Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 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 $362.28/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −80.26 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$362.28

55 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$32.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs TN average

−12.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	371.60	2,000	39
Medium and Large 2	557	339.56	1,893	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.03/cwt here — about $108 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $395.21, median $442.54 across 28 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 sale55 hd

362.28

—

TN average12 barns · 561 hd

359.35

+2.93

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−12.15

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−80.26

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	—	Low	1,866	177.16	3,305	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	144.27	2,103	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	142.59	1,771	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	114.26	1,189	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,201	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$2,121	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,772	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$2,313	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	850–900	875	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	349.95/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,121.18/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,121	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,201.19/head	1,825.00–2,500.00	2,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,771.84/head	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	339.84/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,954	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	407.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	428.11/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	239.21/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.67/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,811	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	387.20/cwt	387.00–387.50	2,044	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	405.51/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,492	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	372.42/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	439.40/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,171	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	329.50/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	358.16/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	289.86/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	344.79/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	352.70/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	333.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	258.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	325.36/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	339.10/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	356.95/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	360.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	305.03/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	274.53/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	107.43/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,102	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	123.83/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,313	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	152.98/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,360	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	140.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,997	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	130.04/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,399	4
Bulls	—	—	1,497	150.31/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,250	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	558	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,381	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	153.57/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,059	8
Bulls	—	—	2,064	196.04/cwt	191.00–200.00	4,046	4
Bulls	—	—	1,894	177.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,364	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	306.44/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	278.73/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	304.38/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,604	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	333.94/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,763	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	321.94/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,186	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	333.33/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	429.31/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,447	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	231.13/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	284.32/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,891	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	304.97/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	282.75/cwt	282.75–282.75	2,276	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	322.78/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.25/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	365.27/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	392.40/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,809	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	358.76/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	360.22/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,513	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	446.06/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	335.02/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,585	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	494.15/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	264.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,881	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	301.11/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	450.67/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	227.18/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	308.46/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	403.96/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	472.66/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,271	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.87/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	336.81/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	329.05/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,215	8

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 462Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 97Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 18

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	225	490.00	490.00
4	250–300	271	440.00–470.00	450.67
10	300–350	337	415.00–450.00	429.31
12	350–400	368	370.00–425.00	405.51
14	400–450	420	350.00–390.00	360.22
28	450–500	473	320.00–350.00	335.02
22	500–550	528	320.00–347.50	333.94
14	550–600	580	300.00–327.50	308.46
9	600–650	618	292.50–310.00	301.11
25	650–700	665	274.00–289.00	284.32
8	700–750	710	260.00–270.00	264.99
5	750–800	774	235.00–242.00	239.21
3	800–850	810	224.00–230.00	227.18
2	850–900	875	225.00–227.50	226.24
1	950–1000	950	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	338	325.00–380.00	352.70
3	350–400	378	320.00–350.00	333.13
5	400–450	429	305.00–335.00	325.36
9	450–500	482	300.00–317.50	305.03
9	500–550	527	290.00–310.00	304.38
3	550–600	568	260.00–292.50	274.53
4	600–650	639	265.00–287.50	278.73
5	650–700	672	250.00–265.00	258.01
2	700–750	728	220.00–242.50	231.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	410.00–450.00	428.11
4	400–450	431	400.00–420.00	407.65
6	450–500	468	360.00–390.00	372.42
12	500–550	531	335.00–367.50	349.95
6	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	333.33
12	600–650	617	312.50–337.50	322.78
16	650–700	679	305.00–335.00	321.94
3	700–750	708	302.50–310.00	304.97
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	803	260.00–270.00	265.02
2	850–900	863	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	358.16
2	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	344.79
5	500–550	522	327.50–330.00	329.50
6	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	317.67
2	600–650	620	295.00–305.00	300.00
2	650–700	683	282.50–297.50	289.86
1	800–850	830	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	420.00	420.00
10	500–550	528	387.00–387.50	387.20
3	550–600	553	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	613	357.50–360.00	358.76
4	700–750	703	327.00	327.00
62	800–850	805	282.75	282.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	418	350.00–370.00	360.03
4	450–500	464	347.50–365.00	356.95
6	500–550	528	337.50–342.50	339.10
10	550–600	575	332.00–345.00	339.84
7	600–650	621	285.00–315.00	306.44
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	925	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	480.00–510.00	494.15
7	250–300	269	450.00–510.00	472.66
9	300–350	333	420.00–460.00	446.06
8	350–400	368	415.00–450.00	439.40
5	400–450	434	400.00–410.00	403.96
18	450–500	461	370.00–400.00	392.40
13	500–550	520	350.00–377.50	362.25
13	550–600	561	350.00–382.50	365.27
8	600–650	621	325.00–347.50	336.81
8	650–700	673	322.00–340.00	329.05
3	700–750	715	307.50–312.50	310.87
1	750–800	755	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	890	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	910	272.50	272.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	445	252.50	252.50
3	550–600	558	247.50	247.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,121.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,825.00–2,500.00	2,201.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,771.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,625.00	2,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	100.00–111.00	107.43
5	—	1,060	118.00–128.00	123.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	149.00–156.00	152.98
7	—	1,421	135.00–146.00	140.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	128.00–133.00	130.04
8	—	1,341	148.00–164.00	153.57
9	—	1,228	135.00–145.00	138.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	142.00–156.00	150.31
4	—	2,064	191.00–200.00	196.04
11	—	1,894	170.00–185.00	177.62

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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

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