Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.74/cwt on 28 head, down $2.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.51 against this barn's trailing median of $442.25.

Average price

$358.74

▼ 2.16 vs prior sale

28 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$35.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs TN average

−12.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	367.57	2,057	21
Medium and Large 2	552	332.25	1,833	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.32/cwt here — about $224 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 sale28 hd

358.74

—

TN average14 barns · 417 hd

359.28

−0.54

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−12.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

442.25

−83.51

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	1,864	191.35	3,566	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	161.84	2,104	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	161.08	2,491	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	137.24	1,554	11

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)	1,315	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,127	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$2,462	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,212	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	900–950	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	317.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,656	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	293.63/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	353.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,188	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	410.51/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	271.81/cwt	262.50–310.00	1,922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.56/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	380.00/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	366.93/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,084	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	260.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	312.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	321.20/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	263.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,882	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	281.24/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	323.13/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	373.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	339.98/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	415.65/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	298.17/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	338.93/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	876	307.75/cwt	307.75–307.75	2,696	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	465.36/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	310.70/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,755	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	418.80/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,763	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	167.66/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	165.78/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,105	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	127.05/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,486	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	196.68/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	140.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	452.27/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	276.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	393.14/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	428.98/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	272.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	369.63/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	573.18/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	363.99/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	479.44/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	334.20/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	261.24/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	350.39/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	287.40/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	333.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,126.67/head	2,975.00–3,250.00	3,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	341.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	330.04/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	180.70/cwt	175.00–188.00	3,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,211.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	2,462.15/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,462	3

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 562Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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	225	580.00	580.00
6	250–300	281	540.00–600.00	573.18
2	300–350	313	450.00–480.00	465.36
2	350–400	375	435.00–470.00	452.27
4	400–450	430	415.00–440.00	428.98
14	450–500	482	370.00–405.00	393.14
5	500–550	533	362.50–380.00	369.63
16	550–600	568	355.00–372.50	366.93
12	600–650	618	340.00–360.00	353.97
5	650–700	670	315.00–337.50	330.56
3	700–750	733	270.00–285.00	276.67
4	800–850	836	270.00–280.00	272.39
1	900–950	925	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	850–900	876	307.75	307.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	450.00–510.00	479.44
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	341.71
4	500–550	529	320.00–350.00	333.91
3	550–600	582	315.00–345.00	330.04
2	600–650	605	300.00–320.00	309.92
2	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.43
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
5	300–350	338	375.00–460.00	415.65
7	350–400	381	390.00–430.00	410.51
5	400–450	433	365.00–390.00	380.00
16	450–500	473	330.00–360.00	338.93
16	500–550	521	310.00–330.00	317.77
8	550–600	569	305.00–335.00	323.13
4	600–650	610	315.00–330.00	321.20
5	650–700	681	310.00–320.00	312.89
6	700–750	707	262.50–310.00	271.81
2	800–850	830	245.00–250.00	247.52
2	850–900	870	255.00–265.00	260.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	320.00–370.00	350.39
2	400–450	433	330.00–335.00	332.49
6	450–500	484	300.00–325.00	312.50
2	550–600	563	280.00–295.00	287.40
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	340.00–390.00	363.99
3	450–500	480	300.00–350.00	334.20
7	500–550	523	285.00–310.00	293.63
2	550–600	585	265.00–275.00	270.09
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	679	260.00–265.00	261.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	460.00–470.00	465.00
16	400–450	421	405.00–445.00	418.80
7	450–500	467	370.00–380.00	373.58
6	500–550	519	325.00–350.00	339.98
16	550–600	565	300.00–330.00	310.70
8	600–650	611	280.00–310.00	298.17
8	650–700	669	270.00–285.00	281.24
8	700–750	714	250.00–275.00	263.60
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	164.00–171.00	167.66
2	—	1,620	154.00–155.00	154.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,270	158.00–170.00	165.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	123.00–130.00	127.05
6	—	1,144	136.00–145.00	140.58
1	—	915	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	190.00–205.00	196.68
2	—	1,985	175.00–188.00	180.70

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,975.00–3,250.00	3,126.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,211.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,372	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,462.15

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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