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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 16

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

824 head

▼ 669 vs last sale 1,493▼ 452 vs year ago 1,276 · −35.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 248▼ 25 vs year ago 164 · −15.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; 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 $233.71/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.46 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$233.71

63 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$20.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.83

vs TN average

−3.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	235.39	1,287	50
Medium and Large 2	533	228.24	1,217	12thin
Small 1	565	215.00	1,215	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.39/cwt here — about $72 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 sale63 hd

233.71

—

TN average13 barns · 994 hd

226.88

+6.83

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−3.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−154.46

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	—	Low	1,759	152.72	2,686	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	131.61	1,939	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	128.88	1,551	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	108.79	1,153	25

Every lot

83 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	225	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	709	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	283.79/cwt	280.00–290.00	795	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	283.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,044	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	292.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,235	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	277.05/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,324	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	257.25/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,330	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	275.51/cwt	267.50–278.00	1,452	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	240.41/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,349	4
Steers	550–600	Small 1	583	227.88/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,329	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	259.30/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,543	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	247.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,525	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	226.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,415	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	224.98/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,507	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	236.69/cwt	234.50–243.00	1,633	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	211.88/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,498	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	222.61/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,605	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,513	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	215.48/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,685	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,780	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	826	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	268.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	860	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	237.67/cwt	230.00–245.00	780	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	257.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	995	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	248.17/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,047	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,195	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	248.17/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,181	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	236.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,131	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	239.64/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,258	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	228.81/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,210	11
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	231.47/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,312	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,288	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,420	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	222.51/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,377	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	210.33/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,331	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,512	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	215.05/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,445	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	202.24/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,460	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,447	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,416	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	201.00/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,546	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,731	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,136	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	278.29/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,188	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	239.53/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,116	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	275.48/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,298	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	248.28/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,256	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	228.82/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,220	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	252.78/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,446	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	222.65/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,296	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	208.18/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,293	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	224.48/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,421	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	211.46/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,425	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	205.26/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,488	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	207.38/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,589	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,476	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,357	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,614	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	189.92/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,669	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,581	142.36/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,251	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,933	1
Bulls	—	—	1,946	159.42/cwt	154.00–164.00	3,102	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	102.94/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,082	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	113.02/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,192	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	125.69/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,437	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	130.30/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,549	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	121.09/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,489	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,878	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	131.48/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,881	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	124.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,818	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	140.85/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,294	5

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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 1,493Year ago 1,276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 248Year ago 164

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	466	230.00–255.00	239.53
8	500–550	533	222.00–232.50	228.82
3	550–600	582	218.00–226.00	222.65
4	600–650	621	200.00–212.50	208.18
2	750–800	773	190.00–192.00	190.97
1	800–850	810	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	287.50	287.50
6	400–450	427	270.00–285.00	278.29
5	450–500	471	267.50–280.00	275.48
10	500–550	506	240.00–260.00	248.28
4	550–600	572	240.00–258.00	252.78
4	600–650	633	222.00–228.00	224.48
15	650–700	674	203.00–222.00	211.46
3	700–750	725	200.00–216.00	205.26
4	750–800	766	200.00–212.00	207.38
1	800–850	815	198.00	198.00
3	850–900	879	186.00–198.00	189.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	230.00–245.00	237.67
1	350–400	380	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	479	230.00–240.00	236.14
11	500–550	529	222.00–232.00	228.81
1	550–600	580	222.00	222.00
4	600–650	633	205.00–214.00	210.33
1	650–700	680	208.00	208.00
15	700–750	746	194.00	194.00
1	750–800	755	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
2	250–300	295	275.00–285.00	280.00
4	300–350	320	265.00–275.00	268.77
7	350–400	386	250.00–265.00	257.73
9	400–450	422	242.00–254.00	248.17
25	450–500	476	242.00–255.00	248.17
24	500–550	525	235.00–247.50	239.64
26	550–600	567	226.00–238.00	231.47
50	600–650	619	216.00–228.00	222.51
14	650–700	672	210.00–222.00	215.05
4	700–750	722	200.00–203.00	202.24
8	750–800	769	200.00–204.00	201.00
1	950–1000	975	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	258.00	258.00
18	600–650	603	235.50	235.50
6	650–700	663	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	217.50–238.00	227.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	517	250.00–262.00	257.25
4	550–600	561	235.00–250.00	240.41
3	600–650	625	220.00–235.00	226.41
2	650–700	670	222.00–228.00	224.98
10	700–750	707	202.00–213.00	211.88
6	750–800	768	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	315.00	315.00
4	250–300	280	280.00–290.00	283.79
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	368	280.00–290.00	283.81
12	400–450	422	280.00–295.00	292.55
5	450–500	478	272.50–280.00	277.05
22	500–550	527	267.50–278.00	275.51
9	550–600	595	256.00–266.00	259.30
16	600–650	617	240.00–250.00	247.11
31	650–700	690	234.50–243.00	236.69
5	700–750	721	215.00–228.00	222.61
6	750–800	782	214.00–218.00	215.48
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	860	206.00–208.00	206.99
1	900–950	910	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	139.00–142.00	140.85
17	—	1,431	127.00–138.00	131.48
6	—	1,463	120.00–126.00	124.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	116.00–123.00	121.09
1	—	1,295	145.00	145.00
16	—	1,189	125.00–136.00	130.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,055	108.00–119.00	113.02
2	—	1,143	124.00–128.00	125.69
13	—	1,051	93.00–107.00	102.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,581	135.00–148.00	142.36
5	—	1,946	154.00–164.00	159.42
1	—	1,715	171.00	171.00

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.