Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.41/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −53.93 against this barn's trailing median of $442.34.

Average price

$388.41

56 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$45.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.27

vs TN average

−30.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	396.61	2,170	46
Medium and Large 2	561	350.68	1,968	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.93/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $382.55, median $442.34 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 sale56 hd

388.41

—

TN average14 barns · 402 hd

369.13

+19.27

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−30.69

This barn, trailing median29 sales

442.34

−53.93

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	1,845	176.29	3,253	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	160.89	2,502	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	153.65	1,928	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	128.74	1,461	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	400–450	420	428.72/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,801	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.32/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,002	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	443.06/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	352.97/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	784	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,595	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	348.98/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,888	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	284.83/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	259.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	305.18/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	349.41/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	362.28/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,511	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	407.37/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	359.31/cwt	340.00–387.50	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	355.73/cwt	322.50–390.00	1,654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	301.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	404.89/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	311.73/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	346.98/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,006	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	299.80/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,871	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	417.42/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	355.92/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,523	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	144.40/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,772	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	133.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,486	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	147.76/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	159.26/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,010	11
Bulls	—	—	1,938	196.83/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,815	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	169.36/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,845	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	161.66/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,454	18
Bulls	—	—	1,696	165.41/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,805	7
Bulls	—	—	1,989	182.14/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,623	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	120.68/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,370	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	314.82/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	381.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	359.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	286.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	326.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	333.43/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,214	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	408.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,934	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	399.69/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	309.77/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	354.26/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,037	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	292.55/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.33/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,070	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	455.71/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	314.21/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	386.57/cwt	367.50–397.50	2,192	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	461.96/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	457.45/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	252.95/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	446.15/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	297.47/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	329.08/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	308.85/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	412.23/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,127	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	355.78/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	398.09/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	385.00/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	318.75/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	549.81/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	634.66/cwt	610.00–690.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	313.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	332.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,766	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	350.88/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,667	16

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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 887Year ago 975

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 116Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	378	420.00–470.00	443.06
18	400–450	420	400.00–437.50	428.72
11	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	408.93
12	500–550	525	380.00–415.00	394.33
13	550–600	575	340.00–367.50	354.26
10	600–650	625	310.00–335.00	320.32
2	650–700	660	310.00–327.50	318.75
2	700–750	733	275.00–295.00	284.83
2	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	375.00–390.00	381.34
5	400–450	417	340.00–385.00	362.28
11	450–500	465	322.50–390.00	355.73
7	500–550	516	320.00–377.50	349.41
7	550–600	579	270.00–320.00	305.18
12	600–650	624	285.00–307.50	299.80
3	650–700	665	270.00–300.00	286.69
2	700–750	725	250.00–270.00	259.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	610.00–690.00	634.66
3	250–300	270	530.00–560.00	549.81
8	300–350	337	430.00–470.00	446.15
2	350–400	378	455.00–460.00	457.45
12	400–450	425	455.00–475.00	461.96
7	450–500	455	450.00–457.50	455.71
18	500–550	516	400.00–420.00	412.23
28	550–600	567	367.50–397.50	386.57
11	600–650	614	347.50–362.50	355.78
10	650–700	664	327.50–340.00	333.43
3	700–750	717	310.00–317.50	314.21
7	750–800	768	308.00–310.00	308.85
2	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
7	900–950	910	250.00–270.00	252.95
1	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	659	350.00–355.00	352.97
4	700–750	716	343.00	343.00
64	750–800	784	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	390.00–420.00	404.89
6	400–450	435	370.00–445.00	407.37
4	450–500	460	395.00–430.00	417.42
3	500–550	522	340.00–387.50	359.31
7	550–600	578	330.00–365.00	346.98
5	600–650	624	300.00–335.00	311.73
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
7	300–350	327	380.00–440.00	398.09
12	350–400	372	380.00–430.00	399.69
10	400–450	428	370.00–405.00	385.00
16	450–500	475	340.00–365.00	350.88
37	500–550	531	320.00–340.00	332.66
6	550–600	574	320.00–335.00	329.08
10	600–650	630	310.00–320.00	313.98
10	650–700	680	300.00–317.50	309.77
4	700–750	723	285.00–300.00	292.55
8	750–800	756	280.00–300.00	297.47
1	800–850	825	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	541	347.50–350.00	348.98
8	600–650	626	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	365	350.00–370.00	359.86
6	400–450	428	330.00–365.00	355.92
13	450–500	476	310.00–330.00	326.94
5	500–550	531	310.00	310.00
9	550–600	591	300.00–310.00	301.07
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–330.00	314.82

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,227	136.00–151.00	144.40
1	—	1,395	166.00	166.00
11	—	1,262	154.00–164.00	159.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	130.00–139.00	133.76
7	—	1,135	115.00–127.00	120.68
1	—	1,320	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	146.00–150.00	147.76
3	—	1,680	168.00–171.00	169.36
18	—	1,518	154.00–166.00	161.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	195.00–199.00	196.83
7	—	1,696	157.00–172.00	165.41
6	—	1,989	175.00–190.00	182.14

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