Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2024-04-15

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 15
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 849▼ 340 vs year ago 1,094 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 148▼ 22 vs year ago 145 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.53/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.63 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$247.53
60 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.56
vs TN average
−16.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546253.391,38347
Medium and Large 2-3548226.341,24013thin
One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale60 hd
247.53
—
TN average10 barns · 405 hd
249.09
−1.56
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−16.99
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−140.63
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—High1,674149.482,5039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,436128.941,85222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187127.681,51635
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037108.741,12826

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2217394.46/cwt370.00–400.008565
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272352.53/cwt340.00–370.009599
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290314.91/cwt310.00–320.009132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315256.93/cwt240.00–280.008093
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325324.92/cwt320.00–330.001,0564
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374327.91/cwt315.00–335.001,2267
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388266.95/cwt250.00–275.001,0363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417272.45/cwt250.00–290.001,1366
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,35412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426312.83/cwt300.00–315.001,33317
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481303.72/cwt302.50–307.501,4614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486280.31/cwt272.50–290.001,3626
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521286.44/cwt283.00–297.501,49225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525265.29/cwt255.00–275.001,3932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,6686
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583289.58/cwt282.50–297.501,68811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625278.98/cwt272.50–283.001,74413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626244.88/cwt230.00–255.001,5334
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5845
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680265.43/cwt260.00–272.501,8055
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765238.76/cwt237.50–240.001,8272
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3818200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6363
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257350.00/cwt350.00–350.009006
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3278280.00/cwt280.00–280.007782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305316.41/cwt300.00–325.0096510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318277.20/cwt265.00–290.008812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377257.95/cwt230.00–290.0097212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383300.58/cwt295.00–325.001,15132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428250.83/cwt230.00–270.001,07410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437287.73/cwt280.00–295.001,25710
Heifers450–500Small 1-2455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466245.42/cwt200.00–257.501,14413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472268.76/cwt260.00–277.501,26927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3535
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532255.25/cwt247.50–262.501,35831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533233.25/cwt220.00–242.501,2437
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565218.27/cwt205.00–230.001,2336
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572249.80/cwt240.00–254.001,42916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615225.82/cwt225.00–227.501,3893
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616235.20/cwt230.00–247.501,4494
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670234.54/cwt232.00–247.501,57110
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,50970
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378329.91/cwt315.00–345.001,24714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424319.91/cwt305.00–335.001,35610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3431284.88/cwt265.00–300.001,2287
Bulls450–500Small 1-2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482296.56/cwt292.50–310.001,42912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482260.30/cwt225.00–280.001,25513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519265.37/cwt260.00–275.001,3776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525246.10/cwt235.00–252.501,2924
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577245.06/cwt240.00–250.001,4145
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579262.13/cwt257.50–267.501,5188
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2632244.21/cwt240.00–250.001,5436
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668244.15/cwt242.00–250.001,6314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673225.41/cwt200.00–238.001,5175
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713228.95/cwt225.00–237.501,6326
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768227.11/cwt220.00–234.001,7442
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,6101
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3883168.70/cwt165.00–172.501,4902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,553145.34/cwt140.00–150.002,2576
Bulls——1,917157.75/cwt155.00–160.003,0243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903121.50/cwt121.00–122.001,0972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02899.70/cwt89.00–104.001,0259
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060112.47/cwt107.00–118.001,19215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128118.99/cwt112.00–123.001,3426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189127.33/cwt123.00–133.001,51423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241137.70/cwt135.00–142.001,7096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,267120.96/cwt120.00–122.001,5333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465129.05/cwt124.00–134.001,89117

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.