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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 24

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

869 head

▲ 506 vs last sale 363▼ 48 vs year ago 917 · −5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 100▼ 60 vs year ago 197 · −30.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 8▲ 31 vs year ago 41 · +75.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 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 $359.68/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −75.46 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.

Average price

$359.68

46 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$34.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.09

vs TN average

−4.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	368.04	2,041	35
Medium and Large 2	522	333.07	1,738	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.97/cwt here — about $303 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 sale46 hd

359.68

—

TN average14 barns · 550 hd

345.60

+14.09

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−4.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.14

−75.46

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	—	High	1,725	164.04	2,830	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	140.83	2,182	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	134.18	1,702	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	107.92	1,119	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,302	$3,480	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,609	$2,952	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,523	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,948	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$1,874	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$3,213	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$3,069	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,096	$2,484	6

Every lot

100 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	426.93/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,268	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	402.97/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,314	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	366.98/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,358	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	424.40/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,630	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	371.55/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,572	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	405.47/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,731	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	364.15/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,722	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	396.97/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,886	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	388.80/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,886	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	373.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,921	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	332.88/cwt	295.00–357.50	1,718	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	375.64/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,089	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	362.76/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,115	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	285.08/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,770	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	326.45/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,034	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,892	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	299.03/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,057	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	301.65/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,193	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	287.10/cwt	280.00–296.00	2,179	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	264.49/cwt	260.00–266.00	2,211	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	847	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,261	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,342	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	403.55/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,065	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	377.56/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,238	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	323.57/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,074	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	315.16/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,172	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	372.78/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,402	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	353.89/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,500	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	315.41/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,340	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	447	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,658	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	310.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,442	5
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	334.39/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,585	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	290.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,521	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	323.13/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,706	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	340.61/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,802	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	270.63/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,499	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	328.33/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,839	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	298.79/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,688	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	290.80/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,786	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	283.81/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,765	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	258.61/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,642	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	252.02/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,696	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	270.54/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,856	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	239.69/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,731	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	236.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,859	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	225.54/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,969	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	199.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,833	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	360.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,369	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	406.81/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,562	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	354.46/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,499	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	406.44/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,723	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	380.59/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,800	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	350.09/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,673	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	346.29/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,839	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	313.86/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,682	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	329.12/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,879	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	294.00/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,735	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	317.25/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,970	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	301.68/cwt	292.00–317.50	2,051	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	285.69/cwt	280.00–298.00	2,083	20
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	266.85/cwt	262.00–272.00	2,063	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,021	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,842	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,945	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	148.15/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	167.20/cwt	160.00–173.00	3,005	5
Bulls	—	—	2,115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,807	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	100.62/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,009	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	120.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,312	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	135.81/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,695	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	128.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,664	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,078	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	140.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,121	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,446	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	132.68/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,183	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,978.68/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,979	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	2,519.55/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,520	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	2,448.83/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,449	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,193.89/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,194	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	1,948.41/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,948	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,873.63/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,874	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	3,479.78/head	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,480	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	2,523.29/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,523	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,609	2,952.42/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,952	6

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 363Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 100Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 8Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
7	250–300	264	360.00–420.00	403.55
13	300–350	328	360.00–410.00	377.56
16	350–400	376	350.00–390.00	372.78
10	400–450	424	335.00–367.50	353.89
18	450–500	474	320.00–347.50	334.39
12	500–550	528	310.00–335.00	323.13
20	550–600	565	290.00–312.50	298.79
13	600–650	622	276.00–288.00	283.81
15	650–700	686	264.00–273.00	270.54
3	700–750	722	235.00–244.00	239.69
4	750–800	786	235.00–240.00	236.50
1	800–850	800	228.00	228.00
2	850–900	873	224.00–227.00	225.54
4	900–950	920	195.00–205.00	199.29
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	371.00	371.00
8	500–550	529	340.00–342.50	340.61
22	550–600	560	324.00–335.00	328.33
10	600–650	614	290.00–291.00	290.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	332	300.00–340.00	323.57
3	350–400	372	305.00–320.00	315.16
7	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	315.41
5	450–500	464	300.00–315.00	310.79
3	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	290.84
4	550–600	554	262.50–280.00	270.63
2	600–650	635	250.00–267.50	258.61
2	650–700	673	250.00–254.00	252.02
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	297	410.00–435.00	426.93
8	300–350	326	390.00–425.00	402.97
8	350–400	384	405.00–435.00	424.40
9	400–450	427	390.00–420.00	405.47
19	450–500	485	385.00–392.50	388.80
13	500–550	515	360.00–380.00	373.02
18	550–600	583	347.50–367.50	362.76
7	600–650	623	320.00–337.50	326.45
6	650–700	688	292.50–310.00	299.03
3	700–750	727	297.50–305.00	301.65
4	750–800	759	280.00–296.00	287.10
4	800–850	836	260.00–266.00	264.49
1	900–950	915	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	350.00–390.00	366.98
7	400–450	423	340.00–380.00	371.55
3	450–500	473	350.00–372.50	364.15
10	500–550	516	295.00–357.50	332.88
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
12	600–650	621	275.00–300.00	285.08
2	650–700	670	280.00–285.00	282.43
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	395.00–398.00	396.97
4	550–600	556	375.00–377.50	375.64
11	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
57	800–850	847	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	384	390.00–420.00	406.81
14	400–450	424	380.00–425.00	406.44
12	450–500	473	367.50–397.50	380.59
17	500–550	531	332.50–357.50	346.29
15	550–600	571	317.50–337.50	329.12
9	600–650	621	315.00–322.50	317.25
4	650–700	680	292.00–317.50	301.68
20	700–750	729	280.00–298.00	285.69
2	750–800	773	262.00–272.00	266.85
1	800–850	815	248.00	248.00
1	900–950	935	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	980	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	350.00–370.00	360.26
6	400–450	423	330.00–375.00	354.46
4	450–500	478	345.00–360.00	350.09
6	500–550	536	290.00–327.50	313.86
5	550–600	590	290.00–295.00	294.00
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,513	136.00–145.00	140.19
3	—	1,645	132.00–133.00	132.68
3	—	1,612	150.00–154.00	151.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	115.00–124.00	120.08
10	—	1,003	90.00–111.00	100.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,298	125.00–130.00	128.18
1	—	1,385	150.00	150.00
16	—	1,248	132.00–140.00	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,797	160.00–173.00	167.20
2	—	1,350	146.00–151.00	148.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,193.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,978.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,519.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,448.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,535	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,523.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,219	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,873.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,609	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,952.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,302	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,479.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,948.41

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.