Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.90/cwt on 42 head, down $53.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −81.35 against this barn's trailing median of $442.25.

Average price

$360.90

▼ 53.46 vs prior sale

42 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$40.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.24

vs TN average

−10.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	381.00	2,128	21
Medium and Large 2	566	340.80	1,930	21

One grade step is worth $40.20/cwt here — about $198 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $358.74, median $442.25 across 30 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 sale42 hd

360.90

—

TN average17 barns · 412 hd

374.14

−13.24

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−10.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

442.25

−81.35

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	197.86	3,625	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	169.89	2,752	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	159.76	2,243	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	141.13	1,461	13

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	133.37/cwt	113.00–141.00	1,430	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	148.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,488	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	154.78/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,238	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	200.33/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	174.34/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	393.01/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	319.02/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	328.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	408.21/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,661	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.09/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	429.91/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,588	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	411.84/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	515.19/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	311.22/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	311.56/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	416.41/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	268.33/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	317.70/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,186	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	287.28/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	321.15/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	372.23/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,155	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	365.86/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	332.31/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,897	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	395.25/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	319.39/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,303	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	341.74/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	459.74/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	342.14/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,964	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	304.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	335.68/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,739	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	375.19/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,988	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	326.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	348.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	352.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	353.80/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	354.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	307.77/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,489	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	170.95/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,239	4
Bulls	—	—	2,080	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	432.45/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	411.99/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	445.27/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,460	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

Mon Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 254Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 21Year ago 105

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	113.00–141.00	133.37
5	—	1,005	145.00–152.00	148.03
1	—	925	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,446	150.00–163.00	154.78
4	—	1,310	165.00–179.00	170.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	163.00–165.00	163.96
4	—	1,610	169.00–180.00	174.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	195.00–207.00	200.33
1	—	2,080	188.00	188.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	425.00–440.00	432.45
7	400–450	420	410.00–435.00	416.41
5	450–500	465	385.00–400.00	393.01
5	500–550	510	350.00–360.00	352.10
12	550–600	571	330.00–342.50	332.31
4	600–650	623	315.00–330.00	321.15
6	650–700	682	305.00–320.00	311.56
4	700–750	715	305.00–315.00	311.22
2	750–800	773	280.00–295.00	287.28
3	800–850	835	260.00–280.00	268.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	360.00–390.00	375.19
6	450–500	480	355.00–370.00	365.86
2	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	627	300.00–310.00	304.99
2	650–700	668	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	445.27
14	350–400	383	395.00–440.00	411.84
30	400–450	407	380.00–412.50	408.21
14	450–500	476	340.00–375.00	353.80
12	500–550	518	330.00–350.00	335.68
31	550–600	574	335.00–347.50	342.14
5	600–650	611	325.00–330.00	328.51
6	650–700	668	305.00–325.00	319.02
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	436	340.00–350.00	348.07
9	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	326.67
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	578	295.00–320.00	307.77
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	273	480.00–520.00	515.19
4	300–350	327	440.00–470.00	459.74
24	350–400	361	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	419	420.00–440.00	429.91
13	450–500	481	380.00–420.00	411.99
8	500–550	525	385.00–407.50	395.25
13	550–600	579	360.00–390.00	372.23
6	600–650	615	320.00–335.00	330.09
13	650–700	688	312.50–320.00	317.70
10	700–750	721	315.00–322.50	319.39
5	750–800	757	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	476	350.00–370.00	354.90
6	500–550	522	320.00–350.00	341.74
15	550–600	584	330.00–350.00	340.43

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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