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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 27

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

887 head

▲ 290 vs last sale 597▼ 119 vs year ago 1,006 · −11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 94▲ 17 vs year ago 99 · +17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 55▼ 15 vs year ago 24 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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 $323.68/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −64.49 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$323.68

85 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$30.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.44

vs TN average

−51.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	333.05	1,839	59
Medium and Large 2	552	302.41	1,671	26

One grade step is worth $30.64/cwt here — about $168 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 sale85 hd

323.68

—

TN average13 barns · 752 hd

336.12

−12.44

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−51.21

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−64.49

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	1,728	182.51	3,153	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	162.28	2,472	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	159.57	1,999	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	136.21	1,501	16

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)	1,225	$2,449	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,765	1thin

Every lot

85 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	433.03/cwt	410.00–460.00	966	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	404.64/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,113	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	423.01/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,375	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	430.95/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,569	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	396.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,695	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	410.00/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,935	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	347.76/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,826	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	388.41/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,109	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	375.57/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,141	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	348.33/cwt	320.00–362.50	2,003	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	376.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,320	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	327.20/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,045	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	335.69/cwt	328.00–341.00	2,219	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	315.52/cwt	313.00–318.00	2,130	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	304.14/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,169	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	314.64/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,291	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,166	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	383.25/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,295	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	402.50/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,497	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	370.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,587	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	337.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,455	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,733	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	347.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,635	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	340.89/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,800	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	308.14/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,667	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	325.79/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,841	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	294.60/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,673	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	348.00/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,980	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	333.69/cwt	332.50–334.00	2,029	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	313.66/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,951	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	293.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,839	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,178	75
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	269.83/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,808	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	304.82/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,076	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	287.45/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,064	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	276.27/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,108	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,275	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	400.83/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,511	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	340.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,431	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	384.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,618	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	384.37/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,787	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	351.26/cwt	322.50–357.00	1,661	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	314.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,620	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	337.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,781	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	319.31/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,826	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	285.41/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,644	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	299.31/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,862	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	295.72/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,857	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	286.26/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,904	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	303.84/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,060	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,974	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,869	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	176.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,783	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	188.67/cwt	186.00–193.00	3,541	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	123.51/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,312	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	141.82/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,593	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	151.88/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,724	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	149.34/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,782	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	161.82/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,053	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	168.74/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,182	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,041	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,508	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	162.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,491	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,765.00/head	1,765.00–1,765.00	1,765	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,448.81/head	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,449	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 597Year ago 1,006

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 94Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 55Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	330.00–350.00	340.00
12	400–450	420	320.00–350.00	340.81
17	450–500	473	322.50–357.00	351.26
15	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	314.47
4	550–600	576	270.00–305.00	285.41
3	600–650	628	287.50–300.00	295.72
4	650–700	665	285.00–287.50	286.26
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	763	240.00–250.00	244.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	377	370.00–435.00	400.83
8	400–450	421	370.00–400.00	384.41
10	450–500	465	360.00–410.00	384.37
7	500–550	527	330.00–350.00	337.90
15	550–600	572	310.00–335.00	319.31
20	600–650	622	290.00–310.00	299.31
10	650–700	678	295.00–312.50	303.84
3	700–750	718	270.00–280.00	274.98
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	525	320.00–375.00	347.76
6	550–600	575	320.00–362.50	348.33
2	600–650	625	315.00–340.00	327.20
2	650–700	675	313.00–318.00	315.52
3	700–750	713	300.00–307.50	304.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	410.00–460.00	433.03
2	250–300	275	400.00–410.00	404.64
18	300–350	325	400.00–465.00	423.01
9	350–400	364	400.00–440.00	430.95
5	400–450	427	385.00–400.00	396.88
8	450–500	472	390.00–415.00	410.00
11	500–550	543	382.50–390.00	388.41
14	550–600	570	370.00–387.50	375.57
6	600–650	616	370.00–380.00	376.67
5	650–700	661	328.00–341.00	335.69
31	700–750	728	310.00–327.50	314.64
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	569	347.50–350.00	348.00
5	600–650	608	332.50–334.00	333.69
75	650–700	664	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	338	370.00–400.00	383.25
20	350–400	372	370.00–407.50	402.50
25	400–450	428	360.00–390.00	370.83
42	450–500	471	340.00–360.00	347.12
21	500–550	528	330.00–355.00	340.89
33	550–600	565	320.00–345.00	325.79
13	600–650	622	305.00–325.00	313.66
21	650–700	681	290.00–310.00	304.82
3	700–750	718	280.00–295.00	287.45
2	750–800	763	270.00–282.50	276.27
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	431	330.00–350.00	337.52
15	500–550	541	305.00–325.00	308.14
11	550–600	568	285.00–315.00	294.60
4	600–650	626	285.00–300.00	293.80
4	650–700	670	260.00–280.00	269.83
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00

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	1	—	1,200	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,765.00	1,765.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,448.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,488	167.00–170.00	168.52
20	—	1,537	155.00–165.00	162.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,193	146.00–151.00	149.34
4	—	1,293	168.00–169.00	168.74
20	—	1,269	155.00–167.00	161.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	110.00–132.00	123.51
8	—	1,123	135.00–147.00	141.82
2	—	1,135	150.00–154.00	151.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	170.00–180.00	176.35
5	—	1,877	186.00–193.00	188.67

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.