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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Dec 15

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

604 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 745▲ 604 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 97▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. This sale will be closed the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Merry Christmas to everyone. Sales will resume January 5th.

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 $350.51/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −37.66 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$350.51

68 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs TN average

−39.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	352.29	1,949	63
Medium and Large 2	564	328.04	1,851	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $99 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 sale68 hd

350.51

—

TN average15 barns · 609 hd

346.52

+3.99

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−39.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−37.66

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	2,010	178.39	3,586	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	153.19	2,414	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,424	149.12	2,123	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	120.86	1,472	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

78 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	236	636.93/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,503	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	584.45/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,607	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	524.28/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,714	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	469.81/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,691	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	440.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,773	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,104	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	377.64/cwt	368.00–388.00	2,187	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	359.36/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,228	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	332.64/cwt	329.00–347.50	2,292	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,166	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	316.48/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,415	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	338.75/cwt	338.75–338.75	2,635	54
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	933	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,972	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,296	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	337.24/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,072	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	418.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,393	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	415.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,544	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	379.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,436	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	402.47/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,702	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	351.32/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,486	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	374.79/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,780	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	343.03/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,653	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,903	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	358.11/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,837	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	332.61/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,773	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	334.14/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,885	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,219	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,136	72
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	323.05/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,093	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	305.90/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,025	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,054	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	443.78/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,682	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	428.58/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,804	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	370.17/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,621	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	400.80/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,892	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	394.38/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,043	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	343.34/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,861	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	376.62/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,117	30
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	334.76/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,975	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	341.92/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,127	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	325.70/cwt	321.00–337.50	2,208	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	305.50/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,239	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,910	182.11/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,478	6
Bulls	—	—	2,105	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,336	1
Bulls	—	—	2,136	165.92/cwt	155.00–171.00	3,544	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	112.83/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,358	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	130.03/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,605	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	150.45/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,102	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	161.06/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,255	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	138.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,068	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	152.40/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,388	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	140.92/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,224	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	166.84/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,649	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,824.74/head	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 745Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,910	174.00–186.00	182.11
1	—	2,105	206.00	206.00
4	—	2,136	155.00–171.00	165.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	165.00–171.00	166.84
4	—	1,578	140.00–143.00	140.92
7	—	1,567	146.00–158.00	152.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,397	145.00–156.00	150.45
4	—	1,400	158.00–165.00	161.06
6	—	1,493	135.00–143.00	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	103.00–119.00	112.83
7	—	1,234	124.00–136.00	130.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	318	305.00–370.00	337.24
2	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	379.93
3	400–450	423	330.00–380.00	351.32
4	450–500	482	322.50–365.00	343.03
2	500–550	533	325.00–340.00	332.61
3	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	685	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	288	440.00–460.00	450.00
3	300–350	333	415.00–425.00	418.30
11	350–400	372	400.00–425.00	415.02
8	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	402.47
14	450–500	475	370.00–382.50	374.79
19	500–550	513	345.00–365.00	358.11
29	550–600	564	330.00–350.00	334.14
9	600–650	648	322.50–327.50	323.05
6	650–700	662	302.50–322.50	305.90
2	750–800	768	265.00–270.00	267.46
1	850–900	860	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	491	387.50	387.50
15	550–600	584	380.00	380.00
72	600–650	631	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	693	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	600.00–660.00	636.93
4	250–300	275	560.00–640.00	584.45
5	300–350	327	510.00–540.00	524.28
3	350–400	360	450.00–490.00	469.81
2	400–450	403	435.00–445.00	440.03
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	503	415.00–420.00	418.33
4	550–600	579	368.00–388.00	377.64
6	600–650	620	352.50–367.50	359.36
8	650–700	689	329.00–347.50	332.64
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	763	312.50–325.00	316.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	750–800	778	338.75	338.75
52	900–950	933	318.50	318.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	340.00–400.00	370.17
3	500–550	542	335.00–352.50	343.34
3	550–600	590	320.00–347.50	334.76
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	440.00–445.00	443.78
4	400–450	421	420.00–435.00	428.58
13	450–500	472	390.00–405.00	400.80
6	500–550	518	380.00–405.00	394.38
30	550–600	562	367.50–380.00	376.62
5	600–650	622	332.50–350.00	341.92
11	650–700	678	321.00–337.50	325.70
2	700–750	733	305.00–306.00	305.50
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00

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	—	960	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,824.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.