Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 250lbs to 420lbs 20.00 higher, 450lbs up steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality and demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.59/cwt on 52 head, up $8.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +3.94 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$407.59

▲ 8.58 vs prior sale

52 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$23.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

vs TN average

−17.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	412.92	2,237	40
Medium and Large 2	553	389.85	2,154	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd

407.59

—

TN average16 barns · 670 hd

404.14

+3.45

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−17.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

+3.94

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	—	Low	1,791	198.47	3,555	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	172.93	2,737	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	169.37	2,182	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	137.69	1,381	13

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)	1,295	$3,076	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1Fleshy	550–600	595	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	609.62/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,957	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	480.01/cwt	462.50–490.00	2,722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	549.42/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	424.40/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,190	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	444.84/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,100	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	428.27/cwt	370.00–450.00	2,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	382.72/cwt	362.50–392.50	2,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	374.17/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	559.62/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	510.06/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	316.67/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	426.66/cwt	380.00–442.50	2,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	529.18/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	351.02/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,397	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	377.67/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	466.67/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	439.36/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	334.08/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	486.53/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	616.08/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	532.06/cwt	470.00–560.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	374.30/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	476.26/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	880	327.34/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	432.77/cwt	412.50–442.50	2,705	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	510.30/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,143	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	573.42/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,150	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	496.35/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,308	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	479.74/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,509	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	398.39/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,442	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	434.15/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,457	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	353.14/cwt	351.00–357.50	2,543	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,160	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	178.40/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,717	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	170.74/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,744	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	164.58/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,118	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	186.36/cwt	178.00–194.00	2,518	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	139.95/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,408	7
Bulls	—	—	1,495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	126.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,225	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	152.38/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	142.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,631	3
Bulls	—	—	1,774	215.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,852	190.30/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,524	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	2,913.36/head	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	486.77/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,322	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	359.97/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	505.46/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,138	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	382.72/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	469.61/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,456	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	416.66/cwt	360.00–445.00	2,196	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	515.85/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	534.95/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	557.61/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,136	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	468.47/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	330.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	422.06/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	328.23/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	521.09/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	374.95/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,325	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	489.56/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,056	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	454.17/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	445.50/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	402.03/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	331.69/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	707	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,368	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	399.82/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,287	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	448.57/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	432.52/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,119	6

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 379Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 100Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	447.50	447.50
3	600–650	630	370.00–382.50	374.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	255	580.00–650.00	616.08
14	300–350	321	580.00–650.00	609.62
13	350–400	375	560.00–610.00	573.42
13	400–450	420	495.00–530.00	510.30
13	450–500	465	485.00–510.00	496.35
15	500–550	523	460.00–495.00	479.74
11	550–600	567	462.50–490.00	480.01
16	600–650	625	412.50–442.50	432.77
8	650–700	670	362.50–392.50	382.72
1	700–750	715	362.50	362.50
4	750–800	756	358.00	358.00
3	800–850	820	334.00	334.00
1	900–950	920	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	470.00–560.00	532.06
4	300–350	324	520.00–570.00	549.42
6	350–400	385	520.00–540.00	529.18
4	400–450	433	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	468	470.00–480.00	476.26
5	500–550	533	370.00–450.00	428.27
9	550–600	571	380.00–442.50	426.66
2	600–650	628	350.00–400.00	374.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	540.00	540.00
2	650–700	655	432.50	432.50
5	850–900	880	325.00–331.00	327.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	540.00–580.00	559.62
6	300–350	322	500.00–550.00	521.09
16	350–400	378	470.00–510.00	486.53
19	400–450	420	465.00–515.00	489.56
24	450–500	472	440.00–465.00	444.84
21	500–550	516	410.00–440.00	424.40
18	550–600	572	392.50–410.00	399.82
15	600–650	620	362.50–390.00	374.95
19	650–700	683	345.00–370.00	351.02
3	700–750	732	327.50–342.50	334.08
5	750–800	761	320.00–338.00	331.69
6	800–850	805	316.00–320.00	316.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	570.00	570.00
2	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	500.00–520.00	510.06
8	300–350	328	420.00–490.00	466.67
6	350–400	378	410.00–460.00	445.50
11	400–450	427	410.00–460.00	439.36
4	450–500	468	400.00–430.00	422.06
6	500–550	534	395.00–407.50	402.03
6	550–600	571	345.00–400.00	377.67
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	681	317.50–340.00	328.23
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	659	380.00	380.00
15	700–750	707	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
7	400–450	426	440.00–450.00	448.57
6	450–500	490	425.00–435.00	432.52
1	500–550	540	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	530.00–540.00	534.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	383	540.00–580.00	557.61
26	400–450	423	480.00–530.00	505.46
22	450–500	477	475.00–515.00	486.77
22	500–550	523	450.00–495.00	469.61
9	550–600	566	425.00–450.00	434.15
9	600–650	613	380.00–410.00	398.39
4	650–700	673	357.50–362.50	359.97
3	700–750	720	351.00–357.50	353.14
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	540.00	540.00
1	650–700	650	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	495.00–530.00	515.85
3	400–450	418	465.00–475.00	468.47
6	450–500	477	435.00–465.00	454.17
9	500–550	527	360.00–445.00	416.66
7	550–600	582	340.00–400.00	382.72
2	700–750	715	325.00–335.00	330.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	176.00–181.00	178.40
5	—	1,607	169.00–174.00	170.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,287	157.00–174.00	164.58
7	—	1,351	178.00–194.00	186.36
3	—	1,145	135.00–150.00	142.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	135.00–147.00	139.95
4	—	969	120.00–134.00	126.38
2	—	1,060	149.00–156.00	152.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,774	210.00–220.00	215.35
6	—	1,852	184.00–195.00	190.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,100.00	4,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,913.36

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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