Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

1,143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.95/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 467 lb · 48 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.94/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 386 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.45/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 425 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,143	701	284
Feeder cattle	997	626	234
Slaughter cattle	146	75	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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
200–205	203	2	175.00–180.00	$177.47	$360	-13.07
255–290	274	5	175.00–195.00	$184.20	$505	+1.76
305–345	322	21	167.50–192.00	$177.82	$573	-6.02
368 value added	368	4	191.00	$191.00	$703	—
350–398	388	33	160.00–186.00	$174.12	$676	-4.23
400–447	432	16	164.00–176.00	$170.71	$737	-0.67
450–468 value added	465	6	180.00–181.00	$180.16	$838	—
450–495	467	20	160.00–175.00	$169.19	$790	+0.07
500–540	527	11	154.00–166.00	$162.21	$855	+5.38
550–595	581	17	150.00–163.00	$158.02	$918	+5.40
600–645	627	15	138.00–150.00	$146.26	$917	+6.91
655–695	672	7	137.00–149.00	$143.70	$966	+8.43
710–745	730	6	137.00–145.00	$140.15	$1,023	+10.28
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	-3.81
810	810	1	114.00	$114.00	$923	-11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–315	314	3	156.00–164.00	$161.32	$507	-3.68
375–390	385	4	159.00–162.00	$160.52	$618	+1.85
410	410	2	156.00	$156.00	$640	-1.95
450–485	464	7	150.00–158.00	$154.01	$715	-0.90
505–530	518	2	139.00–150.00	$144.37	$748	+2.39
595	595	1	136.00	$136.00	$809	+2.76
635	635	1	134.00	$134.00	$851	+5.00
650	650	1	134.00	$134.00	$871	+11.58

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	—
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	—
255–295	272	8	142.00–161.00	$154.52	$420	-0.04
300–345	325	23	142.00–168.00	$155.35	$505	+7.72
365–395	381	28	140.00–166.00	$152.17	$580	+5.83
400–449	425	36	134.00–149.00	$143.45	$610	+5.61
458 value added	458	14	154.00	$154.00	$705	—
450–495	471	34	133.00–144.00	$138.40	$652	+2.87
523 value added	523	2	143.00	$143.00	$748	—
500–545	524	33	130.00–141.00	$135.66	$711	+5.37
550–595	575	28	124.00–136.00	$130.16	$748	+3.52
560–581 value added	578	6	137.00–139.50	$139.10	$804	—
600–640	620	20	119.00–130.00	$124.71	$773	+4.38
660–690	673	9	116.00–123.00	$120.67	$812	+7.40
700–710	703	3	108.00–116.00	$110.65	$778	+5.37
705 value added	705	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$857	—
755–780	768	2	102.00–111.00	$106.43	$817	—
800–820	807	3	97.50–106.00	$100.38	$810	+7.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	3	132.50–136.00	$134.58	$428	+10.58
365	365	1	134.00	$134.00	$489	+3.80
405–415	410	2	130.00	$130.00	$533	+3.00
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	-4.70
500–538	523	8	121.00–129.00	$125.90	$658	+5.90
560–590	572	3	113.00–121.00	$118.39	$677	+2.16
605–630	618	2	102.00–114.00	$108.12	$668	-3.90
690	690	3	105.00	$105.00	$724	+11.06

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	97.00	$97.00	$601	-26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	15	160.00–173.00	$165.28	$697	+5.93
460–495	476	10	160.00–170.00	$166.36	$792	+7.79
500–545	523	24	143.00–158.00	$148.32	$776	+3.79
550–595	575	19	138.00–150.00	$142.77	$821	-0.34
600–645	617	22	135.00–145.00	$139.19	$859	+5.86
655–695	677	10	130.00–137.00	$133.98	$907	+9.98
710–730	720	3	119.00–127.00	$123.97	$893	+3.35
760–770	765	3	122.00–125.00	$123.33	$943	+10.33
850–880	865	2	102.00–104.00	$102.98	$891	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	15	142.00–159.00	$153.44	$657	+3.37
450–495	473	12	145.00–159.00	$151.12	$715	+3.21
505–525	515	3	116.00–142.00	$127.50	$657	-9.99
550–595	581	4	136.00–137.00	$136.75	$795	+5.79
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	+8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1495	1167	80-85%	41	59.50–69.50	$64.43	$752	-5.07
1160–1445	1294	80-85%	7	70.50–74.00	$71.92	$931	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1055	908	85-90%	8	35.00–52.00	$48.46	$440	—
720–1180	962	85-90%	36	54.50–64.00	$58.61	$564	—
1075–1180	1128	85-90%	2	66.50	$66.50	$750	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1730	1399	75-80%	16	63.00–70.00	$66.57	$931	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1445	1440	2	76.00–82.00	$79.01	$1,138	—
1145–1980	1596	18	87.00–99.00	$93.61	$1,494	+1.48
1635–1795	1722	3	101.00–104.00	$102.30	$1,762	—

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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.