Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.29/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 423 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.64/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 578 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.29/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 520 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	701	719	574
Feeder cattle	626	620	500
Slaughter cattle	75	99	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 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
215–240	230	3	185.00–200.00	$190.54	$438	—
285–295	290	4	170.00–187.50	$182.44	$529	+9.75
300–345	330	13	170.00–196.00	$183.84	$607	+4.43
350–395	376	18	171.00–187.50	$178.35	$671	+13.04
410–440	420	11	168.00–178.00	$171.38	$720	+8.94
450–496	475	21	164.00–177.00	$169.12	$803	+4.62
500–545	515	16	149.00–161.00	$156.83	$808	-0.32
522–548 value added	535	10	165.00–169.00	$166.51	$891	-1.49
553–565 value added	557	5	162.00–167.00	$164.78	$918	+3.38
555–595	570	11	146.00–161.00	$152.62	$870	-0.37
620–637 value added	630	9	146.00–154.00	$149.21	$940	+5.34
605–647	634	10	134.00–143.00	$139.35	$883	+1.37
650–695	672	3	130.00–141.00	$135.27	$909	+1.61
703–738	721	8	127.00–131.00	$129.87	$936	+5.87
750–785	770	5	119.00–136.00	$128.81	$992	+10.14
802 value added	802	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,079	+5.50
815	815	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	+8.00
880	880	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,135	+13.00
965	965	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,110	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	165.00	$165.00	$569	+15.00
350–380	366	5	150.00–165.00	$158.67	$581	+8.67
425–445	435	2	156.00–160.00	$157.95	$687	+12.99
455–493	477	11	149.00–160.00	$154.91	$739	+10.68
505–545	523	3	139.00–148.00	$141.98	$743	+3.60
560–585	573	2	122.00–144.00	$133.24	$763	+0.63
635	635	1	129.00	$129.00	$819	+14.00
655–685	670	2	119.00–126.00	$122.42	$820	-2.58
700–745	723	2	120.00	$120.00	$868	—
800	800	1	105.00	$105.00	$840	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	9	147.50–158.00	$154.56	$427	+4.62
310–335	321	8	140.00–160.00	$147.63	$474	-8.34
355–395	379	19	138.00–160.00	$146.34	$555	+11.12
418 value added	418	5	155.00	$155.00	$648	—
400–445	424	30	131.00–145.00	$137.84	$584	+1.46
450–495	468	26	130.00–144.00	$135.53	$634	+1.38
500–545	520	27	125.00–135.00	$130.29	$678	+4.16
550–595	578	28	120.00–133.00	$126.64	$732	+3.13
602 value added	602	3	128.50	$128.50	$774	—
605–640	623	9	115.00–127.00	$120.33	$750	+4.81
655 value added	655	3	125.00	$125.00	$819	—
655–685	676	6	110.00–120.00	$113.27	$766	-6.32
705–740	727	3	101.00–109.00	$105.28	$765	-1.72
810–830	820	3	90.00–100.00	$93.37	$766	+3.37

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	124.00	$124.00	$422	-8.00
350–380	366	4	120.00–135.00	$130.20	$477	—
430	430	1	127.00	$127.00	$546	-0.94
450–495	476	7	120.00–128.00	$124.70	$594	-8.30
520	520	2	117.00–123.00	$120.00	$624	—
550–563	558	4	115.00–120.00	$116.23	$649	+2.62
605–615	610	2	110.00–114.00	$112.02	$683	+5.02
650–670	660	3	90.00–102.00	$93.94	$620	-7.40
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	123.00	$123.00	$787	—

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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	428	12	154.00–168.00	$159.35	$682	-1.92
450–490	467	7	154.00–165.00	$158.57	$741	+0.99
505–545	527	9	140.00–154.00	$144.53	$762	-9.21
568–585	575	8	137.00–150.00	$143.11	$823	+1.11
605–630	615	6	127.00–138.00	$133.33	$820	-1.45
655–675	667	3	124.00	$124.00	$827	—
700–745	719	8	119.00–123.00	$120.62	$867	-5.38
765	765	1	113.00	$113.00	$864	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	2	148.00–152.00	$150.07	$638	+4.14
455–495	479	7	136.00–152.00	$147.91	$708	+9.46
530–540	535	2	136.00–139.00	$137.49	$736	+6.48
570–595	581	4	121.00–135.00	$130.96	$761	-0.04
625–635	630	2	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$778	+3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1260	1129	80-85%	22	56.50–68.50	$62.35	$704	—
1040–1355	1198	80-85%	2	69.50	$69.50	$833	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$358	—
975–1075	1025	85-90%	2	60.00–63.00	$61.57	$631	+11.33
775–1275	1035	85-90%	20	50.00–59.50	$55.82	$578	+5.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1720	1428	75-80%	15	60.00–69.50	$66.19	$945	+5.13
1435–1700	1575	75-80%	3	70.50–73.00	$71.40	$1,125	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1795	1577	5	89.00–94.00	$92.13	$1,453	—
1670	1670	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,687	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	78.00	$78.00	$566	—
830	830	2	82.00	$82.00	$681	+8.00

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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.