Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers uneven with heifers weighing under 450 lbs. and over 600 lbs. being steady to 5.00 lower, and heifers weighing between 450-600 lbs. being 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.36/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −159.29 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$244.36

70 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$22.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.44

vs TN average

−20.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	246.96	1,329	62
Medium and Large 2	554	224.27	1,241	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.69/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale70 hd

244.36

—

TN average13 barns · 591 hd

228.93

+15.44

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−20.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−159.29

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	1,796	132.68	2,383	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	113.67	1,702	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	111.14	1,391	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	93.74	997	18

Every lot, as filed

82 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	584	216.86/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	197.32/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,322	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	191.96/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	230.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,095	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	239.28/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,369	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	198.41/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	323.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	226.11/cwt	210.00–235.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	942	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,082	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	188.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	223.62/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	251.47/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	286.48/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	284.49/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,346	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	237.78/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,584	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	270.14/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,564	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	220.38/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	271.82/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	248.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	303.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	228.63/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	234.83/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,233	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	264.90/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,128	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	204.18/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	184.57/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	197.48/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,230	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	114.34/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,748	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	100.79/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,117	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	121.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,693	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	110.69/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,370	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	102.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,195	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	86.68/cwt	78.00–94.00	883	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,106	5
Bulls	—	—	1,883	138.45/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,607	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	296.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	203.59/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	221.62/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	237.11/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,349	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	258.71/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,206	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	214.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	242.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	224.26/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	236.39/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	229.26/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	197.34/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	171.24/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	260.01/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,253	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	267.57/cwt	250.00–285.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	262.46/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,016	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	250.01/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,308	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	231.67/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	253.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,086	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	188.76/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	206.16/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,284	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 975Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 174Year ago 174

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	368	210.00–235.00	226.11
13	400–450	426	220.00–247.50	236.39
13	450–500	475	220.00–245.00	230.58
4	500–550	523	220.00–240.00	231.67
4	550–600	584	210.00–227.50	216.86
5	600–650	629	185.00–195.00	188.88
4	650–700	673	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	713	170.00–172.50	171.24
2	800–850	825	171.00	171.00
1	950–1000	960	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
9	300–350	329	250.00–285.00	267.57
23	350–400	387	250.00–267.50	262.46
21	400–450	429	250.00–260.00	253.17
25	450–500	482	250.00–267.50	260.01
37	500–550	523	242.50–257.50	250.01
21	550–600	572	230.00–247.50	239.28
20	600–650	623	200.00–212.50	206.16
10	650–700	670	190.00–202.50	197.32
2	700–750	720	190.00–205.00	197.34
5	750–800	758	198.00–200.00	198.41
2	800–850	815	190.00–194.00	191.96
2	850–900	865	187.50–190.00	188.76
1	950–1000	975	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	321	320.00–330.00	323.47
3	350–400	377	300.00–305.00	303.32
5	400–450	438	277.50–292.50	286.48
16	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	284.49
5	500–550	523	264.00–280.00	271.82
20	550–600	579	257.50–275.00	270.14
12	600–650	624	246.00–259.00	251.47
18	650–700	666	229.00–246.00	237.78
5	700–750	719	218.00–228.00	220.38
14	750–800	778	218.00–225.00	223.62
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	231.00	231.00
53	900–950	942	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	255	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	470	240.00–255.00	248.40
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	618	222.00–235.00	228.63
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	290.00–300.00	296.27
8	400–450	426	260.00–290.00	264.90
11	450–500	466	250.00–275.00	258.71
19	500–550	525	225.00–250.00	234.83
8	550–600	569	225.00–247.50	237.11
6	600–650	615	215.00–228.00	221.62
5	650–700	682	215.00–228.00	224.26
5	700–750	722	197.50–212.50	203.59
1	750–800	750	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
5	400–450	417	220.00–250.00	242.27
6	450–500	483	220.00–242.50	229.26
5	500–550	537	210.00–220.00	214.46
3	550–600	578	200.00–212.50	204.18
6	600–650	623	190.00–202.50	197.48
1	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
6	700–750	717	170.00–187.50	184.57
2	750–800	798	175.00	175.00
3	800–850	845	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,529	109.00–119.00	114.34
2	—	1,333	105.00–108.00	106.47
1	—	1,445	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,108	96.00–106.00	100.79
9	—	1,019	78.00–94.00	86.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,396	120.00–123.00	121.30
25	—	1,238	106.00–117.00	110.69
6	—	1,162	100.00–105.00	102.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	120.00–130.00	125.00
4	—	1,883	134.00–145.00	138.45
1	—	2,000	148.00	148.00

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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