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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 6

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Dec 9Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

536 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 877▼ 427 vs year ago 963 · −44.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 153▼ 97 vs year ago 167 · −58.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.26/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −140.88 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.

Average price

$294.26

13 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$20.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

vs TN average

−47.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	299.04	1,709	10thin
Medium and Large 2	530	278.33	1,475	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.70/cwt here — about $234 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

294.26

—

TN average5 barns · 157 hd

303.30

−9.04

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−47.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.14

−140.88

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $358.74, median $435.14 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	—	Low	1,749	153.78	2,689	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	135.80	2,182	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	126.95	1,805	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	108.54	1,225	8thin

Every lot

79 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	401.29/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,276	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	375.49/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,371	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,281	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	328.65/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,416	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,531	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,443	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	307.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,658	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	293.31/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,739	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	286.26/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,781	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	269.59/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,795	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	258.00/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,806	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	254.23/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,914	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	239.66/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,972	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,181	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	991	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	2,351	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	923	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	270.04/cwt	265.00–275.00	832	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	304.79/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,097	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,196	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	283.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,217	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	250.37/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,162	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	275.99/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,305	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,406	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	6
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	265.20/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,366	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	249.01/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,295	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	235.45/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,307	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,483	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,540	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.73/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,505	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	237.10/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,591	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,518	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	228.62/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,637	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,708	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	208.00/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,778	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	355.23/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,297	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	326.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,219	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	307.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,326	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	295.59/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,398	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	289.34/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,536	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,453	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	266.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,538	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	250.86/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,460	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,453	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	252.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,616	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	222.15/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,482	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	242.32/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,638	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	233.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,673	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	225.35/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,744	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	214.20/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,729	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,674	143.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,402	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	156.59/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,682	5
Bulls	—	—	2,225	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	4,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	96.25/cwt	84.00–103.00	883	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,299	114.89/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,492	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	136.29/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,819	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,682	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	119.62/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,689	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	126.19/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,840	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	128.03/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,891	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,717	142.63/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,449	9

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 877Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 153Year ago 167

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	320.00–330.00	326.70
1	400–450	440	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	538	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	582	247.50–255.00	250.86
1	600–650	625	232.50	232.50
3	650–700	667	210.00–230.00	222.15
2	700–750	718	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	340.00–370.00	355.23
4	400–450	431	300.00–315.00	307.65
8	450–500	473	290.00–302.50	295.59
8	500–550	531	280.00–300.00	289.34
5	550–600	577	260.00–280.00	266.54
3	600–650	640	245.00–260.00	252.52
5	650–700	676	240.00–247.50	242.32
2	700–750	718	230.00–236.00	233.01
4	750–800	774	220.00–233.00	225.35
3	800–850	807	207.00–218.00	214.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	368	325.00	325.00
14	450–500	480	293.00	293.00
6	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
10	600–650	616	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	300	307.50	307.50
10	350–400	360	292.50–317.50	304.79
10	400–450	430	275.00–290.00	283.00
8	450–500	473	270.00–282.50	275.99
9	500–550	515	257.50–270.00	265.20
2	550–600	565	262.50	262.50
7	600–650	625	235.00–246.00	240.73
5	650–700	671	235.00–238.00	237.10
5	700–750	716	226.00–230.00	228.62
4	750–800	773	221.00	221.00
3	850–900	855	200.00–212.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	308	265.00–275.00	270.04
2	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	438	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	464	240.00–260.00	250.37
2	500–550	520	248.00–250.00	249.01
2	550–600	555	230.00–241.00	235.45
3	650–700	675	220.00–230.00	224.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	950–1000	991	237.25	237.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	388	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
12	300–350	318	375.00–415.00	401.29
14	350–400	365	365.00–390.00	375.49
4	400–450	431	315.00–340.00	328.65
7	450–500	494	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	539	300.00–310.00	307.63
6	550–600	593	290.00–300.00	293.31
9	600–650	622	272.00–288.00	286.26
22	650–700	666	265.00–272.50	269.59
2	700–750	700	256.00–260.00	258.00
5	750–800	753	249.00–262.00	254.23
3	800–850	823	239.00–240.00	239.66
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
3	900–950	928	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,674	140.00–148.00	143.46
1	—	2,225	181.00	181.00
5	—	1,713	150.00–163.00	156.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	135.00–138.00	136.29
3	—	1,412	116.00–121.00	119.62
8	—	1,458	122.00–133.00	126.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,477	123.00–135.00	128.03
9	—	1,717	138.00–150.00	142.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	111.00–117.00	114.89
3	—	917	84.00–103.00	96.25
1	—	1,080	120.00	120.00

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.