Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.65/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −96.02 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$306.65

48 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs TN average

−9.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	317.62	1,707	29
Medium and Large 2	512	289.90	1,484	19thin

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $222 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

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 sale48 hd

306.65

—

TN average15 barns · 982 hd

312.77

−6.12

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−9.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−96.02

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	1,721	166.48	2,866	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	145.91	2,344	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	136.07	1,681	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	112.71	1,155	13

Every lot, as filed

79 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	250–300	275	410.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	309.57/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	408.28/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	348.47/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	922	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	382.25/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	314.38/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	380.26/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	330.01/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	282.20/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	349.12/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	324.41/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	339.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	364.04/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	326.49/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	310.66/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	356.11/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	352.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	438	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Small 1	900–950	910	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	258.63/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	274.80/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	345.03/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	608	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,596	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	151.85/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	168.02/cwt	162.00–175.00	3,006	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	142.94/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,263	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	128.20/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,565	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	138.71/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,622	9
Bulls	—	—	2,095	178.89/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	151.76/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,246	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	102.56/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,002	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	118.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,281	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	127.55/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,337	155.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	312.04/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	291.68/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,476	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	288.63/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	368.37/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	391.58/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	334.47/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	841	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,132	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	985	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	243.92/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	416.71/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	406.39/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	340.38/cwt	337.50–341.00	2,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	266.83/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,780	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	379.32/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	407.59/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	426.09/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	328.43/cwt	324.00–333.00	2,099	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	386.78/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	309.21/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	395.10/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,517	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	306.88/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	293.72/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	349.42/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,838	5

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 475Year ago 849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 96Year ago 148

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	205	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	275	400.00–420.00	410.36
6	300–350	331	380.00–420.00	408.28
11	350–400	384	370.00–400.00	395.10
9	400–450	441	375.00–390.00	382.25
8	450–500	474	340.00–365.00	349.12
13	500–550	522	300.00–325.00	314.38
9	550–600	572	295.00–315.00	309.21
2	600–650	625	270.00–295.00	282.20
16	650–700	667	260.00–272.50	266.83
3	700–750	734	241.00–250.00	243.92
2	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	960	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	345.03
13	450–500	474	290.00–330.00	310.66
17	500–550	506	280.00–300.00	291.68
2	550–600	563	260.00–290.00	274.80
2	600–650	628	252.50–265.00	258.63
1	650–700	665	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	910	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	330.00–338.00	334.47
6	950–1000	985	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	327	375.00–400.00	391.58
4	350–400	381	395.00–420.00	407.59
4	400–450	420	415.00–440.00	426.09
3	450–500	462	410.00–420.00	416.71
7	500–550	528	365.00–385.00	379.32
7	550–600	588	337.50–341.00	340.38
9	600–650	639	324.00–333.00	328.43
11	650–700	690	305.00–310.00	309.57
4	700–750	703	305.00–310.00	306.88
1	850–900	880	254.00	254.00
2	900–950	920	236.00	236.00
2	950–1000	968	242.00	242.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	841	253.50	253.50
3	900–950	922	268.00	268.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	330.00–350.00	339.66
4	400–450	409	350.00–375.00	356.11
6	450–500	453	335.00–375.00	368.37
2	500–550	525	320.00–332.50	326.49
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	750	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	350.00–360.00	352.50
4	400–450	410	350.00–380.00	364.04
5	450–500	477	337.50–355.00	348.47
9	500–550	534	300.00–334.00	324.41
2	550–600	555	275.00–302.50	288.63
1	600–650	620	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	370.00–400.00	380.26
4	400–450	409	390.00–425.00	406.39
6	450–500	463	370.00–410.00	386.78
5	500–550	526	340.00–360.00	349.42
8	550–600	568	322.50–342.50	330.01
3	600–650	603	308.00–320.00	312.04
2	650–700	685	290.00–297.50	293.72
2	700–750	738	255.00–260.00	257.47
1	750–800	795	244.00	244.00
2	800–850	820	225.00–235.00	230.00
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	262.50	262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	149.00–155.00	151.85
4	—	1,583	139.00–147.00	142.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,221	126.00–131.00	128.20
9	—	1,169	133.00–145.00	138.71
3	—	1,480	147.00–154.00	151.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	92.00–110.00	102.56
5	—	1,077	116.00–123.00	118.95
2	—	1,035	127.00–128.00	127.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,789	162.00–175.00	168.02
2	—	2,095	177.00–181.00	178.89
3	—	1,337	150.00–158.00	155.12

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