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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 2

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 584▼ 130 vs year ago 745 · −17.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 130▼ 65 vs year ago 145 · −44.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 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 $249.87/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.30 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$249.87

58 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$40.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.63

vs TN average

−33.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	250.90	1,380	55
Medium and Large 2	515	241.25	1,242	2thin
Small 1	545	210.00	1,145	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.90/cwt here — about $235 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 sale58 hd

249.87

—

TN average4 barns · 200 hd

243.23

+6.63

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−33.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−138.30

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	1,707	144.97	2,474	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	115.23	1,712	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	110.93	1,427	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	93.90	1,046	16

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	373.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,042	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	342.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,126	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	321.38/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,411	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	307.07/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,416	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	265.87/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,383	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	295.61/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,555	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	283.35/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,660	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	283.98/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,746	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	245.40/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,517	5
Steers	600–650	Small 1	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	263.50/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,676	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	263.85/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,789	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	248.65/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,688	9
Steers	650–700	Small 1	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,922	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,762	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	908	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	328.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,077	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	311.43/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,168	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,103	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	284.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,222	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	250.21/cwt	227.50–270.00	1,088	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	241.55/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,167	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	260.61/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,272	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,242	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	254.82/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,343	30
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,445	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	245.18/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,420	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	234.79/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,456	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,352	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	244.92/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,582	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	227.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,536	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,709	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	885	217.75/cwt	217.75–217.75	1,927	58
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,785	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,110	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,709	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,170	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,849	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	328.98/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,234	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	287.75/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,102	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	316.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,344	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	282.45/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,226	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	323.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,496	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	270.21/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,273	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,332	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	266.67/cwt	262.50–283.00	1,429	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,623	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	245.15/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,503	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	234.39/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,545	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,499	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	222.99/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,581	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,463	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	215.66/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,648	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,604	134.10/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,151	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	148.47/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	161.47/cwt	161.00–162.00	3,049	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	87.25/cwt	80.00–92.00	946	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	123.54/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,375	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	99.21/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,142	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	112.66/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,434	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,388	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	100.75/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,414	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	116.43/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,769	6

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 584Year ago 745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 130Year ago 145

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	275.00–300.00	287.75
6	400–450	434	280.00–295.00	282.45
6	450–500	471	255.00–285.00	270.21
2	500–550	530	250.00–252.50	251.25
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	375	320.00–340.00	328.98
5	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	316.26
10	450–500	462	300.00–330.00	323.86
27	500–550	536	262.50–283.00	266.67
1	550–600	585	277.50	277.50
3	600–650	613	242.50–248.00	245.15
5	650–700	659	230.00–238.00	234.39
4	700–750	709	220.00–228.00	222.99
5	750–800	764	210.00–222.00	215.66
1	800–850	805	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	255.00	255.00
6	350–400	394	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	435	227.50–270.00	250.21
3	450–500	483	225.00–250.00	241.55
2	500–550	515	240.00–242.50	241.25
1	600–650	620	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	267	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	328	320.00–340.00	328.22
21	350–400	375	300.00–330.00	311.43
8	400–450	430	280.00–290.00	284.08
9	450–500	488	255.00–267.50	260.61
30	500–550	527	245.00–260.00	254.82
23	550–600	579	238.00–250.00	245.18
9	600–650	620	228.00–239.00	234.79
15	650–700	676	220.00–235.00	227.26
2	750–800	775	214.00	214.00
4	850–900	881	194.00	194.00
1	900–950	920	194.00	194.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	154.00	154.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	258.00	258.00
12	600–650	646	244.00–245.00	244.92
58	850–900	885	217.75	217.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	520	250.00–277.50	265.87
5	600–650	618	235.00–250.00	245.40
5	650–700	690	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	279	370.00–380.00	373.47
7	300–350	329	325.00–350.00	342.21
10	400–450	439	310.00–330.00	321.38
5	450–500	461	295.00–310.00	307.07
7	500–550	526	290.00–305.00	295.61
13	550–600	586	278.00–290.00	283.35
14	600–650	636	258.00–275.00	263.50
9	650–700	679	244.00–254.00	248.65
3	750–800	783	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	615	280.00–286.00	283.98
7	650–700	678	263.00–265.00	263.85
1	750–800	775	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	114.00–120.00	116.43
1	—	1,285	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,273	108.00–117.00	112.66
4	—	1,403	95.00–105.00	100.75
2	—	1,113	123.00–124.00	123.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	93.00–103.00	99.21
1	—	1,090	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,084	80.00–92.00	87.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	143.00–152.00	148.47
2	—	1,888	161.00–162.00	161.47
4	—	1,604	125.00–140.00	134.10

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.