Sale reports / Tennessee / Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN / 2026-06-08

Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Jun 8
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 379 vs last sale 782▼ 463 vs year ago 866 · −53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 126▲ 81 vs year ago 72 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $435.97/cwt on 26 head, down $3.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.83 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.
Average price
$435.97
▼ 3.36 vs prior sale
26 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,356
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$53.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs TN average
−17.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542452.482,45018thin
Medium and Large 2538398.822,1448thin
One grade step is worth $53.66/cwt here — about $307 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 sale26 hd
435.97
—
TN average16 barns · 645 hd
435.30
+0.67
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−17.75
This barn, trailing median31 sales
435.14
+0.83
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

31 sales
512456400345median 435.1403/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.83, low $358.74, median $435.14 across 31 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—Low1,681212.393,5718thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,563175.082,73623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,277173.042,20928
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031148.501,53110

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325573.03/cwt560.00–580.001,8623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476469.75/cwt460.00–480.002,23612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510468.00/cwt465.00–470.002,38710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524415.13/cwt375.00–435.002,1755
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560371.64/cwt370.00–375.002,0813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581433.08/cwt420.00–440.002,5168
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618394.70/cwt380.00–410.002,4392
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,5452
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3Value Added829332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,75659
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5354
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225555.33/cwt550.00–560.001,2492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312522.99/cwt500.00–550.001,6323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368453.30/cwt450.00–460.001,6683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420426.00/cwt420.00–430.001,7895
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433401.79/cwt390.00–410.001,7403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460391.85/cwt385.00–400.001,8033
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468423.46/cwt420.00–430.001,98213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530404.93/cwt385.00–410.002,14620
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2541371.26/cwt350.00–380.002,0094
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569356.37/cwt335.00–375.002,0286
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575392.96/cwt387.50–397.502,2608
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624333.15/cwt330.00–337.502,0794
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678334.90/cwt330.00–345.002,2713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1091
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2191
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385447.40/cwt440.00–455.001,7222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440410.11/cwt400.00–420.001,8042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480407.86/cwt390.00–425.001,9587
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483451.02/cwt450.00–455.002,1785
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526405.44/cwt390.00–420.002,1339
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9891
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565372.64/cwt360.00–395.002,1056
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613338.33/cwt330.00–345.002,0743
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618369.97/cwt360.00–380.002,2863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674336.95/cwt330.00–342.002,2716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724321.23/cwt320.00–325.002,3264
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4261
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,4561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205192.94/cwt192.00–194.002,3252
Bulls——1,837211.11/cwt205.00–218.003,8783
Bulls——1,843226.64/cwt222.00–234.004,1773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%780163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2711
Cows—Lean 85-90%991137.29/cwt124.00–147.001,3614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113154.57/cwt150.00–159.001,7205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225184.97/cwt184.00–186.002,2662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262174.85/cwt170.00–181.002,20720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343163.03/cwt155.00–168.002,1896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423197.99/cwt190.00–206.002,8172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466164.32/cwt161.00–167.002,4094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602174.92/cwt170.00–185.002,80217

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.