Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.91/cwt +18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 733 lb · 62 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.47/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 420 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.50/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 466 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	975	1,152	1,202
Feeder cattle	787	961	1,057
Slaughter cattle	117	139	128
Replacement cattle	71	52	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower on a light test. ***Offerings included one Load Lot of Heifers, 58 head weighing 733 at $122.25 per cwt 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
310–335	325	4	160.00–170.00	$166.46	$541	-0.89
352–395	369	25	160.00–177.00	$171.00	$631	+13.78
400–440	425	6	150.00–165.00	$157.38	$669	+0.69
455–495	482	8	149.00–160.00	$158.07	$762	-0.61
510–546	537	12	143.00–156.00	$150.63	$809	+6.16
550–595	569	7	143.00–151.00	$146.37	$833	+4.89
605–640	629	15	125.00–136.00	$130.83	$823	+2.12
660–695	675	9	124.00–135.00	$130.50	$881	+5.15
710–715	713	3	115.00–124.00	$118.32	$844	-6.20
760–772	771	9	116.00–124.00	$123.12	$949	+2.69
855	855	4	117.50	$117.50	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	2	150.00–156.00	$152.98	$563	+8.17
400–425	415	3	140.00–146.00	$143.73	$596	+6.73
525	525	1	128.00	$128.00	$672	-2.03
560–580	576	7	113.00–130.00	$120.14	$692	-3.71
610–620	615	3	114.00–120.00	$117.01	$720	+1.62
675–690	683	8	109.00–121.00	$116.99	$799	+0.99
746	746	6	110.00	$110.00	$821	+5.77
765	765	1	106.00	$106.00	$811	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	94.00	$94.00	$696	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	13	136.00–150.00	$143.39	$457	+8.93
355–395	381	15	130.00–140.00	$133.88	$510	-2.57
406 value added	406	7	139.00	$139.00	$564	—
400–445	423	28	125.00–135.00	$129.59	$548	+3.29
450–495	466	35	122.00–132.00	$127.50	$594	+2.70
500–545	525	33	120.00–132.00	$125.49	$659	+1.27
550–595	571	27	114.00–126.00	$120.50	$688	+0.81
605–640	616	6	110.00–118.00	$112.70	$694	-6.24
643 value added	643	4	121.50	$121.50	$781	—
650–695	660	6	110.00–114.00	$111.18	$734	-1.43
715–730	726	4	96.00–107.00	$101.47	$737	-0.99
733 value added	733	58	122.25	$122.25	$896	—
750–775	765	3	90.00–98.00	$95.30	$729	-7.20

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	5	113.00–126.00	$118.66	$386	—
360	360	1	120.00	$120.00	$432	+6.00
400–430	423	4	115.00–121.00	$118.82	$503	+3.82
480	480	1	119.00	$119.00	$571	+3.97
505–540	518	4	110.00–115.00	$111.49	$578	+1.12
570–585	580	3	106.00–110.00	$108.69	$630	-0.52
615	615	1	100.00	$100.00	$615	-3.98
655–670	660	3	103.00–105.00	$104.32	$689	—

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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	419	14	150.00–160.00	$155.75	$653	+3.35
450–498	478	16	143.00–156.00	$147.83	$707	+2.73
505–545	529	19	136.00–148.00	$144.18	$763	+9.40
550–593	572	7	123.00–134.00	$125.97	$721	-1.16
600–628	622	10	115.00–125.00	$118.80	$739	-0.69
658–675	665	6	113.00–123.00	$119.97	$798	+2.45
710–730	720	2	104.00–107.00	$105.48	$759	-5.16
760–795	778	2	92.00–98.00	$94.93	$739	-9.78
800–845	823	2	92.00–97.00	$94.43	$777	—
875	875	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	+15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	143.00	$143.00	$605	+6.06
455–490	475	5	128.00–134.00	$130.75	$621	-1.77
500–540	519	6	115.00–133.00	$123.59	$641	+1.94
550–585	571	4	114.00–120.00	$116.76	$667	-0.41
605–625	617	3	110.00–114.00	$111.34	$687	+1.79
685	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	+3.74
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	+4.72

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1450	1077	85-90%	40	37.00–49.00	$42.22	$455	+0.58
860–1500	1096	85-90%	12	25.00–36.00	$33.19	$364	-8.45

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	80-85%	1	44.00	$44.00	$475	—
1120–1480	1300	80-85%	2	60.00	$60.00	$780	—
960–1950	1350	80-85%	23	46.00–57.00	$51.18	$691	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1870	1638	75-80%	9	48.00–54.50	$50.97	$835	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1590	1294	4	60.00–71.00	$66.72	$863	—
1570–1955	1763	2	75.00–78.00	$76.66	$1,352	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1025	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,010.00	$964.86
935–1105	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–1,060.00	$1,001.56
990–1490	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	825.00–985.00	$913.30
1430	1430	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	3	74.50	$74.50	$401	—
668	668	4	66.50	$66.50	$444	—

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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.