Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.17/cwt on 38 head, down $7.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +9.52 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$413.17

▼ 7.92 vs prior sale

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs TN average

−17.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	418.99	2,245	31
Medium and Large 2	549	387.43	2,126	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $119 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

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 sale38 hd

413.17

—

TN average16 barns · 918 hd

406.90

+6.27

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−17.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

+9.52

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	1,832	196.20	3,594	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	174.13	2,563	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	166.08	2,175	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	131.05	1,483	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$3,242	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,883	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,705	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$4,195	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	369.94/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	438.90/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	519.61/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,998	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,882.80/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	3,242.33/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,242	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	4,830.18/head	4,700.00–5,000.00	4,830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,680.85/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	475.03/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	581.56/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,175	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	369.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.70/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	443.06/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,348	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	440.77/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	392.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	503.76/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.94/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	427.90/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	355.75/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,245	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,100	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	162.62/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,200	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	175.84/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,261	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	190.30/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	442.69/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,837	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	138.84/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,638	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	118.06/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,241	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	185.74/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,771	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	169.14/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	510.93/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,631	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	380.79/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	462.43/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	380.16/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	626.74/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	502.18/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,621	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	315.85/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	530.10/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	917	334.75/cwt	334.75–334.75	3,070	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	463.70/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,648	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	363.11/cwt	357.50–367.00	2,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	508.98/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	340.90/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	799	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,509	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	409.87/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,308	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	449.36/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,112	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	425.57/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,196	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	474.18/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	366.13/cwt	357.50–372.00	2,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	419.17/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	390.31/cwt	382.50–402.50	2,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	485.81/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,040	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	327.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	607.41/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	520.69/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,947	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	659.53/cwt	630.00–690.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	416.53/cwt	397.50–427.50	2,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	426.76/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	552.07/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	399.93/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	735.11/cwt	720.00–760.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	507.41/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,187	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	594.84/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	390.78/cwt	384.00–397.50	2,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,634	4

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 Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 538Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 46Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	280	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	400	480.00	480.00
11	450–500	492	420.00–470.00	440.77
11	500–550	530	420.00–480.00	443.06
4	550–600	581	405.00–445.00	427.90
6	600–650	628	391.00	391.00
3	650–700	678	382.50	382.50
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	485.00	485.00
2	650–700	685	417.50	417.50
57	900–950	917	334.75	334.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	720.00–760.00	735.11
5	250–300	279	630.00–690.00	659.53
13	300–350	331	600.00–660.00	626.74
4	350–400	361	590.00–600.00	594.84
18	400–450	431	500.00–540.00	507.41
5	450–500	465	500.00–525.00	508.98
16	500–550	522	490.00–525.00	502.18
13	550–600	571	450.00–477.50	463.70
7	600–650	627	422.50–432.50	426.76
6	650–700	672	397.50–427.50	416.53
12	700–750	723	384.00–397.50	390.78
3	750–800	780	357.50–367.00	363.11
1	950–1000	950	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	500.00–540.00	519.61
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	470	400.00–450.00	425.00
4	500–550	530	455.00–470.00	462.43
5	550–600	575	430.00–455.00	438.90
3	600–650	630	370.00–385.00	380.16
2	650–700	675	362.50–377.50	369.94
1	700–750	715	347.50	347.50
1	850–900	885	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	570.00–600.00	581.56
6	400–450	414	520.00–540.00	530.10
4	450–500	475	460.00–490.00	475.03
19	500–550	515	490.00–520.00	510.93
11	550–600	562	460.00–490.00	474.18
7	600–650	621	415.00–435.00	419.17
6	650–700	668	390.00–415.00	399.93
2	700–750	715	365.00–375.00	369.90
2	750–800	780	340.00–360.00	349.87
4	800–850	815	317.50–335.00	325.70
3	850–900	853	302.50–325.00	315.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	480.00–530.00	503.76
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
10	350–400	375	430.00–480.00	455.94
14	400–450	415	400.00–460.00	442.69
3	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	529	370.00–400.00	392.41
3	550–600	575	375.00–387.50	380.79
5	600–650	631	330.00–370.00	355.75
2	650–700	650	330.00–350.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
4	250–300	275	600.00–610.00	607.41
14	300–350	332	520.00–570.00	552.07
13	350–400	374	500.00–540.00	520.69
15	400–450	420	470.00–510.00	485.81
17	450–500	470	440.00–460.00	449.36
18	500–550	516	410.00–440.00	425.57
13	550–600	563	395.00–425.00	409.87
6	600–650	620	382.50–402.50	390.31
5	650–700	665	357.50–372.00	366.13
2	700–750	723	330.00–352.50	340.90
2	750–800	780	315.00–325.00	320.00
4	800–850	823	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	875	320.00–335.00	327.67
1	900–950	900	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	750–800	799	314.00	314.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	4,900.00	4,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	4,700.00–5,000.00	4,830.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,680.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	5,000.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,705	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,882.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,272	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,242.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	161.00	161.00
5	—	1,492	180.00–195.00	185.74
9	—	1,434	164.00–177.00	169.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,353	158.00–168.00	162.62
1	—	1,080	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,286	174.00–179.00	175.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,180	131.00–146.00	138.84
6	—	1,051	110.00–127.00	118.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	186.00–194.00	190.30
1	—	1,995	208.00	208.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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