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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Aug 31

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

524 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 562▲ 524 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 62▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.74/cwt on 28 head, down $2.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.39 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.

Average price

$358.74

▼ 2.16 vs prior sale

28 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$35.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs TN average

−12.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	367.57	2,057	21
Medium and Large 2	552	332.25	1,833	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.32/cwt here — about $224 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 sale28 hd

358.74

—

TN average14 barns · 417 hd

359.28

−0.54

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−12.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.14

−76.39

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,864	191.35	3,566	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	161.84	2,104	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	161.08	2,491	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	137.24	1,554	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,127	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$2,462	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,212	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	479.44/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,294	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	573.18/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,611	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	465.36/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,457	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	452.27/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,696	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	428.98/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,845	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	341.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,633	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	393.14/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,895	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	333.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,766	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	369.63/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,970	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	366.93/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,084	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	330.04/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,921	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,875	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	353.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,188	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	330.56/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,215	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,035	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	276.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,028	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	272.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,277	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	876	307.75/cwt	307.75–307.75	2,696	61
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	415.65/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,405	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	410.51/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,564	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	350.39/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,342	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	380.00/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,645	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,440	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	338.93/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,603	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,513	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	317.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,656	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	287.40/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,618	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	323.13/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,839	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,988	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	321.20/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,959	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	312.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,131	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	271.81/cwt	262.50–310.00	1,922	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,054	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	260.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,263	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,744	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	418.80/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,763	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	363.99/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,547	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	373.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,745	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	334.20/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,604	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	339.98/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,764	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	293.63/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,536	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	310.70/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,755	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,580	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	298.17/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,822	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	281.24/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,881	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	261.24/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,774	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	263.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,882	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	196.68/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	180.70/cwt	175.00–188.00	3,587	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,446	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	140.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,608	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	127.05/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,486	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	165.78/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,105	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,085	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	167.66/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,470	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,503	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,211.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,212	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,126.67/head	2,975.00–3,250.00	3,127	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	2,462.15/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,462	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 562Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
6	250–300	281	540.00–600.00	573.18
2	300–350	313	450.00–480.00	465.36
2	350–400	375	435.00–470.00	452.27
4	400–450	430	415.00–440.00	428.98
14	450–500	482	370.00–405.00	393.14
5	500–550	533	362.50–380.00	369.63
16	550–600	568	355.00–372.50	366.93
12	600–650	618	340.00–360.00	353.97
5	650–700	670	315.00–337.50	330.56
3	700–750	733	270.00–285.00	276.67
4	800–850	836	270.00–280.00	272.39
1	900–950	925	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	850–900	876	307.75	307.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	450.00–510.00	479.44
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	341.71
4	500–550	529	320.00–350.00	333.91
3	550–600	582	315.00–345.00	330.04
2	600–650	605	300.00–320.00	309.92
2	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.43
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
5	300–350	338	375.00–460.00	415.65
7	350–400	381	390.00–430.00	410.51
5	400–450	433	365.00–390.00	380.00
16	450–500	473	330.00–360.00	338.93
16	500–550	521	310.00–330.00	317.77
8	550–600	569	305.00–335.00	323.13
4	600–650	610	315.00–330.00	321.20
5	650–700	681	310.00–320.00	312.89
6	700–750	707	262.50–310.00	271.81
2	800–850	830	245.00–250.00	247.52
2	850–900	870	255.00–265.00	260.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	320.00–370.00	350.39
2	400–450	433	330.00–335.00	332.49
6	450–500	484	300.00–325.00	312.50
2	550–600	563	280.00–295.00	287.40
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	340.00–390.00	363.99
3	450–500	480	300.00–350.00	334.20
7	500–550	523	285.00–310.00	293.63
2	550–600	585	265.00–275.00	270.09
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	679	260.00–265.00	261.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	460.00–470.00	465.00
16	400–450	421	405.00–445.00	418.80
7	450–500	467	370.00–380.00	373.58
6	500–550	519	325.00–350.00	339.98
16	550–600	565	300.00–330.00	310.70
8	600–650	611	280.00–310.00	298.17
8	650–700	669	270.00–285.00	281.24
8	700–750	714	250.00–275.00	263.60
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	164.00–171.00	167.66
2	—	1,620	154.00–155.00	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,270	158.00–170.00	165.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	123.00–130.00	127.05
6	—	1,144	136.00–145.00	140.58
1	—	915	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	190.00–205.00	196.68
2	—	1,985	175.00–188.00	180.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,975.00–3,250.00	3,126.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,211.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,372	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,462.15

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.