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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 21

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

629 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 732▼ 267 vs year ago 896 · −29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 99▼ 57 vs year ago 117 · −48.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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 $380.98/cwt on 64 head, up $7.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.16 against this barn's trailing median of $435.14.

Average price

$380.98

▲ 7.23 vs prior sale

64 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$40.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.66

vs TN average

−24.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	389.23	2,196	51
Medium and Large 2	556	348.61	1,937	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.62/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd

380.98

—

TN average15 barns · 756 hd

372.32

+8.66

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−24.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

435.14

−54.16

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	—	Low	1,914	187.78	3,594	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	153.08	2,504	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	140.95	1,777	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	120.19	1,258	14

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)	1,095	$2,707	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$1,950	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	465.23/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,489	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	511.78/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,755	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	461.56/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,712	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	428.11/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,832	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	378.30/cwt	352.50–405.00	1,839	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	422.43/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,066	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	368.90/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,881	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	405.93/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,095	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,280	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	383.67/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,206	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	339.59/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,956	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	357.74/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,250	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	336.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,136	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	329.34/cwt	317.50–333.00	2,187	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	344.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,310	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,467	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	323.13/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,317	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	311.26/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,250	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	321.63/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,496	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	788	334.75/cwt	334.75–334.75	2,638	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	809	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,710	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	415.70/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,343	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	375.17/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,418	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	422.08/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,600	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	395.40/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,673	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	364.80/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,561	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,010	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	383.86/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,816	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	345.85/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,660	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	338.59/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,761	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	366.66/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,918	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	354.68/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,029	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	334.34/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,943	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	339.60/cwt	335.00–353.00	2,146	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	324.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,197	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,407	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	307.47/cwt	297.50–317.50	2,361	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,592	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	447.88/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,733	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	420.78/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,809	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	386.38/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,681	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	415.20/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,976	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	369.86/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,945	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	337.95/cwt	337.50–338.00	1,845	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	321.20/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,821	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	341.49/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,970	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	337.98/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,106	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	316.42/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,993	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	332.81/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,220	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,057	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	326.21/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,358	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	321.97/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,437	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	296.05/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,250	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,364	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	2,012	191.94/cwt	184.00–200.00	3,862	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	113.17/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,099	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	129.55/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,487	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,782	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	136.18/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,768	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	148.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,383	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	161.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,723	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,706.85/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,707	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	1,950.22/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 732Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 99Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
4	550–600	556	410.00	410.00
7	650–700	676	365.00	365.00
63	750–800	788	334.75	334.75
14	800–850	809	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	480.00–535.00	511.78
8	350–400	371	440.00–485.00	461.56
4	400–450	428	420.00–437.50	428.11
7	450–500	489	410.00–430.00	422.43
8	500–550	516	395.00–412.50	405.93
39	550–600	575	375.00–400.00	383.67
9	600–650	629	350.00–372.50	357.74
26	650–700	670	340.00–355.00	344.76
17	700–750	717	320.00–327.50	323.13
6	750–800	776	320.00–330.00	321.63
1	800–850	805	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	460.00–470.00	465.23
1	400–450	440	357.50	357.50
6	450–500	486	352.50–405.00	378.30
4	500–550	510	340.00–380.00	368.90
9	550–600	576	320.00–370.00	339.59
7	600–650	635	330.00–345.00	336.37
5	650–700	664	317.50–333.00	329.34
2	700–750	723	310.00–312.50	311.26
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	405.00–425.00	415.70
4	350–400	379	410.00–445.00	422.08
14	400–450	423	377.50–415.00	395.40
17	450–500	473	372.50–390.00	383.86
16	500–550	523	362.00–380.00	366.66
20	550–600	572	345.00–365.00	354.68
27	600–650	632	335.00–353.00	339.60
7	650–700	677	320.00–330.00	324.46
3	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	768	297.50–317.50	307.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	425.00	425.00
2	700–750	708	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	370.00–380.00	375.17
4	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	364.80
4	450–500	480	332.50–350.00	345.85
11	500–550	520	320.00–350.00	338.59
4	550–600	581	332.50–337.50	334.34
2	600–650	623	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	430.00–460.00	447.88
3	400–450	430	412.50–430.00	420.78
9	450–500	476	395.00–430.00	415.20
5	500–550	526	360.00–380.00	369.86
13	550–600	577	332.50–360.00	341.49
6	600–650	623	330.00–350.00	337.98
5	650–700	667	320.00–340.00	332.81
4	700–750	723	325.00–330.00	326.21
3	750–800	757	316.00–325.00	321.97
1	950–1000	965	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	435	372.50–405.00	386.38
9	500–550	546	337.50–338.00	337.95
6	550–600	567	315.00–330.00	321.20
7	600–650	630	305.00–328.00	316.42
1	650–700	695	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
2	750–800	760	292.00–300.00	296.05

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,706.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	144.00–152.00	148.09
4	—	1,683	160.00–166.00	161.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	134.00–138.00	136.18
5	—	1,231	140.00–150.00	144.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	971	106.00–120.00	113.17
6	—	1,148	122.00–133.00	129.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	167.00	167.00
5	—	2,012	184.00–200.00	191.94

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.