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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 5

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

741 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 666▲ 95 vs year ago 646 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 112▼ 52 vs year ago 116 · −44.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 2.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $324.09/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −64.08 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$324.09

58 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$29.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.99

vs TN average

−8.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	328.51	1,805	49
Small 1	535	310.00	1,659	1thin
Medium and Large 2	541	298.77	1,616	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $189 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 sale58 hd

324.09

—

TN average15 barns · 604 hd

318.10

+5.99

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−8.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−64.08

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	—	Average	1,872	175.58	3,287	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	148.23	2,320	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	146.44	1,843	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	123.99	1,367	15

Every lot

89 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	465.27/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,084	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	372.36/cwt	350.00–400.00	998	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	482.42/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,346	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	319	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,563	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	358.64/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,201	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	415.88/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,547	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,753	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,456	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	365.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,716	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	397.36/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,899	21
Steers	450–500	Small 1	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	520	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,599	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	341.85/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,788	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	379.47/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,004	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	397.34/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,106	6
Steers	550–600	Small 1	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	338.09/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,897	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	382.92/cwt	379.00–389.00	2,171	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	363.62/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,073	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	606	373.03/cwt	369.00–376.00	2,261	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	352.55/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,158	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	331.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,034	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	333.53/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,241	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,072	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,216	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	298.67/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,309	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	279.31/cwt	272.00–285.00	2,251	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	262.07/cwt	250.00–274.00	2,293	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	366.58/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,191	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	372	428.12/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,593	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	365.47/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,360	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,254	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,693	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	317.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,359	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	358.06/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,536	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	281.06/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,324	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	326.32/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,547	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	300.05/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,563	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	351.65/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,836	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	329.71/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,757	24
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	343.52/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,907	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,669	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	314.96/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,824	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	277.83/cwt	274.00–282.50	1,736	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,742	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	282.56/cwt	277.50–286.00	1,854	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	288.08/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,002	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	268.32/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,935	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	258.54/cwt	255.50–260.00	2,017	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	351.28/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,310	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	405.11/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,535	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	405.01/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,697	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	342.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,481	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,648	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	339.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,746	5
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	335.14/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,930	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	329.50/cwt	327.50–331.00	2,059	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	323.03/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,164	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	313.87/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,228	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	290.84/cwt	284.00–297.50	2,239	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	260.46/cwt	256.00–265.00	2,105	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,184	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	156.71/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,693	1
Bulls	—	—	2,243	183.23/cwt	179.00–188.00	4,110	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	110.94/cwt	109.00–113.00	995	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	125.51/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,428	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,677	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	143.96/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,798	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	159.85/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,153	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	136.35/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,963	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	158.74/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,424	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	147.12/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,379	7

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 666Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 112Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	372	420.00–430.00	428.12
8	400–450	408	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	522	350.00–352.50	351.65
7	550–600	555	330.00–349.00	343.52
75	650–700	695	288.00–290.00	288.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
10	300–350	325	345.00–390.00	366.58
9	350–400	372	350.00–400.00	365.47
41	400–450	429	330.00–380.00	358.06
13	450–500	474	320.00–335.00	326.32
24	500–550	533	315.00–340.00	329.71
15	550–600	579	307.50–322.50	314.96
21	600–650	625	274.00–282.50	277.83
6	650–700	656	277.50–286.00	282.56
6	700–750	721	267.00–275.00	268.32
15	750–800	780	255.50–260.00	258.54
1	850–900	860	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	380	325.00–335.00	329.92
4	400–450	428	300.00–325.00	317.57
4	450–500	471	270.00–300.00	281.06
4	500–550	521	290.00–310.00	300.05
4	550–600	561	295.00–300.00	297.48
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	268.00	268.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	395.00–420.00	405.11
9	400–450	419	395.00–420.00	405.01
7	450–500	471	345.00–355.00	349.96
5	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	339.11
5	550–600	576	327.50–345.00	335.14
3	600–650	625	327.50–331.00	329.50
4	650–700	670	320.00–327.50	323.03
2	700–750	710	305.00–322.50	313.87
2	750–800	770	284.00–297.50	290.84
2	800–850	808	256.00–265.00	260.46
1	850–900	860	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	330.00–370.00	351.28
3	400–450	432	330.00–350.00	342.82
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	490.00	490.00
6	500–550	530	395.00–400.00	397.34
13	550–600	567	379.00–389.00	382.92
7	600–650	606	369.00–376.00	373.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	350.00–400.00	372.36
4	300–350	335	350.00–370.00	358.64
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	438	330.00–335.00	332.51
2	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	365.16
8	500–550	523	325.00–352.50	341.85
5	550–600	561	327.50–342.50	338.09
4	600–650	614	325.00–340.00	331.30
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	727	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	460.00–470.00	465.27
4	250–300	279	480.00–490.00	482.42
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	372	400.00–435.00	415.88
4	400–450	425	412.50	412.50
21	450–500	478	385.00–410.00	397.36
11	500–550	528	370.00–387.50	379.47
8	550–600	570	355.00–377.50	363.62
11	600–650	612	347.50–362.50	352.55
10	650–700	672	327.00–340.00	333.53
1	700–750	745	297.50	297.50
2	750–800	773	290.00–307.50	298.67
15	800–850	806	272.00–285.00	279.31
2	850–900	875	250.00–274.00	262.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,617	143.00–153.00	147.12
2	—	1,440	135.00–138.00	136.35
3	—	1,527	156.00–163.00	158.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,347	156.00–164.00	159.85
10	—	1,249	139.00–152.00	143.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	109.00–113.00	110.94
2	—	1,233	136.00	136.00
10	—	1,138	118.00–131.00	125.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,243	179.00–188.00	183.23
1	—	1,865	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,505	149.00–166.00	156.71

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.