Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

1,523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.97/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 530 lb · 100 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.07/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 428 lb · 81 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.59/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 461 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,523	1,014	1,400
Feeder cattle	1,400	841	1,233
Slaughter cattle	123	173	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	167.50	$167.50	$402	—
255–295	277	3	140.00–150.00	$145.60	$403	—
310–345	327	7	142.00–156.00	$147.90	$484	-0.05
350–395	381	18	134.00–145.00	$141.91	$541	-1.63
405–440	427	6	133.00–144.00	$140.55	$600	-1.20
459 value added	459	70	148.75	$148.75	$683	—
455–495	474	8	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$652	-0.33
520 value added	520	2	141.00	$141.00	$733	—
508–548	532	19	125.00–136.50	$129.92	$691	-4.01
553–588 value added	569	48	136.00–137.50	$137.37	$782	—
555–595	580	20	122.00–132.00	$127.90	$742	-2.16
600–644	618	22	121.00–134.00	$126.17	$780	-0.07
650–695	665	16	119.00–128.00	$124.93	$831	+6.08
710–740	722	14	112.00–122.00	$118.57	$856	+6.57
715–742 value added	738	10	123.00–126.00	$124.15	$916	—
750–785	766	4	115.00–123.00	$119.22	$913	+6.79
845–848 value added	847	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,016	+2.00
855 value added	855	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,026	—
910–920	915	2	105.00–111.00	$107.98	$988	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	322	3	138.00–139.00	$138.36	$446	—
435–445	439	4	122.00–130.00	$126.25	$554	—
460–495	476	8	115.00–132.00	$123.81	$589	-2.54
510–540	526	6	112.00–124.00	$119.17	$627	-5.83
555–595	579	5	114.00–120.00	$118.85	$688	-5.15
635	635	1	115.00	$115.00	$730	+3.21
660–695	684	4	113.00–116.00	$114.73	$785	+3.73

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	4	125.00–137.50	$129.70	$358	—
300–345	326	8	120.00–130.00	$126.14	$411	-9.67
360–395	383	10	118.00–129.00	$122.56	$469	-12.89
405–445	424	21	116.00–123.00	$119.68	$507	-12.33
429 value added	429	60	131.00	$131.00	$562	—
450–495	469	53	113.00–123.00	$118.53	$556	-11.33
500–545	520	31	112.00–122.00	$116.21	$604	-10.82
535 value added	535	69	126.00	$126.00	$674	—
550 value added	550	5	121.00	$121.00	$666	-13.00
550–595	575	47	108.00–119.00	$112.84	$649	-8.77
600–648	627	32	104.00–115.00	$108.37	$679	-9.82
650–695	671	21	100.00–112.00	$106.74	$716	-1.41
703 value added	703	2	114.00	$114.00	$801	-1.52
700–740	712	11	96.00–107.00	$103.76	$739	-4.54
775–793	787	3	100.00–106.00	$101.97	$803	—
810	810	2	85.00–91.00	$88.00	$713	-20.50
831 value added	831	4	105.50	$105.50	$877	—
905	905	1	103.00	$103.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	114.00	$114.00	$428	-3.92
405–435	425	6	108.00–115.00	$112.53	$478	-2.47
450–470	459	4	108.00–112.00	$110.23	$506	—
500–540	517	10	100.00–111.00	$107.39	$555	—
555–588	573	6	96.00–107.00	$102.91	$590	-5.85
600–635	613	4	94.00–100.00	$97.53	$598	-4.29
725–730	728	2	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$677	+0.97
750	750	1	90.00	$90.00	$675	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	105.00	$105.00	$509	—
525	525	1	108.00	$108.00	$567	—
550	550	1	109.00	$109.00	$600	—
655	655	1	93.00	$93.00	$609	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	25	130.00–143.00	$136.69	$571	+1.09
460–495	472	13	123.00–134.00	$128.19	$605	-2.20
500–545	523	19	117.00–134.00	$122.84	$642	-4.22
550–595	576	18	115.00–124.00	$120.46	$694	-5.31
600–645	626	19	110.00–120.00	$116.45	$729	+3.58
660–685	676	7	105.00–116.00	$110.82	$749	+8.22
700–745	730	4	98.00–105.00	$102.00	$745	+2.00
755–780	766	5	95.00–103.00	$98.79	$757	+2.83
850–880	861	6	85.00–90.00	$87.83	$756	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	430	9	115.00–129.00	$123.91	$533	—
450–490	468	6	115.00–122.00	$118.88	$556	—
520–540	528	3	110.00–115.00	$113.02	$597	—
590	590	1	113.00	$113.00	$667	+2.00
610–635	623	2	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$638	-1.19
760	760	1	95.00	$95.00	$722	+4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	107.00	$107.00	$642	+17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1270	1026	85-90%	5	30.00–33.00	$31.77	$326	—
765–1345	1078	85-90%	30	35.00–46.00	$40.35	$435	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1655	1274	80-85%	29	44.00–53.00	$48.32	$616	-6.69
1205–1355	1302	80-85%	3	56.00	$56.00	$729	—
1355	1355	80-85%	1	40.00	$40.00	$542	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1715	1362	75-80%	14	46.00–54.00	$50.13	$683	—
1780	1780	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$1,015	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1755	1408	8	60.00–70.00	$64.36	$906	—
1265–2300	1871	11	72.00–80.00	$76.35	$1,429	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.