Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.56/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −54.11 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$348.56

77 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs TN average

−11.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	352.65	2,011	65
Medium and Large 2	542	326.37	1,767	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $243 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

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 sale77 hd

348.56

—

TN average15 barns · 900 hd

347.41

+1.14

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−11.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−54.11

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	1,712	192.20	3,290	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	161.76	2,406	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	158.02	2,006	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	131.85	1,498	16

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)	1,465	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,779	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$2,092	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$1,677	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,540	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	1,676.74/head	1,545.00–1,850.00	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	371.30/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,942	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	451.27/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,652	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	306.23/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	330.12/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	346.46/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	373.57/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,756	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,447	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	337.25/cwt	337.00–337.50	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	401.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,778.78/head	2,300.00–3,300.00	2,779	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	311.69/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.14/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	281.25/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	377.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	343.25/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	284.08/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	293.15/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	374.15/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	399.80/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	342.48/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	363.07/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,508	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	163.22/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,470	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	152.18/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	179.95/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	191.39/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,164	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	159.56/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,066	8
Bulls	—	—	2,013	207.13/cwt	203.00–214.00	4,170	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	119.99/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,265	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	137.62/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,635	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	151.64/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	325.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.82/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	362.25/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	317.47/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	327.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	361.48/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,270	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	455.94/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	454.71/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	390.75/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,254	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	326.02/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	305.65/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	386.55/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,227	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	412.18/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,197	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	331.51/cwt	320.00–343.00	2,049	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	347.95/cwt	339.00–360.00	2,032	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	403.43/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	316.65/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	356.24/cwt	352.50–361.00	2,405	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	305.47/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	412.94/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	362.15/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,046	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	459.63/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	368.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	419.98/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	365.93/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,943	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	406.18/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	387.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	340.20/cwt	322.50–357.50	2,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	345.30/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,092.32/head	1,975.00–2,225.00	2,092	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 1,454Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 175Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 87Year ago 10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	906	1,545.00–1,850.00	1,676.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,540.00	1,540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,243	2,300.00–3,300.00	2,778.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,465	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,975.00–2,225.00	2,092.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,350.00	3,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	435.00–460.00	451.27
8	400–450	436	395.00–430.00	406.18
17	450–500	470	365.00–385.00	373.57
14	500–550	523	360.00–382.50	371.30
11	550–600	565	350.00–372.50	362.15
16	600–650	618	320.00–343.00	331.51
5	650–700	682	315.00–335.00	326.02
4	700–750	723	305.00–307.50	306.23
4	750–800	764	295.00–315.00	305.65
1	800–850	835	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	933	225.00–230.00	227.47
1	950–1000	970	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	405.00–410.00	407.50
2	400–450	430	375.00–380.00	377.44
3	450–500	478	330.00–355.00	346.46
9	500–550	530	330.00–357.50	343.25
6	550–600	573	315.00–347.50	330.12
3	600–650	622	307.50–315.00	311.69
4	650–700	674	275.00–305.00	293.15
2	700–750	745	270.00–292.50	281.25
3	750–800	765	280.00–287.50	284.08
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	324	395.00–410.00	401.16
2	350–400	368	390.00–410.00	399.80
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	477	350.00–367.50	363.07
3	500–550	510	370.00–377.50	374.15
2	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	603	337.50–347.50	342.48
2	650–700	688	337.00–337.50	337.25
1	700–750	735	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
5	300–350	320	445.00–470.00	455.94
2	350–400	388	440.00–470.00	454.71
10	400–450	442	410.00–440.00	419.98
5	450–500	466	380.00–420.00	403.43
42	500–550	533	387.50–420.00	412.18
13	550–600	576	375.00–400.00	386.55
13	600–650	628	355.00–370.00	361.48
31	650–700	675	352.50–361.00	356.24
1	700–750	740	337.50	337.50
3	750–800	772	312.50–320.00	316.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	424	350.00–370.00	362.25
4	450–500	475	320.00–352.50	342.82
6	500–550	522	300.00–330.00	325.21
6	550–600	561	320.00–335.00	327.53
8	600–650	627	290.00–327.50	317.47
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	720	250.00–280.00	260.14
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	270	440.00–480.00	459.63
12	300–350	321	380.00–420.00	390.75
13	350–400	376	395.00–430.00	412.94
12	400–450	434	380.00–395.00	387.01
20	450–500	484	360.00–375.00	368.47
17	500–550	531	350.00–372.50	365.93
48	550–600	584	339.00–360.00	347.95
9	600–650	624	332.50–355.00	345.30
2	650–700	663	322.50–357.50	340.20
2	700–750	708	307.50	307.50
5	750–800	760	302.50–310.00	305.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	176.00	176.00
11	—	1,513	158.00–170.00	163.22
3	—	1,413	148.00–156.00	151.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	151.00–154.00	152.18
1	—	1,405	169.00	169.00
8	—	1,295	155.00–167.00	159.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,054	111.00–125.00	119.99
1	—	1,165	151.00	151.00
9	—	1,188	134.00–145.00	137.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	179.00–181.00	179.95
10	—	1,653	185.00–196.00	191.39
3	—	2,013	203.00–214.00	207.13

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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle