Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.95/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −64.59 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$377.95

27 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$27.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs TN average

−39.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	385.08	2,142	20
Medium and Large 2	555	357.56	1,985	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $157 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $395.21, median $442.54 across 28 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 sale27 hd

377.95

—

TN average16 barns · 615 hd

380.58

−2.63

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−39.14

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−64.59

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	1,778	184.03	3,272	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	161.43	2,438	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	159.02	2,090	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	131.62	1,481	17

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)	1,485	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,164	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$1,819	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	337.84/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,959	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	315.97/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	340.69/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,949	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	907	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	3,079	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	323.93/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,531	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	448	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	848	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,921	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	381.32/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,990	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	300.80/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,778	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,163.91/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,818.71/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	345.51/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	301.11/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	284.07/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	358.65/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	348.78/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	319.03/cwt	307.50–334.00	2,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	311.77/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	364.98/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	359.91/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	334.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	369.27/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	322.08/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,556	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	319.70/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,666	9
Bulls	—	—	1,810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,834	188.97/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,466	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	151.46/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,223	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	161.23/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,430	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	137.74/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,668	6
Bulls	—	—	1,726	177.79/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,069	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	148.81/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,960	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	118.44/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,126	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	169.87/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,334	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,896	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	159.34/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,063	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	173.75/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	346.42/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	303.66/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	270.87/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	340.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	404.13/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	305.79/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	290.14/cwt	275.00–297.50	2,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	469.93/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	373.26/cwt	367.50–392.50	2,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	391.62/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	317.44/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	340.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	412.65/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	318.20/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	349.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	330.67/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,044	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	382.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	358.97/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,694	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	309.05/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,200	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	384.81/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	407.03/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	364.13/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,693	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	307.10/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	418.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	348.23/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,305	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	329.40/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,401	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	442.57/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	355.94/cwt	346.00–362.50	2,200	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	444.78/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,512	2

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 806Year ago 848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 72Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	288	440.00–445.00	442.57
4	300–350	309	390.00–430.00	412.65
7	350–400	374	370.00–400.00	382.71
15	400–450	439	370.00–390.00	384.81
52	450–500	472	340.00–372.50	358.97
14	500–550	529	340.00–360.00	349.12
31	550–600	580	330.00–349.00	337.84
20	600–650	618	320.00–341.00	330.67
9	650–700	667	313.00–325.00	318.20
11	700–750	712	300.00–317.50	309.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	463	412.50	412.50
9	500–550	522	367.50–387.50	381.32
3	550–600	578	354.00	354.00
4	600–650	633	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	340	330.00–380.00	364.98
5	400–450	429	330.00–357.50	346.42
16	450–500	483	310.00–335.00	322.08
9	500–550	521	300.00–335.00	319.70
9	550–600	569	285.00–325.00	311.77
4	600–650	623	295.00–315.00	303.66
2	650–700	660	295.00–300.00	297.46
5	700–750	724	260.00–295.00	270.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	665	364.00	364.00
4	700–750	721	351.00	351.00
60	800–850	848	344.50	344.50
57	900–950	907	339.50	339.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	432	325.00–380.00	345.51
5	450–500	466	350.00–375.00	359.91
3	500–550	522	365.00–372.50	369.27
4	550–600	580	340.00–360.00	348.78
3	600–650	613	330.00–340.00	334.17
9	650–700	685	307.50–334.00	319.03
2	700–750	728	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	340	430.00–460.00	444.78
2	350–400	383	460.00–480.00	469.93
7	400–450	426	400.00–440.00	418.72
9	450–500	481	390.00–400.00	391.62
7	500–550	518	395.00–415.00	407.03
13	550–600	577	367.50–392.50	373.26
24	600–650	618	346.00–362.50	355.94
12	650–700	662	340.00–353.00	348.23
16	700–750	729	320.00–334.00	329.40
3	750–800	774	310.00–332.00	317.44
1	850–900	880	307.50	307.50
6	900–950	918	305.00–317.50	307.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	430	400.00–420.00	404.13
21	450–500	465	355.00–390.00	364.13
12	500–550	514	330.00–350.00	340.44
15	550–600	572	330.00–352.50	340.69
7	600–650	628	310.00–340.00	315.97
10	650–700	670	310.00–337.50	323.93
5	700–750	733	300.00–317.50	305.79
1	750–800	795	292.50	292.50
3	800–850	815	275.00–297.50	290.14
1	900–950	900	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	442	350.00–370.00	358.65
4	450–500	480	330.00–350.00	340.16
6	500–550	524	280.00–322.50	301.11
20	550–600	591	280.00–305.00	300.80
4	600–650	629	275.00–301.00	284.07
3	750–800	787	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,163.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,818.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	198.00	198.00
6	—	1,834	183.00–192.00	188.97
7	—	1,726	173.00–180.00	177.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	151.00–152.00	151.46
23	—	1,507	154.00–167.00	161.23
2	—	1,593	171.00–176.00	173.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	130.00–142.00	137.74
7	—	951	110.00–126.00	118.44
4	—	1,303	145.00–146.00	145.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	143.00–153.00	148.81
6	—	1,374	168.00–174.00	169.87
20	—	1,295	155.00–165.00	159.34

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