Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-06-15

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 15
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
58 vs last sale 403 118 vs year ago 579 · 20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
103 vs last sale 153 56 vs year ago 106 · 52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
7 vs last sale 15 5 vs year ago 27 · 18.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $409.33/cwt on 37 head, down $26.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits 33.21 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.
Average price
$409.33
26.64 vs prior sale
37 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.57
vs TN average
49.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565420.112,37527
Medium and Large 2544380.222,06710thin
One grade step is worth $39.88/cwt here — about $309 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
512468425381median 442.5401/0503/0204/2706/2208/10
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
409.33
TN average15 barns · 470 hd
425.89
−16.57
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−49.72
This barn, trailing median28 sales
442.54
−33.21
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
BullsAverage1,670199.353,3297thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419174.772,4807thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235173.492,14215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,213143.071,7356thin

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)1,265$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$2,1652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)850$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$3,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708374.98/cwt374.00–382.502,65510
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659393.03/cwt387.50–397.502,59011
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713321.24/cwt317.50–325.002,2902
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328594.66/cwt570.00–620.001,9505
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700326.25/cwt325.00–327.502,2842
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679335.21/cwt320.00–340.002,2764
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572403.86/cwt380.00–410.002,31015
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424472.80/cwt470.00–480.002,0059
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3941
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360562.50/cwt555.00–570.002,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482425.55/cwt420.00–430.002,05117
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628347.48/cwt340.00–360.002,1824
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367547.90/cwt500.00–570.002,0115
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278536.08/cwt515.00–560.001,4902
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675335.74/cwt327.50–340.002,2663
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613353.46/cwt340.00–370.002,1677
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472466.49/cwt450.00–475.002,20213
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350316482.27/cwt460.00–500.001,5248
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610392.47/cwt375.00–402.502,3946
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468470.79/cwt465.00–480.002,2036
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522401.57/cwt385.00–415.002,09619
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570384.13/cwt370.00–392.502,1907
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426426.23/cwt420.00–430.001,8168
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528406.77/cwt397.50–415.002,1484
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518429.83/cwt420.00–450.002,2276
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235187.60/cwt185.00–192.002,3174
CowsLean 85-90%1,252145.64/cwt145.00–147.001,8233
CowsLean 85-90%1,120129.24/cwt125.00–134.001,4472
CowsLean 85-90%1,280163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0861
Bulls1,808206.83/cwt199.00–215.003,7392
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185158.71/cwt156.00–164.001,8813
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387481.36/cwt465.00–510.001,86315
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488422.17/cwt420.00–435.002,0607
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5821
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579417.33/cwt402.50–425.002,41621
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450438412.49/cwt410.00–415.001,8072
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7561
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415478.94/cwt470.00–495.001,9885
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4721
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375473.75/cwt450.00–495.001,7774
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528383.86/cwt370.00–415.002,0277
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540367.48/cwt365.00–370.001,9842
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420442.14/cwt435.00–450.001,8572
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571353.64/cwt340.00–367.502,0197
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473425.04/cwt400.00–435.002,0106
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300270580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8701
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673354.87/cwt342.50–360.002,3884
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650617360.87/cwt350.00–370.002,2279
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750718331.66/cwt330.00–332.502,3813
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29082,164.53/head2,150.00–2,175.002,1652
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350324496.55/cwt490.00–500.001,6093
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580371.74/cwt350.00–385.002,1563
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253171.97/cwt166.00–177.002,1558
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,419174.77/cwt168.00–180.002,4807
Bulls1,650189.19/cwt183.00–194.003,1224
Bulls1,475225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,3191
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5271

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.