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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 16

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▼ 316 vs last sale 854▲ 309 vs year ago 229 · +134.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 118▼ 2 vs year ago 48 · −4.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 25▲ 10 vs year ago 1 · +1,000.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 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 $421.09/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 27 of 32 comparable sales and sits +32.92 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$421.09

35 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$63.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.92

vs TN average

−8.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	426.50	2,257	32
Medium and Large 2	545	363.36	1,982	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.14/cwt here — about $276 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 sale35 hd

421.09

—

TN average15 barns · 643 hd

395.17

+25.92

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−8.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

+32.92

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	1,871	182.92	3,422	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	173.56	2,260	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	167.69	2,759	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	137.57	1,515	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,625	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	794.63/cwt	780.00–840.00	1,708	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	750.79/cwt	710.00–760.00	2,080	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	650.64/cwt	620.00–670.00	2,076	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	579.76/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,896	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	531.60/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,275	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	459.31/cwt	400.00–495.00	2,117	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	506.04/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,419	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	462.10/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,403	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	516.13/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,699	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	488.75/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,708	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	470.81/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,674	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	435.61/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,500	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	449.92/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,758	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	431.04/cwt	412.50–437.50	2,681	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	418.51/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,758	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,713	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,569	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	361.69/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,814	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,870	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,912	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	3,004	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,702	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	639.75/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,785	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	433.00/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,390	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	546.59/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,847	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	452.41/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,692	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	511.35/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,943	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	484.90/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,071	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	453.19/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,940	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	455.78/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,156	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	446.39/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,241	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	423.27/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,193	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	377.54/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,993	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	411.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,363	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	404.89/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,514	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	362.01/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,288	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,540	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	377.45/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,480	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	333.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,407	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	323.14/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,482	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,623	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	612.33/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,284	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	556.10/cwt	470.00–580.00	2,130	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	514.13/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,164	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	452.81/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,997	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	415.99/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,939	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	492.81/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,336	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	491.12/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,583	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	472.33/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,640	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	424.93/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,392	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	378.37/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,316	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	416.54/cwt	397.50–435.00	2,587	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	329.61/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,554	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,790	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,716	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,701	177.06/cwt	173.00–181.00	3,012	7
Bulls	—	—	2,109	191.13/cwt	185.00–196.00	4,031	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	144.62/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,475	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	119.31/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,310	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	163.34/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,027	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,032	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	187.19/cwt	178.00–197.00	2,589	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	167.69/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,759	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 854Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 118Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 1

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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	250	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	321	400.00–470.00	433.00
6	350–400	374	430.00–480.00	452.41
3	400–450	428	450.00–460.00	453.19
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	528	375.00–380.00	377.54
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
6	600–650	632	350.00–372.50	362.01
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	740.00	740.00
5	250–300	279	610.00–670.00	639.75
6	300–350	338	510.00–570.00	546.59
15	350–400	380	490.00–540.00	511.35
17	400–450	427	470.00–500.00	484.90
18	450–500	473	440.00–467.50	455.78
14	500–550	518	415.00–440.00	423.27
9	550–600	574	400.00–420.00	411.64
7	600–650	621	390.00–415.00	404.89
6	650–700	657	367.50–382.50	377.45
5	700–750	721	330.00–350.00	333.91
3	750–800	768	312.50–330.00	323.14
1	800–850	810	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	502	445.00–447.50	446.39
12	650–700	653	389.00	389.00
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
15	750–800	776	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	600.00–630.00	612.33
7	400–450	421	490.00–540.00	514.13
17	450–500	474	470.00–520.00	492.81
17	500–550	526	465.00–520.00	491.12
6	550–600	559	455.00–485.00	472.33
8	600–650	621	397.50–435.00	416.54
1	650–700	675	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	775	315.00–345.00	329.61
1	900–950	900	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	970	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	470.00–580.00	556.10
5	400–450	441	420.00–475.00	452.81
4	450–500	466	405.00–430.00	415.99
1	500–550	540	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	563	420.00–430.00	424.93
3	600–650	612	372.50–387.50	378.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	780.00–840.00	794.63
6	250–300	277	710.00–760.00	750.79
9	300–350	319	620.00–670.00	650.64
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	428	530.00–535.00	531.60
6	450–500	478	500.00–535.00	506.04
9	500–550	523	510.00–525.00	516.13
3	550–600	568	460.00–477.50	470.81
13	600–650	622	412.50–437.50	431.04
12	650–700	659	414.00–420.00	418.51
3	700–750	700	387.50	387.50
3	750–800	778	360.00–362.50	361.69
1	800–850	820	350.00	350.00
2	900–950	903	322.50	322.50
2	950–1000	985	300.00–310.00	304.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
5	300–350	327	540.00–600.00	579.76
4	450–500	461	400.00–495.00	459.31
5	500–550	520	450.00–485.00	462.10
4	550–600	574	430.00–445.00	435.61
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	487.50–490.00	488.75
4	600–650	613	445.00–455.00	449.92

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	—	955	2,625.00	2,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,020	142.00–148.00	144.62
2	—	1,098	110.00–129.00	119.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,645	161.00–173.00	167.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	178.00–197.00	187.19
4	—	1,241	157.00–169.00	163.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,109	185.00–196.00	191.13
7	—	1,701	173.00–181.00	177.06

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.