Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.13/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −128.52 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$275.13

45 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$35.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

vs TN average

−28.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	286.31	1,542	31
Medium and Large 2	557	250.39	1,394	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.92/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale45 hd

275.13

—

TN average11 barns · 542 hd

274.56

+0.57

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−28.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−128.52

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	—	High	2,123	166.13	3,527	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	129.19	2,027	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	121.56	1,542	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	96.25	927	7thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	357.34/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	373.94/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	838	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,982	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	264.41/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	248.71/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	310.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	307.59/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	337.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	317.43/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	315.25/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	292.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	253.35/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	285.51/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	251.99/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	283.22/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	244.33/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	283.97/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,224	5
Heifers	Small 1	900–950	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	795	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	139.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,182	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	111.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,241	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	87.13/cwt	80.00–94.00	790	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	125.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,975	12
Bulls	—	—	2,033	173.07/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,519	3
Bulls	—	—	2,258	155.73/cwt	151.00–160.00	3,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,756	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	119.84/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,538	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	103.09/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	275.51/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	300.06/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	258.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	368.64/cwt	350.00–390.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	335.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	277.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,858	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	277.76/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	318.60/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	262.02/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	318.80/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	244.96/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	236.98/cwt	236.00–238.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	289.79/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,530	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	311.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,841	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	329.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	259.55/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	373.39/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	259.50/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	231.22/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,780	2

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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 536Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 70Year ago 167

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	350.00–390.00	368.64
3	300–350	323	345.00–390.00	373.94
3	350–400	370	340.00–380.00	357.34
5	400–450	430	325.00–350.00	335.84
4	450–500	470	310.00–330.00	318.60
4	500–550	531	310.00–322.50	318.80
20	550–600	591	300.00–320.00	311.47
4	600–650	626	272.50–285.00	277.76
22	650–700	670	270.00–280.00	277.37
2	700–750	728	274.00	274.00
10	750–800	759	252.00–265.00	259.55
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	868	236.00–238.00	236.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	569	262.50–295.00	283.22
4	700–750	713	249.00–258.00	251.99
3	750–800	793	243.50	243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	328	325.00–350.00	337.21
4	350–400	369	300.00–320.00	315.25
8	400–450	419	300.00–335.00	317.43
2	450–500	460	285.00–300.00	292.34
13	500–550	528	280.00–295.00	289.79
10	550–600	577	258.00–270.00	262.02
8	600–650	623	240.00–248.00	244.96
13	650–700	674	242.00–252.00	248.71
1	700–750	730	244.00	244.00
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
4	1000–1050	1,036	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	508	311.00	311.00
4	600–650	625	259.00–260.00	259.50
6	650–700	653	256.00	256.00
59	800–850	838	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	275.00–292.50	283.97
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
6	500–550	528	250.00–270.00	258.47
8	550–600	578	232.50–255.00	244.33
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	905	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	370.00–380.00	373.39
6	400–450	431	320.00–340.00	329.94
4	450–500	471	300.00–320.00	307.59
6	500–550	525	300.00–325.00	310.83
9	550–600	562	280.00–295.00	285.51
4	600–650	620	272.00–278.00	275.51
5	650–700	683	258.00–268.00	264.41
1	700–750	745	258.00	258.00
2	750–800	770	230.00–232.50	231.22
1	900–950	925	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	290.00–310.00	300.06
2	450–500	478	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	608	242.50–260.00	253.35
1	700–750	715	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	775	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	136.00–146.00	139.78
12	—	1,572	120.00–130.00	125.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	110.00–113.00	111.79
5	—	1,301	130.00–140.00	135.00
22	—	1,283	115.00–124.00	119.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	80.00–94.00	87.13
4	—	1,006	96.00–106.00	103.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,033	171.00–175.00	173.07
2	—	2,258	151.00–160.00	155.73

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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