Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.49/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.16 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$344.49

90 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$29.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs TN average

−6.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	349.56	1,880	74
Medium and Large 2	545	321.13	1,749	15thin
Small 1	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.56/cwt here — about $184 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

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 sale90 hd

344.49

—

TN average17 barns · 1,194 hd

341.66

+2.83

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−6.32

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−59.16

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	1,719	191.43	3,290	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	163.81	2,080	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	159.92	2,321	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	129.09	1,301	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,401	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1Value Added	400–450	413	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	363.49/cwt	351.00–380.00	1,934	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	310.01/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	389.23/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	396.33/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,400.72/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	331.75/cwt	331.75–331.75	2,286	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	379.24/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,616	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	374.26/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	348.59/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	369.58/cwt	342.50–415.00	1,611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	325.49/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,885	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	347.33/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.34/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	369.10/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	323.23/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	375.28/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	346.24/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	318.73/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	314.47/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,962	5
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	118.98/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,379	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	148.92/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,119	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,667	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	162.67/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,975	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	147.76/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,911	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	290.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,523	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	160.18/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,327	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	177.56/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,372	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	185.45/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	193.82/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	320.14/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	340.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	352.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	347.24/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	342.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	327.98/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,184	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	330.01/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,505	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	376.20/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,182	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	369.46/cwt	357.50–382.50	2,110	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	434.02/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	327.06/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	445.24/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	477.42/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	500.14/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	333.48/cwt	322.50–337.00	2,404	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	391.45/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,098	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	342.56/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,275	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.72/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	443.09/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	400.75/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	298.11/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	327.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	364.92/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	351.24/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,157	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	351.56/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,832	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	345.12/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,984	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	323.53/cwt	312.50–326.00	2,219	15

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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 662Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 85Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 14

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	632	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	335	385.00–415.00	400.00
4	350–400	371	375.00–410.00	396.33
16	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	379.24
5	450–500	475	355.00–370.00	364.92
51	500–550	521	340.00–362.50	351.56
23	550–600	575	338.00–350.00	345.12
5	600–650	604	320.00–335.00	327.99
15	650–700	686	312.50–326.00	323.53
2	700–750	713	310.00	310.00
8	750–800	786	297.50–300.00	298.11
2	800–850	820	240.00–250.00	244.88
2	850–900	878	272.50	272.50
2	900–950	923	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	650–700	689	331.75	331.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	350.00–355.00	352.61
3	350–400	382	320.00–350.00	340.44
4	400–450	438	320.00–360.00	346.24
6	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	342.43
7	500–550	510	300.00–335.00	318.73
8	550–600	575	297.50–335.00	323.23
5	600–650	624	312.50–317.50	314.47
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	375.00–420.00	389.23
8	400–450	417	400.00–455.00	434.02
10	450–500	471	362.50–385.00	374.26
15	500–550	532	351.00–380.00	363.49
10	550–600	571	357.50–382.50	369.46
12	600–650	625	320.00–342.50	327.06
11	650–700	666	320.00–332.50	327.98
5	700–750	704	307.50–312.50	310.01
1	750–800	755	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	342.50–415.00	369.58
8	450–500	472	320.00–357.50	348.59
2	500–550	520	305.00–335.00	320.14
5	550–600	579	317.50–330.00	325.49
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	335.00–400.00	375.28
2	350–400	368	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	435	350.00–395.00	365.34
6	450–500	471	362.50–377.50	369.10
13	500–550	522	330.00–370.00	347.33
10	550–600	573	325.00–360.00	347.24
13	600–650	608	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	480.00–520.00	500.14
4	250–300	276	460.00–490.00	477.42
4	300–350	339	420.00–460.00	445.24
5	350–400	380	430.00–450.00	443.09
6	400–450	430	405.00–430.00	420.72
14	450–500	483	385.00–410.00	400.75
21	500–550	536	382.50–397.50	391.45
26	550–600	580	367.50–395.00	376.20
10	600–650	614	345.00–360.00	351.24
9	650–700	664	339.00–345.00	342.56
12	700–750	721	322.50–337.00	333.48
11	750–800	759	320.00–331.00	330.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	525	285.00–295.00	290.10

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)	1	—	1,020	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,400.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	113.00–125.00	118.98
5	—	1,036	130.00–135.00	133.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	145.00–152.00	148.92
1	—	1,490	179.00	179.00
11	—	1,453	155.00–166.00	160.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	158.00–167.00	162.67
3	—	1,293	143.00–151.00	147.76
4	—	1,336	172.00–182.00	177.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	185.00–186.00	185.45
5	—	1,846	188.00–200.00	193.82

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