Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.29/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 526 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.20/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 474 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.08/cwt +15.43 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 468 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,093	893	1,275
Feeder cattle	959	717	1,099
Slaughter cattle	134	143	176
Replacement cattle	—	33	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	162.50	$162.50	$398	-21.85
250–295	270	4	160.00–170.00	$163.97	$443	-7.53
300–345	320	6	160.00–176.00	$164.76	$527	+14.76
360–395	376	11	158.00–171.00	$165.38	$622	+15.20
420–445	427	6	152.00–162.00	$156.70	$669	+4.76
450–495	469	14	148.00–159.00	$152.27	$714	+8.43
500–545	523	14	140.00–155.00	$145.15	$759	+5.24
558–590	573	15	139.00–149.00	$142.50	$817	+7.07
600–645	615	22	131.00–138.00	$136.21	$838	+5.76
650–690	661	11	126.00–136.00	$133.69	$884	+14.71
702–745	721	10	120.00–129.00	$125.35	$904	+4.99
750–755	752	3	117.00–123.00	$120.00	$902	—
845	845	1	110.00	$110.00	$930	—
850–885	868	4	110.00–112.50	$111.50	$968	-1.50
1025	1025	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	369	4	143.00–148.00	$144.46	$533	+8.75
425–435	430	2	138.00–147.00	$142.45	$613	+10.45
455–495	475	8	139.00–146.00	$142.23	$676	+11.02
505–515	512	4	122.00–131.00	$126.77	$649	+1.52
565–585	576	4	124.00–135.00	$132.30	$762	+5.94
600–640	609	6	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$746	+5.06
650	650	1	121.00	$121.00	$786	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	275	3	130.00–144.00	$137.85	$379	—
300–345	324	11	124.00–136.00	$130.09	$421	-3.97
350–395	379	18	124.00–140.00	$129.47	$491	+4.36
400–448	424	30	120.00–130.00	$125.10	$530	+1.33
450–498	474	51	119.00–128.00	$122.20	$579	-0.64
500–546	526	57	115.00–124.00	$119.29	$627	-1.53
550–595	576	26	113.00–122.00	$117.59	$677	-1.88
600–648	619	20	110.00–121.00	$117.41	$727	+8.93
653–690	670	11	109.00–119.00	$116.24	$779	+11.81
705–735	719	4	104.00–111.00	$106.72	$767	+4.73
765–785	773	3	96.00–103.00	$100.02	$773	—
835	835	1	91.00	$91.00	$760	+1.00
853–875	860	4	89.00–95.00	$91.49	$787	—
925	925	1	94.00	$94.00	$870	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	122.00–123.00	$122.52	$404	+2.52
350–395	380	11	110.00–123.00	$119.57	$454	+5.57
410–445	430	4	110.00–118.00	$114.42	$492	-3.30
465–490	477	3	110.00–114.00	$112.03	$534	-2.31
505–540	522	3	110.00–114.00	$111.38	$581	+1.89
550–595	581	8	100.00–110.00	$106.36	$618	+3.85
600–645	621	4	102.00–107.00	$104.79	$651	+4.79
675	675	1	105.00	$105.00	$709	—
735	735	1	96.00	$96.00	$706	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	92.00	$92.00	$529	—

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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	420	16	150.00–165.00	$156.97	$659	+14.49
450–499	468	34	145.00–157.00	$150.08	$702	+15.43
508–540	527	18	130.00–145.00	$137.87	$727	+9.21
550–590	570	29	123.00–134.00	$129.11	$736	+10.65
600–645	621	10	122.00–129.00	$125.49	$779	+10.95
655–695	673	5	115.00–126.00	$121.71	$819	+3.82
700–715	708	2	112.00	$112.00	$793	+6.00
750–785	768	2	95.00–96.00	$95.51	$734	-5.72
880	880	1	89.00	$89.00	$783	+2.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	7	130.00–149.00	$140.13	$594	+10.49
468–495	474	10	120.00–137.00	$132.92	$630	+7.92
500–540	519	12	115.00–128.00	$123.44	$641	+7.57
590–595	594	4	115.00–120.00	$116.24	$690	—
625	625	1	117.00	$117.00	$731	+8.35

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	116.00	$116.00	$580	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1830	1470	75-80%	31	47.00–57.00	$52.75	$775	-1.12
1465–1535	1500	75-80%	2	58.50–61.50	$60.04	$901	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1305	1078	85-90%	9	25.00–36.00	$30.74	$331	—
895–1295	1080	85-90%	21	37.00–46.00	$41.46	$448	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1565	1234	80-85%	24	43.00–54.00	$48.42	$598	+5.15
1035–1610	1300	80-85%	3	41.00–42.00	$41.73	$542	—
1480	1480	80-85%	1	60.50	$60.50	$895	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1850	1666	4	64.00–72.00	$69.84	$1,164	—
1580–1910	1720	11	73.00–84.00	$77.19	$1,328	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	75.00	$75.00	$458	—
685	685	1	79.00	$79.00	$541	—

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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.