Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week on feeder cattle due to light offerings. Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 20.00-24.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.05/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −150.62 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$252.05

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$24.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.10

vs TN average

−45.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	260.13	1,403	10thin
Medium and Large 2	556	235.88	1,312	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.25/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $334.37, median $402.67 across 30 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 sale15 hd

252.05

—

TN average12 barns · 338 hd

265.15

−13.10

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−45.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−150.62

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	1,856	176.44	3,275	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,614	143.67	2,318	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	137.73	1,627	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	113.85	1,301	11

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	245.12/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	246.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	302.15/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,438	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	272.48/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	256.81/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	256.69/cwt	250.00–270.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	257.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	249.07/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,584	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	298.84/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	100.04/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	117.74/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,414	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,195	2
Bulls	—	—	2,043	179.92/cwt	179.00–181.00	3,676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	156.32/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	141.54/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,355	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	137.12/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,544	7
Bulls	—	—	1,990	193.07/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	233.13/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	734	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,784	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	322.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	245.47/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	329.96/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	264.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	293.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 557Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 67Year ago 178

No trends this week on feeder cattle due to light offerings. Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 20.00-24.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	337	290.00–300.00	293.21
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	675	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	320.00–330.00	322.52
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	563	275.00–285.00	279.98
2	700–750	713	240.00–242.00	240.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	470	260.00–283.00	272.48
3	600–650	635	238.00–250.00	245.12
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	320.00–340.00	329.96
4	400–450	425	290.00–300.00	294.85
13	450–500	476	292.50–305.00	302.15
5	500–550	517	280.00–315.00	298.84
5	550–600	563	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	620	260.00–270.00	264.84
4	650–700	673	241.00–247.50	245.47
1	800–850	830	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	250.00–270.00	256.69
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	477	240.00–250.00	246.57
2	500–550	513	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	585	225.00–245.00	233.13
1	600–650	630	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	427	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	519	250.00–260.00	257.94
2	550–600	563	252.50–261.00	256.81
11	600–650	636	240.00–251.00	249.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	266.00	266.00
67	700–750	734	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	91.00–111.00	100.04
1	—	920	128.00	128.00
7	—	1,201	113.00–123.00	117.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	149.00–151.00	150.04
6	—	1,664	137.00–146.00	141.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	131.00–141.00	137.12
2	—	1,308	126.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	1,225	145.00–147.00	146.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,043	179.00–181.00	179.92
2	—	1,535	150.00–164.00	156.32
2	—	1,990	189.00–197.00	193.07

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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