Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.31/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.36 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$328.31

62 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$27.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs TN average

−11.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	336.33	1,869	44
Medium and Large 2	546	308.70	1,684	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.64/cwt here — about $185 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

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 sale62 hd

328.31

—

TN average14 barns · 961 hd

329.88

−1.57

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−11.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−74.36

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	1,691	188.04	3,181	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	156.21	2,298	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	153.47	1,885	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	128.52	1,433	7thin

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)	1,030	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	400–450	428	359.55/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	286.18/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	334.49/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,920	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	340.46/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	375.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	307.52/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	310.79/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	273.80/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	317.07/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,512	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	338.94/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	336.26/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	270.73/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	328.38/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	290.19/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	339.01/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.77/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	329.29/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,202	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	157.29/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,282	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	147.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,785	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	159.50/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,987	9
Bulls	—	—	1,558	179.36/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,794	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	197.76/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	118.85/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,401	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	136.63/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,984	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	149.31/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	313.83/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	308.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	305.44/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	320.17/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	317.00/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	411.27/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	393.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	316.10/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	358.82/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	397.14/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	444.11/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	377.50/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	407.34/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	379.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	377.41/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	336.53/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	339.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	341.98/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	366.83/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	356.43/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,064	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	332.66/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,790	12

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 885Year ago 998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 92Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	335	345.00–390.00	366.83
4	350–400	384	370.00–380.00	375.12
11	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	359.55
17	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	340.46
17	500–550	527	330.00–345.00	339.26
27	550–600	574	327.50–340.00	334.49
3	600–650	603	300.00–312.50	307.52
6	650–700	665	280.00–292.50	286.18
4	700–750	709	267.50–277.50	273.80
1	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	365	295.00–350.00	329.29
5	400–450	413	300.00–345.00	317.00
5	450–500	482	310.00–325.00	320.17
8	500–550	525	290.00–322.50	312.77
10	550–600	562	290.00–320.00	305.44
2	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
7	650–700	667	245.00–277.50	270.73
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	409	315.00–350.00	328.38
13	450–500	477	310.00–330.00	317.07
6	500–550	526	310.00–315.00	310.79
4	550–600	571	270.00–300.00	290.19
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	394	380.00–400.00	393.48
5	400–450	412	370.00–405.00	397.14
5	450–500	477	340.00–365.00	358.82
12	500–550	538	320.00–342.50	332.66
5	550–600	561	307.50–325.00	316.10
4	600–650	629	302.50–322.50	313.83
3	700–750	712	295.00–300.00	298.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	475	320.00–355.00	338.94
5	500–550	515	325.00–350.00	336.26
10	550–600	568	327.50–342.50	339.01
4	600–650	621	300.00–320.00	308.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	420.00–470.00	444.11
2	300–350	343	385.00–430.00	407.34
4	350–400	390	400.00–425.00	411.27
7	400–450	422	370.00–390.00	379.93
12	450–500	472	370.00–392.50	377.50
5	500–550	535	372.50–382.50	377.41
17	550–600	579	347.50–365.00	356.43
9	600–650	604	332.50–347.50	341.98
2	650–700	675	335.00–338.00	336.53
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,451	153.00–165.00	157.29
1	—	1,735	172.00	172.00
4	—	1,461	145.00–151.00	149.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,211	140.00–150.00	147.44
9	—	1,246	153.00–164.00	159.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	114.00–125.00	118.85
1	—	1,015	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,038	133.00–140.00	136.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	175.00–184.00	179.36
1	—	1,890	211.00	211.00
3	—	1,892	190.00–201.00	197.76

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

Heifers · 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