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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 12

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 741▲ 159 vs year ago 455 · +34.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 64▲ 45 vs year ago 104 · +43.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 20 vs year ago 4 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower with the exception of bulls weighing between 450-550 being 15.00-25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $324.94/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −63.23 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$324.94

82 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$29.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs TN average

−14.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	330.38	1,741	67
Medium and Large 2	552	300.66	1,661	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.72/cwt here — about $80 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 sale82 hd

324.94

—

TN average17 barns · 907 hd

322.25

+2.69

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−14.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−63.23

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	1,679	183.19	3,076	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	149.33	1,812	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	146.81	2,182	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	119.89	1,253	26

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$2,451	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,175	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,115	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$3,556	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$3,065	7

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	479.65/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,367	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	414.87/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,195	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	355.70/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,138	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	465.86/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,514	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	446.61/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,666	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	418.44/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,757	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	369.17/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,551	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	361.82/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,672	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	392.83/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,854	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,078	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	337.92/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,764	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	374.23/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,002	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	374.99/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,130	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	340.49/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,968	4
Steers	550–600	Small 1	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	349.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,162	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	329.95/cwt	327.50–332.00	2,227	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	322.97/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,290	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,284	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	466.92/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,013	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	419.45/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,145	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,076	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	408.04/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,310	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	363.11/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,373	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,585	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	314.88/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,326	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	346.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,463	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	327.02/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,553	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	326.82/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,677	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	347.84/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,798	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	304.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,619	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	316.08/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,802	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	295.74/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,706	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,996	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	282.62/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,758	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	302.42/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,896	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	262.52/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,754	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	279.76/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,872	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	270.00/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,890	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,718	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,933	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,832	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	397.12/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,497	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	379.04/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,611	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	342.87/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,474	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	387.54/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,845	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	333.81/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,636	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	360.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,848	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,059	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	330.63/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,752	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	331.69/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,867	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	306.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,759	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	317.40/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,968	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	645	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,987	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	305.86/cwt	302.00–316.00	2,040	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	306.00/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,249	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	200.09/cwt	194.00–210.00	3,323	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	167.13/cwt	147.00–175.00	2,808	5
Bulls	—	—	1,692	185.74/cwt	179.00–190.00	3,143	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	109.59/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,070	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	125.84/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,380	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	135.94/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,528	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	135.66/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,541	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	144.68/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,677	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	163.71/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,194	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,136	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,945	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	161.86/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,415	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	3,619.97/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,620	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	3,087.49/head	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,087	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,927.77/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,928	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	2,450.96/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,451	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	2,115.49/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,115	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,174.74/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 741Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 64Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 19Year ago 4

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	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	285	460.00–490.00	479.65
11	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	465.86
3	350–400	373	440.00–450.00	446.61
10	400–450	420	410.00–420.00	418.44
10	450–500	472	380.00–415.00	392.83
6	500–550	535	367.50–385.00	374.23
3	550–600	568	370.00–377.50	374.99
6	600–650	618	345.00–360.00	349.78
9	650–700	675	327.50–332.00	329.95
6	700–750	709	320.00–324.00	322.97
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	288	400.00–430.00	414.87
2	300–350	320	340.00–370.00	355.70
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
8	400–450	420	350.00–380.00	369.17
3	450–500	462	355.00–370.00	361.82
5	500–550	522	325.00–355.00	337.92
4	550–600	578	320.00–350.00	340.49
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	510	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	460.00–480.00	466.92
2	250–300	273	400.00–440.00	419.45
5	300–350	321	390.00–430.00	408.04
10	350–400	378	350.00–400.00	363.11
12	400–450	422	330.00–360.00	346.57
19	450–500	475	320.00–337.50	327.02
33	500–550	513	320.00–338.00	326.82
15	550–600	570	310.00–327.50	316.08
20	600–650	627	290.00–308.00	302.42
12	650–700	669	272.00–287.50	279.76
2	700–750	700	266.00–274.00	270.00
2	750–800	758	250.00–260.00	254.95
2	800–850	810	225.00–227.50	226.23
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	303	350.00–360.00	354.96
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	421	305.00–325.00	314.88
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
8	500–550	531	300.00–315.00	304.96
7	550–600	577	280.00–300.00	295.74
6	600–650	622	280.00–288.00	282.62
3	650–700	668	260.00–267.50	262.52
1	750–800	755	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	417	380.00	380.00
19	500–550	517	345.00–348.00	347.84
2	600–650	618	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	380.00–420.00	397.12
12	400–450	425	370.00–410.00	379.04
8	450–500	476	370.00–410.00	387.54
5	500–550	513	350.00–370.00	360.17
5	550–600	563	322.50–337.50	331.69
3	600–650	620	312.00–320.00	317.40
9	650–700	667	302.00–316.00	305.86
2	700–750	735	302.00–310.00	306.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	330.00–360.00	342.87
2	450–500	490	327.50–340.00	333.81
11	500–550	530	312.50–345.00	330.63
5	550–600	574	300.00–315.00	306.50
2	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	518	397.50	397.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,294	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,087.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,149	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,619.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,927.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,184	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,115.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,255	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,174.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	179.00–190.00	185.74
4	—	1,661	194.00–210.00	200.09
5	—	1,680	147.00–175.00	167.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	131.00	131.00
10	—	1,485	140.00–150.00	143.87
3	—	1,492	159.00–166.00	161.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	133.00–141.00	135.94
12	—	976	95.00–116.00	109.59
10	—	1,097	120.00–131.00	125.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	131.00–138.00	135.66
13	—	1,159	140.00–153.00	144.68
8	—	1,340	156.00–173.00	163.71

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.