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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.80/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 525 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.17/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 635 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 329 496 806
Feeder cattle 241 388 684
Slaughter cattle 88 108 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week because of inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 164.00 $164.00 $549 -8.61
355–395 368 4 166.00–170.00 $167.07 $615 -1.14
400–440 424 7 150.00–158.00 $154.17 $654 -0.87
450–484 473 8 155.00–165.00 $157.04 $743 +6.98
500–545 523 8 137.00–153.50 $144.38 $755 -2.42
560–580 573 9 134.00–148.00 $142.77 $818 -0.92
605–641 635 17 127.00–135.00 $132.17 $839 +4.26
650–685 670 5 124.00–129.00 $126.18 $845 +0.48
780–795 785 3 118.00–119.00 $118.66 $931 +3.31
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 -4.51
930 930 1 103.00 $103.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 142.00–144.00 $142.96 $608 —
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 134.00 $134.00 $362 -18.50
315 315 1 129.00 $129.00 $406 -8.35
360–390 378 4 128.00–140.00 $136.94 $518 -0.57
400–440 423 7 129.00–138.00 $133.94 $567 -0.94
450–495 476 9 124.00–136.00 $128.36 $611 -0.28
500–545 525 17 118.00–126.00 $121.80 $639 -1.96
555–595 572 7 114.00–122.00 $118.18 $676 -0.38
605–630 619 4 110.00–117.00 $112.02 $693 -3.52
625 value added 625 2 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
666 666 5 115.00 $115.00 $766 +6.03
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 +6.72
735–748 value added 742 4 108.00–109.00 $108.50 $805 —
822 value added 822 3 102.00 $102.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $514 +1.53
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 +4.50
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 +9.00
670 670 1 103.00 $103.00 $690 +13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 152.00 $152.00 $616 -1.39
450 450 1 156.00 $156.00 $702 +6.77
525 525 1 139.00 $139.00 $730 +9.84
590 590 1 128.00 $128.00 $755 +0.04
610–640 625 2 112.00–122.00 $116.88 $730 +0.87
725–730 728 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $830 +9.34
805 805 1 89.00 $89.00 $716 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 116.00 $116.00 $597 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $394 —
705–1470 1041 85-90% 27 51.00–60.00 $56.10 $584 —
965–1290 1128 85-90% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.43 $704 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1215 1073 80-85% 2 57.00–58.50 $57.65 $619 —
930–2000 1222 80-85% 22 61.00–70.00 $65.16 $796 +9.75
1065–1325 1223 80-85% 3 72.00–79.50 $75.34 $921 +19.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1790 1532 75-80% 9 63.00–70.00 $67.05 $1,027 +1.69
1355–1805 1632 75-80% 3 73.00–75.00 $73.89 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–2535 1994 7 91.00–101.00 $97.71 $1,948 —

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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.