Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2024-07-15

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 15
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
973 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 1,032▲ 257 vs year ago 716 · +35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 227▲ 72 vs year ago 111 · +64.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $292.67/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.47 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$292.67
68 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$42.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.44
vs TN average
+1.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555303.841,68734
Medium and Large 1-2584286.501,67321
Medium and Large 2558275.621,53811thin
Small 1543261.251,4172thin
One grade step is worth $42.59/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale68 hd
292.67
—
TN average11 barns · 752 hd
289.23
+3.44
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
+1.58
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
−142.47
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

31 sales
512456400345median 435.1403/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $358.74, median $435.14 across 31 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—High1,588148.802,36315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,453136.911,98917
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,178132.621,56332
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012121.051,22524

Every lot

101 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1217392.83/cwt370.00–400.0085211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268367.36/cwt345.00–390.009853
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2277332.83/cwt320.00–340.009225
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323343.18/cwt325.00–350.001,1086
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325304.85/cwt300.00–310.009912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325270.00/cwt270.00–270.008781
Steers300–350Small 1330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429328.32/cwt320.00–345.001,40817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435307.53/cwt305.00–310.001,3382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460286.25/cwt270.00–302.501,3172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482313.68/cwt310.00–320.001,51220
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519310.02/cwt297.50–315.001,6097
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521289.39/cwt285.00–292.501,5084
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7033
Steers500–550Small 1530267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4181
Steers550–600Small 1555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569299.71/cwt289.00–309.001,70524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579267.75/cwt232.00–282.001,5507
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584286.50/cwt286.50–286.501,67321
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617277.08/cwt270.00–285.001,71033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624261.80/cwt250.00–268.001,6345
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659267.82/cwt264.00–273.001,76525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688247.33/cwt234.00–260.001,7027
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720252.96/cwt243.00–255.001,82134
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8623
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added806231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,8668
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810228.52/cwt226.00–231.001,8512
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,0651
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added931227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,11354
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1219343.81/cwt330.00–350.007537
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278300.00/cwt300.00–300.008342
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283337.48/cwt335.00–340.009552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305255.00/cwt255.00–255.007781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320301.59/cwt300.00–305.009653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323320.92/cwt310.00–330.001,0379
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363273.78/cwt270.00–275.009944
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382301.45/cwt295.00–310.001,15214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419262.51/cwt247.50–270.001,1009
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430277.89/cwt275.00–285.001,1956
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added432300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added466289.75/cwt287.50–290.001,35010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474260.92/cwt247.50–265.001,2377
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475272.35/cwt267.50–280.001,29431
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518269.39/cwt264.00–277.501,39530
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523251.86/cwt230.00–260.001,31710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,35211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571254.87/cwt250.00–262.001,45521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585240.97/cwt240.00–245.001,4105
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595246.96/cwt246.00–258.001,46912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626239.72/cwt234.00–245.001,50138
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678233.90/cwt230.00–238.001,58624
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709229.85/cwt225.00–234.001,6307
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766222.17/cwt220.00–230.001,7025
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6991
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369328.31/cwt315.00–337.501,2114
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385270.06/cwt265.00–275.001,0402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422317.60/cwt307.50–325.001,3403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425281.39/cwt260.00–295.001,1967
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465247.45/cwt245.00–250.001,1512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470274.30/cwt272.50–277.501,2894
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471304.21/cwt295.00–317.501,4334
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518265.05/cwt250.00–277.501,3739
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528234.18/cwt230.00–236.001,2365
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533292.34/cwt281.00–305.001,5585
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564285.18/cwt280.00–290.001,6085
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578254.96/cwt234.00–272.001,4747
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617249.56/cwt242.50–258.001,5407
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630230.21/cwt217.50–240.001,4508
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672223.81/cwt215.00–232.501,5043
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674245.13/cwt238.00–249.001,65211
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705242.00/cwt241.00–243.001,7063
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6611
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825223.73/cwt222.50–225.001,8462
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,479140.13/cwt126.00–147.002,0738
Bulls——1,612155.66/cwt149.00–162.002,5096
Bulls——2,315177.00/cwt177.00–177.004,0981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%991122.19/cwt117.00–128.001,21113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003106.78/cwt101.00–113.001,0715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066130.47/cwt129.00–133.001,3916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118124.84/cwt123.00–129.001,3968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187133.96/cwt130.00–140.001,59021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278143.96/cwt143.00–145.001,8403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385138.00/cwt132.00–142.001,91111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568127.58/cwt126.00–129.002,0004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595149.60/cwt148.00–151.002,3862

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.