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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Nov 25

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Nov 18Nov 25Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 801▲ 17 vs year ago 567 · +3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 143▼ 58 vs year ago 188 · −30.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.20/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −175.94 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.

Average price

$259.20

28 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs TN average

−64.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	272.50	1,536	15thin
Medium and Large 2	560	244.17	1,367	12thin
Small 1	590	240.00	1,416	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

259.20

—

TN average13 barns · 297 hd

267.45

−8.25

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−64.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.14

−175.94

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $358.74, median $435.14 across 31 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	1,715	140.91	2,416	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	111.24	1,623	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	107.40	1,265	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	93.90	955	26

Every lot

73 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	306.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	896	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,066	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	314.73/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,165	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	309.10/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,348	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	250.45/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,175	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	288.25/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,361	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,416	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	271.25/cwt	268.00–282.50	1,595	10
Steers	550–600	Small 1	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	240.01/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,423	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	253.19/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,570	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	261.24/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,635	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	239.91/cwt	237.50–242.00	1,509	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,627	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	227.81/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,636	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,911	45
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	228.45/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,736	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,580	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,833	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	936	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,097	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	741	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	287.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	815	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	281.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	922	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	789	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	277.53/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,035	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	912	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	263.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,084	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	236.98/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,000	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	232.78/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,099	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,273	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	253.21/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,236	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	240.75/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,271	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	224.01/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,196	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	244.78/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,366	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	223.78/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	230.09/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,429	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	211.10/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,319	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	196.68/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,337	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	213.33/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,476	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,455	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,294	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	195.99/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,533	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,234	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	283.99/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,204	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,199	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	283.23/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,374	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	265.70/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,382	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	229.53/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,453	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	225.52/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,500	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	214.49/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,561	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,556	134.12/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,087	8
Bulls	—	—	1,896	148.68/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,819	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,045	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	84.72/cwt	75.00–92.00	830	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	100.74/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,070	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,355	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	112.85/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,312	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	101.42/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,215	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	111.39/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,591	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,823	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	101.13/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,593	2

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 801Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 143Year ago 188

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	469	245.00–270.00	250.45
5	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	593	237.50–255.00	240.01
4	600–650	629	237.50–242.00	239.91
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	800	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	626	261.00–262.00	261.24
45	750–800	760	251.50	251.50
53	900–950	936	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	292	300.00–320.00	306.74
3	300–350	328	320.00–330.00	324.97
2	350–400	370	310.00–320.00	314.73
6	400–450	436	305.00–320.00	309.10
3	450–500	472	285.00–295.00	288.25
5	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	275.00
10	550–600	588	268.00–282.50	271.25
10	600–650	620	250.00–259.00	253.19
6	650–700	678	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	718	226.00–230.00	227.81
2	750–800	760	225.00–232.00	228.45
2	800–850	845	216.00	216.00
3	850–900	873	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	343	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	388	230.00–240.00	234.97
10	400–450	422	210.00–240.00	236.98
8	450–500	472	220.00–242.50	232.78
5	500–550	534	212.50–230.00	224.01
2	550–600	578	217.50–230.00	223.78
2	600–650	625	205.00–217.50	211.10
3	650–700	680	195.00–200.00	196.68
1	750–800	750	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	218	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	284	280.00–290.00	287.13
5	300–350	327	275.00–295.00	281.82
6	350–400	373	270.00–290.00	277.53
9	400–450	411	250.00–270.00	263.80
7	450–500	488	247.50–260.00	253.21
3	500–550	528	235.00–245.00	240.75
5	550–600	558	240.00–246.00	244.78
7	600–650	621	222.00–233.00	230.09
3	650–700	692	213.00–214.00	213.33
1	700–750	735	198.00	198.00
4	750–800	782	190.00–199.00	195.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	475	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	245.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	305.00–320.00	312.50
12	400–450	424	270.00–290.00	283.99
3	450–500	485	272.50–290.00	283.23
4	500–550	520	260.00–272.50	265.70
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50
3	600–650	633	222.50–236.00	229.53
4	650–700	665	220.00–232.00	225.52
2	700–750	728	214.00–215.00	214.49
1	900–950	910	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,556	126.00–140.00	134.12
7	—	1,896	144.00–155.00	148.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	95.00–106.00	100.74
2	—	968	108.00	108.00
12	—	980	75.00–92.00	84.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	120.00–121.00	120.49
11	—	1,428	107.00–118.00	111.39
2	—	1,575	100.00–103.00	101.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	109.00–118.00	112.85
2	—	1,115	121.00–122.00	121.49
12	—	1,198	96.00–106.00	101.42

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.