Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-07-06

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 6
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 621▼ 270 vs year ago 695 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 81▼ 30 vs year ago 94 · −31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 13 vs year ago 18 · +72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.65/cwt on 49 head, up $1.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +15.49 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.
Average price
$403.65
▲ 1.97 vs prior sale
49 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.92
vs TN average
−12.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553407.242,25242
Medium and Large 2566382.152,1627thin
One grade step is worth $25.09/cwt here — about $90 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 sale49 hd
403.65
—
TN average3 barns · 92 hd
402.73
+0.92
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−12.46
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.17
+15.49
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—Low1,706207.063,5327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,556180.982,8179thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,347180.642,43314
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017145.791,48313

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,413$3,0246
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,503$2,8132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$2,4973thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$2,3952thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319524.14/cwt520.00–540.001,6725
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383532.61/cwt515.00–550.002,0402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422516.10/cwt500.00–540.002,1787
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440478.39/cwt475.00–480.002,1053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475490.04/cwt480.00–500.002,3283
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528474.18/cwt467.50–490.002,50411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529436.15/cwt430.00–442.502,3077
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573438.17/cwt432.50–442.502,51115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582400.86/cwt387.50–410.002,3333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609431.62/cwt415.00–441.002,6297
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625377.50/cwt370.00–385.002,3592
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660353.21/cwt345.00–365.002,3313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695384.94/cwt384.00–390.002,67510
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715370.71/cwt365.00–382.502,6513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730335.10/cwt330.00–340.002,4462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,6857
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2787330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5973
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323459.46/cwt450.00–470.001,4842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375515.70/cwt480.00–530.001,93410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387464.96/cwt460.00–470.001,7993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434462.96/cwt450.00–470.002,0097
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476435.15/cwt420.00–450.002,07124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525416.23/cwt410.00–425.002,18519
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576399.81/cwt390.00–412.502,30323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578375.01/cwt370.00–385.002,1685
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611375.14/cwt360.00–385.002,29210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1954
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663337.07/cwt330.00–350.002,2355
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725333.72/cwt332.50–335.002,4192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774322.95/cwt317.50–330.002,5004
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378515.23/cwt510.00–520.001,9482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418496.26/cwt490.00–505.002,0744
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420456.67/cwt440.00–475.001,9182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476477.58/cwt465.00–490.002,27316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490442.50/cwt435.00–450.002,1682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528407.25/cwt400.00–415.002,1502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533430.33/cwt420.00–440.002,29415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569415.40/cwt407.50–427.502,3645
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573398.77/cwt397.50–400.002,2852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614396.84/cwt385.00–407.502,4374
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627356.38/cwt320.00–370.002,2356
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669328.78/cwt305.00–355.002,2004
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677371.35/cwt360.00–380.002,5146
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708361.32/cwt355.00–367.502,5582
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713327.37/cwt320.00–335.002,3342
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4361
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,7521
Bulls——1,700206.29/cwt200.00–214.003,5075
Bulls——1,780192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975151.55/cwt146.00–155.001,4786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060137.83/cwt125.00–143.001,4616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300193.46/cwt188.00–197.002,5153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300165.26/cwt159.00–170.002,1482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373179.78/cwt175.00–184.002,4689
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438168.57/cwt167.00–170.002,4242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565183.09/cwt181.00–186.002,8655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653188.11/cwt187.00–189.003,1092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,394.63/head2,150.00–2,625.002,3952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2932,497.16/head2,375.00–2,650.002,4973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4133,024.22/head2,650.00–3,350.003,0246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5032,813.44/head2,750.00–2,875.002,8132

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.