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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 29

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

832 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 896▲ 253 vs year ago 579 · +43.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 117▲ 20 vs year ago 80 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 20▲ 21 vs year ago 13 · +161.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle Steers, Bulls, and Heifers 3.00-10.00 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 $354.60/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.60 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$354.60

67 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$30.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.79

vs TN average

−14.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	357.82	1,961	60
Medium and Large 2	560	327.04	1,832	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.78/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale67 hd

354.60

—

TN average15 barns · 645 hd

340.81

+13.79

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−14.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.20

−36.60

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.15, low $321.99, median $391.20 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	—	Low	1,814	187.39	3,399	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,546	160.43	2,480	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	154.10	2,013	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	136.21	1,443	22

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)	1,353	$2,724	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,728	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,559	3thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,206	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	379.92/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,189	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	410.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,308	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	433.79/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,627	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	427.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,859	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	377.57/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,820	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	421.11/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,059	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	385.72/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,033	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	350.95/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,864	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	356.19/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,995	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	399.13/cwt	398.00–402.50	2,239	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	381.49/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,197	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	343.18/cwt	339.00–352.50	2,138	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	365.74/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,304	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	356.56/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,343	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	323.81/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,137	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	330.50/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,314	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	328.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,489	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,406	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,460	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,768	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,637	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	393.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,035	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,011	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	418.99/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,429	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	425.27/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,582	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	381.64/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,431	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	389.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,704	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	370.87/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,739	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	357.81/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,879	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	327.75/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,731	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	326.76/cwt	285.00–342.50	1,872	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	357.83/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,068	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	332.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,036	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	297.65/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,869	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	371.52/cwt	352.50–372.00	2,385	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	321.06/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,177	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	306.63/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,192	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	304.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,312	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	989	307.44/cwt	290.00–308.50	3,041	17
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,053	289.30/cwt	270.00–293.50	3,046	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	425.83/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,584	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	372.51/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,557	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	414.46/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,757	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	348.03/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,653	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	370.56/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,771	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	351.38/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,824	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	328.44/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,741	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	340.28/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,923	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	312.61/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,801	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	338.79/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,084	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	310.08/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,913	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	329.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,151	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	302.86/cwt	277.50–317.50	2,023	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	316.88/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,297	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	307.37/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,382	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,114	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	295.81/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,464	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	261.23/cwt	257.50–265.00	2,299	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 2	748	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,222	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	176.44/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,070	6
Bulls	—	—	1,836	189.67/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,482	8
Bulls	—	—	1,903	203.20/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,867	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,115	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	136.21/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,459	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,753	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	157.95/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,023	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	145.76/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,930	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,488	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	159.34/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,449	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	148.66/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,286	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,752	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,559.15/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,727.58/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,728	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,723.65/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,724	3

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 Sep 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 896Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 13

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle Steers, Bulls, and Heifers 3.00-10.00 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 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	950–1000	989	290.00–308.50	307.44
17	1050–1100	1,053	270.00–293.50	289.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	390.00–400.00	393.35
5	300–350	341	415.00–420.00	418.99
5	350–400	372	415.00–435.00	425.27
18	400–450	437	380.00–400.00	389.82
12	450–500	469	360.00–380.00	370.87
34	500–550	525	350.00–375.00	357.81
26	550–600	578	347.50–367.50	357.83
17	600–650	613	320.00–345.00	332.06
13	650–700	678	312.50–332.50	321.06
5	700–750	715	300.00–317.50	306.63
7	750–800	760	290.00–310.00	304.17
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	642	352.50–372.00	371.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	340.00–350.00	345.04
3	350–400	375	370.00–390.00	381.64
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	468	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	528	310.00–345.00	327.75
5	550–600	573	285.00–342.50	326.76
2	600–650	628	290.00–305.00	297.65
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	370.00–390.00	379.92
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	482	367.50–395.00	377.57
5	500–550	531	342.50–370.00	350.95
2	550–600	560	350.00–362.50	356.19
4	600–650	623	339.00–352.50	343.18
6	650–700	660	315.00–342.00	323.81
1	750–800	770	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	800	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	319	400.00–420.00	410.09
5	350–400	375	420.00–460.00	433.79
4	400–450	435	400.00–440.00	427.43
18	450–500	489	402.50–430.00	421.11
3	500–550	527	380.00–392.50	385.72
14	550–600	576	367.50–390.00	381.49
14	600–650	630	355.00–371.00	365.74
9	650–700	657	345.00–362.50	356.56
2	700–750	700	321.00–340.00	330.50
3	750–800	758	320.00–335.00	328.37
1	850–900	865	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	995	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	398.00–402.50	399.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
8	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	372.51
4	450–500	475	342.50–355.00	348.03
8	500–550	530	325.00–337.50	328.44
7	550–600	576	300.00–325.00	312.61
5	600–650	617	300.00–320.00	310.08
6	650–700	668	277.50–317.50	302.86
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	813	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	400.00–450.00	425.83
7	400–450	424	400.00–440.00	414.46
20	450–500	478	360.00–385.00	370.56
10	500–550	519	340.00–360.00	351.38
8	550–600	565	330.00–360.00	340.28
15	600–650	615	327.50–350.00	338.79
3	650–700	653	325.00–335.00	329.36
3	700–750	725	305.00–327.50	316.88
2	750–800	775	302.50–312.50	307.37
3	800–850	833	292.50–297.50	295.81
2	850–900	880	257.50–265.00	261.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	748	297.00	297.00

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	3	—	1,065	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,559.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,727.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,353	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,723.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,740	172.00–181.00	176.44
3	—	1,903	199.00–210.00	203.20
8	—	1,836	186.00–196.00	189.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	146.00–152.00	148.66
7	—	1,537	153.00–165.00	159.34
3	—	1,575	170.00–180.00	174.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	115.00–125.00	121.73
14	—	1,071	130.00–144.00	136.21
4	—	1,163	150.00–152.00	150.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,281	153.00–166.00	157.95
1	—	1,430	174.00	174.00
7	—	1,324	143.00–151.00	145.76

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.