Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.02/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 576 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.43/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 521 lb · 51 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.54/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 428 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,105	1,449	262
Feeder cattle	959	1,264	210
Slaughter cattle	146	185	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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
220	220	1	170.00	$170.00	$374	-8.95
313–345	333	11	160.00–178.00	$167.23	$557	-0.80
355–395	374	9	160.00–178.00	$170.76	$639	+1.63
400 value added	400	2	179.00	$179.00	$716	-5.00
400–445	413	6	160.00–172.00	$167.03	$690	+1.33
450–495	475	13	154.00–165.00	$158.10	$751	-4.79
500–545	520	21	144.00–159.00	$153.68	$799	-2.25
550–595	573	33	140.00–155.00	$147.19	$843	-0.34
600–645	635	13	130.00–140.00	$136.44	$866	+3.32
658–695	676	10	128.00–133.50	$130.61	$883	+0.75
705 value added	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	—
701–742	729	15	115.00–125.00	$122.75	$895	+0.75
760–790	784	7	119.50–122.00	$120.14	$942	-0.81
800 value added	800	2	120.00	$120.00	$960	—
845	845	1	115.00	$115.00	$972	-7.00
889	889	5	113.50	$113.50	$1,009	-1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	-8.55
355–390	369	17	137.00–158.00	$151.92	$561	-4.41
420–430	428	5	145.00–155.00	$149.79	$641	-1.20
450–490	475	15	136.00–151.00	$143.11	$680	-1.08
505–545	520	6	135.00–143.00	$140.00	$728	-0.47
560–593	585	4	126.00–128.00	$127.52	$746	-3.11
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	+0.74
745	745	1	114.00	$114.00	$849	-2.00
820	820	1	106.00	$106.00	$869	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	2	120.00	$120.00	$696	-11.49
603	603	2	125.00	$125.00	$754	+8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
285	285	1	152.50	$152.50	$435	+13.61
303–345	324	9	138.00–143.00	$140.39	$455	+0.69
350–395	377	39	130.00–148.00	$139.55	$526	+2.93
400–445	428	45	129.00–149.00	$137.54	$589	+1.36
450–495	470	27	125.00–139.00	$131.76	$619	-2.78
474–475 value added	474	7	141.00–143.00	$141.86	$672	—
504 value added	504	4	140.00	$140.00	$706	—
500–545	522	47	120.00–137.00	$127.44	$665	-2.81
550–595	575	35	117.00–125.00	$121.21	$697	-1.06
568–593 value added	579	20	129.00–134.00	$131.70	$763	+5.70
600–645	618	25	110.00–121.50	$116.69	$721	+0.26
615–635 value added	624	6	126.00–132.00	$128.96	$805	—
650–690	664	10	112.00–121.00	$117.67	$781	+3.80
710–740	723	3	100.00–105.00	$103.03	$745	-5.26
726–735 value added	730	7	110.00–115.00	$112.84	$824	—
764 value added	764	22	115.00	$115.00	$879	—
770–785	780	3	100.00–109.00	$104.97	$819	-3.03
810–815	811	5	90.00–100.00	$93.40	$757	-3.60

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	-6.98
375	375	2	126.00	$126.00	$472	+2.08
435–445	439	4	116.00–128.00	$124.74	$548	+0.30
455–495	476	7	114.00–124.00	$119.02	$567	-1.51
520	520	2	110.00–117.00	$113.50	$590	-5.50
590	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	+5.00
600–625	613	2	108.00	$108.00	$662	+0.67
650–690	668	6	100.00–109.00	$104.86	$700	-2.63
715–735	725	2	90.00–93.00	$91.52	$664	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	+5.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	14	154.00–164.00	$156.87	$664	+0.81
450–490	470	18	142.00–153.00	$146.45	$688	-6.96
510–545	534	24	139.00–151.00	$145.40	$776	+2.84
550–595	567	9	134.00–146.00	$138.08	$783	+3.67
600–648	627	11	125.00–132.50	$127.92	$802	+2.61
650–690	668	6	123.00–133.00	$125.97	$841	+2.23
705–735	714	6	118.00–122.00	$118.66	$847	+0.53
760	760	3	111.00–117.00	$114.33	$869	+3.97
800–810	805	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$890	+4.42
860	860	1	91.00	$91.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	436	10	140.00–150.00	$145.68	$635	+4.04
457–490	473	10	132.00–141.00	$137.99	$653	-5.32
500–530	512	8	118.00–137.00	$127.41	$652	-3.75
550–590	580	13	120.00–133.00	$128.07	$743	+4.17
600	600	2	114.00–120.00	$117.00	$702	+3.00
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	145.00	$145.00	$703	—
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1165	1013	85-90%	2	54.50–55.00	$54.79	$555	+17.92
780–1260	1034	85-90%	30	42.00–53.00	$46.79	$484	+9.92
770–1285	1042	85-90%	13	32.00–47.00	$37.67	$393	+0.80

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	80-85%	1	49.00	$49.00	$593	-0.57
985–1720	1221	80-85%	30	50.00–62.00	$55.57	$679	-0.87
1380–1475	1428	80-85%	2	64.00–65.00	$64.52	$921	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2005	1484	75-80%	25	52.50–63.00	$57.53	$854	+1.67
1655–1670	1663	75-80%	2	65.00	$65.00	$1,081	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2035	1630	5	62.00–73.50	$70.36	$1,147	—
1480–2185	1793	6	74.50–81.00	$77.22	$1,385	—
1780–2165	1973	2	85.00–90.00	$87.74	$1,731	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	96.00	$96.00	$379	—
510	510	1	93.00	$93.00	$474	—
600	600	2	81.00	$81.00	$486	+5.00
665	665	1	80.00	$80.00	$532	—

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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.