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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 17

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

363 head

▼ 448 vs last sale 811▼ 319 vs year ago 682 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 117▲ 9 vs year ago 91 · +9.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $293.62/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −94.54 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$293.62

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$26.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs TN average

−20.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	296.49	1,607	16thin
Small 1	518	282.50	1,463	2thin
Medium and Large 2	525	270.00	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

293.62

—

TN average14 barns · 586 hd

298.15

−4.53

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−20.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−94.54

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	—	Low	1,819	157.86	2,871	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	145.87	2,268	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	137.69	1,752	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	110.48	1,120	19

Every lot

73 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	407.60/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,162	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	398.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,427	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,520	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	337.43/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,495	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	360.16/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,711	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,974	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	348.99/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,045	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	332.51/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,005	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	340.89/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,124	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	310.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,092	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,103	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,050	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,168	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,117	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	832	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,163	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,923	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	359.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	970	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	382.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,300	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	328.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,244	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,153	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	289.77/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,246	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	328.87/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,424	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	305.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,430	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	286.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,362	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	328.82/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,677	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	518	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,463	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	298.03/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,597	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	283.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,591	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,802	9
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	620	214.98/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,333	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	273.35/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,736	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,681	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,806	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	242.61/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,754	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	211.23/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,738	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	846	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,895	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	373.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,529	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	315.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,355	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,530	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	347.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,693	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	312.75/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,595	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	354.07/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,884	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	318.75/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,833	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	338.25/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,958	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,695	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	317.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,968	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,929	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	140.37/cwt	130.00–152.00	2,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,806	159.83/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,887	7
Bulls	—	—	2,140	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	99.92/cwt	90.00–107.00	920	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	114.25/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,196	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	157.48/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,950	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	137.66/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,739	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	127.99/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,725	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	141.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,109	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	149.67/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,411	8

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 811Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 91

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	285	380.00–420.00	407.60
8	350–400	358	390.00–400.00	398.71
4	400–450	408	370.00–375.00	372.50
2	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	535	369.00	369.00
15	550–600	586	340.00–360.00	348.99
5	600–650	603	322.50–337.50	332.51
4	650–700	674	300.00–320.00	310.41
2	700–750	713	285.00–290.00	287.46
1	750–800	790	268.00	268.00
1	850–900	895	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	905	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	443	325.00–350.00	337.43
4	450–500	475	345.00–365.00	360.16
1	500–550	515	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	623	340.00–348.00	340.89
4	700–750	701	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	758	286.00	286.00
3	800–850	832	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	270	350.00–370.00	359.26
4	300–350	340	380.00–390.00	382.32
7	350–400	378	320.00–350.00	328.99
5	400–450	433	320.00–350.00	328.87
11	450–500	468	300.00–310.00	305.46
8	500–550	536	290.00–315.00	298.03
6	550–600	561	280.00–290.00	283.66
21	600–650	635	267.50–282.50	273.35
9	650–700	686	245.00	245.00
5	700–750	723	242.00–245.00	242.61
4	800–850	823	210.00–215.00	211.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	305.10
2	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	289.77
3	450–500	475	280.00–295.00	286.68
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
7	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	325.00–332.50	328.82
9	600–650	611	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	700	258.00	258.00
5	800–850	846	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	282.50	282.50
3	600–650	620	212.50–220.00	214.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	409	370.00–375.00	373.72
8	450–500	487	340.00–350.00	347.60
3	500–550	532	352.50–357.50	354.07
8	550–600	579	332.50–350.00	338.25
2	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	317.42
1	650–700	695	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–330.00	315.17
1	450–500	465	329.00	329.00
2	500–550	510	300.00–325.00	312.75
2	550–600	575	310.00–327.50	318.75
1	600–650	600	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,047	108.00–120.00	114.25
5	—	921	90.00–107.00	99.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	147.00–154.00	149.67
7	—	1,490	135.00–146.00	141.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	121.00–132.00	127.99
2	—	1,238	157.00–158.00	157.48
25	—	1,263	133.00–146.00	137.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	130.00–152.00	140.37
1	—	2,140	179.00	179.00
7	—	1,806	155.00–166.00	159.83

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.