Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-04-27

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 27
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
175 vs last sale 825 16 vs year ago 666 · 2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
28 vs last sale 126 14 vs year ago 112 · 12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
1 vs last sale 50 34 vs year ago 17 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 650 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.86/cwt on 37 head, down $4.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +18.20 against this barn's trailing median of $403.65.
Average price
$421.86
4.30 vs prior sale
37 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,232
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.21
vs TN average
2.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528424.682,24434
Medium and Large 2539389.862,1003thin
One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $144 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

29 sales
440400360320median 403.6501/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale37 hd
421.86
TN average14 barns · 559 hd
410.64
+11.21
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−2.21
This barn, trailing median29 sales
403.65
+18.20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,732200.453,47315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,283179.152,29923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433179.122,5675thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067139.331,48715

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$3,0495
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,7928
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,312$2,6715
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$2,5683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,4751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,3251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)983$3,4052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,029$3,1005
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,2601thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)973$2,1213thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,8601thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373499.95/cwt490.00–520.001,86515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1222,567.90/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,792.49/head2,450.00–3,250.002,7928
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471506.11/cwt485.00–515.002,38413
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679369.94/cwt360.00–375.002,5129
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0603,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1-29833,404.83/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4052
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522475.03/cwt460.00–495.002,4808
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650616423.40/cwt420.00–428.002,60816
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467456.65/cwt450.00–470.002,13372
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426448.85/cwt440.00–450.001,9129
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468451.71/cwt450.00–455.002,1143
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650613388.34/cwt380.00–395.002,3813
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29732,121.06/head1,650.00–2,340.002,1213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29953,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0383,062.35/head2,900.00–3,300.003,0624
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1291
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500499490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4457
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428498.37/cwt495.00–500.002,1333
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,260.00/head2,260.00–2,260.002,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,049.32/head2,650.00–3,400.003,0495
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1804,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9701
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528399.79/cwt385.00–415.002,1112
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379467.40/cwt450.00–485.001,7716
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573421.69/cwt405.00–440.002,4163
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3122,670.90/head2,500.00–2,875.002,6715
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581423.59/cwt410.00–460.002,4618
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750716364.71/cwt364.00–367.502,6115
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7221
Bulls1,788211.53/cwt208.00–216.003,7826
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261178.45/cwt173.00–185.002,25014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433179.12/cwt172.00–183.002,5675
CowsBoner 80-85%1,393195.56/cwt187.00–207.002,7245
Bulls1,548182.77/cwt175.00–187.002,8293
Bulls1,769198.22/cwt190.00–204.003,5076
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3402
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225161.08/cwt158.00–166.001,9734
CowsLean 85-90%986128.47/cwt116.00–138.001,2676
CowsLean 85-90%1,045159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6621
CowsLean 85-90%1,131145.02/cwt140.00–151.001,6408
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223669.78/cwt650.00–680.001,4944
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370522.49/cwt510.00–550.001,9335
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3543
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0281
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350332508.67/cwt480.00–550.001,6893
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300273554.31/cwt540.00–570.001,5132
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458527.16/cwt500.00–530.002,41427
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950913295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6933
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350314591.59/cwt580.00–600.001,8587
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000990260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5741
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6271
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532517.91/cwt490.00–530.002,75512
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700654410.31/cwt402.50–420.002,6838
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900863315.83/cwt315.00–317.502,7263
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418473.52/cwt460.00–485.001,97916
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950924285.00/cwt280.00–290.002,6334
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600564466.95/cwt455.00–480.002,6344
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,5242
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326504.07/cwt500.00–520.001,6436
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570497.03/cwt475.00–510.002,83313
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614433.41/cwt424.00–445.002,6617
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270654.68/cwt630.00–670.001,7684
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750734380.85/cwt375.00–390.002,7957
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415529.35/cwt505.00–535.002,19723
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572410.44/cwt405.00–415.002,3486
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371535.99/cwt530.00–550.001,9898
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519427.73/cwt420.00–445.002,22028
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6621
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422509.64/cwt495.00–520.002,15115
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250236640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5105
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000991255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5274
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5031
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634398.09/cwt381.00–550.002,52422

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.