Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00-8.00 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 $322.40/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −81.26 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$322.40

62 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$36.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.41

vs TN average

+1.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	327.15	1,798	54
Medium and Large 2	551	290.33	1,598	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.82/cwt here — about $200 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 sale62 hd

322.40

—

TN average15 barns · 553 hd

302.99

+19.41

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+1.22

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−81.26

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	1,780	169.36	3,015	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,606	143.84	2,310	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	137.79	1,757	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	117.28	1,226	17

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	286.54/cwt	276.00–292.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	339.39/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,446	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	302.47/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	395.28/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	421.67/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	403.89/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	338.49/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	316.30/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	333.63/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	385.48/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,611	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	367.27/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,939	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	352.34/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	335.53/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,117	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	370.51/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	352.56/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	316.04/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,356	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	352.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	303.72/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	299.45/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	268.04/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,675	8
Heifers	Small 1	800–850	840	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,701	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	281.21/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,654	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	118.39/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,258	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	103.61/cwt	95.00–110.00	998	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	132.13/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	171.54/cwt	165.00–175.00	3,107	5
Bulls	—	—	1,559	152.24/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,373	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	180.87/cwt	179.00–182.00	3,485	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,171	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	152.27/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,412	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	140.69/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,267	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	128.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,599	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	154.94/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,209	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	137.89/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,740	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	384.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,257	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	345.03/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	286.26/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	264.97/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	378.94/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	325.30/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,740	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	336.23/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,594	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	241.82/cwt	237.50–246.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	397.88/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,934	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	385.67/cwt	381.00–392.50	2,059	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	370.05/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,391	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	425.79/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	412.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	308.29/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	429.13/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	341.43/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	257.98/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	313.34/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,971	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	406.92/cwt	390.00–420.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	355.31/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	333.94/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,877	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	256.04/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	233.72/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	374.52/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	498	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	297.39/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	293.65/cwt	285.00–307.50	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	421.08/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	315.83/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,950	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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 450Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 66Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	381	380.00–425.00	403.89
12	400–450	418	370.00–410.00	385.48
13	450–500	480	365.00–392.50	378.94
11	500–550	528	352.50–377.50	367.27
8	550–600	565	332.50–355.00	341.43
12	600–650	629	300.00–327.50	313.34
4	650–700	669	290.00–307.50	297.39
4	700–750	713	285.00–307.50	293.65
3	750–800	762	276.00–292.00	286.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	310.00–360.00	333.63
9	400–450	429	325.00–350.00	345.03
7	450–500	473	315.00–350.00	338.49
2	500–550	538	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	573	295.00–329.00	316.30
1	600–650	640	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	390.00–420.00	406.92
5	250–300	272	350.00–390.00	370.51
7	300–350	327	400.00–430.00	412.60
18	350–400	376	350.00–410.00	370.05
15	400–450	426	330.00–360.00	339.39
22	450–500	474	320.00–350.00	336.23
21	500–550	535	315.00–342.50	325.30
12	550–600	587	295.00–315.00	302.47
11	600–650	629	280.00–297.50	286.26
8	650–700	677	260.00–272.50	264.97
15	700–750	715	250.00–262.50	256.04
2	750–800	778	232.50–235.00	233.72
1	900–950	925	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	330.00–350.00	340.22
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
7	300–350	331	335.00–370.00	352.34
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
21	400–450	429	300.00–327.50	316.04
4	450–500	468	295.00–310.00	303.72
4	500–550	513	280.00–310.00	299.45
4	550–600	588	265.00–290.00	281.21
8	600–650	625	260.00–275.00	268.04
1	650–700	690	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	518	352.50–357.50	355.31
12	550–600	562	322.50–335.00	333.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	400.00–450.00	425.79
7	250–300	276	400.00–470.00	429.13
6	300–350	329	400.00–470.00	421.08
4	350–400	370	410.00–435.00	421.67
16	400–450	424	390.00–405.00	395.28
21	450–500	486	390.00–410.00	397.88
20	500–550	534	381.00–392.50	385.67
11	550–600	572	367.50–377.50	374.52
25	600–650	631	330.00–342.50	335.53
6	650–700	694	310.00–319.00	315.83
6	700–750	727	305.00–312.50	308.29
2	750–800	760	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	863	250.00–262.00	257.98
2	900–950	925	237.50–246.00	241.82
1	950–1000	960	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	380.00–390.00	384.28
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
7	400–450	415	340.00–370.00	352.88
7	500–550	502	350.00–367.50	352.56
2	550–600	590	352.50–355.00	353.74
2	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	694	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
7	800–850	834	246.00	246.00
1	850–900	860	227.50	227.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	402.50	402.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	113.00–125.00	118.39
5	—	963	95.00–110.00	103.61
4	—	1,115	129.00–134.00	132.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,584	148.00–157.00	152.27
9	—	1,611	134.00–143.00	140.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	125.00–131.00	128.87
4	—	1,426	149.00–157.00	154.94
26	—	1,262	133.00–145.00	137.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,811	165.00–175.00	171.54
4	—	1,559	146.00–159.00	152.24
5	—	1,927	179.00–182.00	180.87

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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