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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 10

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

811 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 791▲ 195 vs year ago 616 · +31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 149▲ 45 vs year ago 72 · +62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 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 $281.57/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −106.60 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$281.57

72 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.13

vs TN average

−33.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	285.93	1,594	51
Medium and Large 2	541	270.99	1,466	21

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $128 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 sale72 hd

281.57

—

TN average17 barns · 1,328 hd

290.70

−9.13

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−33.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−106.60

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $388.17 across 32 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	—	High	1,811	155.54	2,817	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	139.40	2,173	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	136.64	1,836	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	111.12	1,245	20

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	382.71/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,179	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	332.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,064	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	312.40/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,125	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	355.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,342	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	379.41/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,586	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,376	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	319.42/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,498	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	379.60/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,803	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	326.36/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,648	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	355.52/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,884	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,606	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	338.37/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,956	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	319.51/cwt	311.00–327.50	1,997	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,102	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,703	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	303.48/cwt	294.00–309.00	2,027	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	275.97/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,973	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,091	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,059	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	822	249.80/cwt	246.50–254.50	2,053	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	350.52/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,132	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	311.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,027	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	330.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,235	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	289.49/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,117	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	324.88/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,364	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	300.33/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,279	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	324.20/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,546	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	281.82/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,350	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	278.07/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,440	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	303.34/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,577	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	280.57/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,596	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	261.54/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,496	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	245.86/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,519	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	267.15/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,680	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	264.51/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,762	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	252.11/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,687	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	239.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,649	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	727	252.55/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,836	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	238.61/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,756	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	247.56/cwt	238.00–249.50	1,877	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	369.84/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,402	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	321.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,233	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	308.55/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,327	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	341.34/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,478	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	362.48/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,693	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	314.05/cwt	270.00–332.50	1,485	16
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	300.71/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,564	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	331.53/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,731	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	312.69/cwt	306.00–321.00	1,798	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,584	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	298.77/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,855	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,739	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	266.49/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,841	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	262.31/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,904	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,965	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,716	138.27/cwt	128.00–146.00	2,373	5
Bulls	—	—	1,741	156.51/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,725	4
Bulls	—	—	1,999	176.17/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,522	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	101.05/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,080	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,368	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	116.86/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,392	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	137.42/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,808	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	147.26/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,012	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	125.39/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,742	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	139.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,063	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,528	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,769	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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 791Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 149Year ago 72

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
7	300–350	308	350.00–395.00	382.71
3	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	355.13
5	400–450	418	367.50–382.50	379.41
18	450–500	475	367.50–387.50	379.60
16	500–550	530	347.50–362.50	355.52
15	550–600	578	332.50–347.50	338.37
20	600–650	625	311.00–327.50	319.51
10	650–700	668	294.00–309.00	303.48
4	700–750	715	272.00–280.00	275.97
1	750–800	780	264.00	264.00
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	320	330.00–335.00	332.62
2	350–400	360	305.00–320.00	312.40
2	400–450	420	320.00–335.00	327.68
4	450–500	469	310.00–335.00	319.42
2	500–550	505	315.00–337.50	326.36
3	550–600	550	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	660	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	720	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	332.00	332.00
8	750–800	763	274.00	274.00
12	800–850	822	246.50–254.50	249.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	323	330.00–370.00	350.52
4	350–400	374	320.00–350.00	330.27
13	400–450	420	315.00–345.00	324.88
9	450–500	477	320.00–337.50	324.20
12	500–550	520	290.00–322.50	303.34
39	550–600	569	272.00–295.00	280.57
29	600–650	629	255.00–272.00	267.15
11	650–700	669	249.00–260.00	252.11
12	700–750	736	227.50–240.00	238.61
6	750–800	758	238.00–249.50	247.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	666	264.00–266.00	264.51
77	700–750	727	245.00–253.00	252.55
3	800–850	820	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	330	300.00–320.00	311.09
10	350–400	386	270.00–310.00	289.49
19	400–450	426	280.00–310.00	300.33
13	450–500	479	270.00–300.00	281.82
12	500–550	518	270.00–287.50	278.07
9	550–600	572	256.00–270.00	261.54
3	600–650	618	237.50–250.00	245.86
14	650–700	689	230.00–240.00	239.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	321.93
2	400–450	430	300.00–317.50	308.55
16	450–500	473	270.00–332.50	314.05
3	500–550	520	290.00–307.50	300.71
1	600–650	600	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	690	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	350.00–395.00	369.84
7	400–450	433	320.00–360.00	341.34
6	450–500	467	340.00–377.50	362.48
12	500–550	522	315.00–340.00	331.53
6	550–600	575	306.00–321.00	312.69
8	600–650	621	290.00–312.50	298.77
4	650–700	691	258.00–276.00	266.49
5	700–750	726	256.00–270.00	262.31
3	800–850	822	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,999	174.00–179.00	176.17
4	—	1,741	154.00–160.00	156.51
5	—	1,716	128.00–146.00	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	150.00	150.00
1	—	2,130	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,481	135.00–143.00	139.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	90.00–106.00	101.05
8	—	1,191	109.00–123.00	116.86
3	—	1,085	124.00–128.00	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,389	120.00–131.00	125.39
8	—	1,366	145.00–151.00	147.26
21	—	1,316	132.00–144.00	137.42

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.