Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $426.15/cwt on 62 head, up $0.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.

Average price

$426.15

▲ 0.70 vs prior sale

62 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$27.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.93

vs TN average

+3.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	429.69	2,386	54
Medium and Large 2	556	402.26	2,236	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $150 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

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 sale62 hd

426.15

—

TN average18 barns · 871 hd

414.22

+11.93

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+3.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.65

+22.50

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	—	High	1,639	202.21	3,314	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	183.01	2,871	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	179.17	2,259	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	144.23	1,460	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,510	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,034	$3,019	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,956	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,819	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$4,062	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$3,961	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$3,424	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,370	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$2,233	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	425.02/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,457	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,818.70/head	2,200.00–3,125.00	2,819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	470.29/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	401.33/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,520	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	2,233.30/head	1,900.00–2,640.00	2,233	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,370.00/head	2,370.00–2,370.00	2,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,095.31/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,075.18/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	3,018.75/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,019	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	3,423.62/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,955.86/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	434.02/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,283	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	502.71/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,408	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	793	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,609	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	357.52/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	331.23/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,895	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	4,158.47/head	3,700.00–4,450.00	4,158	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,923.39/head	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	447.58/cwt	435.00–462.50	2,533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	526.72/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,679	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	448.75/cwt	420.00–462.50	2,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	414.37/cwt	397.50–425.00	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	321.25/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	453.09/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,429	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	527.89/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	396.62/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	341.91/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,318	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	147.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,417	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	221.98/cwt	216.00–230.00	3,796	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	190.89/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,083	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	176.12/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,589	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	194.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,536	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	177.55/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,170	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,203	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	167.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	165.97/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,176	6
Bulls	—	—	1,753	205.31/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,599	6
Bulls	—	—	1,363	182.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	469.84/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	411.66/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	378.23/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	445.95/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,783	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	439.95/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,908	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	392.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	563.06/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	519.12/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,222	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	722.10/cwt	710.00–750.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	342.52/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	369.45/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	462.71/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,216	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	471.72/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,453	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	314.50/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	555.05/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	471.00/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	603.96/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	509.18/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,195	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	634.84/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	417.28/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,433	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	397.48/cwt	386.00–417.50	2,464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	419.99/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	563.30/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	329.97/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	508.09/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	480.06/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,021	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	474.45/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	380.73/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	372.34/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	343.25/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	528.35/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	510.45/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,450	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	484.27/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,499	9

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 Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 843Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 107Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 32Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	500.00–545.00	527.89
3	400–450	428	445.00–495.00	470.29
2	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
9	550–600	578	420.00–427.50	425.02
3	600–650	628	390.00–425.00	401.33
2	750–800	790	310.00–332.50	321.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	550.00–570.00	555.05
20	400–450	431	500.00–540.00	509.18
28	450–500	479	480.00–510.00	502.71
13	500–550	520	450.00–490.00	471.72
6	550–600	566	435.00–462.50	447.58
10	600–650	614	405.00–435.00	419.99
6	650–700	670	385.00–395.00	392.05
3	700–750	733	372.50–385.00	378.23
4	750–800	773	350.00–365.00	357.52
4	850–900	874	327.50–332.50	331.23
1	900–950	915	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	630.00–640.00	634.84
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	330	500.00–550.00	528.35
19	350–400	375	490.00–525.00	508.09
22	400–450	421	460.00–495.00	480.06
51	450–500	479	450.00–475.00	462.71
24	500–550	526	420.00–450.00	434.02
25	550–600	583	410.00–445.00	417.28
12	600–650	620	386.00–417.50	397.48
6	650–700	664	362.50–382.50	372.34
6	700–750	715	335.00–350.00	343.25
3	750–800	762	337.50–345.00	342.52
5	800–850	803	312.50–315.00	314.50
1	850–900	875	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	490.00	490.00
5	550–600	557	470.00–475.00	471.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	750–800	793	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	375	450.00–480.00	469.84
7	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	475	430.00–450.00	440.00
3	500–550	532	410.00–415.00	411.66
5	550–600	570	385.00–407.50	396.62
2	600–650	625	350.00–355.00	352.48
4	650–700	678	330.00–352.50	341.91
4	700–750	719	320.00–330.00	324.92
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	335	510.00–540.00	526.72
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
12	500–550	536	440.00–470.00	453.09
9	550–600	572	420.00–462.50	448.75
3	600–650	618	397.50–425.00	414.37
6	750–800	771	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	510.00	510.00
2	700–750	705	405.00	405.00
3	750–800	758	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	710.00–750.00	722.10
5	250–300	298	600.00–620.00	603.96
12	300–350	331	550.00–590.00	563.06
5	350–400	380	540.00–575.00	563.30
26	400–450	428	500.00–530.00	519.12
17	450–500	480	490.00–520.00	510.45
9	500–550	516	475.00–500.00	484.27
5	550–600	563	465.00–485.00	474.45
42	600–650	624	430.00–455.00	445.95
13	650–700	661	430.00–445.00	439.95
6	700–750	718	372.50–385.00	380.73
5	750–800	769	362.50–375.00	369.45
2	850–900	885	327.50–332.50	329.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,268	2,200.00–3,125.00	2,818.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,075.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,034	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,018.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,179	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,955.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	906	1,900.00–2,640.00	2,233.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,370.00	2,370.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,095.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,423.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	5,200.00	5,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,900.00	4,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,144	3,700.00–4,450.00	4,158.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,923.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	140.00–155.00	147.04
1	—	1,205	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,615	186.00–197.00	190.89
7	—	1,470	173.00–183.00	176.12
2	—	1,683	165.00–170.00	167.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	190.00–200.00	194.17
16	—	1,222	173.00–185.00	177.55
6	—	1,311	160.00–171.00	165.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	216.00–230.00	221.98
6	—	1,753	195.00–210.00	205.31
3	—	1,363	180.00–185.00	182.82

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 this sale compares

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