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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.80/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −104.85 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$298.80

66 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.22

vs TN average

−6.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	301.08	1,633	61
Medium and Large 2	562	271.05	1,523	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $110 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.

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 sale66 hd

298.80

—

TN average13 barns · 854 hd

284.58

+14.22

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−6.22

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−104.85

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	—	Low	1,996	162.91	3,252	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	141.24	2,230	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	137.26	1,831	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	114.19	1,273	16

Every lot, as filed

85 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	Small 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	259.97/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	239.67/cwt	238.00–240.00	2,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	277.49/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	326.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	284.41/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	372.20/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	354.90/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	308.79/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	358.79/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,349	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	219.24/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	242.51/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	260.50/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	364.96/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,569	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	330.02/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	294.63/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	327.44/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	346.13/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,786	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	324.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	326.26/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	313.32/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	284.66/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	389.89/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	304.48/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	326.70/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,202	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	310.73/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,324	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,705	127.34/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,171	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	135.46/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,724	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	100.70/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,064	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	149.16/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,169	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	116.12/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,317	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	149.38/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,554	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	127.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,475	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	139.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,153	18
Bulls	—	—	1,922	154.47/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,969	3
Bulls	—	—	2,028	166.52/cwt	163.00–173.00	3,377	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	277.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,884	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	294.85/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,855	19
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	238.15/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	338.26/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,793	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	258.64/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	284.35/cwt	267.50–287.00	1,669	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	302.43/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,742	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	351.95/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,689	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	344.51/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,443	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	380.43/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	272.62/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	306.60/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,619	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	250.35/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	249.12/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	329.98/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,393	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	239.77/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	317.59/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	287.94/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	319.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	271.41/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	372.33/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,247	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	298.37/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,286	8

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 791Last week 525Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 120Year ago 144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	300.00–330.00	324.80
6	400–450	426	300.00–345.00	327.44
5	450–500	479	300.00–332.50	326.26
2	500–550	510	300.00–325.00	312.50
3	550–600	582	312.50–315.00	313.32
3	600–650	612	284.00–285.00	284.66
2	700–750	720	258.00–262.00	259.97
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	335	360.00–390.00	372.20
4	350–400	383	360.00–415.00	389.89
22	400–450	430	350.00–375.00	364.96
7	450–500	480	342.50–367.50	354.90
23	500–550	516	330.00–355.00	346.13
15	550–600	574	325.00–357.50	330.02
5	600–650	608	290.00–317.50	308.79
4	650–700	663	281.00–300.00	294.63
8	700–750	715	268.00–282.00	277.49
1	750–800	790	258.00	258.00
6	800–850	839	238.00–240.00	239.67
1	850–900	890	236.00	236.00
1	950–1000	990	222.00	222.00
3	1000–1050	1,042	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	310.00–320.00	315.09
3	300–350	308	320.00–330.00	326.70
3	350–400	377	315.00–325.00	319.89
8	400–450	431	275.00–317.50	298.37
8	450–500	466	270.00–300.00	284.41
2	500–550	530	260.00–285.00	272.62
3	550–600	583	270.00	270.00
7	600–650	628	242.50–262.50	250.35
4	650–700	675	230.00–247.50	242.51
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	940	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	370.00–380.00	374.95
2	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
12	300–350	335	345.00–395.00	372.33
19	350–400	376	340.00–385.00	358.79
24	400–450	422	320.00–345.00	329.98
9	450–500	473	305.00–327.50	317.59
35	500–550	528	290.00–315.00	306.60
22	550–600	571	275.00–300.00	287.94
17	600–650	623	265.00–282.50	271.41
6	650–700	663	255.00–268.00	260.50
5	700–750	732	237.50–247.50	239.77
3	750–800	780	220.00–230.00	225.02
8	800–850	837	218.00–222.00	219.24
1	850–900	875	222.00	222.00
1	900–950	940	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	332.50	332.50
4	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	368	300.00–350.00	326.70
9	400–450	426	300.00–327.50	310.73
5	450–500	480	285.00–320.00	304.48
3	500–550	527	310.00–315.00	311.68
17	550–600	587	267.50–287.00	284.35
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	728	240.00–250.00	245.02
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	382	365.00–395.00	380.43
11	400–450	419	330.00–365.00	344.51
26	450–500	480	332.50–370.00	351.95
14	500–550	530	320.00–352.50	338.26
11	550–600	576	295.00–320.00	302.43
19	600–650	629	287.50–305.00	294.85
12	650–700	678	270.00–285.00	277.85
9	700–750	728	252.00–267.50	258.64
3	750–800	757	242.50–260.00	249.12
5	800–850	822	234.00–241.00	238.15
1	950–1000	970	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	126.00–129.00	127.34
22	—	1,273	130.00–143.00	135.46
5	—	1,454	145.00–156.00	149.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	96.00–106.00	100.70
7	—	1,134	110.00–121.00	116.12
4	—	1,155	125.00–133.00	127.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,710	147.00–153.00	149.38
1	—	1,600	128.00	128.00
18	—	1,541	135.00–145.00	139.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,922	147.00–161.00	154.47
7	—	2,028	163.00–173.00	166.52

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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