Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.30/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.36 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$370.30

134 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$27.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.35

vs TN average

+1.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	373.78	2,032	117
Medium and Large 2	548	346.33	1,897	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale134 hd

370.30

—

TN average16 barns · 981 hd

360.95

+9.35

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

+1.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−33.36

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	—	High	1,598	189.71	3,032	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	164.18	2,434	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	159.56	2,032	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	130.46	1,325	23

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)	1,111	$2,927	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,796	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,607	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,389	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,710	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,018	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,791	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,440	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	357.36/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,216	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.71/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	371.63/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	346.25/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,303	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,017.85/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	299.98/cwt	297.50–302.50	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	308.50/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	319.09/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	235	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	383.19/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,196	23
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,710.20/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,388.58/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	398.75/cwt	397.50–402.50	2,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	344.06/cwt	332.50–352.50	2,322	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	403.67/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,606.60/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,607	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,927.30/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,927	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	328.51/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,194	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	397.06/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,073	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	314.15/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,208	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,791.18/head	1,525.00–2,540.00	1,791	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,795.96/head	1,800.00–3,400.00	2,796	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	342.23/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	366.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	424.00/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,594	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	410.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	400.86/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	357.08/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	395.48/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	381.77/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	367.49/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,959	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	446.49/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	359.61/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	380.94/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,806	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	150.53/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,868	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	176.03/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	136.30/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,476	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	153.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	163.69/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,087	23
Bulls	—	—	1,993	207.08/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,127	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	175.29/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,594	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	164.83/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,436	16
Bulls	—	—	1,529	189.27/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,894	10
Bulls	—	—	1,567	179.61/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	124.05/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,186	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	148.66/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	325.14/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	471.33/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	319.63/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	349.20/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	378.55/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,817	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	377.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	589.25/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	535.64/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,644	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	447.11/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,887	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	331.30/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	495.50/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,932	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	323.77/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	376.35/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,348	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,630	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	396.89/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,072	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.48/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,073	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	493.03/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	423.99/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,789	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	378.72/cwt	366.00–379.35	2,375	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	583.08/cwt	540.00–620.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	342.90/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,129	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	399.37/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,925	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	414.55/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,172	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	306.35/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,371	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	457.73/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	580.35/cwt	540.00–620.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	429.33/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,056	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	373.48/cwt	366.00–377.50	2,502	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	306.27/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	434.35/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,611	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	379.32/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,950	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.83/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	460.62/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,976	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	404.17/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,328	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	327.54/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	341.53/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,466	3

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,454Last week 1,126Year ago 1,493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 105Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 14Year ago 51

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	382	440.00–470.00	457.73
10	400–450	422	430.00–470.00	447.11
11	450–500	473	390.00–440.00	410.71
20	500–550	522	380.00–415.00	396.89
23	550–600	573	365.00–395.00	383.19
32	600–650	620	345.00–370.00	357.36
16	650–700	675	332.50–352.50	344.06
8	700–750	719	322.50–345.00	331.30
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	835	317.50–330.00	323.77
1	850–900	875	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	376	420.00–425.00	424.00
9	400–450	427	380.00–420.00	400.86
13	450–500	480	360.00–385.00	378.55
19	500–550	533	335.00–375.00	367.49
6	550–600	573	340.00–362.50	357.08
5	600–650	617	310.00–325.00	319.09
3	700–750	718	295.00–315.00	308.50
2	750–800	775	297.50–302.50	299.98
1	850–900	880	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	450.00–490.00	471.33
20	350–400	374	400.00–460.00	446.49
4	400–450	415	370.00–430.00	395.48
7	450–500	474	350.00–407.50	380.94
7	500–550	522	370.00–397.50	381.77
3	550–600	568	355.00–385.00	371.63
8	600–650	623	345.00–367.50	359.61
4	650–700	665	342.50–357.50	346.25
6	700–750	719	310.00–327.50	319.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	660.00	660.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	609	397.50–402.50	398.75
21	650–700	666	397.00	397.00
3	700–750	717	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	620.00	620.00
3	250–300	267	560.00–620.00	589.25
5	300–350	326	510.00–550.00	535.64
9	350–400	390	480.00–510.00	495.50
11	400–450	429	440.00–480.00	460.62
33	450–500	479	410.00–445.00	429.33
46	500–550	524	400.00–420.00	414.55
33	550–600	576	392.50–412.50	404.17
25	600–650	624	370.00–387.50	376.35
13	650–700	670	366.00–377.50	373.48
3	700–750	722	332.50–347.50	341.53
3	750–800	760	330.00–342.50	335.83
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	860	332.50	332.50
1	950–1000	950	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	522	395.00–405.00	397.06
2	550–600	563	397.50–410.00	403.67
82	600–650	627	366.00–379.35	378.72
67	750–800	760	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	540.00–620.00	583.08
2	250–300	283	540.00–620.00	580.35
7	300–350	334	470.00–510.00	493.03
27	350–400	371	425.00–480.00	434.35
21	400–450	422	400.00–440.00	423.99
65	450–500	482	380.00–425.00	399.37
45	500–550	514	360.00–390.00	379.32
53	550–600	575	350.00–377.50	360.48
24	600–650	621	335.00–352.50	342.90
20	650–700	668	320.00–342.50	328.51
8	700–750	722	320.00–342.50	327.54
9	750–800	774	300.00–317.50	306.35
2	800–850	828	305.00–307.50	306.27
2	850–900	885	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00–420.00	410.47
2	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	377.54
10	450–500	480	360.00–370.00	366.46
10	500–550	526	335.00–355.00	349.20
7	550–600	579	330.00–347.50	342.23
4	600–650	623	310.00–332.50	325.14
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
6	700–750	703	310.00–315.00	314.15

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,350.00	3,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,017.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,010	1,525.00–2,540.00	1,791.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,440.00	1,440.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,710.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,388.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,075	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,606.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,111	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,927.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,178	1,800.00–3,400.00	2,795.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,241	144.00–155.00	150.53
3	—	1,437	173.00–179.00	176.03
23	—	1,275	157.00–171.00	163.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	132.00–141.00	136.30
14	—	956	110.00–130.00	124.05
3	—	1,160	147.00–150.00	148.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	150.00–157.00	153.26
3	—	1,480	174.00–176.00	175.29
16	—	1,478	159.00–172.00	164.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	205.00–210.00	207.08
10	—	1,529	185.00–195.00	189.27
3	—	1,567	176.00–182.00	179.61

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