Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are compared to the last sale from two weeks ago. This sale was closed last week in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of as much as 25.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower on a light test due to low quality this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.42/cwt on 65 head, up $18.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.24 against this barn's trailing median of $402.67.

Average price

$340.42

▲ 18.43 vs prior sale

65 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$14.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs TN average

−13.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	343.15	1,902	53
Medium and Large 2	536	328.36	1,759	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about $143 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $402.67 across 30 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 sale65 hd

340.42

—

TN average14 barns · 385 hd

332.01

+8.41

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−13.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

402.67

−62.24

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	1,778	182.20	3,239	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	152.14	2,346	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	145.18	1,869	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	123.87	1,374	26

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	160.34/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,602	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	134.59/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,568	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	119.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,291	18
Bulls	—	—	1,468	166.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,443	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	374.07/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,949	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	434.48/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,790	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	341.57/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,937	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	319.07/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,988	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	648	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	424.27/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	336.39/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,934	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	309.19/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	410.40/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,937	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	371.29/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	467.50/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	355.26/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,837	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	304.21/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	458.68/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	318.15/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	424.89/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	383.57/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,033	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	347.74/cwt	332.50–357.50	2,319	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	334.13/cwt	324.00–342.50	2,075	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	317.05/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	314.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,240	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	347.18/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,146	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	289.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	317.17/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	333.76/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,759	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	387.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	439.78/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,618	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	286.20/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	361.88/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	339.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	489.88/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	318.89/cwt	292.50–325.00	2,124	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	372.33/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	301.40/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	281.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	346.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	331.89/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	330.59/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	359.77/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	332.34/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	343.60/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	402.55/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,301	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	376.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,141	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	483.15/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	306.25/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	163.60/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,246	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	131.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,677	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	149.98/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,290	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	4,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	146.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,866	22

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 524Year ago 806

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 44Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	658	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	435.00–470.00	458.68
13	400–450	412	415.00–440.00	434.48
19	450–500	472	395.00–420.00	410.40
11	500–550	521	370.00–390.00	374.07
14	550–600	567	325.00–355.00	341.57
21	600–650	623	310.00–335.00	319.07
3	650–700	662	300.00–322.50	309.19
6	700–750	714	300.00–315.00	304.21
2	750–800	758	305.00–307.50	306.25
1	850–900	870	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	430	365.00–380.00	372.33
8	450–500	473	355.00–375.00	361.88
19	500–550	527	315.00–345.00	333.76
9	550–600	580	295.00–320.00	317.17
4	600–650	625	290.00–305.00	301.40
4	650–700	679	275.00–295.00	286.20
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	485.00–500.00	489.88
2	300–350	300	440.00–495.00	467.50
3	350–400	365	470.00–505.00	483.15
8	400–450	434	415.00–430.00	424.89
4	450–500	481	385.00–410.00	402.55
15	500–550	530	370.00–390.00	383.57
22	550–600	569	360.00–380.00	376.29
17	600–650	618	340.00–362.50	347.18
15	650–700	667	332.50–357.50	347.74
15	700–750	712	310.00–320.00	314.64
4	750–800	759	310.00–327.50	318.15
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	517	325.00–350.00	343.60
2	550–600	583	320.00–345.00	332.34
4	600–650	630	330.00–332.50	331.89
12	650–700	666	292.50–325.00	318.89
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	332	400.00–450.00	424.27
18	350–400	368	410.00–450.00	439.78
7	400–450	429	380.00–400.00	387.80
18	450–500	473	365.00–385.00	371.29
19	500–550	517	350.00–367.50	355.26
34	550–600	575	330.00–352.50	336.39
31	600–650	621	324.00–342.50	334.13
7	650–700	669	310.00–325.00	317.05
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	773	285.00–295.00	289.89
2	800–850	818	280.00–285.00	282.48
1	1000–1050	1,000	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.77
3	350–400	365	370.00–400.00	380.00
6	400–450	418	320.00–360.00	339.16
3	450–500	480	330.00–360.00	346.56
9	500–550	525	315.00–340.00	330.59
3	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	321.66
1	600–650	635	262.50	262.50
3	650–700	655	275.00–290.00	281.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	708	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	159.00–162.00	160.34
1	—	1,345	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,527	149.00–151.00	149.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,165	128.00–142.00	134.59
18	—	1,084	110.00–125.00	119.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	158.00–170.00	163.60
7	—	1,272	129.00–135.00	131.81
22	—	1,277	140.00–155.00	146.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	160.00–175.00	166.41
1	—	2,070	202.00	202.00
1	—	2,105	194.00	194.00

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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