Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.78/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −133.56 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$308.78

57 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$44.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

vs TN average

−33.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	321.62	1,781	35
Medium and Large 2	548	288.86	1,582	21
Small 1	500	277.50	1,388	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.12/cwt here — about $394 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $382.55, median $442.34 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

308.78

—

TN average13 barns · 581 hd

318.41

−9.63

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−33.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−133.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,813	151.42	2,746	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	129.38	1,895	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	124.41	1,576	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	109.94	1,253	16

Every lot, as filed

86 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	304.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	375.50/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	310.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,339	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	295.69/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,546	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	302.31/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	254.73/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	306.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	323.37/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,850	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	318.27/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	244.31/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	336.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	385.24/cwt	360.00–410.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	240.98/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,964	3
Steers	Small 1	500–550	500	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	332.65/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	365.14/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	938	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	2,225	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	348.96/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	268.70/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	366.14/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,541	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	366.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,216	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	323.27/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	278.21/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,881	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	285.57/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	256.97/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	250.98/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	318.91/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	278.67/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	310.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,624	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	319.91/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	276.27/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	233.74/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,830	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	109.54/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,243	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	129.61/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,885	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	116.44/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,457	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	137.67/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,914	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	125.54/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,583	26
Bulls	—	—	1,903	158.77/cwt	156.00–164.00	3,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	143.10/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,437	5
Bulls	—	—	2,095	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	253.41/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	335.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,590	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	348.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	354.78/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,469	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	253.77/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	285.00/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	291.46/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	220.19/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	316.24/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	232.81/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	220.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	266.12/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,530	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	276.96/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,706	7
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	236.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	253.48/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,683	7
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	560	247.41/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	249.29/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	219.98/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	289.02/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	270.50/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	262.34/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,645	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	303.19/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,440	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	323.37/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,206	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	280.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	289.64/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,596	17

How this sale compares

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 1,424Year ago 1,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 189Year ago 137

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	324	300.00–315.00	306.87
4	350–400	370	290.00–310.00	304.00
7	400–450	419	270.00–297.50	289.02
3	450–500	483	270.00–285.00	280.03
6	500–550	527	252.50–280.00	270.50
8	550–600	577	240.00–257.50	249.29
4	600–650	606	230.00–250.00	244.31
3	650–700	674	230.00–240.00	236.71
5	700–750	716	217.50–222.50	219.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	278	340.00–420.00	375.50
7	300–350	326	325.00–350.00	336.84
30	350–400	373	315.00–340.00	323.37
23	400–450	431	300.00–320.00	310.62
40	450–500	475	290.00–317.50	303.19
25	500–550	523	285.00–310.00	295.69
15	550–600	575	260.00–274.00	266.12
22	600–650	627	254.00–268.00	262.34
7	650–700	664	250.00–256.00	253.48
7	700–750	724	227.50–238.00	232.81
2	750–800	773	215.00–225.00	220.15
1	800–850	840	202.50	202.50
2	950–1000	970	165.00–170.00	167.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	674	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	242.50–250.00	247.41
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	333	325.00–345.00	332.65
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	424	300.00–340.00	323.27
7	450–500	483	315.00–327.50	318.91
4	500–550	534	275.00–302.50	285.57
17	550–600	551	280.00–304.00	289.64
5	600–650	615	265.00–288.00	278.67
2	650–700	683	254.00–260.00	256.97
4	700–750	733	236.00–256.00	250.98
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	258	360.00–410.00	385.24
15	300–350	332	350.00–380.00	366.38
6	350–400	378	350.00–375.00	365.14
22	400–450	421	350.00–377.50	366.14
11	450–500	475	340.00–357.50	348.96
12	500–550	519	310.00–335.00	318.27
23	550–600	572	310.00–330.00	323.37
9	600–650	622	290.00–312.50	302.31
17	650–700	676	270.00–284.00	278.21
7	700–750	718	264.00–273.00	268.70
9	750–800	773	251.00–260.00	254.73
3	800–850	815	238.00–245.00	240.98
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	619	319.00	319.00
7	650–700	668	286.00	286.00
54	900–950	938	237.25	237.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	345.00–350.00	348.97
13	400–450	414	345.00–370.00	354.78
16	450–500	474	330.00–350.00	335.39
16	500–550	523	300.00–325.00	310.48
7	550–600	573	282.50–297.50	291.46
7	600–650	616	272.50–283.00	276.96
2	650–700	663	252.50–255.00	253.77
3	700–750	725	247.50–257.50	253.41
2	750–800	783	230.00–237.50	233.74
2	800–850	823	218.00–222.50	220.19
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	330.00–335.00	332.50
4	400–450	424	305.00–335.00	319.91
8	450–500	467	295.00–325.00	316.24
5	500–550	519	280.00–295.00	285.00
2	550–600	580	275.00–277.50	276.27
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	116.00	116.00
12	—	1,454	123.00–136.00	129.61
1	—	1,510	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,135	104.00–114.00	109.54
1	—	1,215	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	113.00–119.00	116.44
2	—	1,390	136.00–139.00	137.67
26	—	1,261	120.00–133.00	125.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	156.00–164.00	158.77
5	—	1,703	137.00–152.00	143.10
1	—	2,095	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.

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