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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 14

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Aug 31Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

732 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 524▼ 74 vs year ago 806 · −9.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 44▲ 27 vs year ago 72 · +37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are compared to the last sale from two weeks ago. This sale was closed last week in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of as much as 25.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower on a light test due to low quality this week.

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 $340.42/cwt on 65 head, up $18.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −47.74 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$340.42

▲ 18.43 vs prior sale

65 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$14.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs TN average

−13.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	343.15	1,902	53
Medium and Large 2	536	328.36	1,759	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about $143 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 sale65 hd

340.42

—

TN average14 barns · 385 hd

332.01

+8.41

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−13.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

388.17

−47.74

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	—	High	1,778	182.20	3,239	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	152.14	2,346	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	145.18	1,869	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	123.87	1,374	26

Every lot

77 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	489.88/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,381	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	467.50/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,403	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	483.15/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,763	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	424.89/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,844	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	402.55/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,936	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	343.60/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,776	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	383.57/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,033	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	376.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,141	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	332.34/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,938	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	347.18/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,146	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	331.89/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,091	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	648	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,430	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	318.89/cwt	292.50–325.00	2,124	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	347.74/cwt	332.50–357.50	2,319	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	314.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,240	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	318.15/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,415	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	359.77/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,180	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	424.27/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,409	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	380.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,387	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	439.78/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,618	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	339.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,418	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	387.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,664	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	371.29/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,756	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	346.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,663	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	355.26/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,837	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	330.59/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,736	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,827	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	336.39/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,934	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	334.13/cwt	324.00–342.50	2,075	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,667	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	281.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,845	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	317.05/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,121	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,301	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	289.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,241	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,311	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,500	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	458.68/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,683	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	434.48/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,790	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	372.33/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,601	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	410.40/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,937	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	361.88/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,712	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	374.07/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,949	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	333.76/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,759	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	341.57/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,937	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	317.17/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,840	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	319.07/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,988	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	301.40/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,884	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	309.19/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,047	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	286.20/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,943	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	304.21/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,172	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	306.25/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,321	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	166.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,443	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,181	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	4,084	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	119.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,291	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	134.59/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,568	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	131.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,677	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	146.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,866	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,802	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	163.60/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,246	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	149.98/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,290	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	160.34/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,602	3

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 524Year ago 806

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 44Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	430	365.00–380.00	372.33
8	450–500	473	355.00–375.00	361.88
19	500–550	527	315.00–345.00	333.76
9	550–600	580	295.00–320.00	317.17
4	600–650	625	290.00–305.00	301.40
4	650–700	679	275.00–295.00	286.20
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	435.00–470.00	458.68
13	400–450	412	415.00–440.00	434.48
19	450–500	472	395.00–420.00	410.40
11	500–550	521	370.00–390.00	374.07
14	550–600	567	325.00–355.00	341.57
21	600–650	623	310.00–335.00	319.07
3	650–700	662	300.00–322.50	309.19
6	700–750	714	300.00–315.00	304.21
2	750–800	758	305.00–307.50	306.25
1	850–900	870	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	332	400.00–450.00	424.27
18	350–400	368	410.00–450.00	439.78
7	400–450	429	380.00–400.00	387.80
18	450–500	473	365.00–385.00	371.29
19	500–550	517	350.00–367.50	355.26
34	550–600	575	330.00–352.50	336.39
31	600–650	621	324.00–342.50	334.13
7	650–700	669	310.00–325.00	317.05
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	773	285.00–295.00	289.89
2	800–850	818	280.00–285.00	282.48
1	1000–1050	1,000	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.77
3	350–400	365	370.00–400.00	380.00
6	400–450	418	320.00–360.00	339.16
3	450–500	480	330.00–360.00	346.56
9	500–550	525	315.00–340.00	330.59
3	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	321.66
1	600–650	635	262.50	262.50
3	650–700	655	275.00–290.00	281.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	708	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	485.00–500.00	489.88
2	300–350	300	440.00–495.00	467.50
3	350–400	365	470.00–505.00	483.15
8	400–450	434	415.00–430.00	424.89
4	450–500	481	385.00–410.00	402.55
15	500–550	530	370.00–390.00	383.57
22	550–600	569	360.00–380.00	376.29
17	600–650	618	340.00–362.50	347.18
15	650–700	667	332.50–357.50	347.74
15	700–750	712	310.00–320.00	314.64
4	750–800	759	310.00–327.50	318.15
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	517	325.00–350.00	343.60
2	550–600	583	320.00–345.00	332.34
4	600–650	630	330.00–332.50	331.89
12	650–700	666	292.50–325.00	318.89
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	658	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	202.00	202.00
2	—	1,468	160.00–175.00	166.41
1	—	2,105	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,084	110.00–125.00	119.11
8	—	1,165	128.00–142.00	134.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,623	159.00–162.00	160.34
3	—	1,527	149.00–151.00	149.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	158.00–170.00	163.60
7	—	1,272	129.00–135.00	131.81
22	—	1,277	140.00–155.00	146.09

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.