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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 6

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▼ 551 vs last sale 925▼ 76 vs year ago 450 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 132▼ 3 vs year ago 66 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 49▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 12.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

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 $419.28/cwt on 33 head, up $12.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +31.11 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$419.28

▲ 12.03 vs prior sale

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$31.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

vs TN average

−9.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	421.17	2,277	31
Medium and Large 2	543	390.00	2,116	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.17/cwt here — about $161 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 sale33 hd

419.28

—

TN average16 barns · 754 hd

413.98

+5.29

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−9.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

+31.11

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	1,738	194.22	3,376	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	179.19	2,667	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	172.17	2,346	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	140.16	1,609	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,895	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	719.17/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,618	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	613.58/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,626	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	512.56/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,656	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	648.26/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,120	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	643.13/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,328	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,128	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	535.35/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,243	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	528.33/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,541	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	523.26/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,737	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	449.50/cwt	410.00–490.00	2,373	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	492.60/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,778	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	443.72/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,543	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	443.10/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,752	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	386.02/cwt	381.50–400.00	2,621	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,787	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	325.50/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,848	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,920	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,508	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	593.91/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,633	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	550.12/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,826	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,658	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	508.64/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,862	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	436.72/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,664	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	457.34/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,921	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,836	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	432	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,074	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	402.77/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,913	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	448.71/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,145	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	423.63/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,271	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	398.16/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,321	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,440	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,256	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	372.54/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,459	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,415	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	581.80/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,182	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	519.25/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,181	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	470.12/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,012	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	511.82/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,406	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	494.22/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,516	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	447.37/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,398	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,530	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	419.41/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,563	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	379.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,614	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,680	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	194.22/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,376	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	149.33/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,622	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	128.69/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,576	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	174.53/cwt	167.00–183.00	2,196	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,168	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	189.06/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,624	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,784	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	180.29/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,767	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,541	161.16/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,483	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,895.05/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,895	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 925Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 132Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 49Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	275	580.00–610.00	593.91
5	300–350	332	540.00–560.00	550.12
9	350–400	366	500.00–520.00	508.64
16	400–450	420	450.00–470.00	457.34
20	450–500	478	440.00–450.00	448.71
28	500–550	536	410.00–430.00	423.63
3	550–600	583	385.00–407.50	398.16
2	600–650	638	382.50	382.50
4	650–700	660	367.50–380.00	372.54
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
4	750–800	780	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	335	490.00–500.00	495.00
6	350–400	381	400.00–470.00	436.72
3	400–450	427	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	475	380.00–430.00	402.77
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	685	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	700.00–750.00	719.17
3	250–300	265	590.00–630.00	613.58
10	300–350	327	600.00–660.00	648.26
3	350–400	362	630.00–660.00	643.13
11	400–450	419	520.00–540.00	535.35
23	450–500	481	520.00–530.00	528.33
3	500–550	523	505.00–535.00	523.26
16	550–600	564	480.00–505.00	492.60
4	600–650	621	440.00–447.50	443.10
6	650–700	679	381.50–400.00	386.02
1	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
9	800–850	832	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	875	325.00–326.00	325.50
1	900–950	930	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	480.00–550.00	512.56
1	350–400	380	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
3	500–550	528	410.00–490.00	449.50
2	550–600	573	437.50–450.00	443.72
1	600–650	610	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	560.00–600.00	581.80
8	400–450	420	500.00–540.00	519.25
9	450–500	470	495.00–530.00	511.82
14	500–550	509	470.00–500.00	494.22
2	550–600	550	450.00–470.00	460.00
14	600–650	611	400.00–435.00	419.41
2	650–700	688	370.00–390.00	379.96
1	700–750	710	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	750	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	428	450.00–490.00	470.12
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00
4	500–550	536	430.00–460.00	447.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,415	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,895.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,030	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,435	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,535	177.00–185.00	180.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	158.00–165.00	161.16
2	—	1,388	186.00–192.00	189.06
9	—	1,258	167.00–183.00	174.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	115.00–138.00	128.69
5	—	1,086	146.00–155.00	149.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	190.00–197.00	194.22

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.