Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2024-03-11

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 11
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 640▼ 238 vs year ago 854 · −27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 144▼ 40 vs year ago 112 · −35.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher with instances of 18.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-18.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.38/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −125.79 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$262.38
50 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$80.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.71
vs TN average
−13.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532275.091,46335
Medium and Large 2-3548235.411,28914thin
Small 1-2575195.001,1211thin
One grade step is worth $80.09/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale50 hd
262.38
—
TN average12 barns · 605 hd
249.67
+12.71
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−13.79
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−125.79
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
440396352308median 388.1703/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $388.17 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,785130.862,3369thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,449116.991,6957thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,311109.151,43032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05395.351,00416

Every lot

77 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2232377.12/cwt350.00–400.008753
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278368.74/cwt360.00–375.001,0253
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329332.14/cwt310.00–345.001,0935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428329.04/cwt320.00–337.501,4089
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432304.15/cwt302.50–305.001,3143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470268.22/cwt245.00–290.001,2612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471312.48/cwt310.00–315.001,4729
Steers500–550Small 1-2500290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525307.13/cwt305.00–312.501,61214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564294.27/cwt285.00–300.001,6608
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587266.91/cwt262.50–276.001,5673
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617245.44/cwt232.00–262.001,5143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629283.52/cwt277.00–288.001,78310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5673
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669254.76/cwt250.00–260.001,70410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5441
Steers700–750Small 1-2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736242.27/cwt234.00–245.001,7834
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772234.33/cwt234.00–235.001,8093
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2804220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,76963
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9364
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240335.00/cwt335.00–335.008041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260345.00/cwt345.00–345.008971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275290.00/cwt290.00–290.007981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329316.09/cwt300.00–330.001,0409
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333289.82/cwt270.00–295.009655
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376310.67/cwt300.00–320.001,1687
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414297.43/cwt290.00–304.001,23119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424271.64/cwt230.00–285.001,1529
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465267.32/cwt242.50–280.001,2436
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4587
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477293.44/cwt285.00–300.001,40016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4946
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519240.20/cwt225.00–260.001,2476
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523276.70/cwt265.00–281.001,44720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568258.90/cwt254.00–268.001,4719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569231.81/cwt230.00–245.001,3198
Heifers550–600Small 1-2575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633236.19/cwt227.00–240.001,49517
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659231.38/cwt225.00–235.001,52511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4098
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718218.27/cwt212.50–226.001,5674
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
Heifers700–750Small 1-2745184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750196.00/cwt194.00–198.001,4702
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6689
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822189.98/cwt180.00–200.001,5623
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,71010
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380320.45/cwt310.00–335.001,2186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420283.29/cwt280.00–290.001,1903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425305.81/cwt300.00–310.001,3006
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469311.12/cwt307.50–315.001,45912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519299.98/cwt295.00–305.001,5575
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570274.62/cwt265.00–282.501,5658
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624245.59/cwt239.00–256.001,5325
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637232.69/cwt228.00–235.001,4823
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5343
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6851
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5111
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,758142.48/cwt141.00–144.002,5052
Bulls——1,793133.14/cwt127.00–137.002,3875
Bulls——1,793113.54/cwt103.00–123.002,0362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98386.48/cwt80.00–91.008506
Cows—Lean 85-90%990111.69/cwt108.00–115.001,1062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12197.91/cwt93.00–102.001,0988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285111.22/cwt105.00–117.001,42920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353123.32/cwt120.00–130.001,6693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35399.83/cwt94.00–103.001,3519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360131.56/cwt130.00–133.001,7892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485111.16/cwt106.00–117.001,6515

This sale against other markets

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.