Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.20/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −183.34 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$259.20

28 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs TN average

−64.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	272.50	1,536	15thin
Medium and Large 2	560	244.17	1,367	12thin
Small 1	590	240.00	1,416	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $395.21, median $442.54 across 28 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 sale28 hd

259.20

—

TN average13 barns · 297 hd

267.45

−8.25

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−64.58

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−183.34

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	1,715	140.91	2,416	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	111.24	1,623	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	107.40	1,265	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	93.90	955	26

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Small 1	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,556	134.12/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,087	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	100.74/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,070	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,823	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	111.39/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,591	11
Bulls	—	—	1,896	148.68/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,819	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	101.13/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	196.68/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	240.01/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	236.98/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	250.45/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	214.49/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	283.23/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	253.21/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	263.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,911	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	225.52/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	283.99/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	314.73/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	228.45/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	287.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	281.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	244.78/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	936	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,097	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	288.25/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	227.81/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	213.33/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	240.75/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	230.09/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	277.53/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	309.10/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	253.19/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	195.99/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	271.25/cwt	268.00–282.50	1,595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	229.53/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	261.24/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	306.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	232.78/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	211.10/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	223.78/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	224.01/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	265.70/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	112.85/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,312	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,045	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	84.72/cwt	75.00–92.00	830	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	101.42/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,215	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	239.91/cwt	237.50–242.00	1,509	4

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 801Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 143Year ago 188

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	469	245.00–270.00	250.45
5	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	593	237.50–255.00	240.01
4	600–650	629	237.50–242.00	239.91
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	800	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	626	261.00–262.00	261.24
45	750–800	760	251.50	251.50
53	900–950	936	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	292	300.00–320.00	306.74
3	300–350	328	320.00–330.00	324.97
2	350–400	370	310.00–320.00	314.73
6	400–450	436	305.00–320.00	309.10
3	450–500	472	285.00–295.00	288.25
5	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	275.00
10	550–600	588	268.00–282.50	271.25
10	600–650	620	250.00–259.00	253.19
6	650–700	678	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	718	226.00–230.00	227.81
2	750–800	760	225.00–232.00	228.45
2	800–850	845	216.00	216.00
3	850–900	873	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	343	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	388	230.00–240.00	234.97
10	400–450	422	210.00–240.00	236.98
8	450–500	472	220.00–242.50	232.78
5	500–550	534	212.50–230.00	224.01
2	550–600	578	217.50–230.00	223.78
2	600–650	625	205.00–217.50	211.10
3	650–700	680	195.00–200.00	196.68
1	750–800	750	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	218	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	284	280.00–290.00	287.13
5	300–350	327	275.00–295.00	281.82
6	350–400	373	270.00–290.00	277.53
9	400–450	411	250.00–270.00	263.80
7	450–500	488	247.50–260.00	253.21
3	500–550	528	235.00–245.00	240.75
5	550–600	558	240.00–246.00	244.78
7	600–650	621	222.00–233.00	230.09
3	650–700	692	213.00–214.00	213.33
1	700–750	735	198.00	198.00
4	750–800	782	190.00–199.00	195.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	475	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	245.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	305.00–320.00	312.50
12	400–450	424	270.00–290.00	283.99
3	450–500	485	272.50–290.00	283.23
4	500–550	520	260.00–272.50	265.70
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50
3	600–650	633	222.50–236.00	229.53
4	650–700	665	220.00–232.00	225.52
2	700–750	728	214.00–215.00	214.49
1	900–950	910	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,556	126.00–140.00	134.12
7	—	1,896	144.00–155.00	148.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	95.00–106.00	100.74
2	—	968	108.00	108.00
12	—	980	75.00–92.00	84.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	120.00–121.00	120.49
11	—	1,428	107.00–118.00	111.39
2	—	1,575	100.00–103.00	101.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	109.00–118.00	112.85
2	—	1,115	121.00–122.00	121.49
12	—	1,198	96.00–106.00	101.42

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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