Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2024-03-18

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 18
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 616▲ 106 vs year ago 576 · +18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 72▲ 5 vs year ago 86 · +5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 2.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 10.00 higher with lean cows being steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher with higher dressing bulls being 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.15/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −116.01 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$272.15
52 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.57
vs TN average
−5.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542280.351,52138
Medium and Large 2-3552249.911,37814thin
One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $142 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale52 hd
272.15
—
TN average10 barns · 690 hd
257.59
+14.57
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−5.07
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−116.01
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—High1,807141.352,55414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454125.161,82015
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,306121.431,58524
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00496.8997326

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210370.00/cwt370.00–370.007771
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265355.09/cwt340.00–370.009413
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325299.49/cwt245.00–345.009735
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328359.34/cwt350.00–370.001,1798
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381352.66/cwt330.00–375.001,3444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428349.32/cwt335.00–360.001,4957
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430287.05/cwt220.00–320.001,2343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462328.03/cwt320.00–340.001,51517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6662
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505332.98/cwt325.00–337.501,6825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525282.11/cwt270.00–290.001,48112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532308.66/cwt300.00–320.001,64212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585261.55/cwt242.50–277.501,5306
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586291.48/cwt280.00–297.501,7087
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7543
Steers600–650Small 1-2610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621273.34/cwt265.00–277.501,69716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633244.02/cwt240.00–250.001,5453
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670253.78/cwt250.00–262.501,7006
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681230.67/cwt210.00–245.001,5716
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715258.97/cwt257.50–260.001,85210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7761
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6461
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,88811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223322.47/cwt320.00–325.007192
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273329.77/cwt325.00–335.009002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328336.02/cwt320.00–345.001,1028
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3342303.37/cwt300.00–310.001,0383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374294.92/cwt280.00–300.001,1036
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379331.39/cwt320.00–340.001,25610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418262.66/cwt220.00–295.001,09810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429316.43/cwt300.00–325.001,35715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470298.45/cwt290.00–310.001,40326
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479274.07/cwt265.00–285.001,3136
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512301.49/cwt300.00–305.001,5445
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514288.67/cwt275.00–295.001,4849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530250.85/cwt230.00–270.001,3307
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551288.74/cwt285.00–295.001,5914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561269.64/cwt265.00–275.001,51320
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573248.97/cwt242.50–255.001,4277
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605248.92/cwt247.50–250.001,5067
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3616208.13/cwt205.00–210.001,2824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636239.79/cwt232.00–242.501,52517
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655215.04/cwt210.00–220.001,4092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671234.28/cwt231.00–237.501,57212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6295
Heifers700–750Small and Medium 1-2Value Added725224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,62467
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7343
Heifers750–800Small 1-2780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6565
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360288.85/cwt255.00–320.001,0404
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381364.06/cwt350.00–375.001,3875
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2407341.48/cwt340.00–350.001,3907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413284.05/cwt230.00–320.001,1738
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475324.49/cwt315.00–335.001,54110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480267.37/cwt240.00–305.001,2838
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513315.68/cwt305.00–320.001,6197
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528275.16/cwt270.00–285.001,4533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578287.02/cwt280.00–295.001,6595
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578256.00/cwt235.00–270.001,4808
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621256.52/cwt252.50–265.001,59310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3632231.67/cwt230.00–242.501,46413
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665244.94/cwt240.00–250.001,6296
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7271
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,642126.30/cwt121.00–131.002,0743
Bulls——1,805136.25/cwt133.00–140.002,4595
Bulls——1,891153.12/cwt147.00–160.002,8956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91187.89/cwt76.00–93.008018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01999.83/cwt95.00–107.001,01716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260109.43/cwt109.00–110.001,3792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265122.16/cwt118.00–128.001,54511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280112.51/cwt112.00–113.001,4402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309111.42/cwt109.00–115.001,4587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376131.75/cwt129.00–140.001,8136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,431122.81/cwt117.00–128.001,7577
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539132.12/cwt130.00–140.002,0336

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.