Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

1,152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.10/cwt ≈ $1,024/hd at 825 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.69/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 573 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.02/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 614 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,152	739	599
Feeder cattle	961	619	535
Slaughter cattle	139	120	56
Replacement cattle	52	—	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Offerings included one Load Lot of 60 Steers weighing 825 that brought $124.50 per cwt that is listed in the regular report under value added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	162.50	$162.50	$382	—
290	290	1	167.50	$167.50	$486	-7.59
308 value added	308	5	187.00	$187.00	$576	—
335–345	340	3	158.00–182.00	$167.35	$569	-0.74
365 value added	365	5	184.00	$184.00	$672	—
355–395	377	15	150.00–170.00	$157.22	$593	-13.90
415–445	433	16	152.00–162.00	$156.69	$678	-12.68
455–485	466	11	151.00–165.00	$158.68	$739	+5.06
500–545	522	9	139.00–151.00	$144.47	$754	-4.50
510–527 value added	523	4	155.00	$155.00	$811	—
557–595	570	11	134.00–145.00	$141.48	$806	-3.98
612 value added	612	17	136.50	$136.50	$835	—
600–645	616	23	123.00–133.00	$128.71	$793	-1.12
652–685	662	22	121.00–128.00	$125.35	$830	+5.35
703–748	726	4	124.00–125.00	$124.52	$904	+4.39
744 value added	744	32	125.50	$125.50	$934	—
760–790	775	2	117.00–124.00	$120.43	$933	—
820–825	823	2	109.00–115.00	$111.99	$922	—
825 value added	825	60	124.50	$124.50	$1,027	—
920	920	1	101.00	$101.00	$929	—
1035	1035	2	102.00	$102.00	$1,056	—
1105	1105	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	144.00–150.00	$146.82	$477	-2.80
370–390	382	7	140.00–150.00	$144.81	$553	+3.31
425	425	2	130.00–144.00	$137.00	$582	-13.02
455–480	469	6	130.00–149.00	$138.94	$652	—
510–540	524	7	125.00–135.00	$130.03	$681	—
560–590	574	7	114.00–132.00	$123.85	$711	-8.15
600–640	625	3	112.00–119.00	$115.39	$721	-5.61
665	665	1	116.00	$116.00	$771	—
715–745	732	3	100.00–113.00	$104.23	$763	-5.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	140.00–144.00	$141.96	$341	—
280	280	1	137.50	$137.50	$385	-3.74
310–340	328	6	130.00–140.00	$134.46	$441	-10.89
350–395	377	13	127.00–148.00	$136.45	$514	-4.18
400–445	426	29	121.00–132.00	$126.30	$538	-5.59
450–495	474	27	120.00–133.00	$124.80	$592	-5.43
510–545	527	32	120.00–131.00	$124.22	$655	-0.63
550–597	573	41	112.00–124.00	$119.69	$686	-2.19
600–640	621	34	110.00–123.00	$118.94	$739	+1.74
650–698	686	36	104.00–119.00	$112.61	$773	+2.17
700–745	717	11	99.00–108.00	$102.46	$735	-6.92
785	785	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$805	-0.17
878	878	2	95.00	$95.00	$834	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	114.00	$114.00	$439	-7.83
405	405	1	115.00	$115.00	$466	-5.00
475–495	486	4	110.00–119.00	$115.03	$559	-0.97
500–540	520	3	108.00–113.00	$110.37	$574	+0.31
555–590	568	5	105.00–111.00	$109.21	$620	+2.12
603–635	615	5	100.00–106.00	$103.98	$639	+13.00
755	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	80.00	$80.00	$596	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	12	148.00–160.00	$152.40	$652	+0.32
455–495	475	19	140.00–155.00	$145.10	$689	-6.08
500–540	516	9	129.00–140.00	$134.78	$695	+5.55
550–598	573	19	122.00–135.00	$127.13	$728	+1.36
600–635	613	14	114.00–125.00	$119.49	$732	-0.99
650–695	668	15	114.00–124.00	$117.52	$785	+2.64
714–715	714	7	105.00–112.50	$110.64	$790	+2.62
760–795	775	4	102.00–110.00	$104.71	$812	—
895	895	1	80.00	$80.00	$716	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	132.00–142.00	$136.94	$582	—
455–495	479	4	130.00–137.00	$132.52	$635	-1.08
510–545	533	4	116.00–127.00	$121.65	$648	—
550–590	569	5	115.00–119.00	$117.17	$667	-1.83
600–640	622	7	104.00–113.00	$109.55	$681	—
675–690	685	4	97.00–111.00	$105.26	$721	-0.74
710–730	720	3	90.00–101.00	$95.28	$686	—
750	750	1	92.00	$92.00	$690	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1180	974	85-90%	7	29.00–35.00	$32.63	$318	-1.47
865–1380	1089	85-90%	38	36.00–48.00	$41.64	$453	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1515	1202	80-85%	30	46.00–56.00	$50.08	$602	—
1405	1405	80-85%	1	44.00	$44.00	$618	—
1360–1620	1490	80-85%	2	57.00–60.50	$58.90	$878	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$717	—
1225–1700	1413	75-80%	14	47.00–53.50	$51.36	$726	-7.90
1685	1685	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$758	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2105	1649	7	65.00–73.50	$70.47	$1,162	—
1715–1975	1853	3	91.00–95.00	$93.48	$1,732	—
1510–2400	1901	10	77.00–87.00	$82.05	$1,560	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1030–1435	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	875.00–1,100.00	$962.87
1075–1505	1324	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	875.00–1,000.00	$936.00
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–766	764	5	72.00–73.50	$73.20	$559	—

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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.