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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 3

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← May 20Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

869 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 758▲ 34 vs year ago 835 · +4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 115▼ 16 vs year ago 162 · −9.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

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 $262.79/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −125.38 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$262.79

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs TN average

−10.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	263.75	1,436	58
Medium and Large 2-3	542	244.16	1,323	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.59/cwt here — about $112 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 sale61 hd

262.79

—

TN average11 barns · 605 hd

259.17

+3.61

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−10.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−125.38

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	—	High	1,639	145.94	2,392	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	136.57	2,005	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	132.75	1,638	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	114.65	1,190	19

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	224	366.26/cwt	355.00–380.00	820	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,030	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	331.22/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,086	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	344.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,276	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	300.04/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,134	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	335.56/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,433	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	285.92/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,338	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	312.63/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,491	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,633	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	307.51/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,605	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	276.26/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,478	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,501	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	297.17/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,703	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	284.23/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,748	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	273.91/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,685	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	294.84/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,825	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	266.01/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,748	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	276.35/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,910	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	282.35/cwt	280.50–284.00	1,988	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	267.09/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,936	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,020	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	241.85/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,896	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	354.41/cwt	350.00–380.00	805	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	319.86/cwt	305.00–335.00	873	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	314.23/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,018	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	908	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	281.09/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,048	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	306.93/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,185	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	249.61/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,063	8
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	279.48/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,219	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	250.16/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,176	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	271.58/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,290	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	272.83/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,446	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	264.86/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,404	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	244.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,323	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	253.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,462	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	249.30/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,531	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	666	226.51/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,509	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	243.66/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,647	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,577	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	225.32/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,636	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	217.48/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,668	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,729	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	797	192.07/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,531	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,598	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	185.02/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,610	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	329.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,246	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	320.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,357	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	275.06/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,169	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	304.78/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,423	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	286.27/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,397	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	281.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,444	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	266.28/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,401	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	287.31/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,629	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,449	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	268.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,663	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	271.02/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,783	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,735	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	259.46/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,904	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,536	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,611	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	129.52/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,644	161.22/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,699	148.56/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,524	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,172	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	108.79/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,072	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	134.70/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,619	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	121.78/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,491	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,907	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,616	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,733	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,122	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	136.33/cwt	129.00–143.00	2,015	22

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 758Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 115Year ago 162

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	156.00–168.00	161.22
8	—	1,699	141.00–153.00	148.56
5	—	1,538	120.00–139.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	145.00–150.00	147.46
8	—	1,306	120.00–127.00	123.70
22	—	1,202	128.00–143.00	134.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	985	100.00–116.00	108.79
2	—	888	130.00–134.00	132.01
5	—	1,224	118.00–125.00	121.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	125.00–127.00	126.03
3	—	1,460	145.00–146.00	145.33
22	—	1,478	129.00–143.00	136.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	333	270.00–275.00	272.54
3	350–400	373	275.00–292.50	281.09
8	400–450	426	230.00–265.00	249.61
4	450–500	470	230.00–260.00	250.16
3	500–550	542	240.00–250.00	244.16
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	666	220.00–232.50	226.51
1	700–750	725	217.50	217.50
7	750–800	797	192.00–192.50	192.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	350.00–380.00	354.41
2	250–300	273	305.00–335.00	319.86
12	300–350	324	295.00–320.00	314.23
18	350–400	386	295.00–332.50	306.93
10	400–450	436	270.00–290.00	279.48
35	450–500	475	262.00–279.00	271.58
23	500–550	530	257.50–270.00	264.86
18	550–600	576	250.00–260.00	253.76
20	600–650	614	242.50–253.00	249.30
7	650–700	676	240.00–248.00	243.66
5	700–750	726	222.50–226.00	225.32
5	750–800	767	212.50–220.00	217.48
1	800–850	830	192.50	192.50
3	850–900	870	182.50–187.50	185.02
1	900–950	900	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	530	272.00–274.00	272.83
66	750–800	772	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	378	275.00–317.50	300.04
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	468	280.00–292.50	285.92
4	500–550	535	250.00–292.50	276.26
1	550–600	560	268.00	268.00
6	600–650	615	272.50–275.00	273.91
3	650–700	657	265.00–268.00	266.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	355.00–380.00	366.26
4	250–300	271	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	328	325.00–335.00	331.22
4	350–400	370	340.00–350.00	344.77
5	400–450	427	327.50–340.00	335.56
18	450–500	477	305.00–325.00	312.63
10	500–550	522	300.00–315.00	307.51
25	550–600	573	286.00–301.00	297.17
17	600–650	615	278.00–290.00	284.23
15	650–700	691	274.00–280.00	276.35
12	700–750	725	258.00–271.00	267.09
3	750–800	784	238.00–250.00	241.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	515	317.00	317.00
30	600–650	619	292.00–297.00	294.84
19	700–750	704	280.50–284.00	282.35
3	750–800	780	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	378	320.00–340.00	329.74
8	400–450	423	315.00–335.00	320.79
5	450–500	467	295.00–315.00	304.78
12	500–550	513	275.00–290.00	281.49
15	550–600	567	270.00–292.50	287.31
5	600–650	619	260.00–275.00	268.71
5	650–700	658	265.00–277.50	271.02
5	700–750	734	255.00–262.50	259.46
2	800–850	830	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	905	178.00	178.00
1	950–1000	990	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	425	265.00–280.00	275.06
2	450–500	488	285.00–287.50	286.27
4	500–550	526	265.00–267.50	266.28
3	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	255.07
3	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	708	245.00	245.00

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.