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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 11

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 662▲ 54 vs year ago 646 · +8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 85▼ 4 vs year ago 76 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $344.49/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.68 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$344.49

90 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$29.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs TN average

−6.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	349.56	1,880	74
Medium and Large 2	545	321.13	1,749	15thin
Small 1	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.56/cwt here — about $184 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 sale90 hd

344.49

—

TN average17 barns · 1,194 hd

341.66

+2.83

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−6.32

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−43.68

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	1,719	191.43	3,290	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	163.81	2,080	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	159.92	2,321	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	129.09	1,301	7thin

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)	1,220	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,401	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	500.14/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,150	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	477.42/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,318	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	375.28/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,212	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	445.24/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,509	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,362	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	443.09/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,684	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	420.72/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,809	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	365.34/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,589	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	369.10/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,738	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	400.75/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,936	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	347.33/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,813	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	391.45/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,098	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	347.24/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,990	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	376.20/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,182	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	351.24/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,157	10
Steers	600–650	Small 1	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	342.56/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,275	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	333.48/cwt	322.50–337.00	2,404	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	330.01/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,505	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	352.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,164	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,340	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	396.33/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,470	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	340.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,300	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,652	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	379.24/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,616	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	346.24/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,517	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	364.92/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,733	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	342.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,637	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	318.73/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,626	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	351.56/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,832	51
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	345.12/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,984	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	323.23/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,859	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	327.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,981	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	314.47/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,962	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,174	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	323.53/cwt	312.50–326.00	2,219	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	331.75/cwt	331.75–331.75	2,286	72
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,210	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	298.11/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,343	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,008	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,393	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,284	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	389.23/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,440	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	434.02/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,810	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	369.58/cwt	342.50–415.00	1,611	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	374.26/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,763	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	348.59/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,645	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	320.14/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,665	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	363.49/cwt	351.00–380.00	1,934	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	369.46/cwt	357.50–382.50	2,110	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	325.49/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,885	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	327.06/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,044	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	327.98/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,184	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	310.01/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,182	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	290.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,523	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	185.45/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	193.82/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,578	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	118.98/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,116	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,379	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	162.67/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,975	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	147.76/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,911	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	177.56/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,372	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	148.92/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,119	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	160.18/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,327	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,667	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,400.72/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,401	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 662Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 85Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 14

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	632	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	335	385.00–415.00	400.00
4	350–400	371	375.00–410.00	396.33
16	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	379.24
5	450–500	475	355.00–370.00	364.92
51	500–550	521	340.00–362.50	351.56
23	550–600	575	338.00–350.00	345.12
5	600–650	604	320.00–335.00	327.99
15	650–700	686	312.50–326.00	323.53
2	700–750	713	310.00	310.00
8	750–800	786	297.50–300.00	298.11
2	800–850	820	240.00–250.00	244.88
2	850–900	878	272.50	272.50
2	900–950	923	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	650–700	689	331.75	331.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	350.00–355.00	352.61
3	350–400	382	320.00–350.00	340.44
4	400–450	438	320.00–360.00	346.24
6	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	342.43
7	500–550	510	300.00–335.00	318.73
8	550–600	575	297.50–335.00	323.23
5	600–650	624	312.50–317.50	314.47
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	375.00–420.00	389.23
8	400–450	417	400.00–455.00	434.02
10	450–500	471	362.50–385.00	374.26
15	500–550	532	351.00–380.00	363.49
10	550–600	571	357.50–382.50	369.46
12	600–650	625	320.00–342.50	327.06
11	650–700	666	320.00–332.50	327.98
5	700–750	704	307.50–312.50	310.01
1	750–800	755	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	342.50–415.00	369.58
8	450–500	472	320.00–357.50	348.59
2	500–550	520	305.00–335.00	320.14
5	550–600	579	317.50–330.00	325.49
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	335.00–400.00	375.28
2	350–400	368	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	435	350.00–395.00	365.34
6	450–500	471	362.50–377.50	369.10
13	500–550	522	330.00–370.00	347.33
10	550–600	573	325.00–360.00	347.24
13	600–650	608	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	480.00–520.00	500.14
4	250–300	276	460.00–490.00	477.42
4	300–350	339	420.00–460.00	445.24
5	350–400	380	430.00–450.00	443.09
6	400–450	430	405.00–430.00	420.72
14	450–500	483	385.00–410.00	400.75
21	500–550	536	382.50–397.50	391.45
26	550–600	580	367.50–395.00	376.20
10	600–650	614	345.00–360.00	351.24
9	650–700	664	339.00–345.00	342.56
12	700–750	721	322.50–337.00	333.48
11	750–800	759	320.00–331.00	330.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	525	285.00–295.00	290.10

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,400.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,425.00	2,425.00

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	—	1,250	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	113.00–125.00	118.98
5	—	1,036	130.00–135.00	133.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	145.00–152.00	148.92
1	—	1,490	179.00	179.00
11	—	1,453	155.00–166.00	160.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	158.00–167.00	162.67
3	—	1,293	143.00–151.00	147.76
4	—	1,336	172.00–182.00	177.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	185.00–186.00	185.45
5	—	1,846	188.00–200.00	193.82

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.