Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2024-08-12

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 12

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

646 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 634▼ 64 vs year ago 710 · −9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 108▼ 56 vs year ago 132 · −42.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 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 $243.88/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −144.29 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$243.88

37 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$50.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.32

vs TN average

−8.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	250.12	1,387	26
Medium and Large 2	555	232.06	1,288	10thin
Medium and Large 3	515	200.00	1,030	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.12/cwt here — about $357 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 sale37 hd

243.88

—

TN average15 barns · 595 hd

235.56

+8.32

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−8.06

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−144.29

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	1,635	161.58	2,642	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	151.13	2,273	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	141.54	1,697	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	115.41	1,207	12

Every lot

90 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	220	327.50/cwt	315.00–340.00	721	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	335.95/cwt	320.00–350.00	934	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	305.73/cwt	295.00–315.00	984	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	269.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,004	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	288.46/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,226	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	271.55/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,295	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	293.31/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,417	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	270.66/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,418	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	295.27/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,568	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	276.12/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,560	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,332	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	254.39/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,473	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	235.01/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,469	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	249.24/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,563	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,526	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	229.98/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,674	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,706	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,744	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	940	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,035	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	329.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	736	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	298.77/cwt	285.00–315.00	974	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	256.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	963	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	278.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,048	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	279.20/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,164	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	257.75/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,080	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	229.88/cwt	225.00–235.00	965	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	246.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,127	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	227.46/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,065	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	477	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,326	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	262.09/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,250	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	234.84/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,224	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	261.42/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,386	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	243.05/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,385	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	230.20/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,331	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	233.28/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,423	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	228.01/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,514	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	214.30/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,539	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,465	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,620	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	200.42/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,635	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,739	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	971	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	273.57/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,053	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	250.90/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,024	11
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	279.30/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,212	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	221.88/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,025	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	256.31/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,205	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	271.99/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,306	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	271.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,386	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	222.08/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,150	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	249.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,310	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	243.52/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,415	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	589	203.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,196	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	231.50/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,366	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	233.49/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,427	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	219.58/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,377	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	630	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,276	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	220.63/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,467	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,392	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,623	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	195.97/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,593	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,583	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,515	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	174.33/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	160.92/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,726	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	123.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,252	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	107.26/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,157	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	130.71/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,515	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	143.26/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,679	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	158.56/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,228	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	163.04/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,362	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	145.18/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,223	8

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 634Year ago 710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 108Year ago 132

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	325.00–335.00	329.83
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	326	285.00–315.00	298.77
9	350–400	377	270.00–285.00	278.04
9	400–450	417	270.00–287.50	279.20
14	450–500	477	255.00–270.00	262.09
10	500–550	530	252.50–267.50	261.42
16	550–600	570	235.00–252.00	243.05
21	600–650	610	220.00–242.00	233.28
10	650–700	664	217.00–235.00	228.01
6	700–750	718	206.00–220.00	214.30
1	750–800	750	216.00	216.00
5	800–850	816	198.00–202.00	200.42
1	850–900	865	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	975	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	375	250.00–260.00	256.67
9	400–450	419	245.00–260.00	257.75
5	450–500	458	240.00–250.00	246.02
4	500–550	521	230.00–247.50	234.84
6	550–600	578	225.00–232.50	230.20
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	420	225.00–235.00	229.88
2	450–500	468	220.00–235.00	227.46
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	385	270.00–285.00	273.57
9	400–450	434	272.50–292.50	279.30
16	450–500	480	265.00–287.50	271.99
8	500–550	511	260.00–280.00	271.30
5	550–600	581	237.50–250.00	243.52
6	600–650	611	230.00–238.00	233.49
3	650–700	665	218.00–222.00	220.63
2	750–800	755	214.00–216.00	215.00
2	800–850	813	193.00–199.00	195.97
1	850–900	870	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	935	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	262.50	262.50
11	400–450	408	240.00–262.50	250.90
7	450–500	470	240.00–261.00	256.31
9	500–550	525	245.00–255.00	249.44
2	550–600	590	228.00–235.00	231.50
3	600–650	627	210.00–226.00	219.58
1	700–750	725	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	462	205.00–230.00	221.88
2	500–550	518	210.00–235.00	222.08
18	550–600	589	200.00–215.00	203.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	260.00–275.00	269.89
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	477	267.50–275.00	271.55
5	500–550	524	260.00–279.00	270.66
5	550–600	579	247.50–265.00	254.39
3	600–650	625	232.50–237.50	235.01
1	650–700	655	233.00	233.00
1	750–800	755	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	570	232.50–235.00	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	315.00–340.00	327.50
2	250–300	278	320.00–350.00	335.95
5	300–350	322	295.00–315.00	305.73
2	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	425	282.50–295.00	288.46
3	450–500	483	290.00–300.00	293.31
18	500–550	531	282.50–302.50	295.27
4	550–600	565	272.50–280.00	276.12
7	600–650	627	242.50–253.00	249.24
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	728	226.00–232.00	229.98
3	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	940	216.50	216.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,159	125.00–136.00	130.71
4	—	1,405	155.00–161.00	158.56
17	—	1,172	139.00–148.00	143.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,079	95.00–115.00	107.26
6	—	1,013	118.00–125.00	123.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	142.00–152.00	145.18
4	—	1,449	157.00–166.00	163.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,694	154.00–167.00	160.92
1	—	1,450	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,463	172.00–177.00	174.33

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.