Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.78/cwt on 34 head, up $13.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −16.76 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$425.78

▲ 13.24 vs prior sale

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$59.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs TN average

−46.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	429.26	2,370	32
Medium and Large 2	535	370.00	1,980	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.26/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

425.78

—

TN average16 barns · 648 hd

417.87

+7.91

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−46.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−16.76

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	1,819	178.17	3,241	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	153.10	2,298	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	147.94	1,874	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	125.71	1,394	23

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,472	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$2,339	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	800–850	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	523.27/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	348.02/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	413.13/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	329.99/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	515.74/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,913	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	458.07/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,409	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	346.24/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,960	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	372.70/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,307	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	386.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,038	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	344.15/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	350.36/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,183	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	367.71/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,103	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	386.50/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	437.11/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,472.08/head	2,325.00–2,600.00	2,472	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	2,338.93/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	361.84/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	358.21/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	397.09/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	436.64/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	378.29/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	182.46/cwt	179.00–190.00	3,213	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	144.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,133	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	154.83/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,326	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	156.40/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,968	6
Bulls	—	—	1,897	172.44/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	141.59/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,802	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	118.70/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,300	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	136.49/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	429.72/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,045	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	416.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,168	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	389.14/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	410.89/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	320.75/cwt	290.00–337.50	2,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	440.37/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	662.78/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	945	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,090	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	394.85/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,251	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	586.88/cwt	540.00–630.00	1,878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	554.37/cwt	510.00–580.00	2,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	389.59/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,435	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	330.49/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	362.94/cwt	362.50–363.00	2,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	862	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	355.83/cwt	355.50–357.00	2,733	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	345.26/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	436.65/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	317.76/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	484	476.53/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	377.38/cwt	376.00–378.00	2,525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	394.67/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,867	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	489.93/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	521.19/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	414.21/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	336.76/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	686.58/cwt	660.00–710.00	1,874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	351.75/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	370.37/cwt	364.00–374.00	2,552	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	639.43/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	471.22/cwt	445.00–520.00	1,824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	423.54/cwt	407.50–432.50	2,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	427.65/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,215	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	339.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,658	10

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 983Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 108Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	410.00–470.00	436.64
8	450–500	470	380.00–415.00	397.09
3	500–550	525	375.00–380.00	378.29
8	550–600	566	330.00–380.00	346.24
5	600–650	613	342.50–357.50	348.02
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	758	315.00–317.50	316.26
1	800–850	820	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	500.00–540.00	515.74
11	400–450	421	440.00–470.00	458.07
24	450–500	476	420.00–465.00	429.72
17	500–550	521	400.00–430.00	416.16
9	550–600	570	385.00–415.00	394.85
7	600–650	619	360.00–388.00	372.70
7	650–700	674	340.00–352.00	345.26
3	700–750	717	342.50–347.50	344.15
2	750–800	778	327.50–332.50	329.99
2	800–850	823	295.00–300.00	297.48
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	520.00–530.00	523.27
6	450–500	484	470.00–490.00	476.53
2	500–550	518	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	553	449.00	449.00
14	650–700	669	376.00–378.00	377.38
14	750–800	768	355.50–357.00	355.83
10	850–900	862	334.00	334.00
56	900–950	945	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	420	390.00–460.00	437.11
8	450–500	476	375.00–420.00	413.13
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	635	357.50–372.50	361.84
1	650–700	690	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	640.00–690.00	662.78
7	250–300	273	660.00–710.00	686.58
14	300–350	320	540.00–630.00	586.88
10	350–400	389	510.00–580.00	554.37
12	400–450	426	470.00–500.00	489.93
11	450–500	474	430.00–455.00	436.65
12	500–550	518	420.00–437.50	427.65
16	550–600	582	407.50–432.50	423.54
13	600–650	625	380.00–405.00	389.59
14	650–700	689	364.00–374.00	370.37
3	700–750	728	347.50–357.50	351.75
10	750–800	784	330.00–345.00	339.02
4	800–850	814	320.00–341.00	330.49
1	850–900	855	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	960	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	620.00–660.00	639.43
8	300–350	330	490.00–550.00	521.19
15	350–400	387	445.00–520.00	471.22
12	400–450	423	410.00–425.00	414.21
39	450–500	473	385.00–410.00	394.67
19	500–550	528	380.00–400.00	386.01
25	550–600	572	360.00–377.50	367.71
19	600–650	623	342.50–360.00	350.36
3	650–700	668	330.00–340.00	336.76
2	700–750	715	317.50–318.00	317.76
2	750–800	775	315.00–317.50	316.24
1	850–900	875	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	575	385.00–387.50	386.50
8	600–650	640	362.50–363.00	362.94
7	700–750	713	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	325	400.00–475.00	440.37
4	350–400	374	390.00–440.00	410.89
4	400–450	423	365.00–400.00	389.14
2	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	365.08
3	500–550	530	350.00–370.00	358.21
2	550–600	575	350.00–355.00	352.43
3	600–650	632	290.00–337.50	320.75
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,210	2,325.00–2,600.00	2,472.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,338.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	179.00–190.00	182.46
3	—	1,897	170.00–176.00	172.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	171.00	171.00
4	—	1,478	140.00–148.00	144.31
10	—	1,502	150.00–164.00	154.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	154.00–164.00	156.40
8	—	1,273	138.00–147.00	141.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,095	105.00–129.00	118.70
2	—	1,055	145.00–147.00	146.00
6	—	1,160	130.00–143.00	136.49

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