Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.06/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −102.28 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$340.06

51 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$52.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.47

vs TN average

−39.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	352.89	1,955	33
Medium and Large 2	561	317.52	1,781	17thin
Small 1	550	300.00	1,650	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.89/cwt here — about $305 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 sale51 hd

340.06

—

TN average3 barns · 140 hd

357.53

−17.47

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−39.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−102.28

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	—	High	1,642	188.00	3,087	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	158.44	2,034	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	155.20	2,204	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	124.75	1,373	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,162	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,019	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	384	317.97/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	314.82/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	307.24/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,902	31
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	293.95/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	343.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,654	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,346	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,079	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	344.90/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	329.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,564	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	329.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,269	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,162.15/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	358.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,372	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	323.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	315.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	341.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,591	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,019.32/head	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	249.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	281.56/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	306.07/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,634	4
Steers	Small 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	168.44/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,543	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	153.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,166	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	151.14/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,827	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	141.84/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	189.42/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	168.64/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,327	14
Bulls	—	—	1,802	180.10/cwt	179.00–181.00	3,245	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	126.55/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,487	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	114.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,136	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	141.60/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,590	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	320.16/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	314.49/cwt	314.00–317.50	2,145	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	313.08/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	333.84/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,971	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	313.12/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	313.18/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	376.87/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	333.75/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,103	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	375.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	253.30/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	294.97/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	336.55/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,922	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	325.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,176	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	355.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	394.74/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	283.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	317.01/cwt	313.00–318.50	2,416	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.49/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	436.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.52/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	352.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,479	7

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 522Year ago 1,032

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 42Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 32

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

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	320	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	384	300.00–330.00	317.97
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	525	270.00–300.00	293.95
2	550–600	553	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	628	270.00–287.50	281.56
2	650–700	688	240.00–260.00	249.89
6	800–850	816	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	324	350.00–370.00	355.33
5	350–400	381	330.00–355.00	344.90
15	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
24	450–500	474	320.00–335.00	329.86
20	500–550	516	322.50–335.00	332.52
16	550–600	587	305.00–320.00	313.18
31	600–650	619	292.50–310.00	307.24
6	650–700	668	275.00–290.00	283.70
3	700–750	717	250.00–257.50	253.30
1	900–950	900	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	600–650	632	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	320.00–340.00	329.74
3	400–450	435	325.00–335.00	329.96
3	450–500	474	305.00–320.00	314.82
4	500–550	534	287.50–317.50	306.07
2	550–600	570	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	350.00–370.00	358.15
7	400–450	420	350.00–365.00	352.07
5	450–500	481	340.00–350.00	343.91
2	500–550	528	327.50–340.00	333.84
4	550–600	586	310.00–317.50	313.12
1	600–650	600	297.50	297.50
3	650–700	660	292.50–297.50	294.97
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	805	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	422	300.00–330.00	320.16
6	450–500	466	330.00–350.00	341.50
7	500–550	529	315.00–330.00	323.86
10	550–600	583	290.00–325.00	313.08
2	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	315.10
11	650–700	682	314.00–317.50	314.49
1	700–750	700	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	750–800	782	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	420.00–450.00	436.00
3	300–350	325	370.00–390.00	376.87
5	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	375.84
2	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	485	370.00–407.50	394.74
10	500–550	540	350.00–377.50	365.00
18	550–600	571	330.00–352.50	336.55
22	600–650	630	331.00–337.00	333.75
24	650–700	668	320.00–335.00	325.68
3	700–750	723	318.00–327.50	322.49
15	750–800	762	313.00–318.50	317.01
1	800–850	830	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	387.50	387.50
6	600–650	617	341.00	341.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,193	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,162.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,019.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	167.00–170.00	168.44
9	—	1,409	150.00–160.00	153.72
1	—	1,340	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,209	146.00–158.00	151.14
2	—	1,175	138.00–145.00	141.84
14	—	1,380	163.00–178.00	168.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,175	120.00–133.00	126.55
4	—	996	110.00–118.00	114.08
2	—	1,123	140.00–143.00	141.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	206.00	206.00
4	—	1,480	184.00–195.00	189.42
3	—	1,802	179.00–181.00	180.10

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle