Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.89/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.78 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$316.89

108 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

vs TN average

−17.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	319.74	1,762	96
Medium and Large 2	532	294.11	1,565	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $197 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 sale108 hd

316.89

—

TN average13 barns · 627 hd

321.01

−4.12

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−17.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−85.78

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	1,789	180.72	3,233	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	152.21	2,348	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	151.89	1,947	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	130.36	1,531	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,632	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,261	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$2,194	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$3,498	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,850	4thin

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 2	350–400	364	350.10/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,274	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	296.20/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	348.24/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	260.32/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,194.22/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,194	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,631.96/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	312.16/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,988	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	379.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,248	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,497.70/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	297.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,853	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,916.05/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,916	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,261.35/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.40/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,825	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	310.73/cwt	297.50–317.50	2,085	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	382.51/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	246.34/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	254.66/cwt	247.50–262.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	333.16/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,463	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	371.26/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	296.44/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.99/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	354.91/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	314.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,502	5
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	635	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	379.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	318.12/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.66/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	150.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,324	12
Bulls	—	—	1,672	184.79/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,090	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	165.32/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,567	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	138.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,728	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	149.89/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,908	18
Bulls	—	—	1,825	172.23/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	346.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,443	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	171.81/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,318	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	128.84/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,147	4
Bulls	—	—	2,030	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	212.00/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	291.70/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	221.62/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	345.58/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	348.99/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,192	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	316.03/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,969	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	370.01/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	288.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	386.10/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,012	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.14/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	383.15/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	388.98/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	259.44/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,782	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	3,537.42/head	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	330.67/cwt	326.00–341.00	1,832	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	380.03/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,615	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	438.38/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,640	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	337.00/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	357.19/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	405.40/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,500	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	328.23/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,723	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	402.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	246.94/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	231.50/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	307.39/cwt	292.00–322.50	1,767	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	275.12/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,725	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	337.53/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,597	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	453.06/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	321.24/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	465.00/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	285.28/cwt	282.00–292.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	443.02/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	447.10/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,645	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.

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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 614Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 149Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
9	350–400	364	340.00–365.00	350.10
14	400–450	439	325.00–340.00	333.16
5	450–500	477	300.00–325.00	314.93
10	500–550	522	285.00–310.00	296.44
2	550–600	583	280.00–285.00	282.47
6	600–650	620	250.00–265.00	260.32
2	650–700	673	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	390.00–420.00	402.68
18	350–400	370	380.00–430.00	405.40
13	400–450	431	350.00–375.00	357.19
39	450–500	473	330.00–360.00	337.53
39	500–550	525	315.00–338.00	328.23
41	550–600	575	292.00–322.50	307.39
28	600–650	627	270.00–288.00	275.12
8	650–700	673	252.00–264.00	259.44
3	700–750	713	244.00–250.00	246.34
2	750–800	765	244.00–250.00	246.94
4	800–850	811	225.00–236.00	231.50
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	554	326.00–341.00	330.67
3	650–700	655	272.00	272.00
8	700–750	738	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	370.00–400.00	379.80
5	400–450	417	330.00–350.00	346.12
8	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	345.58
4	500–550	531	315.00–320.00	318.12
4	550–600	579	290.00–305.00	296.20
4	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	297.45
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
3	800–850	818	217.50–225.00	221.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	374	410.00–465.00	438.38
12	400–450	425	370.00–400.00	380.03
10	450–500	471	360.00–390.00	370.01
18	500–550	526	325.00–350.00	337.00
18	550–600	575	310.00–327.50	317.40
10	600–650	623	312.50–322.50	316.03
15	650–700	671	297.50–317.50	310.73
4	700–750	723	285.00–300.00	288.71
1	750–800	775	268.00	268.00
1	800–850	810	246.00	246.00
3	850–900	859	210.00–216.00	212.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	345.00–400.00	371.26
3	300–350	338	370.00–385.00	379.98
2	350–400	378	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	466	340.00–360.00	348.24
2	500–550	530	345.00–365.00	354.91
2	550–600	573	295.00–320.00	307.99
8	600–650	637	290.00–337.50	312.16
5	650–700	680	287.50–295.00	291.70
2	700–750	720	215.00–260.00	237.66
2	800–850	810	247.50–262.00	254.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	750–800	786	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
6	550–600	563	380.00–383.00	382.51
3	600–650	603	368.00	368.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	450.00–480.00	465.00
3	250–300	282	420.00–460.00	443.02
6	300–350	327	430.00–470.00	453.06
3	350–400	368	430.00–460.00	447.10
5	400–450	428	370.00–400.00	388.98
8	450–500	478	372.50–395.00	383.15
22	500–550	521	370.00–392.50	386.10
12	550–600	570	340.00–370.00	360.14
13	600–650	628	340.00–362.50	348.99
5	650–700	666	312.00–330.00	321.24
1	700–750	700	306.00	306.00
3	750–800	772	282.00–292.00	285.28
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	890	236.00	236.00
1	900–950	910	232.50	232.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,301	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,194.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,272	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,631.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,269	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,261.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,497.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,916.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,537.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	145.00–158.00	150.33
5	—	1,553	160.00–171.00	165.32
4	—	1,518	140.00–143.00	141.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	135.00–141.00	138.98
18	—	1,273	143.00–159.00	149.89
7	—	1,349	165.00–177.00	171.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	121.00–135.00	128.84
1	—	1,120	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	180.00–189.00	184.79
3	—	1,825	171.00–175.00	172.23
1	—	2,030	194.00	194.00

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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How this sale compares

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