Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-03-30

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Mar 30
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
925 head
▲ 231 vs last sale 694▲ 450 vs year ago 475 · +94.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 89▲ 36 vs year ago 96 · +37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 12▲ 42 vs year ago 7 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.25/cwt on 60 head, down $0.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +19.08 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$407.25
▼ 0.34 vs prior sale
60 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,227
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.78
vs TN average
−15.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547409.302,23857
Medium and Large 2549368.372,0213thin
One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale60 hd
407.25
—
TN average14 barns · 614 hd
405.47
+1.78
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−15.94
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
+19.08
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—Low1,547199.773,09014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495180.522,69929
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,339179.022,39635
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053137.981,45214

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$2,8963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,077$2,8416
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$2,6623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$3,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)883$2,6943thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)913$2,6232thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$3,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$3,5904thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,038$2,1688

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1211629.94/cwt600.00–650.001,3294
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3051
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270576.91/cwt560.00–600.001,5583
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300505.00/cwt500.00–510.001,5152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308569.92/cwt560.00–580.001,7552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373522.08/cwt500.00–590.001,9479
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437506.78/cwt495.00–520.002,21520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466505.92/cwt495.00–525.002,35816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477462.74/cwt425.00–485.002,2073
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,7273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530489.38/cwt475.00–502.502,59412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531457.91/cwt455.00–470.002,4325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573442.19/cwt430.00–450.002,5348
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613424.87/cwt418.00–440.002,60416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660414.03/cwt397.50–425.002,7339
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added753376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,83110
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770363.75/cwt362.50–365.002,8012
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9151
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added905334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,02356
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329467.71/cwt450.00–500.001,53910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378437.08/cwt420.00–455.001,6525
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379476.25/cwt465.00–490.001,8058
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423453.96/cwt450.00–470.001,92035
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426422.16/cwt360.00–440.001,79812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471438.96/cwt430.00–450.002,06830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522415.82/cwt400.00–430.002,17125
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543372.56/cwt360.00–385.002,0232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566404.20/cwt395.00–415.002,28832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,22711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624390.81/cwt382.50–400.002,43912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672341.98/cwt325.00–357.502,2985
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675382.27/cwt370.00–387.502,5808
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691347.25/cwt347.25–347.252,39970
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719335.83/cwt320.00–350.002,4154
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778315.75/cwt315.00–320.002,45710
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1926275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5475
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377508.21/cwt490.00–535.001,9167
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380552.13/cwt540.00–580.002,09812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421501.10/cwt495.00–520.002,11017
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435451.48/cwt445.00–460.001,9643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456446.87/cwt435.00–450.002,0385
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470498.72/cwt485.00–515.002,34423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514476.19/cwt465.00–485.002,4488
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525446.60/cwt440.00–450.002,3453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573438.62/cwt420.00–450.002,51325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585403.43/cwt397.50–415.002,3603
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623363.46/cwt355.00–367.502,2645
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1634393.86/cwt382.50–415.002,49711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666375.71/cwt367.50–385.002,5027
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680334.96/cwt330.00–340.002,2782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710339.69/cwt339.00–340.002,41213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833325.40/cwt315.00–327.502,7116
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,9591
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1978310.57/cwt300.00–320.003,0374
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430217.51/cwt213.00–220.003,1104
Bulls——1,481181.67/cwt170.00–190.002,6914
Bulls——1,668200.00/cwt194.00–210.003,3366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%969127.82/cwt118.00–135.001,2398
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164151.52/cwt140.00–155.001,7646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273177.83/cwt167.00–183.002,26415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299194.07/cwt184.00–205.002,52112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393162.59/cwt158.00–167.002,2652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490176.74/cwt169.00–186.002,63320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,521158.69/cwt155.00–163.002,4148
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539196.46/cwt189.00–206.003,0247
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4253,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1563,589.51/head3,300.00–3,900.003,5904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28832,694.34/head2,250.00–3,200.002,6943
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29132,623.01/head2,200.00–3,000.002,6232
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0472,662.26/head2,500.00–2,950.002,6623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0772,841.49/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,896.36/head2,600.00–3,150.002,8963
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,168.03/head2,000.00–2,500.002,1688

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.