Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.68/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −82.66 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$359.68

46 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$34.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.09

vs TN average

−4.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	368.04	2,041	35
Medium and Large 2	522	333.07	1,738	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.97/cwt here — about $303 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

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 sale46 hd

359.68

—

TN average14 barns · 550 hd

345.60

+14.09

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−4.30

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−82.66

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	—	High	1,725	164.04	2,830	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	140.83	2,182	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	134.18	1,702	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	107.92	1,119	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,302	$3,480	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,609	$2,952	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,523	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,948	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$1,874	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$3,213	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$3,069	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,096	$2,484	6

Every lot, as filed

100 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	350–400	376	372.78/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,402	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	353.89/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	424.40/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	447	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	405.47/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	328.33/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,839	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	225.54/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	340.61/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	366.98/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	403.55/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	334.39/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,585	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.41/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	270.63/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	290.80/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	258.61/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	252.02/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	270.54/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,856	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	283.81/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	364.15/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	301.65/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	371.55/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	299.03/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	332.88/cwt	295.00–357.50	1,718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	402.97/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	362.76/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,115	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	285.08/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	388.80/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,886	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	264.49/cwt	260.00–266.00	2,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	287.10/cwt	280.00–296.00	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	375.64/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	426.93/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,268	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	847	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,261	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	396.97/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	326.45/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	373.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,921	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	317.25/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	329.12/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,879	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	406.44/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,723	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	140.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,121	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	120.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,312	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	132.68/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	128.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,664	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,078	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	135.81/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,695	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	100.62/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,009	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,446	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	167.20/cwt	160.00–173.00	3,005	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	148.15/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,193.89/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,523.29/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,523	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,873.63/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,874	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,609	2,952.42/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,952	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	3,479.78/head	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,480	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,948.41/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,948	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,978.68/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,979	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,519.55/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,520	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,448.83/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	313.86/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	239.69/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	290.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	310.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	315.16/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	323.57/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	236.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	266.85/cwt	262.00–272.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	346.29/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,839	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	199.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	298.79/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,688	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	323.13/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	377.56/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,238	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	354.46/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	350.09/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	285.69/cwt	280.00–298.00	2,083	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	360.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	406.81/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,562	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	294.00/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	301.68/cwt	292.00–317.50	2,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.59/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,800	12

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 363Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 100Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 8Year ago 41

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	215	430.00	430.00
7	250–300	264	360.00–420.00	403.55
13	300–350	328	360.00–410.00	377.56
16	350–400	376	350.00–390.00	372.78
10	400–450	424	335.00–367.50	353.89
18	450–500	474	320.00–347.50	334.39
12	500–550	528	310.00–335.00	323.13
20	550–600	565	290.00–312.50	298.79
13	600–650	622	276.00–288.00	283.81
15	650–700	686	264.00–273.00	270.54
3	700–750	722	235.00–244.00	239.69
4	750–800	786	235.00–240.00	236.50
1	800–850	800	228.00	228.00
2	850–900	873	224.00–227.00	225.54
4	900–950	920	195.00–205.00	199.29
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	371.00	371.00
8	500–550	529	340.00–342.50	340.61
22	550–600	560	324.00–335.00	328.33
10	600–650	614	290.00–291.00	290.80
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	332	300.00–340.00	323.57
3	350–400	372	305.00–320.00	315.16
7	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	315.41
5	450–500	464	300.00–315.00	310.79
3	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	290.84
4	550–600	554	262.50–280.00	270.63
2	600–650	635	250.00–267.50	258.61
2	650–700	673	250.00–254.00	252.02
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	297	410.00–435.00	426.93
8	300–350	326	390.00–425.00	402.97
8	350–400	384	405.00–435.00	424.40
9	400–450	427	390.00–420.00	405.47
19	450–500	485	385.00–392.50	388.80
13	500–550	515	360.00–380.00	373.02
18	550–600	583	347.50–367.50	362.76
7	600–650	623	320.00–337.50	326.45
6	650–700	688	292.50–310.00	299.03
3	700–750	727	297.50–305.00	301.65
4	750–800	759	280.00–296.00	287.10
4	800–850	836	260.00–266.00	264.49
1	900–950	915	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	350.00–390.00	366.98
7	400–450	423	340.00–380.00	371.55
3	450–500	473	350.00–372.50	364.15
10	500–550	516	295.00–357.50	332.88
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
12	600–650	621	275.00–300.00	285.08
2	650–700	670	280.00–285.00	282.43
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	395.00–398.00	396.97
4	550–600	556	375.00–377.50	375.64
11	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
57	800–850	847	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	384	390.00–420.00	406.81
14	400–450	424	380.00–425.00	406.44
12	450–500	473	367.50–397.50	380.59
17	500–550	531	332.50–357.50	346.29
15	550–600	571	317.50–337.50	329.12
9	600–650	621	315.00–322.50	317.25
4	650–700	680	292.00–317.50	301.68
20	700–750	729	280.00–298.00	285.69
2	750–800	773	262.00–272.00	266.85
1	800–850	815	248.00	248.00
1	900–950	935	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	980	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	350.00–370.00	360.26
6	400–450	423	330.00–375.00	354.46
4	450–500	478	345.00–360.00	350.09
6	500–550	536	290.00–327.50	313.86
5	550–600	590	290.00–295.00	294.00
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,513	136.00–145.00	140.19
3	—	1,645	132.00–133.00	132.68
3	—	1,612	150.00–154.00	151.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	115.00–124.00	120.08
10	—	1,003	90.00–111.00	100.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,298	125.00–130.00	128.18
1	—	1,385	150.00	150.00
16	—	1,248	132.00–140.00	135.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,797	160.00–173.00	167.20
2	—	1,350	146.00–151.00	148.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,193.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,978.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,519.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,448.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,535	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,523.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,219	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,873.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,609	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,952.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,302	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,479.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,948.41

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle