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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▼ 396 vs last sale 864▼ 375 vs year ago 843 · −44.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 143▼ 84 vs year ago 173 · −48.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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 $265.22/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −122.95 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$265.22

50 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$17.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs TN average

−2.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	266.26	1,466	47
Medium and Large 2-3	542	248.95	1,349	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

265.22

—

TN average12 barns · 468 hd

264.02

+1.20

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−2.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−122.95

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	1,603	154.67	2,480	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	138.34	2,089	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	132.73	1,690	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	112.55	1,118	15

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	368.41/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,057	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	336.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,229	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	281.31/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,317	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,569	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,715	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	253.72/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,454	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,624	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	275.18/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,753	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,840	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	264.67/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,839	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,916	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,931	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	326.38/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,061	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	973	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	309.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,135	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	276.94/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,047	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,065	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	294.21/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,239	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	261.46/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,216	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	271.99/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,327	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	270.71/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,416	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	245.93/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,311	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	262.66/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,505	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	246.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,519	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	239.58/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,598	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,551	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	221.19/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,555	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,721	69
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	216.29/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,639	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,620	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,661	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	343.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,303	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	313.84/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,356	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	264.58/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,236	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	295.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,411	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	287.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,503	9
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	260.94/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,495	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	275.53/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,617	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	259.00/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,619	5
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	625	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,391	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	246.44/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,774	20
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	241.21/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,879	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,231	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	101.62/cwt	94.00–108.00	985	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	117.01/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,195	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	124.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,537	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	136.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,750	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	126.35/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,789	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	139.17/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,104	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	150.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,439	4

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 864Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 143Year ago 173

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	290.00–300.00	294.92
5	350–400	378	267.50–285.00	276.94
3	400–450	418	250.00–260.00	254.86
12	450–500	465	257.50–262.50	261.46
2	500–550	533	232.50–260.00	245.93
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	678	227.50–230.00	228.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
69	750–800	755	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	325	315.00–345.00	326.38
7	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	309.23
7	400–450	421	285.00–305.00	294.21
21	450–500	488	265.00–278.00	271.99
21	500–550	523	262.50–275.00	270.71
26	550–600	573	257.50–270.00	262.66
10	600–650	617	240.00–250.00	246.15
7	650–700	667	234.00–244.00	239.58
3	700–750	703	210.00–227.50	221.19
2	750–800	758	212.50–220.00	216.29
1	800–850	800	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	910	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	330.00–350.00	343.93
7	400–450	432	305.00–330.00	313.84
2	450–500	478	290.00–300.00	295.18
9	500–550	522	280.00–295.00	287.84
11	550–600	587	270.00–280.00	275.53
5	600–650	625	252.50–265.00	259.00
1	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
20	700–750	720	234.00–248.00	246.44
5	750–800	779	238.00–242.00	241.21
1	800–850	830	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	467	262.50–272.50	264.58
4	550–600	573	259.00–265.00	260.94
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	468	277.50–285.00	281.31
2	550–600	573	252.50–255.00	253.72
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	326.00	326.00
4	650–700	663	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	350.00–375.00	368.41
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	365	330.00–340.00	336.67
3	450–500	498	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	580	275.00–285.00	279.97
5	600–650	637	274.00–280.00	275.18
3	650–700	695	262.00–270.00	264.67
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	197.50	197.50
1	1100–1150	1,110	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	969	94.00–108.00	101.62
1	—	865	127.00	127.00
9	—	1,021	111.00–121.00	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	126.00–127.00	126.35
4	—	1,621	148.00–155.00	150.45
14	—	1,512	135.00–144.00	139.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,287	130.00–144.00	136.00
5	—	1,237	120.00–127.00	124.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,350	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,490	151.00	151.00

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.