Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.00/cwt on 37 head, down $35.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −2.53 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$440.00

▼ 35.32 vs prior sale

37 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$62.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.86

vs TN average

−34.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	466.90	2,519	21
Medium and Large 2	568	404.70	2,297	16thin

One grade step is worth $62.20/cwt here — about $222 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $395.21, median $442.54 across 28 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

440.00

—

TN average14 barns · 435 hd

458.87

−18.86

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−34.48

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−2.53

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	1,893	210.01	3,975	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	180.48	2,160	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	178.85	2,939	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	158.93	1,618	6thin

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)	1,495	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,849	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,685	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,012	$2,718	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	409.61/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	430.68/cwt	420.00–433.00	2,662	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	374.60/cwt	374.00–377.50	2,637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	456.18/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	368.03/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	383.73/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	528.40/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	326.45/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	528.99/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,243	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	514.58/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	557.60/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,080	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	334.95/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	344.70/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	453.36/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,190	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	473.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,995	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	451.13/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,328	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,776.81/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	494.34/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	500.74/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,903	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	501.43/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,412	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	449.87/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,591	24
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,208	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	389.73/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,424	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Small 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	176.44/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,795	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	157.53/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	190.96/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,437	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	222.52/cwt	216.00–230.00	4,072	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	177.05/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,079	8
Bulls	—	—	1,943	200.00/cwt	187.00–211.00	3,886	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	157.72/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,848	187.72/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	448.35/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,153	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	482.81/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,511	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,849.29/head	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	429.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	417.92/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	444.15/cwt	430.00–457.50	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	368.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,401	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	470.72/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	423.95/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	369.94/cwt	350.00–407.50	2,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	438.67/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	567.07/cwt	555.00–585.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	387.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	401.07/cwt	380.00–422.50	2,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	553.84/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	341.78/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	407.18/cwt	392.50–417.50	2,724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	459.82/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	477.49/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	463.08/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	784	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,626	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	313.99/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	606.95/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	473.50/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,472	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	384.32/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	584.89/cwt	555.00–590.00	1,866	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	519.23/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,932	12

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 754Last week 623Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 106Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 24

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	—	1,495	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,570	3,075.00	3,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,849.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,776.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	4,150.00	4,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,685	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,000.00	3,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	268	500.00–540.00	514.58
5	300–350	327	500.00–545.00	528.40
12	350–400	372	495.00–530.00	519.23
29	400–450	421	460.00–490.00	473.91
37	450–500	483	445.00–465.00	453.36
15	500–550	516	440.00–465.00	451.13
8	550–600	579	400.00–427.50	409.61
5	600–650	624	360.00–380.00	368.03
2	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	735	325.00–355.00	340.00
7	750–800	763	317.50–330.00	326.45
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
2	950–1000	988	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	736	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	440	440.00–450.00	448.35
2	450–500	490	420.00–440.00	429.90
5	500–550	527	410.00–430.00	423.95
5	550–600	585	380.00–390.00	387.97
3	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	475.00–480.00	477.49
23	750–800	784	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	680.00	680.00
3	250–300	290	590.00–640.00	606.95
14	300–350	319	555.00–590.00	584.89
7	350–400	375	555.00–585.00	567.07
11	400–450	424	510.00–540.00	528.99
31	450–500	481	490.00–505.00	501.43
13	500–550	522	465.00–487.50	473.50
8	550–600	568	445.00–470.00	456.18
29	600–650	618	420.00–433.00	430.68
11	650–700	669	392.50–417.50	407.18
12	700–750	704	374.00–377.50	374.60
13	750–800	777	340.00–365.00	344.70
5	800–850	821	310.00–325.00	313.99
1	900–950	945	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	760	382.00	382.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	530.00–570.00	553.84
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	395	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	415	455.00–500.00	470.72
4	450–500	476	400.00–475.00	417.92
6	500–550	530	425.00–455.00	438.67
10	550–600	590	370.00–440.00	384.32
6	600–650	618	350.00–407.50	369.94
9	650–700	651	360.00–370.00	368.87
10	700–750	713	320.00–360.00	341.78
1	950–1000	980	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	530.00–570.00	557.60
6	400–450	436	495.00–515.00	500.74
7	450–500	474	485.00–505.00	494.34
9	500–550	520	470.00–495.00	482.81
24	550–600	576	430.00–460.00	449.87
7	600–650	622	382.50–392.50	389.73
2	650–700	658	377.50–390.00	383.73
3	700–750	720	332.50–340.00	334.95
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	430.00–480.00	463.08
3	450–500	473	450.00–465.00	459.82
2	500–550	520	430.00–457.50	444.15
2	550–600	580	380.00–422.50	401.07
3	600–650	603	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,584	170.00–181.00	176.44
1	—	1,360	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,848	185.00–192.00	187.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	157.00–158.00	157.53
7	—	1,276	185.00–199.00	190.96
8	—	1,174	173.00–182.00	177.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,029	153.00–164.00	157.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,830	216.00–230.00	222.52
5	—	1,943	187.00–211.00	200.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle