Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Calves due to light offerings last week, but prices seemed higher with good demand; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.35/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −126.31 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$277.35

50 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.78

vs TN average

−29.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	283.48	1,575	36
Medium and Large 2	564	261.58	1,474	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $101 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $334.37, median $403.65 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 sale50 hd

277.35

—

TN average10 barns · 255 hd

266.57

+10.78

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−29.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−126.31

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	1,697	169.90	2,883	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	141.39	2,245	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	136.72	1,806	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	113.31	1,258	28

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	750–800	762	234.16/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	237.32/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	292.76/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	346.08/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	253.99/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	313.96/cwt	297.50–327.50	1,651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	303.17/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,443	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	315.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,315	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	258.61/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	279.39/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,598	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	305.67/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,736	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	266.19/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	281.55/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,177	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	278.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	306.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	300.11/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	276.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	252.44/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,724	171.75/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,961	7
Bulls	—	—	1,644	154.80/cwt	145.00–164.00	2,545	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	123.54/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	117.10/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,310	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	140.81/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,249	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	137.86/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,806	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,344	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	129.10/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	190.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	103.16/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	266.31/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	256.99/cwt	250.00–270.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	266.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	332.97/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	396.47/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	319.37/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	312.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,319	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	270.67/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	268.49/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	326.00/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	297.07/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	395.65/cwt	370.00–430.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	253.75/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	351.42/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	374.51/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	335.86/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,266	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	246.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	333.51/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	328.44/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 229Year ago 1,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 48Year ago 151

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Calves due to light offerings last week, but prices seemed higher with good demand; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	360.00	360.00
7	300–350	315	340.00–380.00	346.08
10	350–400	377	320.00–350.00	335.86
13	400–450	417	300.00–330.00	315.24
21	450–500	476	287.50–320.00	303.17
11	500–550	518	280.00–302.50	292.76
25	550–600	572	267.50–292.50	279.39
5	600–650	619	247.50–260.00	253.99
7	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	246.09
12	700–750	707	233.00–242.50	237.32
3	750–800	762	230.00–237.50	234.16
1	800–850	830	197.50	197.50
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	272	250.00–270.00	256.99
3	300–350	318	300.00–320.00	306.49
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	423	270.00–290.00	278.98
4	450–500	469	270.00–285.00	276.32
5	500–550	523	255.00–270.00	266.93
9	550–600	586	255.00–260.00	258.61
2	600–650	605	227.50–242.50	235.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	610	262.50–270.00	266.31
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	883	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	370.00–430.00	395.65
3	250–300	283	390.00–410.00	396.47
4	300–350	316	350.00–400.00	374.51
5	350–400	373	320.00–370.00	351.42
3	400–450	432	320.00–360.00	332.97
5	450–500	486	320.00–340.00	333.51
8	500–550	521	317.50–335.00	328.44
3	550–600	583	317.50–332.50	326.00
6	600–650	625	285.00–317.50	297.07
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	783	252.50–255.00	253.75
3	800–850	802	244.00	244.00
1	900–950	920	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	290.00–305.00	300.11
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	473	275.00–285.00	281.55
2	500–550	543	252.50–280.00	266.19
3	600–650	620	250.00–257.50	252.44
1	650–700	680	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
9	400–450	422	300.00–330.00	312.64
10	450–500	473	300.00–332.50	319.37
12	500–550	526	297.50–327.50	313.96
13	550–600	568	290.00–317.50	305.67
4	600–650	611	262.50–280.00	270.67
2	650–700	675	260.00–277.50	268.49
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,724	167.00–179.00	171.75
5	—	1,644	145.00–164.00	154.80
3	—	1,722	185.00–195.00	190.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	123.00–125.00	123.54
16	—	1,119	111.00–122.00	117.10
9	—	1,066	94.00–109.00	103.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,597	136.00–144.00	140.81
1	—	1,460	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,598	146.00–147.00	146.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,310	133.00–142.00	137.86
4	—	1,281	127.00–131.00	129.10
1	—	1,645	150.00	150.00

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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