Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-02-23

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Feb 23
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 538▲ 162 vs year ago 525 · +30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 46▼ 11 vs year ago 120 · −9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 11▲ 17 vs year ago 6 · +283.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.17/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +25.01 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$413.17
38 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.27
vs TN average
−17.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536418.992,24531
Medium and Large 2549387.432,1267thin
One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $119 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 sale38 hd
413.17
—
TN average16 barns · 918 hd
406.90
+6.27
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−17.24
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
+25.01
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
440396352308median 388.1703/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,832196.203,5943thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,472174.132,56315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310166.082,17514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,132131.051,48316

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$3,2423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,8832thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$3,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,705$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$5,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$5,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$4,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$4,1956
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,385$3,5001thin

Every lot

97 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225735.11/cwt720.00–760.001,6544
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279659.53/cwt630.00–690.001,8405
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331626.74/cwt600.00–660.002,07513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361594.84/cwt590.00–600.002,1474
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431507.41/cwt500.00–540.002,18718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465508.98/cwt500.00–525.002,3675
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492440.77/cwt420.00–470.002,16911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522502.18/cwt490.00–525.002,62116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530443.06/cwt420.00–480.002,34811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,7066
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571463.70/cwt450.00–477.502,64813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581427.90/cwt405.00–445.002,4864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627426.76/cwt422.50–432.502,6767
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,4556
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672416.53/cwt397.50–427.502,7996
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,5933
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,8602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723390.78/cwt384.00–397.502,82512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780363.11/cwt357.50–367.002,8323
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5621
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added917334.75/cwt334.75–334.753,07057
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950327.50/cwt327.50–327.503,1111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2262503.76/cwt480.00–530.001,3203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275607.41/cwt600.00–610.001,6704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332552.07/cwt520.00–570.001,83314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374520.69/cwt500.00–540.001,94713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375455.94/cwt430.00–480.001,71010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415442.69/cwt400.00–460.001,83714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420485.81/cwt470.00–510.002,04015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470449.36/cwt440.00–460.002,11217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516425.57/cwt410.00–440.002,19618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529392.41/cwt370.00–400.002,0764
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563409.87/cwt395.00–425.002,30813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575380.79/cwt375.00–387.502,1903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620390.31/cwt382.50–402.502,4206
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631355.75/cwt330.00–370.002,2455
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650340.00/cwt330.00–350.002,2102
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665366.13/cwt357.50–372.002,4355
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723340.90/cwt330.00–352.502,4652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780320.00/cwt315.00–325.002,4962
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,50956
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6344
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875327.67/cwt320.00–335.002,8672
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4301
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374581.56/cwt570.00–600.002,1756
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383519.61/cwt500.00–540.001,9902
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414530.10/cwt520.00–540.002,1956
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470425.00/cwt400.00–450.001,9982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475475.03/cwt460.00–490.002,2564
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515510.93/cwt490.00–520.002,63119
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530462.43/cwt455.00–470.002,4514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562474.18/cwt460.00–490.002,66511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575438.90/cwt430.00–455.002,5245
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621419.17/cwt415.00–435.002,6037
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630380.16/cwt370.00–385.002,3953
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668399.93/cwt390.00–415.002,6726
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675369.94/cwt362.50–377.502,4972
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715369.90/cwt365.00–375.002,6452
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4851
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780349.87/cwt340.00–360.002,7292
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815325.70/cwt317.50–335.002,6544
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1853315.85/cwt302.50–325.002,6943
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,750190.30/cwt186.00–194.003,3302
Bulls——1,995208.00/cwt208.00–208.004,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051118.06/cwt110.00–127.001,2416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180138.84/cwt131.00–146.001,63810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286175.84/cwt174.00–179.002,2615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353162.62/cwt158.00–168.002,2008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434169.14/cwt164.00–177.002,4259
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492185.74/cwt180.00–195.002,7715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,7531
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1005,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,1003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1354,830.18/head4,700.00–5,000.004,8302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,680.85/head3,400.00–4,000.003,6812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2205,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2504,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,882.80/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2723,242.33/head2,900.00–3,500.003,2423
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.