Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle Steers, Bulls, and Heifers 3.00-10.00 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 $354.60/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.06 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$354.60

67 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$30.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.79

vs TN average

−14.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	357.82	1,961	60
Medium and Large 2	560	327.04	1,832	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.78/cwt here — about $129 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

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 sale67 hd

354.60

—

TN average15 barns · 645 hd

340.81

+13.79

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−14.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−48.06

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	1,814	187.39	3,399	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,546	160.43	2,480	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	154.10	2,013	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	136.21	1,443	22

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)	1,353	$2,724	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,728	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,559	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Replacement	1050–1100	1,053	289.30/cwt	270.00–293.50	3,046	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	350.95/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	372.51/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	348.03/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	310.08/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	302.86/cwt	277.50–317.50	2,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	312.61/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,801	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,559.15/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	370.56/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,771	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,723.65/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	295.81/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	306.63/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	642	371.52/cwt	352.50–372.00	2,385	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	357.83/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,068	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	307.37/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	321.06/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,177	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	261.23/cwt	257.50–265.00	2,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	421.11/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,059	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	316.88/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	356.19/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	343.18/cwt	339.00–352.50	2,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,727.58/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	326.76/cwt	285.00–342.50	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	377.57/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	381.64/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	323.81/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	379.92/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	327.75/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,731	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	176.44/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,070	6
Bulls	—	—	1,903	203.20/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,867	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	148.66/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,286	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	159.34/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,449	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,115	4
Bulls	—	—	1,836	189.67/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,482	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	157.95/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,023	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	136.21/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,459	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,753	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	145.76/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,930	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	748	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.28/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,923	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	414.46/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950–1000	989	307.44/cwt	290.00–308.50	3,041	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	328.44/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	297.65/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	399.13/cwt	398.00–402.50	2,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	328.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	381.49/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	385.72/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	365.74/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,304	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	425.83/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	351.38/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	425.27/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	370.87/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	357.81/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,879	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	332.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,036	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	393.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	304.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	389.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	427.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	410.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	356.56/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,343	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	338.79/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,084	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	330.50/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	418.99/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	433.79/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	329.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,151	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 832Last week 896Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 13

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle Steers, Bulls, and Heifers 3.00-10.00 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 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	950–1000	989	290.00–308.50	307.44
17	1050–1100	1,053	270.00–293.50	289.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	390.00–400.00	393.35
5	300–350	341	415.00–420.00	418.99
5	350–400	372	415.00–435.00	425.27
18	400–450	437	380.00–400.00	389.82
12	450–500	469	360.00–380.00	370.87
34	500–550	525	350.00–375.00	357.81
26	550–600	578	347.50–367.50	357.83
17	600–650	613	320.00–345.00	332.06
13	650–700	678	312.50–332.50	321.06
5	700–750	715	300.00–317.50	306.63
7	750–800	760	290.00–310.00	304.17
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	642	352.50–372.00	371.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	340.00–350.00	345.04
3	350–400	375	370.00–390.00	381.64
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	468	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	528	310.00–345.00	327.75
5	550–600	573	285.00–342.50	326.76
2	600–650	628	290.00–305.00	297.65
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	370.00–390.00	379.92
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	482	367.50–395.00	377.57
5	500–550	531	342.50–370.00	350.95
2	550–600	560	350.00–362.50	356.19
4	600–650	623	339.00–352.50	343.18
6	650–700	660	315.00–342.00	323.81
1	750–800	770	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	800	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	319	400.00–420.00	410.09
5	350–400	375	420.00–460.00	433.79
4	400–450	435	400.00–440.00	427.43
18	450–500	489	402.50–430.00	421.11
3	500–550	527	380.00–392.50	385.72
14	550–600	576	367.50–390.00	381.49
14	600–650	630	355.00–371.00	365.74
9	650–700	657	345.00–362.50	356.56
2	700–750	700	321.00–340.00	330.50
3	750–800	758	320.00–335.00	328.37
1	850–900	865	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	995	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	398.00–402.50	399.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
8	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	372.51
4	450–500	475	342.50–355.00	348.03
8	500–550	530	325.00–337.50	328.44
7	550–600	576	300.00–325.00	312.61
5	600–650	617	300.00–320.00	310.08
6	650–700	668	277.50–317.50	302.86
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	813	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	400.00–450.00	425.83
7	400–450	424	400.00–440.00	414.46
20	450–500	478	360.00–385.00	370.56
10	500–550	519	340.00–360.00	351.38
8	550–600	565	330.00–360.00	340.28
15	600–650	615	327.50–350.00	338.79
3	650–700	653	325.00–335.00	329.36
3	700–750	725	305.00–327.50	316.88
2	750–800	775	302.50–312.50	307.37
3	800–850	833	292.50–297.50	295.81
2	850–900	880	257.50–265.00	261.23
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	748	297.00	297.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,559.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,727.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,353	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,723.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,740	172.00–181.00	176.44
3	—	1,903	199.00–210.00	203.20
8	—	1,836	186.00–196.00	189.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	146.00–152.00	148.66
7	—	1,537	153.00–165.00	159.34
3	—	1,575	170.00–180.00	174.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	115.00–125.00	121.73
14	—	1,071	130.00–144.00	136.21
4	—	1,163	150.00–152.00	150.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,281	153.00–166.00	157.95
1	—	1,430	174.00	174.00
7	—	1,324	143.00–151.00	145.76

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

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Replacement Cattle

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