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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 30

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

579 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 848▼ 272 vs year ago 851 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 106▼ 121 vs year ago 201 · −60.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 20.00-30.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 30.00-40.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 15.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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 $244.92/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.25 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$244.92

41 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.94

vs TN average

−1.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	249.82	1,341	32
Medium and Large 2	531	227.49	1,208	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale41 hd

244.92

—

TN average11 barns · 588 hd

225.98

+18.94

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−1.86

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−143.25

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	—	Low	1,797	135.26	2,431	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	121.19	1,906	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	116.11	1,523	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	96.80	1,069	16

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	314.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,021	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,202	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	316.02/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,343	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	279.15/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,279	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	298.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,387	9
Steers	450–500	Small 1	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	288.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,515	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	245.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,376	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	281.20/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,620	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	249.15/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,517	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	233.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,451	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	266.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,689	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	235.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,604	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,591	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,711	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,797	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,960	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	921	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,020	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	253.26/cwt	240.00–265.00	945	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	264.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,136	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	250.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,080	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	255.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	244.16/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,160	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	251.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,295	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	227.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,178	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	246.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,416	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,312	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	242.73/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,490	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,443	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	228.19/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,517	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,551	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	204.94/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,578	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	178.49/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,558	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	314.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,143	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	284.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,122	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	271.71/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,128	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	297.66/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,295	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	291.31/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,378	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	279.36/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,492	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	248.76/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,343	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	234.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,482	6
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	528	165.28/cwt	145.00–185.00	873	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,687	129.32/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	139.71/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,627	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	89.46/cwt	80.00–93.00	900	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,275	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	101.70/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,203	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	123.05/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,528	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,521	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	118.01/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,795	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,136	3

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 848Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 106Year ago 201

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	310.00–315.00	314.01
21	400–450	435	290.00–305.00	297.66
10	450–500	473	285.00–300.00	291.31
16	500–550	534	275.00–287.50	279.36
6	550–600	572	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	633	230.00–240.00	234.12
9	650–700	675	230.00–240.00	235.11
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	640	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	280.00–285.00	284.01
3	400–450	415	265.00–275.00	271.71
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	540	247.50–250.00	248.76
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
6	300–350	329	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	275.01
18	400–450	429	260.00–275.00	264.76
22	450–500	474	250.00–265.00	255.13
20	500–550	514	240.00–255.00	251.97
12	550–600	575	240.00–250.00	246.23
22	600–650	614	235.00–247.50	242.73
5	650–700	665	225.00–232.00	228.19
2	700–750	730	210.00–215.00	212.52
2	750–800	770	195.00–215.00	204.94
2	850–900	873	175.00–182.00	178.49
10	900–950	910	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	373	240.00–265.00	253.26
7	400–450	431	250.00–255.00	250.68
3	450–500	475	240.00–247.50	244.16
7	500–550	517	220.00–230.00	227.84
2	550–600	580	225.00–227.50	226.25
2	600–650	638	225.00–227.50	226.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–325.00	314.06
3	350–400	357	330.00–340.00	336.73
5	400–450	425	315.00–320.00	316.02
9	450–500	465	290.00–305.00	298.30
8	500–550	525	285.00–300.00	288.57
15	550–600	576	272.50–287.50	281.20
10	600–650	609	246.00–250.00	249.15
3	650–700	680	230.00–240.00	235.95
1	700–750	725	236.00	236.00
2	750–800	788	226.00–230.00	228.01
1	850–900	875	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	635	262.00–270.00	266.00
6	650–700	651	265.00	265.00
16	700–750	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	458	267.50–285.00	279.15
4	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	245.64
3	600–650	622	230.00–240.00	233.35
1	650–700	680	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	495	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	528	145.00–185.00	165.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	95.00–107.00	101.70
1	—	1,170	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,006	80.00–93.00	89.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,325	110.00–120.00	114.81
3	—	1,242	122.00–124.00	123.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,521	114.00–122.00	118.01
3	—	1,675	126.00–130.00	127.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	128.00–131.00	129.32
4	—	1,880	137.00–144.00	139.71

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.