Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.27/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 568 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.78/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 515 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.54/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 477 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	934	1,093	1,417
Feeder cattle	720	959	1,211
Slaughter cattle	190	134	150
Replacement cattle	24	—	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	-3.97
300–345	333	12	155.00–176.00	$164.12	$547	-0.64
365–390	379	10	150.00–168.00	$158.53	$601	-6.85
410–415	413	2	153.00–161.00	$157.02	$648	+0.32
450–498	475	12	146.00–158.00	$153.93	$731	+1.66
515–522 value added	518	8	154.00	$154.00	$798	—
505–540	522	15	140.00–152.00	$148.06	$773	+2.91
550–595	578	14	132.00–144.00	$138.23	$799	-4.27
600–645	627	13	124.00–132.50	$126.94	$796	-9.27
653–695	666	21	118.00–128.00	$122.30	$815	-11.39
700–745	720	15	113.00–123.00	$118.14	$851	-7.21
760–790	777	5	113.00–117.00	$115.00	$894	-5.00
810–845	828	2	107.00–108.00	$107.51	$890	-2.49
855	855	1	101.00	$101.00	$864	-10.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	—
365	365	1	148.00	$148.00	$540	+3.54
405–445	418	3	128.00–141.00	$136.45	$570	-6.00
450–495	468	9	127.00–140.00	$133.05	$623	-9.18
500–535	519	11	121.00–137.00	$130.03	$675	+3.26
550–590	569	8	115.00–131.00	$122.76	$699	-9.54
600–640	619	7	110.00–120.00	$117.12	$725	-5.41
658–690	672	4	110.00–116.00	$114.22	$768	-6.78

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	—
625	625	1	121.00	$121.00	$756	—
675	675	1	113.00	$113.00	$763	—
730	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	3	126.00–138.00	$130.71	$357	-7.14
300–335	322	8	126.00–146.00	$137.59	$443	+7.50
355–397	376	13	129.00–149.00	$137.96	$519	+8.49
400–445	429	16	122.00–134.00	$126.58	$543	+1.48
450–498	477	31	119.00–130.00	$123.54	$589	+1.34
500–540	515	34	115.00–125.00	$120.78	$622	+1.49
550–595	568	37	110.00–121.00	$116.27	$660	-1.32
600–645	613	29	108.00–118.00	$112.36	$689	-5.05
650–690	667	14	104.00–118.00	$109.48	$730	-6.76
710–745	727	3	95.00–105.00	$100.05	$727	-6.67
750–755	753	2	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$761	+0.98
825–837	835	6	96.00–97.00	$96.84	$809	+5.84
850–870	860	4	84.00–95.00	$89.75	$772	-1.74
945	945	1	90.00	$90.00	$850	-4.00
965	965	1	94.00	$94.00	$907	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	319	5	110.00–125.00	$120.99	$386	-1.53
410–430	422	3	115.00–119.00	$116.30	$491	+1.88
455–490	471	12	115.00–118.00	$117.07	$551	+5.04
510	510	1	109.00	$109.00	$556	-2.38
550–570	558	3	105.00–108.00	$106.68	$595	+0.32
640	640	1	104.00	$104.00	$666	-0.79
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	-6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	441	4	141.00–154.00	$145.78	$643	-11.19
450–495	473	16	139.00–147.00	$141.19	$668	-8.89
500–535	516	18	129.00–146.00	$138.57	$715	+0.70
555–592	576	8	120.00–130.00	$125.41	$722	-3.70
600–645	626	11	105.00–116.00	$112.54	$705	-12.95
660	660	1	111.00	$111.00	$733	-10.71
725–730	728	3	96.00–100.00	$97.34	$709	-14.66
820	820	1	85.00	$85.00	$697	—
850	850	1	80.00	$80.00	$680	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	3	135.00–138.00	$136.00	$562	-4.13
525–545	538	4	123.00–127.00	$125.24	$674	+1.80
550–590	573	4	115.00–122.00	$118.73	$680	+2.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	108.00	$108.00	$605	—
675	675	1	105.00	$105.00	$709	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1285	1039	85-90%	14	25.00–35.00	$32.40	$337	—
810–1700	1128	85-90%	40	36.00–49.00	$41.33	$466	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1790	1337	80-85%	24	46.00–56.50	$50.25	$672	—
1470	1470	80-85%	1	58.50	$58.50	$860	-2.00
1495–1640	1568	80-85%	2	44.00–45.50	$44.78	$702	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1825	1490	75-80%	22	47.00–55.50	$51.11	$762	-1.64
1755	1755	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$1,000	—
1760–1880	1832	75-80%	3	40.00–44.00	$42.04	$770	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–2215	1821	7	75.00–84.00	$77.85	$1,418	—
1665–1945	1832	3	91.00–97.00	$94.64	$1,734	—
1735–1995	1855	3	69.00–72.00	$70.27	$1,304	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1020–1365	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–910.00	$849.68
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1030	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–900.00	$867.22
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1225	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,100.00	$1,047.06	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	72.00	$72.00	$349	—
604	604	4	66.00	$66.00	$399	-9.00
730	730	1	58.00	$58.00	$423	—
830	830	1	60.00	$60.00	$498	—
1270	1270	1	59.00	$59.00	$749	—

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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.