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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 3

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

975 head

▼ 449 vs last sale 1,424▼ 619 vs year ago 1,594 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 189▲ 3 vs year ago 137 · +2.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher.

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 $308.78/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.36 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.

Average price

$308.78

57 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$44.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

vs TN average

−33.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	321.62	1,781	35
Medium and Large 2	548	288.86	1,582	21
Small 1	500	277.50	1,388	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.12/cwt here — about $394 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 sale57 hd

308.78

—

TN average13 barns · 581 hd

318.41

−9.63

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−33.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.14

−126.36

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	—	Average	1,813	151.42	2,746	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	129.38	1,895	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	124.41	1,576	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	109.94	1,253	16

Every lot

86 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	385.24/cwt	360.00–410.00	994	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	366.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,216	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	332.65/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,108	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	365.14/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,380	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	366.14/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,541	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	323.27/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,371	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	348.96/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,658	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	318.91/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,540	7
Steers	500–550	Small 1	500	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,388	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	318.27/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,652	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	285.57/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,525	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	289.64/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,596	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	323.37/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,850	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	278.67/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,714	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,975	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	302.31/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,880	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,910	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	278.21/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,881	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	256.97/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,755	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	268.70/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,929	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	250.98/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,840	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	254.73/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,969	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	240.98/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,964	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	938	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	2,225	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	375.50/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,044	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	306.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	994	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	336.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,098	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	304.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,125	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	323.37/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,206	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	289.02/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,211	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	310.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,339	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	303.19/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,440	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	280.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,353	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	295.69/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,546	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	270.50/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,426	6
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	560	247.41/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,385	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	266.12/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,530	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	249.29/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,438	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	244.31/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,481	4
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	262.34/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,645	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	253.48/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,683	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	674	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,752	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	236.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,595	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	219.98/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,575	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	232.81/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,686	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	220.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,702	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,701	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,625	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,214	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	348.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,316	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	354.78/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,469	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	319.91/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,356	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	316.24/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,477	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	335.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,590	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	285.00/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,479	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	310.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,624	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	291.46/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,670	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	276.27/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,602	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	580	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,581	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	276.96/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,706	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	253.77/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,682	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	253.41/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,837	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	233.74/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,830	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	220.19/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,812	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	143.10/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,437	5
Bulls	—	—	1,903	158.77/cwt	156.00–164.00	3,021	3
Bulls	—	—	2,095	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	109.54/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,243	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,409	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	116.44/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,457	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	125.54/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,583	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	137.67/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,914	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	129.61/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,885	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,114	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,792	1

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 1,424Year ago 1,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 189Year ago 137

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	324	300.00–315.00	306.87
4	350–400	370	290.00–310.00	304.00
7	400–450	419	270.00–297.50	289.02
3	450–500	483	270.00–285.00	280.03
6	500–550	527	252.50–280.00	270.50
8	550–600	577	240.00–257.50	249.29
4	600–650	606	230.00–250.00	244.31
3	650–700	674	230.00–240.00	236.71
5	700–750	716	217.50–222.50	219.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	278	340.00–420.00	375.50
7	300–350	326	325.00–350.00	336.84
30	350–400	373	315.00–340.00	323.37
23	400–450	431	300.00–320.00	310.62
40	450–500	475	290.00–317.50	303.19
25	500–550	523	285.00–310.00	295.69
15	550–600	575	260.00–274.00	266.12
22	600–650	627	254.00–268.00	262.34
7	650–700	664	250.00–256.00	253.48
7	700–750	724	227.50–238.00	232.81
2	750–800	773	215.00–225.00	220.15
1	800–850	840	202.50	202.50
2	950–1000	970	165.00–170.00	167.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	674	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	242.50–250.00	247.41
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	333	325.00–345.00	332.65
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	424	300.00–340.00	323.27
7	450–500	483	315.00–327.50	318.91
4	500–550	534	275.00–302.50	285.57
17	550–600	551	280.00–304.00	289.64
5	600–650	615	265.00–288.00	278.67
2	650–700	683	254.00–260.00	256.97
4	700–750	733	236.00–256.00	250.98
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	258	360.00–410.00	385.24
15	300–350	332	350.00–380.00	366.38
6	350–400	378	350.00–375.00	365.14
22	400–450	421	350.00–377.50	366.14
11	450–500	475	340.00–357.50	348.96
12	500–550	519	310.00–335.00	318.27
23	550–600	572	310.00–330.00	323.37
9	600–650	622	290.00–312.50	302.31
17	650–700	676	270.00–284.00	278.21
7	700–750	718	264.00–273.00	268.70
9	750–800	773	251.00–260.00	254.73
3	800–850	815	238.00–245.00	240.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	619	319.00	319.00
7	650–700	668	286.00	286.00
54	900–950	938	237.25	237.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	345.00–350.00	348.97
13	400–450	414	345.00–370.00	354.78
16	450–500	474	330.00–350.00	335.39
16	500–550	523	300.00–325.00	310.48
7	550–600	573	282.50–297.50	291.46
7	600–650	616	272.50–283.00	276.96
2	650–700	663	252.50–255.00	253.77
3	700–750	725	247.50–257.50	253.41
2	750–800	783	230.00–237.50	233.74
2	800–850	823	218.00–222.50	220.19
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	330.00–335.00	332.50
4	400–450	424	305.00–335.00	319.91
8	450–500	467	295.00–325.00	316.24
5	500–550	519	280.00–295.00	285.00
2	550–600	580	275.00–277.50	276.27
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	116.00	116.00
12	—	1,454	123.00–136.00	129.61
1	—	1,510	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,135	104.00–114.00	109.54
1	—	1,215	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	113.00–119.00	116.44
2	—	1,390	136.00–139.00	137.67
26	—	1,261	120.00–133.00	125.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	156.00–164.00	158.77
5	—	1,703	137.00–152.00	143.10
1	—	2,095	171.00	171.00

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.