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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 29

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

585 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 846▼ 209 vs year ago 794 · −26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 120▲ 22 vs year ago 124 · +17.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher, with Heifers weighing between 600-700 lbs. being 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.65/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −133.51 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$254.65

56 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$57.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs TN average

−13.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	257.53	1,428	50
Medium and Large 2-3	554	236.86	1,313	5thin
Small 1-2	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.53/cwt here — about $278 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 sale56 hd

254.65

—

TN average11 barns · 364 hd

255.73

−1.08

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−13.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−133.51

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,616	144.68	2,338	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	127.00	1,773	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	122.93	1,491	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	101.88	1,035	25

Every lot

76 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	375.35/cwt	350.00–400.00	863	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	369.73/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,035	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	289	329.98/cwt	320.00–335.00	954	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	349.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,159	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	310.90/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,042	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	358.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,355	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	334.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,427	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	309.96/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,358	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	320.92/cwt	311.00–327.50	1,550	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	313.63/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,640	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	282.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,513	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	296.23/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,754	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	276.50/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,770	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	272.25/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,821	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	259.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,859	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	244.75/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,843	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	213.96/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,761	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,842	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	351.51/cwt	345.00–365.00	970	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	954	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	324.06/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,066	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	291.64/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,079	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,156	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	295.88/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,237	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	266.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,157	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	308.71/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,405	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	258.17/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,229	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	284.43/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,362	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	254.98/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,328	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	269.89/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,414	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	564	236.08/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,331	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	250.60/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,446	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,556	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	213.77/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,289	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	227.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,394	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	227.26/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,539	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,612	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,396	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	211.84/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,640	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,639	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,771	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	340.11/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,279	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	312.55/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,228	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	279.79/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,184	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	317.69/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,350	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	315.07/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,506	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	282.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,364	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	269.52/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,426	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	299.03/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,600	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	266.20/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,544	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	239.18/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,452	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	252.02/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,583	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	240.77/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,620	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	237.51/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,693	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	146.02/cwt	141.00–149.50	2,414	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	87.83/cwt	79.00–93.00	834	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	103.21/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,075	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	114.43/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,206	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	114.78/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,367	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	124.00/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,500	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	133.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,698	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	135.04/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,857	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	126.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,760	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,815	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 846Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 120Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	350.00–400.00	375.35
2	250–300	280	365.00–375.00	369.73
7	300–350	332	340.00–370.00	349.09
6	350–400	378	350.00–370.00	358.44
9	400–450	426	330.00–350.00	334.91
13	450–500	483	311.00–327.50	320.92
15	500–550	523	307.50–317.50	313.63
6	550–600	592	290.00–307.50	296.23
7	600–650	640	275.00–285.00	276.50
6	650–700	669	262.00–276.00	272.25
3	700–750	717	258.00–260.00	259.33
4	750–800	753	244.00–246.00	244.75
2	800–850	823	212.00–216.00	213.96
1	1000–1050	1,035	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	289	320.00–335.00	329.98
3	300–350	335	280.00–330.00	310.90
3	400–450	438	290.00–320.00	309.96
4	500–550	536	280.00–290.00	282.33
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
6	250–300	276	345.00–365.00	351.51
9	300–350	329	305.00–335.00	324.06
13	350–400	373	300.00–320.00	310.04
13	400–450	418	285.00–305.00	295.88
22	450–500	479	275.00–292.00	284.43
17	500–550	521	250.00–262.50	254.98
14	550–600	577	247.50–257.50	250.60
4	600–650	613	220.00–230.00	227.41
3	650–700	677	222.00–232.50	227.26
1	700–750	735	214.00	214.00
4	750–800	774	205.00–222.00	211.84
1	800–850	830	197.50	197.50
1	950–1000	995	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
10	450–500	455	298.00–316.00	308.71
7	500–550	524	267.00–271.00	269.89
12	550–600	594	262.00	262.00
9	650–700	683	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	318	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	370	290.00–295.00	291.64
6	400–450	434	250.00–275.00	266.59
7	450–500	476	240.00–270.00	258.17
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	564	225.00–240.00	236.08
2	600–650	603	210.00–217.50	213.77
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	330.00–345.00	340.11
16	400–450	425	305.00–335.00	317.69
20	450–500	478	300.00–327.50	315.07
9	500–550	535	290.00–312.50	299.03
9	550–600	580	260.00–272.50	266.20
4	600–650	628	247.50–258.00	252.02
3	650–700	673	237.50–247.50	240.77
2	700–750	713	237.00–238.00	237.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	305.00–320.00	312.55
2	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	279.79
2	450–500	483	275.00–290.00	282.31
4	500–550	529	257.50–285.00	269.52
1	550–600	550	257.50	257.50
3	600–650	607	235.00–242.50	239.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	949	79.00–93.00	87.83
9	—	1,042	98.00–111.00	103.21
8	—	1,054	112.00–117.00	114.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	130.00–137.00	133.07
8	—	1,191	112.00–118.00	114.78
23	—	1,210	119.00–129.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	116.00	116.00
17	—	1,389	123.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	1,375	134.00–136.00	135.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,653	141.00–149.50	146.02
1	—	1,765	150.00	150.00

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.