Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly 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 $321.48/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −81.19 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$321.48

45 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$19.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.91

vs TN average

−8.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	325.91	1,831	35
Medium and Large 2	544	305.99	1,664	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $167 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

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 sale45 hd

321.48

—

TN average15 barns · 572 hd

308.57

+12.91

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−8.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−81.19

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	1,815	169.24	3,072	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	145.75	2,269	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	137.51	1,778	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	117.70	1,258	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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	850–900	853	263.76/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	314.14/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	269.72/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	404.08/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	259.18/cwt	257.00–262.50	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.77/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,125	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	402.60/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	347.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,939	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	685	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	275.94/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	312.17/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	296.73/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,604	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	705	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,565	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	151.90/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,774	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	120.91/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,265	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	154.24/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,331	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	137.85/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,815	17
Bulls	—	—	1,957	173.02/cwt	168.00–179.00	3,386	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	140.70/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,319	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,507	147.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	188.44/cwt	188.00–189.00	3,354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	104.09/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,112	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	315.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	344.89/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	338.69/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	323.61/cwt	321.00–332.50	2,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	754	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	334.70/cwt	329.00–342.50	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	371.82/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	409.68/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	316.37/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,259	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	370.75/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,124	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	390.87/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	293.22/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	257.81/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	333.26/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	436.44/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	471.04/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	348.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	286.16/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	374.61/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,970	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	337.65/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	338.66/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	311.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,219	3

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 814Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 125Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	440.00–505.00	471.04
2	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	368	400.00–420.00	409.68
3	400–450	445	390.00–415.00	400.00
3	450–500	490	382.50–400.00	390.87
19	500–550	526	365.00–385.00	374.61
13	550–600	573	360.00–382.50	370.75
4	600–650	643	328.00–335.00	333.26
5	650–700	658	321.00–332.50	323.61
13	700–750	714	307.50–320.00	316.37
3	750–800	772	285.00–287.50	286.16
2	850–900	853	260.00–267.50	263.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	327.50–350.00	338.69
4	550–600	579	340.00–352.50	344.89
2	600–650	605	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	685	304.00	304.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	607	350.00	350.00
7	750–800	754	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	410.00–460.00	436.44
5	300–350	331	400.00–405.00	404.08
3	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	346.61
3	400–450	435	340.00–360.00	348.18
7	450–500	479	330.00–345.00	338.66
8	500–550	519	330.00–347.50	337.65
18	550–600	581	310.00–322.50	314.14
15	600–650	629	285.00–300.00	293.22
9	650–700	671	265.00–280.00	269.72
3	700–750	708	257.00–262.50	259.18
9	750–800	784	250.00–264.00	257.81
1	850–900	850	242.00	242.00
1	950–1000	975	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	315.00–320.00	317.56
7	450–500	466	300.00–320.00	315.76
6	500–550	523	287.50–320.00	312.17
4	550–600	575	285.00–302.50	296.73
6	600–650	631	255.00–280.00	275.94
1	650–700	690	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	700–750	733	264.50	264.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	452	360.00	360.00
9	550–600	562	339.00	339.00
6	600–650	614	307.00	307.00
5	700–750	713	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	705	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	485	330.00–335.00	332.47
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	395.00–410.00	402.60
3	400–450	435	365.00–380.00	371.82
2	450–500	460	370.00–380.00	375.00
4	500–550	509	340.00–350.00	347.52
4	550–600	578	329.00–342.50	334.70
2	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	327.77
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	712	310.00–315.00	311.66
2	800–850	843	244.00–245.00	244.50
2	850–900	855	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	1,168	150.00–154.00	151.90
17	—	1,317	134.00–146.00	137.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,046	118.00–125.00	120.91
3	—	1,068	102.00–105.00	104.09
2	—	1,140	128.00–129.00	128.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,511	149.00–158.00	154.24
9	—	1,648	136.00–147.00	140.70
2	—	1,328	134.00–135.00	134.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,957	168.00–179.00	173.02
3	—	1,507	140.00–155.00	147.63
2	—	1,780	188.00–189.00	188.44

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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