Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test due to quality.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.69/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −65.85 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$376.69

59 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.86

vs TN average

−53.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	387.47	2,124	44
Medium and Large 2	531	345.06	1,834	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $291 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

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 sale59 hd

376.69

—

TN average15 barns · 533 hd

369.83

+6.86

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−53.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−65.85

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	—	Average	1,810	167.29	3,028	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	149.33	2,352	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	148.15	1,898	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	123.01	1,280	16

Every lot, as filed

77 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	700–750	715	281.93/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	298.07/cwt	287.00–302.50	2,128	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	340.63/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,802	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	363.12/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	308.60/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	411.17/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	381.91/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	381.36/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	361.53/cwt	352.50–385.00	1,670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	321.01/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	300.97/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	353.11/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	353.13/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	367.25/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	272.57/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	344.30/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	311.80/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	371.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	271.51/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.86/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,552	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	152.49/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,396	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	138.47/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,853	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	163.05/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	150.48/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,878	8
Bulls	—	—	1,515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	286.60/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	363.22/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,362	3
Bulls	—	—	1,869	165.75/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,098	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	115.91/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,216	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	134.84/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,385	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	135.31/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	403.85/cwt	403.00–410.00	2,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	309.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	330.76/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	352.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	410.68/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,979	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	339.36/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	388.74/cwt	372.50–405.00	2,053	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	287.52/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,025	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	387.44/cwt	384.00–391.00	2,193	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	350.55/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,683	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	310.97/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	324.06/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	332.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	408.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	444.79/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	297.39/cwt	287.50–307.50	2,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	439.95/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	371.16/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	370.55/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,138	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	307.42/cwt	297.50–317.50	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	379.83/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	332.33/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	416.12/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	425.61/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	296.61/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	782	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,573	63

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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 412Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 78Year ago 153

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	235	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	313	370.00–400.00	381.91
9	350–400	377	395.00–420.00	411.17
17	400–450	428	370.00–400.00	379.83
28	450–500	480	340.00–365.00	350.55
45	500–550	529	332.50–350.00	340.63
17	550–600	572	325.00–340.00	332.65
9	600–650	628	300.00–317.50	308.60
6	650–700	666	285.00–310.00	296.61
4	700–750	715	275.00–287.50	281.93
1	800–850	830	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	375	355.00–380.00	363.22
3	400–450	432	340.00–360.00	353.13
4	450–500	484	320.00–337.50	330.76
2	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	576	305.00–315.00	309.01
2	600–650	608	250.00–292.50	271.51
2	650–700	673	270.00–275.00	272.57
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
14	600–650	623	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	430.00–440.00	434.98
7	400–450	424	420.00–440.00	425.61
4	450–500	471	420.00–425.00	422.51
11	500–550	533	365.00–380.00	371.16
6	550–600	572	342.50–365.00	353.11
11	600–650	632	310.00–327.50	321.01
2	650–700	655	297.50–317.50	307.42
10	700–750	714	287.00–302.50	298.07
1	750–800	755	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	823	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	355.00–380.00	367.25
8	400–450	423	350.00–400.00	381.36
6	450–500	462	352.50–385.00	361.53
4	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	352.38
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	662	275.00–292.50	286.60
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	537	403.00–410.00	403.85
10	550–600	566	384.00–391.00	387.44
4	600–650	613	357.50–365.00	363.12
4	650–700	669	337.50–340.00	339.36
63	750–800	782	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	370.00–375.00	372.48
4	400–450	430	340.00–385.00	360.86
3	450–500	457	360.00–385.00	371.66
13	500–550	524	330.00–362.50	344.30
2	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	625	285.00–323.00	311.80
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	723	300.00–303.00	300.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	400.00–420.00	408.16
6	300–350	323	400.00–435.00	416.12
7	350–400	369	430.00–450.00	439.95
7	400–450	411	430.00–450.00	444.79
9	450–500	482	405.00–425.00	410.68
17	500–550	528	372.50–405.00	388.74
9	550–600	577	360.00–377.50	370.55
10	600–650	611	330.00–345.00	332.33
6	650–700	673	315.00–330.00	324.06
8	700–750	723	305.00–317.50	310.97
3	750–800	760	280.00–295.00	287.52
1	850–900	885	292.50	292.50
2	900–950	910	287.50–307.50	297.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	163.00	163.00
9	—	1,571	148.00–158.00	152.49
3	—	1,540	135.00–136.00	135.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	129.00–144.00	138.47
2	—	1,270	160.00–167.00	163.05
8	—	1,248	145.00–157.00	150.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,049	105.00–125.00	115.91
6	—	1,027	129.00–141.00	134.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,869	164.00–169.00	165.75

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