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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

661 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 722▼ 173 vs year ago 834 · −20.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 83▼ 15 vs year ago 97 · −15.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.02/cwt on 51 head, down $0.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.17 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$339.02

▼ 0.47 vs prior sale

51 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs TN average

−33.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	343.07	1,898	39
Medium and Large 2	555	325.86	1,809	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $90 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

339.02

—

TN average15 barns · 738 hd

336.39

+2.63

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−33.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.20

−52.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $391.20 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,895	170.34	3,228	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	132.97	1,775	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	132.45	1,996	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	115.63	1,237	13

Every lot, as filed

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	485.54/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,578	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	386.94/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,296	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	450.21/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,895	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,775	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	430.96/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,099	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	403.16/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,056	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	363.15/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,881	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	388.89/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,201	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	363.56/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,083	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	360.85/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,212	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	310.13/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,948	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	364.75/cwt	364.75–364.75	2,440	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	351.78/cwt	348.00–353.00	2,357	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	304.33/cwt	295.00–326.00	2,103	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	318.93/cwt	314.00–335.00	2,271	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,575	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	330.00/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,492	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	789	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,690	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	321.47/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,646	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	299	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	957	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,053	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,436	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	362.08/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,495	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	389.84/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,672	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	383.25/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,820	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	332.61/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,756	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	352.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,865	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	337.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,915	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	319.11/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,857	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	329.01/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,030	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	306.16/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,914	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,012	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	326.22/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,182	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	312.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,271	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,321	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,316	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	457.97/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,745	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,433	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	436.01/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,849	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	349.28/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,617	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	413.09/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,987	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	338.13/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,748	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	387.88/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,017	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	332.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,907	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	318.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,829	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	322.40/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,986	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	303.66/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,886	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	318.46/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,092	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,985	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	298.26/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,133	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,010	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,889	162.73/cwt	149.00–168.00	3,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	180.49/cwt	177.00–186.00	3,435	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	109.44/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,160	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	122.86/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,328	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	135.14/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,699	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,742	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	144.45/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,063	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,846	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	130.92/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,976	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,233	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

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 722Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 83Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	324	320.00–330.00	324.94
3	400–450	413	340.00–375.00	362.08
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
6	500–550	528	320.00–338.00	332.61
6	550–600	582	317.50–325.00	319.11
6	600–650	625	290.00–320.00	306.16
2	650–700	668	300.00–302.50	301.26
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	388	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	429	380.00–410.00	389.84
28	450–500	475	370.00–395.00	383.25
14	500–550	529	340.00–360.00	352.60
25	550–600	567	330.00–345.00	337.74
5	600–650	617	322.50–337.50	329.01
6	650–700	669	317.50–335.00	326.22
5	700–750	728	300.00–315.00	312.01
2	750–800	780	295.00–300.00	297.50
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	850	270.00–275.00	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	381	430.00–480.00	457.97
6	400–450	424	420.00–450.00	436.01
4	450–500	481	407.50–415.00	413.09
5	500–550	520	380.00–400.00	387.88
9	550–600	574	330.00–350.00	332.19
23	600–650	616	315.00–340.00	322.40
10	650–700	657	310.00–337.50	318.46
3	700–750	715	295.00–305.00	298.26
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	910	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
5	450–500	463	345.00–365.00	349.28
5	500–550	517	335.00–350.00	338.13
4	550–600	574	315.00–320.00	318.71
20	600–650	621	275.00–310.00	303.66
3	650–700	673	290.00–300.00	294.90
2	700–750	718	275.00–285.00	279.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	450.00–520.00	485.54
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	421	440.00–460.00	450.21
17	450–500	487	425.00–445.00	430.96
5	500–550	510	390.00–425.00	403.16
16	550–600	566	382.50–390.00	388.89
9	600–650	613	355.00–371.00	360.85
11	650–700	670	348.00–353.00	351.78
6	700–750	712	314.00–335.00	318.93
2	750–800	755	327.50–332.50	330.00
2	800–850	823	320.00–323.00	321.47
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00–425.00	386.94
2	400–450	433	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	518	340.00–380.00	363.15
2	550–600	573	357.50–370.00	363.56
3	600–650	628	290.00–342.50	310.13
6	650–700	691	295.00–326.00	304.33
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	650–700	669	364.75	364.75
4	700–750	741	347.50	347.50
7	750–800	789	341.00	341.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	120.00–126.00	123.98
6	—	1,257	130.00–141.00	135.14
2	—	1,428	144.00–145.00	144.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,060	104.00–115.00	109.44
6	—	1,081	119.00–128.00	122.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,540	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,509	129.00–135.00	130.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	177.00–186.00	180.49
4	—	1,889	149.00–168.00	162.73

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.