Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 20.00-30.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 30.00-40.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 15.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.92/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −158.74 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$244.92

41 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.94

vs TN average

−1.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	249.82	1,341	32
Medium and Large 2	531	227.49	1,208	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale41 hd

244.92

—

TN average11 barns · 588 hd

225.98

+18.94

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−1.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−158.74

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	1,797	135.26	2,431	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	121.19	1,906	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	116.11	1,523	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	96.80	1,069	16

Every lot, as filed

72 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	350–400	364	314.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	246.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,416	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	234.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	178.49/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	264.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,136	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	251.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,295	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	242.73/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,490	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	235.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	298.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,387	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	291.31/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	314.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	249.15/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	281.20/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	288.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	228.19/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	316.02/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	266.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	227.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	250.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	233.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	245.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	244.16/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,160	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	101.70/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,203	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	89.46/cwt	80.00–93.00	900	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	528	165.28/cwt	145.00–185.00	873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	129.32/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	139.71/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,627	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,521	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	123.05/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,528	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	118.01/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,795	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,591	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	284.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	248.76/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	271.71/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	279.36/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,492	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	297.66/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,295	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	253.26/cwt	240.00–265.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	279.15/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	204.94/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	255.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 848Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 106Year ago 201

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	310.00–315.00	314.01
21	400–450	435	290.00–305.00	297.66
10	450–500	473	285.00–300.00	291.31
16	500–550	534	275.00–287.50	279.36
6	550–600	572	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	633	230.00–240.00	234.12
9	650–700	675	230.00–240.00	235.11
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	640	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	280.00–285.00	284.01
3	400–450	415	265.00–275.00	271.71
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	540	247.50–250.00	248.76
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
6	300–350	329	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	275.01
18	400–450	429	260.00–275.00	264.76
22	450–500	474	250.00–265.00	255.13
20	500–550	514	240.00–255.00	251.97
12	550–600	575	240.00–250.00	246.23
22	600–650	614	235.00–247.50	242.73
5	650–700	665	225.00–232.00	228.19
2	700–750	730	210.00–215.00	212.52
2	750–800	770	195.00–215.00	204.94
2	850–900	873	175.00–182.00	178.49
10	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	373	240.00–265.00	253.26
7	400–450	431	250.00–255.00	250.68
3	450–500	475	240.00–247.50	244.16
7	500–550	517	220.00–230.00	227.84
2	550–600	580	225.00–227.50	226.25
2	600–650	638	225.00–227.50	226.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–325.00	314.06
3	350–400	357	330.00–340.00	336.73
5	400–450	425	315.00–320.00	316.02
9	450–500	465	290.00–305.00	298.30
8	500–550	525	285.00–300.00	288.57
15	550–600	576	272.50–287.50	281.20
10	600–650	609	246.00–250.00	249.15
3	650–700	680	230.00–240.00	235.95
1	700–750	725	236.00	236.00
2	750–800	788	226.00–230.00	228.01
1	850–900	875	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	635	262.00–270.00	266.00
6	650–700	651	265.00	265.00
16	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	458	267.50–285.00	279.15
4	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	245.64
3	600–650	622	230.00–240.00	233.35
1	650–700	680	234.00	234.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	495	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	528	145.00–185.00	165.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	95.00–107.00	101.70
1	—	1,170	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,006	80.00–93.00	89.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,325	110.00–120.00	114.81
3	—	1,242	122.00–124.00	123.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,521	114.00–122.00	118.01
3	—	1,675	126.00–130.00	127.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	128.00–131.00	129.32
4	—	1,880	137.00–144.00	139.71

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