Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.62/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −110.03 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$293.62

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$26.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs TN average

−20.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	296.49	1,607	16thin
Small 1	518	282.50	1,463	2thin
Medium and Large 2	525	270.00	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

293.62

—

TN average14 barns · 586 hd

298.15

−4.53

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−20.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−110.03

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	1,819	157.86	2,871	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	145.87	2,268	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	137.69	1,752	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	110.48	1,120	19

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	382.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	305.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	337.43/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	846	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	211.23/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	286.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,362	3
Steers	Small 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	340.89/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,124	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	332.51/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	832	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	310.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	407.60/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.16/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	398.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	317.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	373.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	318.75/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,833	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	114.25/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,196	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	149.67/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,411	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	141.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,109	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	127.99/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,725	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	157.48/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	137.66/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,739	25
Bulls	—	—	1,703	140.37/cwt	130.00–152.00	2,391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	99.92/cwt	90.00–107.00	920	5
Bulls	—	—	2,140	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	159.83/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	347.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,929	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	338.25/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	354.07/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	359.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	312.75/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	315.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	518	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	328.82/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	289.77/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	283.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	328.87/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	298.03/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	328.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	620	214.98/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	273.35/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,736	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	242.61/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	348.99/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,045	15

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 811Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 91

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	285	380.00–420.00	407.60
8	350–400	358	390.00–400.00	398.71
4	400–450	408	370.00–375.00	372.50
2	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	535	369.00	369.00
15	550–600	586	340.00–360.00	348.99
5	600–650	603	322.50–337.50	332.51
4	650–700	674	300.00–320.00	310.41
2	700–750	713	285.00–290.00	287.46
1	750–800	790	268.00	268.00
1	850–900	895	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	905	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	443	325.00–350.00	337.43
4	450–500	475	345.00–365.00	360.16
1	500–550	515	307.50	307.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	623	340.00–348.00	340.89
4	700–750	701	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	758	286.00	286.00
3	800–850	832	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	270	350.00–370.00	359.26
4	300–350	340	380.00–390.00	382.32
7	350–400	378	320.00–350.00	328.99
5	400–450	433	320.00–350.00	328.87
11	450–500	468	300.00–310.00	305.46
8	500–550	536	290.00–315.00	298.03
6	550–600	561	280.00–290.00	283.66
21	600–650	635	267.50–282.50	273.35
9	650–700	686	245.00	245.00
5	700–750	723	242.00–245.00	242.61
4	800–850	823	210.00–215.00	211.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	305.10
2	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	289.77
3	450–500	475	280.00–295.00	286.68
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
7	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	325.00–332.50	328.82
9	600–650	611	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	700	258.00	258.00
5	800–850	846	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	282.50	282.50
3	600–650	620	212.50–220.00	214.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	409	370.00–375.00	373.72
8	450–500	487	340.00–350.00	347.60
3	500–550	532	352.50–357.50	354.07
8	550–600	579	332.50–350.00	338.25
2	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	317.42
1	650–700	695	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–330.00	315.17
1	450–500	465	329.00	329.00
2	500–550	510	300.00–325.00	312.75
2	550–600	575	310.00–327.50	318.75
1	600–650	600	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,047	108.00–120.00	114.25
5	—	921	90.00–107.00	99.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	147.00–154.00	149.67
7	—	1,490	135.00–146.00	141.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	121.00–132.00	127.99
2	—	1,238	157.00–158.00	157.48
25	—	1,263	133.00–146.00	137.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	130.00–152.00	140.37
1	—	2,140	179.00	179.00
7	—	1,806	155.00–166.00	159.83

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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