Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-02-09

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 9
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
854 head
669 vs last sale 185 297 vs year ago 557 · +53.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
72 vs last sale 46 51 vs year ago 67 · +76.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
17 vs last sale 8 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to light offerings last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.11/cwt on 103 head, up $19.77 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +14.45 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$418.11
19.77 vs prior sale
103 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.13
vs TN average
5.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550423.652,32985
Medium and Large 2538391.942,10718thin
One grade step is worth $31.71/cwt here — about $222 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

29 sales
440400360320median 403.6501/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale103 hd
418.11
TN average13 barns · 464 hd
395.98
+22.13
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−5.84
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
+14.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,890193.413,6556thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,579163.502,58120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,365161.992,21228
CowsLean 85-90%High1,134132.131,49920

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,348$3,2216
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$3,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,4272thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800773337.49/cwt335.00–340.002,6092
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478415.15/cwt360.00–435.001,98412
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321438.80/cwt380.00–500.001,4097
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2703,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482435.78/cwt430.00–440.002,1007
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800764345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,63667
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388406.82/cwt360.00–450.001,5783
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620355.98/cwt335.00–378.002,2072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3483,220.54/head2,750.00–3,700.003,2216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300295590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7411
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610335.12/cwt320.00–350.002,0443
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900880255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2441
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521412.37/cwt390.00–420.002,1488
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370427.22/cwt400.00–440.001,58113
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0241
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333444.74/cwt410.00–480.001,4812
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650648360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3332
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900869315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7375
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476471.84/cwt450.00–490.002,24625
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514443.25/cwt430.00–480.002,27816
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,427.03/head2,065.00–2,635.002,4272
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667364.80/cwt345.00–370.002,43317
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427476.95/cwt450.00–500.002,03717
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773324.95/cwt320.00–330.002,5122
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521438.12/cwt410.00–450.002,28339
CowsBoner 80-85%1,314164.01/cwt158.00–172.002,15516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,416151.29/cwt148.00–155.002,1429
CowsLean 85-90%1,243154.95/cwt154.00–156.001,9263
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770154.36/cwt153.00–155.002,7323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,487183.32/cwt177.00–192.002,7263
Bulls1,890193.41/cwt186.00–198.003,6556
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680332.52/cwt330.00–335.002,2612
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435418.33/cwt380.00–440.001,8203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,6761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,548164.25/cwt157.00–171.002,54316
CowsLean 85-90%1,155137.70/cwt133.00–142.001,5909
CowsLean 85-90%1,070117.30/cwt110.00–123.001,2558
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750716344.33/cwt335.00–350.002,4654
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532394.98/cwt385.00–400.002,10115
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417440.58/cwt420.00–450.001,83710
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538444.20/cwt440.00–447.502,3903
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565376.74/cwt370.00–385.002,1293
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683394.59/cwt380.00–405.002,69515
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521463.48/cwt450.00–475.002,41521
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428492.08/cwt470.00–500.002,10612
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900879322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,8357
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700677371.53/cwt365.00–383.002,5157
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376521.19/cwt500.00–600.001,9607
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823317.84/cwt305.00–330.002,6162
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715381.46/cwt375.00–387.502,72710
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325571.35/cwt540.00–590.001,85710
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471462.32/cwt440.00–477.502,17827
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768361.37/cwt355.00–364.002,7754
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720336.55/cwt335.00–342.502,4238
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250244787.55/cwt760.00–800.001,9224
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7392
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568441.09/cwt422.50–452.502,50517
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6453
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620424.52/cwt410.00–440.002,63211
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431479.80/cwt460.00–490.002,06819
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276715.61/cwt660.00–790.001,9754
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300258738.71/cwt680.00–780.001,9063
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250227753.46/cwt730.00–780.001,7103
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476492.60/cwt485.00–505.002,3458
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574411.38/cwt390.00–430.002,36146
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573411.82/cwt390.00–430.002,36024
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620385.19/cwt365.00–397.502,38816
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400379497.70/cwt450.00–530.001,88634
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400382529.14/cwt485.00–550.002,0219
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332564.35/cwt540.00–630.001,8749
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617394.25/cwt385.00–415.002,43323

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.