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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 2
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,092 head
141 vs last sale 951 1,092 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
42 vs last sale 137 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
14 vs last sale 24 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, on 5/19/2025. Feeder Steers and Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 500lbs to 575lbs 30.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.69/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 77.97 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$325.69
152 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.32
vs TN average
12.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551330.041,819117
Medium and Large 2542311.121,68635
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $133 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

29 sales
440400360320median 403.6501/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale152 hd
325.69
TN average13 barns · 561 hd
319.36
+6.32
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−12.55
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
−77.97
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,698189.603,22014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,463157.522,30417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246147.671,84139
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,076126.681,36413

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,7912thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,4452thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)910$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628326.32/cwt300.00–335.002,0497
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750744235.31/cwt235.00–237.501,7518
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416388.65/cwt375.00–400.001,61720
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,2181
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577353.84/cwt335.00–370.002,04231
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950911230.39/cwt225.00–232.502,0994
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426383.95/cwt370.00–420.001,63622
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477368.11/cwt360.00–380.001,75626
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870233.96/cwt228.00–243.002,0354
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718303.64/cwt290.00–315.002,1804
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622345.68/cwt335.00–357.502,15019
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376422.04/cwt380.00–450.001,58710
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,015191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9391
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330463.64/cwt420.00–490.001,5306
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367436.70/cwt420.00–450.001,6036
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519341.32/cwt335.00–352.501,77117
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633292.83/cwt272.50–315.001,85416
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516352.81/cwt340.00–370.001,82026
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325395.80/cwt380.00–410.001,2867
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471380.56/cwt370.00–410.001,79218
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531391.84/cwt372.50–407.502,08115
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700667340.08/cwt337.50–341.002,2687
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833235.83/cwt232.50–240.001,9643
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578324.17/cwt320.00–330.001,87423
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710320.37/cwt315.00–320.752,27526
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700687333.32/cwt322.50–336.002,29031
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650605362.39/cwt361.00–372.502,19220
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450436412.09/cwt400.00–435.001,79711
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765306.74/cwt292.50–315.002,3474
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469347.84/cwt330.00–370.001,63153
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290390.00/cwt370.00–410.001,1312
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677276.12/cwt270.00–282.501,86922
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830218.38/cwt210.00–235.001,8133
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733262.85/cwt250.00–270.001,9275
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450408425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7343
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400398380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5122
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667305.23/cwt300.00–327.502,0368
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,090183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9951
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700673255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,7162
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450440351.92/cwt330.00–360.001,54810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600574310.44/cwt300.00–317.501,7827
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600584340.85/cwt340.00–345.001,9916
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550511360.62/cwt360.00–362.501,8434
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500484327.44/cwt320.00–330.001,5854
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490357.58/cwt350.00–365.001,7522
BullsSmall 1500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500488315.08/cwt300.00–330.001,5382
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550517327.64/cwt310.00–330.001,69428
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
SteersSmall 1450–500455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
HeifersSmall 1300–350335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
BullsSmall 1700–750735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
BullsSmall 1600–650600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289136.18/cwt127.00–141.001,7559
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240171.63/cwt166.00–176.002,1282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234150.90/cwt143.00–160.001,86227
Bulls1,335161.47/cwt143.00–179.002,1562
CowsLean 85-90%1,475137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,0212
CowsLean 85-90%1,017125.31/cwt115.00–130.001,2749
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,397169.02/cwt162.00–176.002,3613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4041
CowsLean 85-90%81598.00/cwt98.00–98.007991
CowsLean 85-90%1,075147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5801
Bulls1,895206.51/cwt198.00–216.003,9134
Bulls1,691188.18/cwt183.00–194.003,1828
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2782,445.30/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1882,790.53/head2,350.00–3,100.002,7912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1851,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470156.65/cwt150.00–161.002,30312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518145.53/cwt145.00–146.002,2092
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478338.00/cwt327.50–360.001,61611
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575329.17/cwt320.00–342.501,89317
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750709293.68/cwt290.00–307.502,0825
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670256.29/cwt250.00–262.501,7174
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800785226.70/cwt210.00–250.001,7804
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7341
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623277.81/cwt240.00–285.001,73122
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519317.44/cwt275.00–350.001,64819
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424338.66/cwt255.00–385.001,4364
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300282346.00/cwt300.00–370.009763
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580312.88/cwt290.00–335.001,8155
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478353.33/cwt330.00–370.001,68917
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1971
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700666317.95/cwt312.50–340.002,1185
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435359.11/cwt350.00–375.001,5626
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670256.79/cwt215.00–280.001,7205
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000980185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8131
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850808201.22/cwt190.00–212.501,6262
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750725274.32/cwt273.00–275.001,9893
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700693299.50/cwt299.50–299.502,07672
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400375434.73/cwt430.00–440.001,6302
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813264.10/cwt260.00–272.502,1473
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800777249.25/cwt237.50–260.001,9376
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600568333.56/cwt332.00–337.501,89542
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500487420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,04514
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275363.36/cwt320.00–410.009992
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,015232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2253
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375404.42/cwt390.00–420.001,51724
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750700335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3453
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557390.19/cwt390.00–392.502,17313
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380358.20/cwt350.00–370.001,3613
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527324.83/cwt270.00–345.001,7127
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280462.41/cwt430.00–500.001,2954
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574366.19/cwt350.00–385.002,10217
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450421380.38/cwt360.00–395.001,6018
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850830250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9721
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1662
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465354.17/cwt337.00–370.001,6479
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500455377.50/cwt375.00–380.001,7182
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900888208.78/cwt205.00–212.501,8542
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8141
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529345.12/cwt335.00–350.001,8269
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713242.44/cwt200.00–290.001,7294
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450425424.00/cwt420.00–440.001,8025
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600569303.62/cwt270.00–325.001,72816
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650622298.40/cwt255.00–330.001,8566
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373401.61/cwt390.00–410.001,4983
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650621306.02/cwt275.00–317.501,9004

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.