Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

1,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.70/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 844 lb · 60 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.18/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 423 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.25/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 522 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,449	563	1,059
Feeder cattle	1,264	445	913
Slaughter cattle	185	118	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 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
230–245	238	2	172.50–185.00	$178.95	$426	—
265–295	285	4	170.00–186.00	$177.13	$505	—
305–345	327	9	160.00–175.00	$168.03	$549	-6.06
350–353 value added	352	4	185.00–189.00	$187.01	$658	—
355–393	376	19	160.00–176.00	$169.13	$636	-7.97
400–445	425	7	160.00–176.00	$165.70	$704	-7.68
425 value added	425	3	184.00	$184.00	$782	—
450 value added	450	3	176.00	$176.00	$792	—
450–495	464	14	160.00–169.00	$162.89	$756	+2.07
500–545	524	37	148.00–160.00	$155.93	$817	-1.72
555–598	578	31	140.00–152.00	$147.53	$853	-6.66
600–648	624	25	128.00–138.00	$133.12	$831	-4.27
658 value added	658	3	136.00	$136.00	$895	—
650–690	677	12	123.00–134.00	$129.86	$879	+3.89
705–735	718	3	121.00–123.00	$122.00	$876	+0.78
755–790	773	2	119.00–123.00	$120.95	$935	+3.95
840	840	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,025	—
844 value added	844	59	124.75	$124.75	$1,053	+2.75
860–865	863	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$988	+3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	4	132.50–158.00	$148.55	$489	—
355–395	377	6	154.00–158.00	$156.33	$589	-4.95
405–425	418	4	142.00–158.00	$150.99	$631	+5.48
455–495	470	9	138.00–150.00	$144.19	$678	+0.19
505–540	529	8	125.00–147.00	$140.47	$743	+4.75
555–598	581	9	125.00–139.00	$130.63	$759	-9.37
608–640	627	7	118.00–126.00	$124.26	$779	+4.26
660	660	1	124.00	$124.00	$818	—
730	730	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$847	—
775–783	781	4	101.00–112.00	$103.73	$810	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–520	510	2	128.00–135.00	$131.43	$670	—
590–595	593	2	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$780	—
600	600	1	117.00	$117.00	$702	—
690	690	1	116.00	$116.00	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–295	268	6	135.00–144.00	$138.89	$372	-1.60
300–345	320	13	130.00–148.00	$139.70	$447	-0.92
350–395	376	29	130.00–145.00	$136.62	$514	+0.37
400–448	423	48	130.00–144.00	$136.18	$576	+3.94
450–495	473	41	125.00–141.00	$134.54	$636	+6.49
500–545	522	46	123.00–138.00	$130.25	$680	+6.56
550–590	577	31	114.00–125.00	$122.27	$705	+4.19
579 value added	579	8	126.00	$126.00	$730	—
610–645	629	11	111.00–122.00	$116.43	$732	+5.18
655–690	666	9	111.00–119.00	$113.87	$758	+3.97
700–740	728	13	104.00–113.00	$108.29	$788	+1.29
755	755	1	108.00	$108.00	$815	—
825	825	1	97.00	$97.00	$800	-3.00
985	985	1	92.00	$92.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	124.00	$124.00	$366	—
300–310	305	2	126.00–128.00	$126.98	$387	—
370–385	378	2	120.00–128.00	$123.92	$468	—
420–445	428	4	120.00–129.00	$124.44	$533	+6.44
455–485	475	4	118.00–124.00	$120.53	$573	+1.53
515	515	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$613	—
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	±0.00
610–640	625	3	106.00–109.00	$107.33	$671	+4.33
655–690	673	2	107.00–108.00	$107.49	$723	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	—
555–560	558	2	106.00–114.00	$109.98	$614	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	421	12	150.00–164.00	$156.06	$657	-14.34
455–495	475	15	150.00–161.00	$153.41	$729	-3.38
500–545	518	20	135.00–149.00	$142.56	$738	—
550–595	566	11	130.00–143.00	$134.41	$761	+0.89
601–645	620	31	120.00–129.00	$125.31	$777	-4.64
655–695	680	17	118.00–127.00	$123.74	$841	—
715–730	721	7	115.00–121.00	$118.13	$852	—
750–790	767	3	109.00–112.00	$110.36	$846	—
800–838	813	10	101.00–113.00	$106.08	$862	—
925–935	930	2	81.00–91.00	$85.97	$800	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	435	14	132.00–148.00	$141.64	$616	-13.36
460–490	474	7	140.00–147.00	$143.31	$679	+3.31
505–545	528	6	124.00–134.00	$131.16	$693	—
560–595	579	9	114.00–129.00	$123.90	$717	—
620	620	1	114.00	$114.00	$707	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1370	1010	85-90%	18	26.00–41.00	$36.87	$372	-5.18
845–1570	1094	85-90%	52	42.00–53.00	$47.31	$518	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1175	1103	80-85%	2	63.00–65.00	$64.07	$707	—
1030–1375	1203	80-85%	2	49.00–50.00	$49.57	$596	—
965–1585	1233	80-85%	35	51.00–63.00	$56.44	$696	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1725	1485	75-80%	17	51.00–61.00	$55.86	$830	—
1400–1805	1600	75-80%	5	63.50–65.00	$64.20	$1,027	—
1735	1735	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$868	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1785	1432	12	63.00–77.00	$71.47	$1,023	—
1350–1990	1697	9	83.00–91.00	$86.09	$1,461	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	76.00	$76.00	$475	—

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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.