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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 13

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

834 head

▲ 374 vs last sale 460▼ 32 vs year ago 866 · −3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 89▼ 52 vs year ago 149 · −34.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 27▲ 35 vs year ago 9 · +388.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; 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 $357.31/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −30.86 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$357.31

50 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$23.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.71

vs TN average

−40.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	366.84	1,988	30
Medium and Large 2	544	343.02	1,866	20

One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about $122 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 sale50 hd

357.31

—

TN average14 barns · 525 hd

343.60

+13.71

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−40.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−30.86

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	1,745	183.10	3,194	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	161.91	2,414	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	157.04	2,056	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	132.59	1,421	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$2,407	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,285	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	493.05/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,292	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	406.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,335	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	437.07/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,455	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	428.28/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,585	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	447.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,969	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	414.77/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,995	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	380.00/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,843	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	400.63/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,135	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,009	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	389.26/cwt	382.50–402.50	2,195	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	370.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,139	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	363.86/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,300	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	372.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,445	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	323.42/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,177	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	334.33/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,397	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,664	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	361.85/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,656	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	326.17/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,495	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,894	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,737	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	242	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,065	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	402.24/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,102	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	388.34/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,219	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	381.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,389	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	337.24/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,268	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	389.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,630	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	343.44/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,466	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	369.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,731	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	405.78/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,915	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	383.35/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,982	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	356.43/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,843	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	350.32/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,986	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	326.64/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,885	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	313.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,944	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	339.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,112	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	313.73/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,127	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	305.06/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,160	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	295.03/cwt	287.50–302.50	2,242	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,371	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,351	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	437.82/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,633	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	369.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,526	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	406.62/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,753	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	353.42/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,682	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	394.53/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,886	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	332.13/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,747	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	368.93/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,952	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	315.44/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,817	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	341.81/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,993	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	296.64/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,830	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	317.55/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,972	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	318.22/cwt	312.50–326.00	2,110	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	310.49/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,263	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	306.25/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,373	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	281.65/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,205	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,498	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,581	189.61/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,998	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	175.40/cwt	170.00–182.00	3,113	7
Bulls	—	—	2,185	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,610	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	120.43/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,232	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,455	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	149.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,726	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	167.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,070	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	157.49/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,041	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	146.49/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,107	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	158.44/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,318	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	171.46/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,688	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	2,407.12/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,407	16

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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 460Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 89Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 9

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	373	420.00–465.00	437.82
17	400–450	431	400.00–440.00	406.62
9	450–500	478	385.00–412.50	394.53
12	500–550	529	360.00–377.50	368.93
4	550–600	583	330.00–355.00	341.81
7	600–650	621	312.50–327.50	317.55
6	650–700	663	312.50–326.00	318.22
5	700–750	729	300.00–317.50	310.49
2	750–800	775	305.00–307.50	306.25
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	900	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	413	350.00–385.00	369.50
5	450–500	476	345.00–375.00	353.42
11	500–550	526	300.00–350.00	332.13
17	550–600	576	295.00–340.00	315.44
5	600–650	617	275.00–310.00	296.64
3	750–800	783	275.00–290.00	281.65
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	870	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	440.00	440.00
4	250–300	274	390.00–420.00	402.24
5	300–350	314	370.00–400.00	388.34
8	350–400	364	370.00–400.00	381.64
17	400–450	418	370.00–405.00	389.90
23	450–500	472	385.00–420.00	405.78
15	500–550	517	370.00–395.00	383.35
15	550–600	567	342.50–357.50	350.32
21	600–650	623	330.00–345.00	339.02
6	650–700	678	300.00–317.50	313.73
3	700–750	708	292.50–315.00	305.06
3	750–800	760	287.50–302.50	295.03
1	800–850	845	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	272.50	272.50
1	1000–1050	1,045	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
5	350–400	376	320.00–380.00	337.24
11	400–450	427	340.00–370.00	343.44
12	450–500	469	360.00–370.00	369.13
11	500–550	517	345.00–362.50	356.43
9	550–600	577	315.00–330.00	326.64
4	600–650	620	300.00–320.00	313.60
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	328	400.00–410.00	406.95
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	485	372.50–395.00	380.00
3	500–550	543	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	578	365.00–375.00	370.02
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	673	305.00–335.00	323.42
3	700–750	717	320.00–342.50	334.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	540.00	540.00
6	250–300	262	480.00–500.00	493.05
6	300–350	333	420.00–460.00	437.07
5	350–400	370	420.00–440.00	428.28
4	400–450	440	440.00–450.00	447.53
9	450–500	481	405.00–420.00	414.77
10	500–550	533	390.00–412.50	400.63
10	550–600	564	382.50–402.50	389.26
7	600–650	632	357.50–367.50	363.86
14	650–700	657	365.00–375.00	372.10
8	700–750	734	350.00–364.00	361.85
2	750–800	765	320.00–332.50	326.17
1	800–850	805	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	367.50	367.50
63	800–850	805	359.50	359.50

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)	1	—	810	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,032	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,407.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	114.00–126.00	120.43
3	—	1,158	144.00–152.00	149.09
9	—	1,076	130.00–140.00	135.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,463	153.00–163.00	158.44
4	—	1,568	170.00–172.00	171.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	143.00–150.00	146.49
3	—	1,232	167.00–170.00	167.99
21	—	1,296	153.00–164.00	157.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	186.00–193.00	189.61
7	—	1,775	170.00–182.00	175.40
1	—	2,185	211.00	211.00

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.