Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 25.00-35.00 higher with instances of 45.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; 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 $421.06/cwt on 24 head, up $15.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −21.47 against this barn's trailing median of $442.54.

Average price

$421.06

▲ 15.36 vs prior sale

24 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$43.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.46

vs TN average

+6.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	431.92	2,378	18thin
Medium and Large 2	546	388.48	2,120	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.44/cwt here — about $258 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 sale24 hd

421.06

—

TN average14 barns · 308 hd

394.60

+26.46

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+6.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

442.54

−21.47

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	1,914	206.59	3,954	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	185.62	2,447	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	180.70	2,637	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,129	156.46	1,767	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$3,916	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$3,649	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$3,383	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,470	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	497.53/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	435.46/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,304	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	458.59/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	392.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	383.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	508.29/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	356.42/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,178	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	479.06/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	365.13/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,107	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	428.38/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	427.45/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	529.73/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	372.31/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	389.07/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	371.71/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,959	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	341.92/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,140	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,916.33/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,916	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	477.68/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	328.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	337.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	3,382.68/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,383	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	197.79/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,497	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	331.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	384.88/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	416.61/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	331.19/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	416.75/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	455.19/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	380.39/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	287.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	387.52/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	351.16/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	349.85/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	460.05/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,171	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,469.78/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	3,648.56/head	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	436.66/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,847	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	180.47/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,646	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	155.54/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,748	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	191.53/cwt	191.00–192.00	3,453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,959	208.26/cwt	206.00–212.00	4,080	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	184.08/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,325	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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 376Last week 432Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 71Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	400.00–450.00	436.66
3	450–500	482	405.00–430.00	416.61
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	275.00–300.00	287.54
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	510.00–560.00	529.73
5	400–450	409	465.00–490.00	479.06
4	450–500	461	455.00–485.00	477.68
5	500–550	512	375.00–410.00	389.07
2	550–600	580	365.00–380.00	372.31
10	600–650	626	332.50–347.50	341.92
3	650–700	660	330.00–345.00	337.46
3	700–750	710	320.00–335.00	328.22
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	680.00	680.00
1	250–300	260	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	395	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	460	495.00–500.00	497.53
9	500–550	529	422.50–440.00	435.46
9	550–600	572	405.00–432.50	428.38
9	600–650	633	380.00–400.00	383.00
10	650–700	677	377.50–395.00	384.88
2	700–750	708	345.00–350.00	347.51
4	800–850	812	320.00–335.00	331.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	472	455.00–465.00	460.05
4	500–550	531	375.00–400.00	392.53
2	550–600	575	365.00–395.00	380.39
10	600–650	622	335.00–370.00	351.16
7	650–700	679	330.00–365.00	349.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	417.50	417.50
10	650–700	651	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	370	505.00–510.00	508.29
6	400–450	416	450.00–470.00	458.59
4	450–500	471	420.00–440.00	427.45
18	500–550	527	360.00–390.00	371.71
20	550–600	577	360.00–375.00	365.13
9	600–650	611	350.00–370.00	356.42
4	650–700	681	325.00–335.00	331.29
2	700–750	718	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	450.00–460.00	455.19
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	433	410.00–425.00	416.75
4	450–500	489	380.00–395.00	387.52
2	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	339.78
2	600–650	610	327.50–330.00	328.76

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,916.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,382.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,469.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,648.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,405	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,466	176.00–185.00	180.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,368	193.00–202.00	197.79
5	—	1,263	178.00–188.00	184.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	162.00	162.00
6	—	1,124	151.00–160.00	155.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	230.00	230.00
2	—	1,803	191.00–192.00	191.53
4	—	1,959	206.00–212.00	208.26

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle