Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. 8.00-15.00 lower, 0ver 600 lbs. mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.50/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −80.84 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$361.50

35 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$39.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

vs TN average

−10.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	364.28	2,035	31
Medium and Large 2	565	345.04	1,951	3thin
Small 1	535	325.00	1,739	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.28/cwt here — about $297 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $382.55, median $442.34 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 sale35 hd

361.50

—

TN average14 barns · 448 hd

363.94

−2.44

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−10.42

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−80.84

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	1,549	193.54	2,998	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	155.75	1,985	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	154.82	2,293	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	127.56	1,370	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,480	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,324	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,289	$2,287	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$2,151	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$3,335	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$3,176	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	250–300	286	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	345.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	368.85/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,553	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,150.90/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,176.10/head	2,900.00–3,375.00	3,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	315.44/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,987	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,450.33/head	3,300.00–3,575.00	3,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	324.07/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,387	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	312.78/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,508	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,324.05/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,324	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	2,287.12/head	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	427.63/cwt	425.00–430.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	216	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	783	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	342.99/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	342.56/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	333.12/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,189	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,479.72/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	323.88/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	331.69/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	316.33/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	389.26/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	338.81/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,060	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.67/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,631	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	157.77/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,277	9
Bulls	—	—	1,585	195.67/cwt	189.00–201.00	3,101	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	147.03/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,241	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	140.74/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	145.77/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,939	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	117.36/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,232	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	155.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,931	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	128.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,382	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	169.30/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	325.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	327.63/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	286.32/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	337.89/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,203	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	490.44/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,419	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	383.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	334.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	436.81/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	477.19/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,403	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	307.25/cwt	307.25–307.25	2,504	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	339.77/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.02/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	353.92/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,049	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	353.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	370.92/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,447	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	367.57/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	299.14/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	384.43/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	378.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	336.00/cwt	327.50–341.00	1,895	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	276.25/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	429.38/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,374	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	367.14/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	320.31/cwt	312.50–322.00	2,335	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	341.84/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	342.69/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,102	2

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 579Last week 866Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 72Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	319	360.00–370.00	367.57
5	350–400	360	370.00–380.00	378.06
4	400–450	429	350.00–360.00	353.63
6	450–500	460	340.00–355.00	342.69
10	500–550	529	336.00–347.50	339.77
22	550–600	564	327.50–341.00	336.00
3	600–650	627	292.50–305.00	299.14
6	650–700	671	287.50	287.50
2	700–750	700	270.00–282.50	276.25
1	750–800	755	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	800	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	945	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	362.50	362.50
3	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
8	300–350	313	330.00–355.00	338.81
12	350–400	357	317.50–345.00	333.12
5	400–450	426	320.00–335.00	325.20
6	450–500	478	325.00–335.00	331.69
3	500–550	532	320.00–332.50	327.63
2	550–600	573	310.00–322.50	316.33
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	390	370.00–390.00	370.92
9	400–450	421	360.00–380.00	368.85
8	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	345.64
4	500–550	525	327.50–352.50	340.02
7	550–600	566	325.00–340.00	334.65
8	600–650	630	310.00–327.50	315.44
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	725	285.00–295.00	289.90
2	750–800	760	280.00–282.50	281.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	392	335.00–360.00	342.99
10	400–450	428	290.00–350.00	324.07
3	450–500	482	305.00–330.00	312.78
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	585	307.50–310.00	308.76
2	600–650	603	270.00–302.50	286.32
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	402.50	402.50
2	550–600	598	371.00	371.00
10	600–650	606	365.00	365.00
60	800–850	815	307.25	307.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	425.00–430.00	427.63
5	250–300	266	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	313	345.00–410.00	389.26
5	350–400	380	342.50	342.50
3	450–500	465	335.00–367.50	350.67
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	578	337.50–347.50	342.56
3	600–650	622	320.00–327.50	323.88
2	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	460.00–520.00	490.44
10	250–300	294	450.00–480.00	477.19
17	300–350	320	420.00–470.00	429.38
3	350–400	365	430.00–440.00	436.81
6	400–450	427	380.00–390.00	383.28
5	450–500	477	377.50–395.00	384.43
7	500–550	521	360.00–372.50	367.14
18	550–600	579	350.00–365.00	353.92
4	600–650	626	335.00–345.00	341.84
9	650–700	652	337.00–340.00	337.89
14	700–750	729	312.50–322.00	320.31
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
9	800–850	809	299.00	299.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,310	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,324.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,289	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,287.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,239	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,479.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	2,900.00–3,375.00	3,176.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,260	3,300.00–3,575.00	3,450.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,443	152.00–164.00	157.77
6	—	1,524	140.00–151.00	147.03
1	—	1,565	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	138.00–143.00	140.74
3	—	1,050	113.00–121.00	117.36
5	—	1,076	125.00–132.00	128.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	145.00–147.00	145.77
17	—	1,242	150.00–163.00	155.50
4	—	1,345	164.00–177.00	169.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	189.00–201.00	195.67
1	—	1,405	185.00	185.00

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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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

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

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

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Replacement Cattle

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