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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

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

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▼ 326 vs last sale 998▲ 6 vs year ago 666 · +0.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 197▼ 1 vs year ago 99 · −1.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 4.00-12.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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 $253.68/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −134.49 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$253.68

46 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$32.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs TN average

−4.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	259.34	1,391	35
Medium and Large 2	562	239.06	1,343	8thin
Medium and Large 3	552	226.67	1,250	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.67/cwt here — about $140 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 sale46 hd

253.68

—

TN average13 barns · 753 hd

257.98

−4.30

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−4.78

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−134.49

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	—	Average	1,650	147.38	2,431	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	135.98	1,984	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	128.79	1,554	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	110.61	1,169	11

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	407.15/cwt	370.00–430.00	912	7
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	370.26/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,033	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	322.44/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,058	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	285.15/cwt	275.00–295.00	970	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	312.27/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,349	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,172	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	299.70/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,406	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	288.52/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,497	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	267.54/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,389	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,324	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,715	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	265.00/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,511	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	289.40/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,681	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	267.70/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,646	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	239.24/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,593	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	249.23/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,685	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	271.60/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,847	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	252.01/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,787	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,864	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	825	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,038	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,937	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	826	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	736	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	295.52/cwt	275.00–315.00	963	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	281.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,043	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	257.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	962	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	252.88/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,052	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	233.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	982	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	280.84/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,224	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,191	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	270.47/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,293	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	260.73/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,371	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,361	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	237.21/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,340	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	254.64/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,454	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	247.78/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,531	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	232.25/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,472	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	229.66/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,557	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	220.13/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,598	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	209.99/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,592	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,787	66
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	275.97/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,040	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	300.06/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,161	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	258.34/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,093	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	325.92/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,405	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	231.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,100	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	262.54/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,252	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	293.69/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,436	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	264.83/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,367	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	285.08/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,488	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	266.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,506	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	239.51/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,382	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	227.32/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,434	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,401	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	222.27/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,487	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	221.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,577	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,522	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,322	137.72/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,821	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	151.22/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,628	4
Bulls	—	—	2,280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,671	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	103.04/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,040	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	123.87/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,288	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	113.45/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,277	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	131.50/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,583	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	119.91/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,464	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	124.30/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,672	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	145.62/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,005	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	135.66/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,062	11

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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 998Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 197Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	292.50–315.00	300.06
5	400–450	431	320.00–335.00	325.92
4	450–500	489	285.00–307.50	293.69
9	500–550	522	280.00–292.50	285.08
7	550–600	566	260.00–275.00	266.10
6	600–650	631	225.00–232.00	227.32
7	650–700	669	220.00–224.00	222.27
4	700–750	713	210.00–225.00	221.13
2	750–800	765	198.00–200.00	198.98
1	850–900	865	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	275.00–280.00	275.97
12	400–450	423	250.00–285.00	258.34
11	450–500	477	250.00–275.00	262.54
9	500–550	516	250.00–272.50	264.83
9	550–600	577	234.00–255.00	239.51
3	600–650	635	220.00–222.00	220.67
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	225.00–235.00	231.60
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	273	300.00–305.00	302.52
5	300–350	326	275.00–315.00	295.52
4	350–400	371	280.00–285.00	281.23
12	400–450	436	280.00–282.00	280.84
14	450–500	478	265.00–277.50	270.47
27	500–550	526	255.00–266.00	260.73
8	550–600	571	252.00–260.00	254.64
21	600–650	618	240.00–254.00	247.78
16	650–700	678	228.00–234.00	229.66
5	700–750	726	215.00–224.00	220.13
2	750–800	758	207.50–212.50	209.99
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	260.00–270.00	264.86
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	374	250.00–265.00	257.31
14	400–450	416	250.00–265.00	252.88
6	450–500	473	240.00–260.00	251.71
1	500–550	540	252.00	252.00
7	550–600	565	230.00–247.50	237.21
8	600–650	634	230.00–236.00	232.25
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	230.00–240.00	233.74
2	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	778	229.75	229.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	554	309.50	309.50
15	650–700	680	268.00–278.00	271.60
7	800–850	825	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	340	275.00–295.00	285.15
5	450–500	465	252.00	252.00
7	500–550	519	250.00–280.00	267.54
4	550–600	570	250.00–272.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	258.00	258.00
4	650–700	666	235.00–242.50	239.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	535	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	370.00–430.00	407.15
5	250–300	279	350.00–400.00	370.26
2	300–350	328	315.00–330.00	322.44
6	400–450	432	300.00–340.00	312.27
4	450–500	469	296.00–310.00	299.70
8	500–550	519	285.00–305.00	288.52
19	550–600	581	282.50–300.00	289.40
10	600–650	615	260.00–275.00	267.70
9	650–700	676	246.00–250.00	249.23
3	700–750	709	250.00–253.00	252.01
1	750–800	790	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	835	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	147.00–158.00	151.22
3	—	1,322	131.00–142.00	137.72
1	—	2,280	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	123.00–125.00	123.87
4	—	1,126	111.00–117.00	113.45
5	—	1,009	90.00–108.00	103.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,520	129.00–142.00	135.66
3	—	1,345	123.00–125.00	124.30
4	—	1,377	145.00–147.00	145.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,204	125.00–139.00	131.50
10	—	1,221	114.00–124.00	119.91
1	—	1,140	147.00	147.00

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.