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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jan 19

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Jan 12Jan 19Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

731 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 831▲ 379 vs year ago 352 · +107.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 94▼ 22 vs year ago 77 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $367.53/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −20.64 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$367.53

139 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$37.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs TN average

−43.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	382.83	2,058	38
Medium and Large 1-2	587	366.00	2,148	80
Medium and Large 2	560	345.68	1,935	21

One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $124 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 sale139 hd

367.53

—

TN average15 barns · 799 hd

371.37

−3.83

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−43.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−20.64

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	1,905	181.89	3,465	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	152.97	2,150	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	150.91	2,407	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	133.34	1,479	10

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	637.01/cwt	600.00–680.00	1,529	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,760	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	590.05/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,900	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	536.17/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,973	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,735	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	460.06/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,932	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	439.15/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,077	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	383.63/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,991	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	418.04/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,186	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,367	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,959	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	421.73/cwt	421.00–422.50	2,412	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	404.68/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,339	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	377.17/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,365	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	341.15/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,146	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	634	402.09/cwt	396.00–412.00	2,549	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	352.43/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,372	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	370.68/cwt	366.00–382.50	2,517	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	344.16/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,426	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,652	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	333.11/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,648	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,547	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,732	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	601.46/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,341	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	465.28/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,256	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	392.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,268	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	462.45/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,512	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	443.07/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,657	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	392.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,484	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	436.25/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,832	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	390.04/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,654	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	413.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,929	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	367.32/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,778	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	390.89/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,021	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	351.27/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,879	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	368.89/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,081	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	342.88/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,961	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	384.17/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,209	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,148	80
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	350.22/cwt	347.00–351.00	2,161	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,281	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	291.62/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,995	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	294.91/cwt	287.50–302.50	2,389	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,362	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	496.68/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,972	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	458.63/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,945	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	442.69/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,076	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	393.85/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,922	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	415.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,138	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	361.62/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,888	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	361.70/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,062	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	373.36/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,173	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	324.58/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,996	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	343.16/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,155	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	344.38/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,280	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,270	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	337.12/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,444	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	326.48/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,729	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,807	172.71/cwt	160.00–181.00	3,121	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,889	1
Bulls	—	—	2,058	190.83/cwt	184.00–197.00	3,927	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	135.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,487	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	119.16/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,344	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,687	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,877	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	142.91/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,065	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	142.98/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,258	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	156.16/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,502	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,747	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,698	168.88/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,868	2

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 Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 731Last week 831Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 94Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	570.00–640.00	601.46
2	250–300	270	460.00–470.00	465.28
3	300–350	327	450.00–490.00	462.45
7	350–400	374	420.00–460.00	443.07
4	400–450	420	425.00–440.00	436.25
9	450–500	467	400.00–420.00	413.16
22	500–550	517	375.00–395.00	390.89
13	550–600	564	360.00–380.00	368.89
19	600–650	617	347.00–351.00	350.22
7	650–700	671	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	705	302.50	302.50
2	800–850	810	287.50–302.50	294.91
1	1000–1050	1,005	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
3	550–600	575	382.50–385.00	384.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	550–600	587	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	385.00–400.00	392.44
4	350–400	378	380.00–400.00	392.49
5	400–450	424	375.00–405.00	390.04
6	450–500	484	350.00–385.00	367.32
7	500–550	535	340.00–370.00	351.27
14	550–600	572	330.00–355.00	342.88
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
12	650–700	684	285.00–315.00	291.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	490.00–500.00	496.68
7	400–450	424	450.00–470.00	458.63
11	450–500	469	430.00–450.00	442.69
14	500–550	514	400.00–425.00	415.94
8	550–600	582	365.00–385.00	373.36
6	600–650	628	337.50–350.00	343.16
7	650–700	662	340.00–351.00	344.38
10	700–750	725	335.00–340.00	337.12
8	800–850	836	322.50–327.50	326.48
1	850–900	890	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	488	375.00–410.00	393.85
5	500–550	522	335.00–395.00	361.62
3	550–600	570	360.00–362.50	361.70
4	600–650	615	300.00–335.00	324.58
3	650–700	688	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	390	440.00–450.00	444.94
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
7	500–550	519	375.00–390.00	383.63
2	550–600	568	340.00–350.00	344.85
4	600–650	629	335.00–350.00	341.15
8	650–700	673	347.50–362.50	352.43
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	526	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	572	421.00–422.50	421.73
33	600–650	634	396.00–412.00	402.09
5	700–750	713	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	600.00–680.00	637.01
1	250–300	275	640.00	640.00
3	300–350	322	570.00–600.00	590.05
6	350–400	368	510.00–550.00	536.17
18	400–450	420	450.00–490.00	460.06
6	450–500	473	430.00–450.00	439.15
3	500–550	523	410.00–435.00	418.04
9	550–600	578	395.00–420.00	404.68
7	600–650	627	370.00–386.00	377.17
12	650–700	679	366.00–382.50	370.68
3	700–750	705	342.50–345.00	344.16
17	750–800	795	333.00–335.00	333.11
3	800–850	823	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	137.00–147.00	142.91
2	—	1,698	166.00–172.00	168.88
4	—	1,230	150.00–155.00	152.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	118.00–120.00	119.16
1	—	1,140	148.00	148.00
7	—	1,099	130.00–142.00	135.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	137.00–148.00	142.98
1	—	1,645	167.00	167.00
6	—	1,602	150.00–164.00	156.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	201.00	201.00
5	—	1,807	160.00–181.00	172.71
3	—	2,058	184.00–197.00	190.83

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.