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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, May 19

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▲ 337 vs last sale 614▲ 193 vs year ago 758 · +25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 149▲ 22 vs year ago 115 · +19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 6 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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 $316.89/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.28 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$316.89

108 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

vs TN average

−17.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	319.74	1,762	96
Medium and Large 2	532	294.11	1,565	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale108 hd

316.89

—

TN average13 barns · 627 hd

321.01

−4.12

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−17.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−71.28

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	1,789	180.72	3,233	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	152.21	2,348	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	151.89	1,947	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	130.36	1,531	8thin

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)	1,272	$2,632	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,261	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$2,194	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$3,498	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,850	4thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	465.00/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,139	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	371.26/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,032	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	443.02/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,249	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	453.06/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,482	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	379.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,284	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	447.10/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,645	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	388.98/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,665	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	348.24/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,623	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	383.15/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,831	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	386.10/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,012	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	354.91/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,881	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	382.51/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,154	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	360.14/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,053	12
Steers	550–600	Small 1	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	307.99/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,765	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,219	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	348.99/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,192	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	312.16/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,988	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	321.24/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,139	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	291.70/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,984	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,142	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	237.66/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,711	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	285.28/cwt	282.00–292.00	2,202	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,248	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	254.66/cwt	247.50–262.00	2,063	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,100	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,116	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	402.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,333	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	350.10/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,274	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	405.40/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,500	18
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	357.19/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,539	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	333.16/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,463	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	337.53/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,597	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	314.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,502	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	296.44/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,547	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	328.23/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,723	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	330.67/cwt	326.00–341.00	1,832	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	307.39/cwt	292.00–322.50	1,767	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,647	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	260.32/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,614	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	275.12/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,725	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,782	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	259.44/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,746	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,632	2
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	246.34/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,756	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	738	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,037	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	246.94/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,889	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	231.50/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,877	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	438.38/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,640	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	379.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,447	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	346.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,443	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	380.03/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,615	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	345.58/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,617	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	370.01/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,743	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	337.00/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,773	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	318.12/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,689	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	317.40/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,825	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	296.20/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,715	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	316.03/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,969	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	297.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,853	4
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	635	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,857	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	310.73/cwt	297.50–317.50	2,085	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	288.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,087	4
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,077	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,993	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	221.62/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,813	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	212.00/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,821	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,672	184.79/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	172.23/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,143	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,938	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,579	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	128.84/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,523	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	138.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,728	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	149.89/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,908	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	171.81/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,318	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,147	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	150.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,324	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	165.32/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,567	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	2,261.35/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,261	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	2,631.96/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,632	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	2,194.22/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,194	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	3,497.70/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	3,537.42/head	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,916.05/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,916	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 614Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 149Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
9	350–400	364	340.00–365.00	350.10
14	400–450	439	325.00–340.00	333.16
5	450–500	477	300.00–325.00	314.93
10	500–550	522	285.00–310.00	296.44
2	550–600	583	280.00–285.00	282.47
6	600–650	620	250.00–265.00	260.32
2	650–700	673	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	390.00–420.00	402.68
18	350–400	370	380.00–430.00	405.40
13	400–450	431	350.00–375.00	357.19
39	450–500	473	330.00–360.00	337.53
39	500–550	525	315.00–338.00	328.23
41	550–600	575	292.00–322.50	307.39
28	600–650	627	270.00–288.00	275.12
8	650–700	673	252.00–264.00	259.44
3	700–750	713	244.00–250.00	246.34
2	750–800	765	244.00–250.00	246.94
4	800–850	811	225.00–236.00	231.50
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	554	326.00–341.00	330.67
3	650–700	655	272.00	272.00
8	700–750	738	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	370.00–400.00	379.80
5	400–450	417	330.00–350.00	346.12
8	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	345.58
4	500–550	531	315.00–320.00	318.12
4	550–600	579	290.00–305.00	296.20
4	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	297.45
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
3	800–850	818	217.50–225.00	221.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	374	410.00–465.00	438.38
12	400–450	425	370.00–400.00	380.03
10	450–500	471	360.00–390.00	370.01
18	500–550	526	325.00–350.00	337.00
18	550–600	575	310.00–327.50	317.40
10	600–650	623	312.50–322.50	316.03
15	650–700	671	297.50–317.50	310.73
4	700–750	723	285.00–300.00	288.71
1	750–800	775	268.00	268.00
1	800–850	810	246.00	246.00
3	850–900	859	210.00–216.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	765	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	345.00–400.00	371.26
3	300–350	338	370.00–385.00	379.98
2	350–400	378	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	466	340.00–360.00	348.24
2	500–550	530	345.00–365.00	354.91
2	550–600	573	295.00–320.00	307.99
8	600–650	637	290.00–337.50	312.16
5	650–700	680	287.50–295.00	291.70
2	700–750	720	215.00–260.00	237.66
2	800–850	810	247.50–262.00	254.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	750–800	786	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
6	550–600	563	380.00–383.00	382.51
3	600–650	603	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	450.00–480.00	465.00
3	250–300	282	420.00–460.00	443.02
6	300–350	327	430.00–470.00	453.06
3	350–400	368	430.00–460.00	447.10
5	400–450	428	370.00–400.00	388.98
8	450–500	478	372.50–395.00	383.15
22	500–550	521	370.00–392.50	386.10
12	550–600	570	340.00–370.00	360.14
13	600–650	628	340.00–362.50	348.99
5	650–700	666	312.00–330.00	321.24
1	700–750	700	306.00	306.00
3	750–800	772	282.00–292.00	285.28
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	890	236.00	236.00
1	900–950	910	232.50	232.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,301	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,194.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,272	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,631.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,269	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,261.35

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	1	—	985	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,497.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,916.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,537.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	145.00–158.00	150.33
5	—	1,553	160.00–171.00	165.32
4	—	1,518	140.00–143.00	141.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	135.00–141.00	138.98
18	—	1,273	143.00–159.00	149.89
7	—	1,349	165.00–177.00	171.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	121.00–135.00	128.84
1	—	1,120	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	180.00–189.00	184.79
3	—	1,825	171.00–175.00	172.23
1	—	2,030	194.00	194.00

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.