Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.85/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −168.82 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$233.85

60 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs TN average

−26.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	241.70	1,290	41
Medium and Large 2	560	217.72	1,220	17thin
Small 1	563	210.00	1,181	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale60 hd

233.85

—

TN average14 barns · 1,050 hd

234.50

−0.65

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−26.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−168.82

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	1,735	150.87	2,617	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	125.51	1,886	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	122.45	1,516	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	103.88	1,080	16

Every lot, as filed

92 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	550–600	574	216.01/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,240	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	943	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	244.48/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,274	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	256.60/cwt	250.00–280.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	198.03/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	185.02/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	188.76/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	220.94/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,383	21
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	165.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	244.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,150	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	247.65/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,070	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	234.11/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,332	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	229.51/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	253.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	960	15
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	213.94/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	273.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	214.60/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,444	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	296.52/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,287	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	237.43/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,358	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	225.21/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,396	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,315	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	210.57/cwt	200.00–232.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	201.11/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	258.06/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,326	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	198.58/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,791	149.91/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,685	6
Bulls	—	—	1,915	166.44/cwt	160.00–174.00	3,187	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	124.09/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,873	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	110.81/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,472	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	128.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,779	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	132.73/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,029	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	93.50/cwt	80.00–100.00	908	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	107.29/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,135	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	124.17/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,501	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	205.46/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	213.17/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	248.22/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	251.18/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,060	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	272.81/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	296.46/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	271.18/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,421	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	915	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	227.97/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	264.68/cwt	258.00–272.50	1,527	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	222.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	220.00/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	292.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	283.20/cwt	270.00–300.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	286.75/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	234.94/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	209.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,644	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	247.43/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	261.17/cwt	255.00–270.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	253.71/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	226.85/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,098	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	220.85/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	251.11/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,529	6
Steers	Small 1	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	230.34/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,767	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	236.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	227.29/cwt	210.00–230.00	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	252.15/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.41/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	233.52/cwt	220.00–240.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	195.74/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	196.65/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	202.24/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,462	10

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,006Last week 923Year ago 833

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 147Year ago 195

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	230.00–240.00	236.65
7	350–400	384	220.00–240.00	233.52
14	400–450	422	210.00–230.00	227.29
17	450–500	484	212.50–230.00	226.85
6	500–550	535	215.00–225.00	220.85
11	550–600	574	200.00–225.00	216.01
8	600–650	627	180.00–210.00	195.74
4	650–700	674	180.00–205.00	198.03
2	700–750	723	182.50	182.50
3	750–800	778	182.50–187.50	185.02
3	850–900	873	160.00–170.00	165.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	622	230.00–231.00	230.34
21	700–750	744	221.00	221.00
62	800–850	820	215.50	215.50
6	900–950	943	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	250.00–280.00	256.60
15	350–400	379	250.00–270.00	253.33
17	400–450	432	240.00–255.00	247.65
22	450–500	471	235.00–250.00	244.25
30	500–550	521	235.00–249.00	244.48
11	550–600	569	227.50–242.50	234.11
21	600–650	626	212.50–226.00	220.94
14	650–700	672	207.50–219.00	213.94
10	700–750	723	195.00–207.50	202.24
6	750–800	768	192.50–202.50	196.65
2	850–900	875	187.50–190.00	188.76
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	973	160.00–162.00	161.01
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
16	400–450	422	240.00–265.00	251.18
6	450–500	462	240.00–260.00	248.22
7	500–550	529	215.00–245.00	229.51
4	550–600	561	205.00–220.00	213.17
3	600–650	620	200.00–216.00	205.46
2	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	270.00–280.00	273.39
15	400–450	434	290.00–297.50	296.52
6	450–500	478	265.00–282.50	272.81
15	500–550	514	250.00–265.00	258.06
15	550–600	572	230.00–250.00	237.43
16	600–650	620	220.00–235.00	225.21
9	650–700	673	212.00–220.00	214.60
4	700–750	715	197.50–202.50	201.11
4	750–800	768	190.00–207.50	198.58
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	200.00–232.50	210.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	255.00–270.00	261.17
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	250.00–257.50	253.71
3	450–500	480	262.50–272.50	267.41
4	500–550	513	240.00–252.50	247.43
4	550–600	565	250.00–256.00	252.15
4	600–650	633	220.00–232.00	227.97
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	800	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	975	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	285.00–300.00	292.98
10	300–350	336	270.00–300.00	283.20
2	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
10	400–450	439	290.00–302.50	296.46
10	450–500	479	280.00–300.00	286.75
30	500–550	524	264.00–276.00	271.18
10	550–600	577	258.00–272.50	264.68
6	600–650	609	246.00–256.00	251.11
11	650–700	668	230.00–239.00	234.94
10	700–750	715	220.00–230.00	222.91
11	750–800	764	216.00–226.00	220.00
2	800–850	815	205.00–215.00	209.91
2	850–900	890	180.00–185.00	182.51
1	950–1000	990	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	915	224.00	224.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,791	144.00–154.00	149.91
6	—	1,915	160.00–174.00	166.44
4	—	1,380	120.00–135.00	128.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,509	118.00–128.00	124.09
1	—	1,320	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,529	132.00–133.00	132.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	108.00–114.00	110.81
3	—	1,240	130.00–134.00	132.67
16	—	1,209	118.00–129.00	124.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	114.00–115.00	114.49
5	—	971	80.00–100.00	93.50
9	—	1,058	102.00–113.00	107.29

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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