Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. This sale will be closed the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Merry Christmas to everyone. Sales will resume January 5th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.51/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −53.15 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$350.51

68 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs TN average

−39.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	352.29	1,949	63
Medium and Large 2	564	328.04	1,851	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $99 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $334.37, median $403.65 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 sale68 hd

350.51

—

TN average15 barns · 609 hd

346.52

+3.99

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−39.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

−53.15

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	2,010	178.39	3,586	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	153.19	2,414	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,424	149.12	2,123	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	120.86	1,472	15

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)	1,190	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	—	1,910	182.11/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,478	6
Bulls	—	—	2,105	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	166.84/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,649	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	140.92/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,224	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	150.45/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,102	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	161.06/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	351.32/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	370.17/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	343.34/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	334.76/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	325.70/cwt	321.00–337.50	2,208	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	400.80/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,892	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,824.74/head	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,825	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.47/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	341.92/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,136	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	443.78/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	428.58/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	305.50/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	440.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	376.62/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,117	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	152.40/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,388	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	138.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,068	6
Bulls	—	—	2,136	165.92/cwt	155.00–171.00	3,544	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	112.83/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,358	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	130.03/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	394.38/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	337.24/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	343.03/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	332.61/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	379.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	636.93/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	491	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	933	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,972	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	338.75/cwt	338.75–338.75	2,635	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	524.28/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	469.81/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	377.64/cwt	368.00–388.00	2,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	316.48/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	323.05/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	584.45/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	305.90/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	359.36/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	334.14/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,885	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	374.79/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	415.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	332.64/cwt	329.00–347.50	2,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	358.11/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	418.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,219	15

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 745Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,910	174.00–186.00	182.11
1	—	2,105	206.00	206.00
4	—	2,136	155.00–171.00	165.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	165.00–171.00	166.84
4	—	1,578	140.00–143.00	140.92
7	—	1,567	146.00–158.00	152.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,397	145.00–156.00	150.45
4	—	1,400	158.00–165.00	161.06
6	—	1,493	135.00–143.00	138.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	103.00–119.00	112.83
7	—	1,234	124.00–136.00	130.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	318	305.00–370.00	337.24
2	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	379.93
3	400–450	423	330.00–380.00	351.32
4	450–500	482	322.50–365.00	343.03
2	500–550	533	325.00–340.00	332.61
3	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	685	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	288	440.00–460.00	450.00
3	300–350	333	415.00–425.00	418.30
11	350–400	372	400.00–425.00	415.02
8	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	402.47
14	450–500	475	370.00–382.50	374.79
19	500–550	513	345.00–365.00	358.11
29	550–600	564	330.00–350.00	334.14
9	600–650	648	322.50–327.50	323.05
6	650–700	662	302.50–322.50	305.90
2	750–800	768	265.00–270.00	267.46
1	850–900	860	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	491	387.50	387.50
15	550–600	584	380.00	380.00
72	600–650	631	338.50	338.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	693	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	600.00–660.00	636.93
4	250–300	275	560.00–640.00	584.45
5	300–350	327	510.00–540.00	524.28
3	350–400	360	450.00–490.00	469.81
2	400–450	403	435.00–445.00	440.03
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	503	415.00–420.00	418.33
4	550–600	579	368.00–388.00	377.64
6	600–650	620	352.50–367.50	359.36
8	650–700	689	329.00–347.50	332.64
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	763	312.50–325.00	316.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	750–800	778	338.75	338.75
52	900–950	933	318.50	318.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	340.00–400.00	370.17
3	500–550	542	335.00–352.50	343.34
3	550–600	590	320.00–347.50	334.76
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	440.00–445.00	443.78
4	400–450	421	420.00–435.00	428.58
13	450–500	472	390.00–405.00	400.80
6	500–550	518	380.00–405.00	394.38
30	550–600	562	367.50–380.00	376.62
5	600–650	622	332.50–350.00	341.92
11	650–700	678	321.00–337.50	325.70
2	700–750	733	305.00–306.00	305.50
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,824.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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