Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.97/cwt on 26 head, down $3.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits −6.57 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$435.97

▼ 3.36 vs prior sale

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$53.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs TN average

−17.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	452.48	2,450	18thin
Medium and Large 2	538	398.82	2,144	8thin

One grade step is worth $53.66/cwt here — about $307 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

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 sale26 hd

435.97

—

TN average16 barns · 645 hd

435.30

+0.67

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−17.75

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−6.57

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	—	Low	1,681	212.39	3,571	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	175.08	2,736	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	173.04	2,209	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	148.50	1,531	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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	250–300	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	415.13/cwt	375.00–435.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	522.99/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	410.11/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	447.40/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	392.96/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	404.93/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,146	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	334.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	573.03/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	394.70/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	333.15/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	433.08/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	336.95/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	555.33/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	423.46/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	453.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	451.02/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	369.97/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	321.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	405.44/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	174.85/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,207	20
Bulls	—	—	1,205	192.94/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,325	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	137.29/cwt	124.00–147.00	1,361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	154.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,720	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	197.99/cwt	190.00–206.00	2,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	407.86/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	391.85/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	371.26/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	469.75/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	338.33/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	371.64/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	401.79/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	356.37/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	800–850	829	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,756	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	468.00/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,387	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	426.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	372.64/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,105	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	163.03/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,189	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	164.32/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,409	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	174.92/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,802	17
Bulls	—	—	1,843	226.64/cwt	222.00–234.00	4,177	3
Bulls	—	—	1,837	211.11/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,878	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	184.97/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,266	2

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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 782Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 126Year ago 72

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	325	560.00–580.00	573.03
1	350–400	355	580.00	580.00
12	450–500	476	460.00–480.00	469.75
10	500–550	510	465.00–470.00	468.00
8	550–600	581	420.00–440.00	433.08
2	600–650	618	380.00–410.00	394.70
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	713	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	524	375.00–435.00	415.13
3	550–600	560	370.00–375.00	371.64
1	600–650	645	347.00	347.00
2	700–750	700	332.00	332.00
4	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	829	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	550.00–560.00	555.33
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	312	500.00–550.00	522.99
3	350–400	368	450.00–460.00	453.30
5	400–450	420	420.00–430.00	426.00
13	450–500	468	420.00–430.00	423.46
20	500–550	530	385.00–410.00	404.93
8	550–600	575	387.50–397.50	392.96
4	600–650	624	330.00–337.50	333.15
3	650–700	678	330.00–345.00	334.90
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	433	390.00–410.00	401.79
3	450–500	460	385.00–400.00	391.85
4	500–550	541	350.00–380.00	371.26
6	550–600	569	335.00–375.00	356.37
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	440.00–455.00	447.40
2	400–450	440	400.00–420.00	410.11
7	450–500	480	390.00–425.00	407.86
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	593	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	613	330.00–345.00	338.33
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
3	400–450	432	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	483	450.00–455.00	451.02
9	500–550	526	390.00–420.00	405.44
6	550–600	565	360.00–395.00	372.64
3	600–650	618	360.00–380.00	369.97
6	650–700	674	330.00–342.00	336.95
4	700–750	724	320.00–325.00	321.23
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	885	277.50	277.50
1	900–950	910	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,262	170.00–181.00	174.85
6	—	1,343	155.00–168.00	163.03
2	—	1,225	184.00–186.00	184.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	124.00–147.00	137.29
1	—	780	163.00	163.00
5	—	1,113	150.00–159.00	154.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	190.00–206.00	197.99
4	—	1,466	161.00–167.00	164.32
17	—	1,602	170.00–185.00	174.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	192.00–194.00	192.94
3	—	1,843	222.00–234.00	226.64
3	—	1,837	205.00–218.00	211.11

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