Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.17/cwt on 93 head, down $1.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.51 against this barn's trailing median of $401.68.

Average price

$352.17

▼ 1.20 vs prior sale

93 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$19.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.01

vs TN average

−0.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	354.05	1,925	84
Medium and Large 2	536	334.71	1,794	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale93 hd

352.17

—

TN average14 barns · 723 hd

343.16

+9.01

National average179 barns · 12,503 hd

352.96

−0.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

401.68

−49.51

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	1,773	181.06	3,211	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	142.16	2,125	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	139.46	1,783	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	118.04	1,280	12

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)	1,260	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$2,201	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$2,014	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,460	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	332.45/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,071	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	305.45/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,181	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	420.66/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,561	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,460.00/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	334.65/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,082	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	429.67/cwt	412.50–445.00	1,809	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	375.29/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,936	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	412.76/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,940	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	383.06/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	301.01/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,920	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,014.36/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	347.93/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,011	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	2,200.93/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	336.55/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	401.75/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	331.18/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	365.40/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	382.66/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	334.71/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	372.85/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	429.12/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	308.15/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	313.77/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,278	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	349.90/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	335.97/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	331.39/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,746	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	293.15/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	298.37/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	130.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,757	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	141.32/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,707	7
Bulls	—	—	1,838	182.28/cwt	178.00–190.00	3,350	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	172.58/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,801	5
Bulls	—	—	1,955	198.60/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	110.78/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,155	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	125.29/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,411	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,935	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	142.28/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,130	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	308.59/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	360.11/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	313.25/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	319.36/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	299.94/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	355.36/cwt	344.00–370.00	2,217	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	309.49/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,358	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	449.24/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	393.20/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	427.77/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	468.97/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	503.89/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	384.73/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,808	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	340.74/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	400.22/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	320.62/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,328	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	314.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	550.11/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	435.52/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	307.54/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	370.96/cwt	369.00–382.50	2,144	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	476.68/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	342.83/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,975	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	323.53/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,164	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	353.42/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,011	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	295.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.70/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,149	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	364.74/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,871	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	639	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,476	7

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 1,029Last week 629Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 60Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 34

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	435.91
11	350–400	371	400.00–430.00	420.66
13	400–450	427	390.00–425.00	400.22
21	450–500	470	370.00–402.50	384.73
43	500–550	513	350.00–375.00	364.74
41	550–600	576	335.00–353.00	342.83
20	600–650	623	325.00–342.50	332.45
17	650–700	669	315.00–330.00	323.53
11	700–750	714	300.00–317.50	305.45
4	750–800	784	305.00–312.50	307.54
2	800–850	815	280.00–290.00	285.09
2	850–900	853	290.00–300.00	295.01
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	970	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	365.00–375.00	372.85
6	400–450	428	330.00–385.00	360.11
8	450–500	485	335.00–365.00	349.90
9	500–550	536	327.50–340.00	334.71
6	600–650	632	310.00–320.00	313.25
3	650–700	668	285.00–305.00	298.37
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	830	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	955	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	745	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	435.00–465.00	449.24
18	400–450	421	412.50–445.00	429.67
16	450–500	470	390.00–435.00	412.76
15	500–550	516	360.00–390.00	375.29
24	550–600	569	342.50–375.00	353.42
20	600–650	622	320.00–345.00	334.65
14	650–700	670	310.00–335.00	320.70
9	700–750	722	290.00–320.00	308.59
9	750–800	762	297.50–315.00	309.49
2	800–850	835	290.00–310.00	299.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
6	400–450	433	370.00–400.00	383.06
11	450–500	476	340.00–380.00	365.40
12	500–550	527	310.00–342.50	331.39
11	550–600	572	315.00–340.00	331.18
5	600–650	638	290.00–307.50	301.01
4	650–700	669	280.00–307.50	293.15
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	332	400.00–450.00	429.12
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	425	395.00–410.00	401.75
8	450–500	469	355.00–410.00	382.66
6	500–550	534	320.00–370.00	335.97
15	550–600	578	332.50–355.00	347.93
11	600–650	614	330.00–342.50	336.55
3	650–700	677	295.00–315.00	308.15
13	700–750	726	313.00–314.00	313.77
7	800–850	828	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	500.00–570.00	550.11
8	250–300	290	490.00–515.00	503.89
7	300–350	329	460.00–495.00	476.68
9	350–400	376	450.00–480.00	468.97
12	400–450	425	420.00–455.00	435.52
13	450–500	483	415.00–440.00	427.77
7	500–550	527	390.00–402.50	393.20
11	550–600	578	369.00–382.50	370.96
23	600–650	624	344.00–370.00	355.36
7	650–700	661	335.00–345.00	340.74
19	700–750	726	315.00–327.50	320.62
7	750–800	777	315.00–327.50	319.36
5	800–850	822	305.00–325.00	314.31
1	900–950	910	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	639	387.50	387.50
9	700–750	733	340.00	340.00

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)	1	—	1,160	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,014.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	130.00–132.00	130.60
1	—	1,570	153.00	153.00
7	—	1,208	136.00–148.00	141.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	103.00–119.00	110.78
6	—	1,126	121.00–129.00	125.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,610	153.00	153.00
12	—	1,497	138.00–146.00	142.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,838	178.00–190.00	182.28
5	—	1,623	169.00–176.00	172.58
2	—	1,955	196.00–201.00	198.60

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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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