Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.50/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 517 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.84/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 477 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.43/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 420 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	975	1,105	362
Feeder cattle	825	959	251
Slaughter cattle	113	146	96
Replacement cattle	37	—	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	6	170.00–190.00	$182.21	$519	—
325–345	334	10	170.00–192.50	$182.12	$608	+14.89
350–398	379	17	166.00–184.00	$178.33	$676	+7.57
373–383 value added	380	6	185.00–186.00	$185.33	$704	—
400–435	419	8	163.00–176.00	$169.57	$710	+2.54
453–460 value added	456	13	170.00–171.00	$170.61	$778	—
455–498	487	13	154.00–165.00	$156.33	$761	-1.77
510–545	531	10	150.00–162.00	$156.70	$832	+3.02
560–598	586	23	144.00–155.00	$152.35	$893	+5.16
600–635	616	12	135.00–148.00	$144.33	$889	+7.89
615–635 value added	620	6	150.00–151.50	$151.08	$937	—
660 value added	660	3	139.00–143.00	$140.33	$926	—
650–690	674	9	130.00–137.00	$133.12	$897	+2.51
700–735	714	15	120.00–127.00	$121.72	$869	-1.03
718 value added	718	3	133.50	$133.50	$959	+3.50
755–790	773	3	122.00–125.00	$123.66	$956	+3.52
819–840 value added	823	5	121.00–122.00	$121.20	$997	+1.20

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	5	150.00–165.00	$157.17	$519	+17.17
350–395	368	14	134.00–160.00	$154.67	$569	+2.75
405–435	418	5	140.00–158.00	$152.27	$636	+2.48
450–470	458	6	145.00–153.00	$149.69	$686	+6.58
505–535	524	6	128.00–145.00	$138.54	$726	-1.46
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	-2.52
745	745	1	112.00	$112.00	$834	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	130.00	$130.00	$338	-22.50
310–345	325	10	140.00–153.00	$146.46	$476	+6.07
355–395	375	13	134.00–150.00	$142.73	$535	+3.18
400–445	420	28	134.00–148.00	$141.43	$594	+3.89
455–495	477	29	130.00–141.00	$134.84	$643	+3.08
512–515 value added	515	52	137.50–139.00	$137.67	$709	-2.33
500–545	522	19	124.00–134.00	$129.55	$676	+2.11
550–586	570	19	119.00–128.00	$123.82	$706	+2.61
600–645	615	10	110.00–120.00	$114.25	$703	-2.44
638 value added	638	4	124.00	$124.00	$791	-4.96
685–690	688	2	110.00–117.00	$113.49	$781	-4.18
718–725	720	5	100.00–111.00	$106.01	$763	+2.98
735 value added	735	14	113.00	$113.00	$831	+0.16
775	775	1	94.00	$94.00	$728	-10.97
805–835	820	5	90.00–92.00	$90.80	$745	-2.60
940	940	1	83.00	$83.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	122.00–130.00	$126.18	$410	+6.18
350–375	363	2	130.00–132.00	$131.03	$476	+5.03
400–440	423	5	130.00–132.00	$130.38	$552	+5.64
475–490	485	3	120.00–125.00	$122.31	$593	+3.29
500–540	527	6	110.00–120.00	$117.59	$620	+4.09
580–590	585	2	110.00	$110.00	$644	-5.00
605–625	615	2	104.00–109.00	$106.54	$655	-1.46
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	-4.86
716	716	5	93.00	$93.00	$666	+1.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	429	8	164.00–173.00	$168.23	$722	+11.36
460–495	478	10	155.00–167.00	$159.69	$763	+13.24
500–545	511	13	140.00–155.00	$144.77	$740	-0.63
555–590	571	8	132.00–143.00	$139.00	$794	+0.92
600–610	605	4	125.00–134.00	$129.02	$781	+1.10
665–695	680	6	120.00–131.00	$124.60	$847	-1.37
725–740	729	6	114.00–120.00	$117.17	$854	-1.49
750–780	765	2	104.00–114.00	$108.90	$833	-5.43
805–810	808	2	106.00	$106.00	$856	-4.50
890	890	1	93.00	$93.00	$828	+2.00
905–910	908	2	91.00–92.00	$91.50	$831	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	5	146.00–159.00	$151.59	$637	+5.91
455–490	475	7	144.00–152.00	$148.85	$707	+10.86
500–545	521	7	120.00–139.00	$131.32	$684	+3.91
550–575	564	4	110.00–130.00	$121.31	$684	-6.76
620	620	1	123.00	$123.00	$763	+6.00
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	2	111.00	$111.00	$647	-9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1910	1460	80-85%	34	51.00–62.00	$55.72	$814	—
1245–1820	1533	80-85%	2	64.00–68.50	$66.67	$1,022	—
1545–1885	1745	80-85%	3	47.00–50.00	$48.25	$842	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1055	884	85-90%	7	26.00–40.00	$35.86	$317	—
710–1610	1044	85-90%	18	43.00–53.00	$48.09	$502	+10.42
1290	1290	85-90%	1	54.50	$54.50	$703	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1415	1368	75-80%	2	66.00	$66.00	$903	—
1150–1595	1387	75-80%	9	55.00–63.00	$58.50	$811	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1730	1540	4	75.00–80.00	$78.03	$1,202	—
1440–2340	1817	7	85.00–93.00	$89.46	$1,625	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1150	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$902.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1110–1335	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–950.00	$927.71
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1065–1405	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–975.00	$889.25
1200–1610	1322	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–1,100.00	$966.74
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	100.00	$100.00	$470	—
815	815	1	83.00	$83.00	$676	—
900–905	903	2	75.00–77.00	$76.00	$686	—

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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.