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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 18

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

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Feeder Cattle receipts

801 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 802▲ 234 vs year ago 567 · +41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 140▼ 45 vs year ago 188 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 11 vs year ago 9 · +122.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 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 $237.42/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −150.75 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$237.42

57 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs TN average

−29.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	242.46	1,291	40
Medium and Large 2	544	225.57	1,228	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $63 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 sale57 hd

237.42

—

TN average15 barns · 996 hd

231.35

+6.07

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−29.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−150.75

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	1,804	138.64	2,501	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	115.42	1,731	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	112.33	1,443	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	93.41	1,000	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,339	$1,804	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,369	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,891	3thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	305.03/cwt	300.00–330.00	894	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	336.28/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,130	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	324.96/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,258	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	314.60/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,328	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	265.30/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,268	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	297.61/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,437	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,529	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	535	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,291	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	282.84/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,525	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	266.42/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,436	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	271.46/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,553	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	244.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	258.76/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,612	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	219.51/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,370	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	254.32/cwt	244.00–258.50	1,684	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	226.75/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,603	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	220.83/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,656	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,905	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,894	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	226.24/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,930	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	273.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	786	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	830	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	256.64/cwt	245.00–265.00	968	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	277.07/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,061	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	237.49/cwt	225.00–242.50	988	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	258.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,100	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,263	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	256.51/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,224	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	238.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,136	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	244.05/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,281	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	231.28/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,226	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	233.43/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,342	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	211.85/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,227	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	204.00/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,251	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	235.40/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,481	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,370	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,470	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	200.72/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,441	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	187.61/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,420	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	282.48/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,054	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	330.45/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,272	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	304.03/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,286	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	264.04/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,156	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	280.00/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,330	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,240	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	238.72/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,268	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	257.08/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,370	5
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	244.54/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,394	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	222.04/cwt	197.50–230.00	1,275	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	222.96/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,398	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	198.54/cwt	197.00–217.50	1,271	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	225.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,485	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	206.90/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,368	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	216.46/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,613	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	183.15/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,498	4
Bulls	900–950	Small 1	910	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,206	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,707	136.22/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,325	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	123.90/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	153.30/cwt	151.00–157.00	3,008	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	83.70/cwt	75.00–92.00	809	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	101.91/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,183	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	112.08/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,397	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	119.31/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,544	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,725	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	102.16/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,456	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,719	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	105.03/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,788	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,339	1,804.44/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,804	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,368.04/head	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,368	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,890.90/head	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,891	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 802Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 140Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 9

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	265.00–275.00	273.06
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
16	350–400	383	270.00–282.50	277.07
14	400–450	426	250.00–265.00	258.31
29	450–500	477	247.50–261.00	256.51
34	500–550	525	237.50–252.50	244.05
6	550–600	575	228.00–238.00	233.43
12	600–650	629	224.00–240.00	235.40
2	650–700	665	220.00–222.00	220.99
7	700–750	718	195.00–207.50	200.72
6	750–800	757	185.00–200.00	187.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
3	300–350	332	250.00	250.00
9	350–400	377	245.00–265.00	256.64
7	400–450	416	225.00–242.50	237.49
8	450–500	477	230.00–245.00	238.08
12	500–550	530	215.00–235.00	231.28
5	550–600	579	190.00–220.00	211.85
6	600–650	613	180.00–216.00	204.00
1	650–700	660	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	800	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	385	305.00–340.00	330.45
14	400–450	423	290.00–330.00	304.03
9	450–500	475	270.00–287.50	280.00
5	500–550	533	252.50–260.00	257.08
12	550–600	570	237.50–250.00	244.54
6	600–650	627	220.00–231.00	222.96
3	650–700	657	220.00–230.00	225.98
8	700–750	745	212.50–217.00	216.46
2	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
4	800–850	818	175.00–190.00	183.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	270.00–295.00	282.48
3	400–450	438	235.00–285.00	264.04
5	450–500	477	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	531	230.00–247.50	238.72
8	550–600	574	197.50–230.00	222.04
13	600–650	640	197.00–217.50	198.54
4	650–700	661	200.00–212.50	206.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	910	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	300.00–330.00	305.03
4	300–350	336	315.00–350.00	336.28
3	350–400	387	315.00–335.00	324.96
8	400–450	422	302.50–330.00	314.60
13	450–500	483	290.00–310.00	297.61
30	500–550	539	275.00–287.50	282.84
13	550–600	572	267.00–276.00	271.46
5	600–650	623	256.00–266.00	258.76
16	650–700	662	244.00–258.50	254.32
3	700–750	707	222.50–235.00	226.75
3	750–800	750	217.50–225.00	220.83
4	800–850	806	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	853	222.50–230.00	226.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	301.00	301.00
2	750–800	765	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	478	242.50–280.00	265.30
7	500–550	539	255.00–270.00	266.42
3	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	244.20
4	600–650	624	210.00–236.00	219.51
1	750–800	765	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	240.00–242.50	241.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,339	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,804.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,073	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,368.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,890.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	121.00–126.00	123.56
3	—	1,702	103.00–106.00	105.03
21	—	1,495	110.00–120.00	114.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	100.00–104.00	102.16
20	—	1,246	105.00–124.00	112.08
8	—	1,294	118.00–122.00	119.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,161	95.00–105.00	101.91
7	—	966	75.00–92.00	83.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,707	130.00–141.00	136.22
3	—	1,962	151.00–157.00	153.30
2	—	1,858	123.00–125.00	123.90

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.