Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-06-01

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 1
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 754▼ 310 vs year ago 1,092 · −28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 81▲ 31 vs year ago 95 · +32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 25▲ 47 vs year ago 10 · +470.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday trends are based on the comparison to the last sale from two weeks ago. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 15.00-30.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-25.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.14/cwt on 80 head, down $38.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.03 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$385.14
▼ 38.25 vs prior sale
80 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$64.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.57
vs TN average
−19.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543393.142,13370
Medium and Large 2578329.091,90110thin
One grade step is worth $64.05/cwt here — about $232 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 sale80 hd
385.14
—
TN average14 barns · 520 hd
387.71
−2.57
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−19.62
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
−3.03
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—High1,766205.883,63711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,544178.192,75114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,293173.042,23726
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007145.001,46112

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)1,015$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,358$3,1502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$3,1448
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,364$3,1028
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$2,4815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$3,0501thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240664.48/cwt640.00–690.001,5952
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2272512.76/cwt500.00–520.001,3953
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1294592.51/cwt590.00–600.001,7424
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323561.57/cwt540.00–580.001,8146
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1352535.01/cwt530.00–550.001,8836
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360490.00/cwt480.00–500.001,7642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424443.14/cwt415.00–455.001,8796
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434492.35/cwt470.00–510.002,1375
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458444.97/cwt440.00–450.002,0382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464486.44/cwt470.00–500.002,2576
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5046
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528414.99/cwt410.00–425.002,1914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536449.26/cwt430.00–470.002,40811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559375.52/cwt340.00–420.002,0997
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566448.06/cwt427.50–465.002,53615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619398.83/cwt380.00–422.502,46916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621350.90/cwt340.00–365.002,1796
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657347.78/cwt340.00–357.502,28512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669318.24/cwt315.00–322.502,1297
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673370.97/cwt368.00–378.002,49721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715349.84/cwt342.50–357.502,5012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822288.39/cwt285.00–295.002,3713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339516.62/cwt515.00–520.001,7513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365394.66/cwt370.00–420.001,4412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385464.53/cwt440.00–490.001,78815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415388.15/cwt370.00–410.001,6115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435431.71/cwt420.00–455.001,87816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475376.26/cwt375.00–380.001,7874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476419.02/cwt400.00–435.001,99532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529396.69/cwt380.00–415.002,09848
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572385.40/cwt370.00–400.002,20422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584327.88/cwt320.00–355.001,9159
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617321.69/cwt320.00–325.001,9853
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622350.46/cwt335.00–360.002,18024
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665325.07/cwt320.00–335.002,16210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728318.84/cwt317.50–330.002,3219
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2744275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0465
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766298.92/cwt295.00–315.002,2905
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1181
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377493.94/cwt475.00–500.001,8626
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393453.31/cwt450.00–460.001,7823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434453.78/cwt450.00–485.001,96914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473460.36/cwt440.00–480.002,1789
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482405.62/cwt370.00–420.001,95515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513386.40/cwt370.00–395.001,9824
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524427.03/cwt400.00–455.002,23815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575422.21/cwt402.50–450.002,4288
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578356.52/cwt335.00–385.002,06111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612360.81/cwt350.00–395.002,20811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623338.37/cwt335.00–345.002,1083
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665339.77/cwt330.00–350.002,2592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718315.02/cwt310.00–320.002,2622
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1776293.63/cwt280.00–305.002,2794
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823281.65/cwt280.00–285.002,3183
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,742206.43/cwt203.00–212.003,5967
Bulls——1,778221.86/cwt216.00–227.003,9452
Bulls——1,840187.99/cwt186.00–190.003,4592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%961135.13/cwt120.00–143.001,2997
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072158.82/cwt154.00–162.001,7035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216187.68/cwt184.00–193.002,2824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255175.93/cwt170.00–183.002,20814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,397160.65/cwt155.00–169.002,2448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440166.84/cwt160.00–170.002,4023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499190.76/cwt185.00–194.002,8594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614175.88/cwt170.00–182.002,8397
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,481.35/head1,950.00–3,150.002,4815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1263,143.58/head2,725.00–3,500.003,1448
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3583,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3643,102.38/head2,500.00–3,650.003,1028
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.