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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 5

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

634 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 672▼ 318 vs year ago 952 · −33.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 98▼ 7 vs year ago 115 · −6.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00 to 14.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $234.91/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −153.25 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$234.91

72 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$32.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.53

vs TN average

−10.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	254.40	1,326	12thin
Medium and Large 1	542	249.65	1,354	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	227.51	1,244	38
Medium and Large 2-3	537	221.98	1,191	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.43/cwt here — about $135 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 sale72 hd

234.91

—

TN average16 barns · 1,222 hd

250.44

−15.53

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−10.16

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−153.25

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	1,649	151.07	2,492	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	136.51	1,921	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	129.99	1,505	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	117.64	1,212	15

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	282.80/cwt	265.00–300.00	820	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,025	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	337.42/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,046	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	271.45/cwt	240.00–315.00	863	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,009	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	259.83/cwt	247.50–270.00	969	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,130	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	888	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	251.88/cwt	227.50–280.00	1,070	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,279	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	289.17/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,353	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	255.05/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,237	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	259.69/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,262	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	253.76/cwt	227.50–271.00	1,312	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	281.24/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,465	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,458	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	274.93/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,553	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	244.90/cwt	205.00–262.00	1,391	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	280.10/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,599	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,323	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,596	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,569	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	228.65/cwt	200.00–254.00	1,424	11
Steers	600–650	Small 1	640	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,488	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,605	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	223.20/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,493	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,548	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	228.60/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,621	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,654	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	195.36/cwt	182.00–208.00	1,608	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,792	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	292.81/cwt	275.00–310.00	814	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	896	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	259.71/cwt	242.50–270.00	865	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	254.56/cwt	235.00–265.00	934	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	261.08/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,102	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	241.32/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,021	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	243.25/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,044	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	263.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,221	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	237.04/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,140	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,315	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	223.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,133	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	257.46/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,328	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	229.52/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,196	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	251.10/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,331	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,334	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	247.24/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,394	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,247	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	225.28/cwt	185.00–246.00	1,295	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	217.05/cwt	195.00–226.00	1,348	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	235.70/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,468	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	226.76/cwt	223.00–228.50	1,558	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,562	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	197.43/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,536	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,584	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	178.36/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,570	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,756	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	250.83/cwt	237.50–275.00	956	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	250.59/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,035	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	279.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,201	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	275.95/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,305	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	257.42/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,241	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	256.37/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,338	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	237.02/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,240	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	225.40/cwt	185.00–250.00	1,271	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,255	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	201.93/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,232	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	213.67/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,410	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	693	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,344	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,425	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	190.25/cwt	188.00–192.50	1,579	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	142.73/cwt	129.00–150.00	2,241	6
Bulls	—	—	1,676	156.25/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,619	6
Bulls	—	—	1,965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	95.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	888	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	115.91/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,145	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	124.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,344	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	126.09/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,415	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	132.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,567	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	127.36/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,718	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	137.09/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,945	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	145.49/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,101	7

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 672Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 98Year ago 115

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00 to 14.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00
3	250–300	278	275.00–310.00	292.81
6	300–350	333	242.50–270.00	259.71
8	350–400	367	235.00–265.00	254.56
9	400–450	429	200.00–255.00	243.25
15	450–500	481	220.00–257.50	237.04
20	500–550	521	210.00–248.00	229.52
18	550–600	575	185.00–246.00	225.28
7	600–650	621	195.00–226.00	217.05
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	778	190.00–205.00	197.43
1	800–850	800	198.00	198.00
2	850–900	880	170.00–187.00	178.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	423	230.00–258.00	241.32
5	500–550	506	220.00–230.00	223.95
5	550–600	567	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	504	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	655	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	323	275.00–280.00	277.49
9	400–450	422	260.00–265.00	261.08
13	450–500	464	260.00–270.00	263.18
4	500–550	516	250.00–266.00	257.46
6	550–600	564	245.00–255.00	247.24
6	600–650	623	228.00–239.00	235.70
8	650–700	687	223.00–228.50	226.76
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
2	900–950	910	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	250.00–253.00	251.10
3	600–650	613	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	730	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	310	335.00–340.00	337.42
2	400–450	443	287.50–290.00	288.76
3	450–500	468	287.50–290.00	289.17
4	500–550	521	275.00–290.00	281.24
2	550–600	565	272.50–277.50	274.93
1	600–650	600	266.00	266.00
6	700–750	709	220.00–235.00	228.60
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	215.00	215.00
4	450–500	485	252.50–257.50	255.05
4	550–600	583	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	306	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	354	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	400	282.50	282.50
2	500–550	538	271.00	271.00
9	550–600	571	270.00–284.00	280.10
2	600–650	620	253.00	253.00
8	650–700	666	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	290	265.00–300.00	282.80
6	300–350	318	240.00–315.00	271.45
4	350–400	373	247.50–270.00	259.83
11	400–450	425	227.50–280.00	251.88
4	450–500	486	220.00–285.00	259.69
9	500–550	517	227.50–271.00	253.76
6	550–600	568	205.00–262.00	244.90
11	600–650	623	200.00–254.00	228.65
15	650–700	669	210.00–245.00	223.20
2	750–800	773	214.00	214.00
2	800–850	823	182.00–208.00	195.36
1	850–900	870	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	211.00	211.00
6	650–700	693	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
9	350–400	381	237.50–275.00	250.83
9	400–450	413	240.00–260.00	250.59
14	450–500	482	230.00–265.00	257.42
13	500–550	523	222.50–250.00	237.02
13	550–600	564	185.00–250.00	225.40
4	600–650	610	180.00–215.00	201.93
10	650–700	660	200.00–225.00	213.67
1	700–750	740	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	830	188.00–192.50	190.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	277.50–280.00	279.35
2	450–500	473	270.00–282.50	275.95
6	500–550	522	252.50–262.50	256.37
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	121.00–131.00	127.36
18	—	1,419	133.00–142.00	137.09
7	—	1,444	142.00–152.00	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,182	130.00–136.00	132.59
14	—	1,122	121.00–129.00	126.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	120.00–128.00	124.14
5	—	988	113.00–119.00	115.91
2	—	925	94.00–99.00	95.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,676	153.00–161.00	156.25
6	—	1,570	129.00–150.00	142.73

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.