Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 4.00 higher on lean cows; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.49/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −180.85 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$261.49

27 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$14.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs TN average

−32.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	263.60	1,497	23
Medium and Large 2	548	249.38	1,367	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.22/cwt here — about $131 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $382.55, median $442.34 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 sale27 hd

261.49

—

TN average15 barns · 575 hd

255.23

+6.26

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−32.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−180.85

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	1,822	143.65	2,618	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	118.68	1,762	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	113.43	1,410	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	99.36	968	23

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	400–450	434	245.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	251.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	211.00/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	236.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	238.95/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,608	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	387.59/cwt	380.00–395.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	230.36/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	248.83/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,518	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	279.86/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,318	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	257.01/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,460	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	218.83/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	263.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	331.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	229.28/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	281.12/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	228.97/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	327.96/cwt	320.00–340.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	227.06/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	296.70/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,240	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	269.49/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	221.03/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	209.44/cwt	197.50–221.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	248.76/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	236.03/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	264.15/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	273.75/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	271.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	217.72/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	286.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	269.80/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,279	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	249.70/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	202.73/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	263.17/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,161	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	114.92/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,402	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	106.20/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,077	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	109.77/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,723	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	128.35/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,825	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	117.37/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,744	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	106.63/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,365	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	124.31/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,568	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	88.49/cwt	76.00–96.00	828	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	116.08/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,836	146.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,685	8
Bulls	—	—	1,716	131.43/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,255	4
Bulls	—	—	1,928	153.05/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	246.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	202.53/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	269.18/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,394	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	226.70/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	273.45/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	204.90/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	239.69/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,270	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	226.93/cwt	222.50–232.00	1,511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	277.13/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	220.41/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	202.41/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	229.26/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,286	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	231.75/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,472	8
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	510	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	282.92/cwt	270.00–295.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	260.11/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,212	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	244.13/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,389	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	231.38/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	268.01/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,123	12
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	214.47/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	324.55/cwt	315.00–335.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	255.47/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,351	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 579Year ago 1,081

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 80Year ago 186

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	371	240.00–260.00	251.27
5	400–450	434	240.00–250.00	245.48
3	450–500	478	230.00–245.00	236.59
7	500–550	519	220.00–237.50	230.36
9	550–600	561	210.00–235.00	229.26
4	600–650	626	202.50–220.00	211.00
2	650–700	658	195.00–210.00	202.41
1	750–800	760	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	315.00–335.00	324.55
9	300–350	324	270.00–295.00	282.92
8	350–400	378	270.00–290.00	277.13
12	400–450	419	257.50–275.00	268.01
20	450–500	466	252.50–265.00	260.11
31	500–550	529	245.00–260.00	255.47
19	550–600	569	240.00–255.00	244.13
14	600–650	622	225.00–242.50	231.38
7	650–700	684	212.50–225.00	220.41
6	700–750	726	212.50–217.50	214.47
9	750–800	758	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	815	197.50	197.50
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	210.00–220.00	214.95
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	380.00–395.00	387.59
3	250–300	270	320.00–340.00	327.96
5	300–350	322	320.00–340.00	331.67
7	350–400	369	275.00–295.00	281.12
7	400–450	418	287.50–310.00	296.70
13	450–500	471	275.00–290.00	279.86
6	500–550	540	260.00–270.00	263.27
9	550–600	568	252.50–265.00	257.01
13	600–650	610	245.00–255.00	248.83
14	650–700	673	230.00–245.00	238.95
9	700–750	717	224.00–235.00	228.97
7	750–800	771	224.00–235.00	229.28
9	800–850	810	227.00–227.50	227.06
6	850–900	881	218.00–219.00	218.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	300	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	417	260.00–272.50	264.15
4	450–500	488	265.00–271.00	269.49
2	500–550	538	247.50–250.00	248.76
2	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	612	230.00–239.00	236.03
2	650–700	675	217.50–220.00	218.77
3	700–750	715	220.00–223.00	221.03
2	750–800	778	197.50–221.00	209.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	589	270.00–275.00	271.26
4	600–650	612	270.00–275.00	273.75
10	650–700	698	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	935	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	300.00–305.00	303.33
6	400–450	428	280.00–290.00	286.64
11	450–500	474	265.00–277.50	269.80
15	500–550	518	260.00–277.50	269.18
5	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	246.07
8	600–650	635	225.00–238.00	231.75
9	650–700	666	222.50–232.00	226.93
7	700–750	703	215.00–221.00	217.72
3	750–800	772	195.00–207.50	202.53
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	855	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	267.50–275.00	273.45
4	400–450	441	250.00–275.00	263.17
8	450–500	464	240.00–260.00	249.70
11	500–550	530	230.00–252.50	239.69
6	550–600	583	215.00–235.00	226.70
4	600–650	626	195.00–217.50	204.90
4	650–700	671	190.00–216.00	202.73
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,220	110.00–121.00	114.92
11	—	1,280	103.00–109.00	106.63
4	—	1,261	123.00–125.00	124.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,014	101.00–111.00	106.20
10	—	936	76.00–96.00	88.49
2	—	945	114.00–118.00	116.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	108.00–111.00	109.77
6	—	1,422	125.00–133.00	128.35
17	—	1,486	113.00–123.00	117.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,836	140.00–150.00	146.24
4	—	1,716	128.00–136.00	131.43
3	—	1,928	152.00–155.00	153.05

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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