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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

597 head

▼ 237 vs last sale 834▼ 326 vs year ago 923 · −35.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 97▼ 53 vs year ago 147 · −36.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 44▲ 37 vs year ago 18 · +205.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 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 $342.23/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.94 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$342.23

35 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$37.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.22

vs TN average

−48.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	351.81	1,874	26
Medium and Large 2	529	314.53	1,664	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $211 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 sale35 hd

342.23

—

TN average17 barns · 1,057 hd

362.45

−20.22

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−48.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−45.94

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	—	High	1,669	186.49	3,112	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	163.18	2,455	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	157.23	1,935	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	129.14	1,297	17

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)	1,145	$2,249	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,832	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	999	$1,683	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$1,786	5

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,518	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	532.90/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,519	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	433.38/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,452	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	406.42/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,788	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	409.70/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,942	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	401.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,080	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	393.31/cwt	387.50–402.50	2,234	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	323.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,872	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	392.48/cwt	388.00–399.00	2,394	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	356.24/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,255	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	349.02/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,311	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	337.50/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,430	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	312.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,290	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	285.12/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,603	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	413.44/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,364	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	435.85/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,569	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	366.03/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,336	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	413.51/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,782	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	349.32/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,544	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	387.61/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,853	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	350.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,719	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	354.44/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,815	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	314.53/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,664	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,028	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	336.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,910	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	311.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,955	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,793	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	291.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,959	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	353.10/cwt	353.10–353.10	2,648	68
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	278.73/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,461	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	447.10/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,659	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	417.44/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,774	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	402.84/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,865	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	336.52/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,625	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	363.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,865	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	357.57/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,038	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	306.53/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,781	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	306.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,877	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	326.64/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,055	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,956	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	318.75/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,145	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,175	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	275.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,085	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	177.69/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,674	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	190.42/cwt	186.00–195.00	3,395	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	139.24/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,391	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	122.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,230	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	169.81/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,970	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	158.00/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,932	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	147.04/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,909	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	162.51/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,410	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	169.43/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,892	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	1,786.22/head	1,610.00–1,990.00	1,786	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	1,683.29/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,683	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,248.50/head	1,675.00–2,625.00	2,249	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	1,831.91/head	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,832	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 834Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 97Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 44Year ago 18

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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	230	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	285	510.00–580.00	532.90
3	300–350	335	430.00–440.00	433.38
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	440	400.00–430.00	406.42
5	450–500	474	400.00–430.00	409.70
6	500–550	518	400.00–410.00	401.62
9	550–600	568	387.50–402.50	393.31
4	600–650	610	388.00–399.00	392.48
3	650–700	662	345.00–352.00	349.02
3	700–750	720	330.00–352.50	337.50
2	900–950	913	270.00–300.00	285.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	579	320.00–330.00	323.37
2	600–650	633	355.00–357.50	356.24
2	700–750	733	305.00–320.00	312.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	330	400.00–430.00	413.44
6	350–400	360	420.00–450.00	435.85
17	400–450	431	400.00–427.50	413.51
19	450–500	478	370.00–400.00	387.61
15	500–550	512	350.00–365.00	354.44
7	550–600	567	330.00–350.00	336.93
15	600–650	628	310.00–320.00	311.35
5	650–700	671	280.00–300.00	291.92
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
68	750–800	750	353.10	353.10
2	850–900	883	270.00–287.50	278.73
1	950–1000	950	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	325.00–400.00	366.03
15	400–450	442	330.00–370.00	349.32
11	450–500	490	340.00–360.00	350.89
9	500–550	529	295.00–340.00	314.53
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	658	270.00–275.00	272.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	551	368.00	368.00
8	650–700	650	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	420.00–460.00	447.10
6	400–450	425	400.00–425.00	417.44
2	450–500	463	390.00–415.00	402.84
17	500–550	513	360.00–370.00	363.46
5	550–600	570	350.00–362.50	357.57
4	600–650	629	315.00–340.00	326.64
6	650–700	673	312.50–327.50	318.75
2	700–750	713	300.00–310.00	305.09
4	750–800	758	270.00–285.00	275.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	310.00–370.00	336.52
2	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	581	297.50–320.00	306.53
3	600–650	612	300.00–310.00	306.62
3	650–700	663	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,056	1,610.00–1,990.00	1,786.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,145	1,675.00–2,625.00	2,248.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,831.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	999	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,683.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,008	115.00–130.00	122.07
7	—	999	134.00–146.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	167.00–175.00	169.43
28	—	1,483	156.00–166.00	162.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,298	140.00–151.00	147.04
3	—	1,160	167.00–175.00	169.81
17	—	1,223	154.00–164.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	203.00	203.00
7	—	1,783	186.00–195.00	190.42
5	—	1,505	174.00–182.00	177.69

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.