–550	529	210.00–222.00	213.85
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	625	210.00–212.50	210.82
2	650–700	685	192.50–202.50	197.54
1	800–850	830	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	122.00–133.00	126.33
4	—	1,888	135.00–147.00	141.49
1	—	1,785	153.00	153.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	121.00–122.00	121.52
20	—	1,464	109.00–120.00	115.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,233	106.00–119.00	111.81
3	—	1,142	102.00–105.00	103.90
1	—	1,210	127.00	127.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,057	96.00–108.00	101.75
8	—	1,081	79.00–94.00	86.98

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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