Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.42/cwt +19.58 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 467 lb · 144 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.65/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $527/hd at 370 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.51/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 565 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	719	975	608
Feeder cattle	620	825	421
Slaughter cattle	99	113	187
Replacement cattle	—	37	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher. ***Offerings also included 1 Load Lot: 125 Heifers weighing 467 @ 157.00 per cwt***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	4	162.50–187.50	$172.69	$466	-9.52
315–345	330	2	170.00–188.00	$179.41	$592	-2.71
355–385	368	6	160.00–170.00	$165.31	$608	-13.02
425 value added	425	1	186.00	$186.00	$790	—
400–443	432	9	160.00–168.00	$162.44	$702	-7.13
476 value added	476	5	176.00	$176.00	$838	+5.39
495	495	2	163.00–166.00	$164.50	$814	+8.17
510 value added	510	1	168.00	$168.00	$857	—
505–546	531	22	151.00–163.00	$157.15	$834	+0.45
555–563 value added	558	14	160.00–162.50	$161.40	$901	—
550–595	574	10	150.00–158.00	$152.99	$878	+0.64
631–637 value added	633	12	143.50–144.00	$143.87	$911	-7.21
625–645	634	5	134.00–141.00	$137.98	$875	-6.35
680–695	690	3	131.00–136.00	$133.66	$922	+0.54
711 value added	711	5	136.00	$136.00	$967	+2.50
740	740	1	124.00	$124.00	$918	+2.28
760–765 value added	763	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$1,026	—
770–785	775	3	117.00–120.00	$118.67	$920	-4.99
830	830	1	117.00	$117.00	$971	—
835 value added	835	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,077	+7.80
860	860	2	108.00–124.00	$116.00	$998	—
985	985	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	152.50	$152.50	$442	—
325	325	1	150.00	$150.00	$488	-7.17
390	390	1	150.00	$150.00	$585	-4.67
425–445	433	6	142.00–150.00	$144.96	$628	-7.31
460–480	474	4	140.00–150.00	$144.23	$684	-5.46
500–545	521	7	128.00–148.00	$138.38	$721	-0.16
555–590	578	6	123.00–144.00	$132.61	$766	+7.61
625	625	1	115.00	$115.00	$719	—
690	690	1	125.00	$125.00	$862	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	128.00	$128.00	$704	—

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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	152.50	$152.50	$366	—
255–290	266	4	147.50–157.50	$149.94	$399	+19.94
315–345	330	2	150.00–162.50	$155.97	$515	+9.51
364 value added	364	9	160.00	$160.00	$582	—
350–395	372	21	130.00–144.00	$135.22	$503	-7.51
405–445	436	12	130.00–144.00	$136.38	$595	-5.05
467–469 value added	467	129	150.00–157.00	$156.78	$732	—
450–495	469	15	129.00–141.00	$134.15	$629	-0.69
500–545	519	9	122.00–133.00	$126.13	$655	-3.42
550–595	565	28	119.00–127.00	$123.51	$698	-0.31
600–640	622	8	110.00–121.00	$115.52	$719	+1.27
655–675	665	5	116.00–122.00	$119.59	$795	+6.10
725	725	1	107.00	$107.00	$776	+0.99
760–795	773	3	105.00–111.00	$107.63	$832	+13.63
810–845	833	3	90.00	$90.00	$750	-0.80
975	975	1	93.00	$93.00	$907	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	132.00	$132.00	$455	+5.82
415–445	432	9	125.00–128.50	$127.94	$553	-2.44
485	485	1	133.00	$133.00	$645	+10.69
550–570	559	5	110.00–118.00	$113.61	$635	+3.61
640	640	1	107.00	$107.00	$685	+0.46
655–675	663	3	100.00–102.00	$101.34	$672	+1.34

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	90.00	$90.00	$594	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	157.50–165.00	$161.27	$650	-6.96
460–490	475	2	155.00–160.00	$157.58	$749	-2.11
505–545	520	3	150.00–157.00	$153.74	$799	+8.97
590	590	1	142.00	$142.00	$838	+3.00
600–625	617	3	126.00–139.00	$134.78	$832	+5.76
710	710	2	126.00	$126.00	$895	+8.83
790	790	1	108.00	$108.00	$853	-0.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	142.00–150.00	$145.93	$603	-5.66
465–495	483	3	132.00–142.00	$138.45	$669	-10.40
535–540	538	2	128.00–134.00	$131.01	$705	-0.31
580	580	1	131.00	$131.00	$760	+9.69
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-3.00
725	725	1	104.00	$104.00	$754	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1120	980	85-90%	2	27.00–37.00	$31.29	$307	—
805–1385	1043	85-90%	32	44.00–56.00	$50.24	$524	+2.15
1040–1165	1085	85-90%	3	58.00	$58.00	$629	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1315	1211	80-85%	4	67.00–69.00	$67.70	$820	—
945–1685	1267	80-85%	19	55.00–66.00	$59.21	$750	—
1330	1330	80-85%	2	48.00–51.00	$49.50	$658	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1745	1395	75-80%	2	71.00–73.00	$71.75	$1,001	+13.25
1220–1665	1426	75-80%	10	56.00–64.00	$61.06	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	76.00	$76.00	$813	—
1180–2485	1512	10	87.00–97.00	$91.09	$1,377	+13.06
1530–2250	1834	8	98.00–105.00	$99.63	$1,827	+10.17

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–645	633	2	80.00–83.00	$81.47	$516	—
782	782	3	75.00	$75.00	$586	—
825	825	1	74.00	$74.00	$610	-9.00

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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.