Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings. Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower, Feeder Steers/Bulls 25.00-35.00 lower with instances of 40.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 20.00-30.00 lower with instances of 40.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.37/cwt on 17 head, down $31.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.31 against this barn's trailing median of $401.68.

Average price

$334.37

▼ 31.33 vs prior sale

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$31.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.61

vs TN average

−16.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	339.96	1,839	14thin
Medium and Large 2	565	308.28	1,743	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.68/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $401.68 across 31 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 sale17 hd

334.37

—

TN average14 barns · 463 hd

362.98

−28.61

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−16.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.68

−67.31

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	1,559	190.16	2,965	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	171.50	2,125	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	170.21	2,619	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	130.45	1,354	2thin

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)	1,258	$3,028	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$2,717	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	700–750	720	319.20/cwt	300.00–332.50	2,298	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	294.69/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,798	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	303.65/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	366.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	333.26/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	416.39/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	408.92/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	338.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	377.97/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	286.34/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,904	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,717.33/head	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	405.39/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,316	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,186	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	170.92/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	200.32/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	325.91/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	342.36/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	340.44/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	338.81/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	264.97/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	265.05/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	297.08/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,242	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	3,027.83/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	381.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	373.18/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,661	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	130.45/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	387.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,918	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 683Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	495	375.00–400.00	387.50
5	500–550	522	360.00–385.00	377.97
1	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
5	600–650	606	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
12	700–750	720	300.00–332.50	319.20
3	800–850	830	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	342	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	530	335.00–350.00	342.36
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	813	250.00–280.00	265.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	479	390.00–435.00	416.39
6	500–550	527	330.00–350.00	333.26
7	550–600	567	295.00–315.00	303.65
14	600–650	610	285.00–315.00	294.69
7	650–700	665	280.00–300.00	286.34
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	481	300.00–380.00	325.91
2	550–600	588	280.00–285.00	282.51
3	600–650	603	245.00–275.00	264.97
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	384	390.00–415.00	405.39
6	400–450	422	390.00–425.00	408.92
12	450–500	483	350.00–380.00	366.08
10	500–550	531	330.00–355.00	340.44
4	550–600	566	330.00–345.00	338.77
4	600–650	635	335.00–340.00	338.81
3	650–700	683	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
2	950–1000	965	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	380.00–385.00	381.61
4	400–450	445	360.00–377.50	373.18
2	450–500	495	325.00–340.00	332.50
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	310.00–315.00	312.42
5	600–650	636	285.00–308.00	297.08

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)	2	—	1,223	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,717.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,027.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,590	168.00–174.00	170.92
1	—	1,565	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,198	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,480	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	127.00–135.00	130.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	197.00–204.00	200.32
2	—	1,298	180.00	180.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle