Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 873 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.63/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 473 lb · 51 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.73/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 416 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,290	1,143	567
Feeder cattle	1,087	997	448
Slaughter cattle	169	146	103
Replacement cattle	34	—	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; 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
225	225	1	170.00	$170.00	$382	-7.47
290	290	1	167.50	$167.50	$486	-16.70
305–345	329	17	165.00–175.00	$169.64	$558	-8.18
350–390	375	14	165.00–176.00	$168.57	$632	-5.55
400–443	423	27	164.00–170.00	$168.03	$711	-2.68
450–496	474	22	161.00–172.00	$167.14	$792	-2.05
500–545	527	16	150.00–164.00	$157.49	$830	-4.72
560–585 value added	569	15	160.00–163.00	$161.17	$917	—
550–595	578	14	148.00–159.00	$154.09	$891	-3.93
618–637 value added	629	26	149.50–158.00	$150.72	$948	—
623–645	632	7	136.00–148.00	$142.56	$901	-3.70
655–695	673	9	131.00–141.00	$136.22	$917	-7.48
710 value added	710	3	139.50	$139.50	$990	—
700–735	717	16	125.00–136.00	$132.76	$952	-7.39
755–760	758	2	131.00–136.00	$133.51	$1,012	+8.51
800	800	1	112.00	$112.00	$896	-2.00
873 value added	873	113	129.00	$129.00	$1,126	—
908 value added	908	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	156.00–160.00	$158.01	$542	-3.31
350	350	1	160.00	$160.00	$560	-0.52
435–440	438	2	155.00–159.00	$157.01	$688	+1.01
450–475	463	3	150.00–155.00	$152.03	$704	-1.98
557–588	571	9	140.00–146.00	$144.44	$825	+8.44
650	650	1	127.00	$127.00	$826	-7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	142.50–150.00	$146.17	$351	-18.83
265–295	282	3	152.00–158.00	$155.35	$438	+0.83
300–345	329	13	140.00–151.00	$148.01	$487	-7.34
350–395	365	21	141.00–153.00	$146.62	$535	-5.55
400–447	416	40	140.00–154.00	$144.73	$602	+1.28
450–496	473	51	133.00–145.00	$138.63	$656	+0.23
500–545	526	34	125.00–139.00	$130.66	$687	-5.00
555–595	576	23	123.00–134.00	$128.19	$738	-1.97
600–640	621	20	117.00–127.50	$123.76	$769	-0.95
653–695	673	10	112.00–123.00	$118.05	$794	-2.62
700–738	727	13	106.00–116.00	$109.19	$794	-1.46
755–798	784	9	104.00–114.00	$107.85	$846	+1.42
890	890	1	90.00	$90.00	$801	—
980	980	1	87.00	$87.00	$853	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	136.00	$136.00	$517	+2.00
405–440	418	4	122.00–131.00	$128.28	$536	-1.72
450–485	463	5	123.00–130.00	$127.43	$590	+7.43
550–590	577	3	110.00–120.00	$116.59	$673	-1.80
615–630	623	2	110.00–114.00	$111.98	$698	+3.86
665–695	680	2	106.00–108.00	$107.02	$728	+2.02
780	780	1	101.00	$101.00	$788	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	110.00	$110.00	$660	+13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	417	17	160.00–171.00	$164.37	$685	-0.91
450–499	472	19	154.00–167.00	$157.09	$741	-9.27
500–540	522	24	142.00–153.00	$146.87	$767	-1.45
550–585	568	20	138.00–147.00	$141.52	$804	-1.25
600–640	624	18	130.00–141.00	$135.69	$847	-3.50
650–695	666	11	125.00–135.00	$131.66	$877	-2.32
705–740	725	5	118.00–126.00	$121.99	$884	-1.98
755–760	757	3	118.00–126.00	$123.01	$931	-0.32
885–890	888	2	99.00–106.00	$102.49	$910	-0.49
900–930	913	3	97.00–100.00	$97.99	$895	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	434	12	132.00–159.00	$153.87	$668	+0.43
450–495	474	10	140.00–153.00	$146.89	$696	-4.23
540	540	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$732	+8.00
615	615	1	127.00	$127.00	$781	-5.00
685	685	1	119.00	$119.00	$815	—
700–730	715	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$794	—
790	790	1	108.00	$108.00	$853	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1930	1302	80-85%	49	57.00–68.00	$63.03	$821	—
1305–1390	1348	80-85%	2	69.50–70.00	$69.76	$940	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–910	837	85-90%	7	37.00–44.00	$40.60	$340	—
770–1255	1007	85-90%	39	50.00–60.00	$55.24	$556	—
1135	1135	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$715	-3.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	75-80%	1	71.50	$71.50	$1,030	—
1175–2030	1460	75-80%	21	58.00–69.50	$66.44	$970	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1510	1378	2	93.00–98.00	$95.26	$1,313	—
1350–2245	1733	15	81.00–90.00	$86.96	$1,507	-15.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1155–1465	1292	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–1,000.00	$958.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	114.00	$114.00	$445	—
535	535	1	107.00	$107.00	$572	—
555–568	565	4	103.50–104.00	$103.62	$585	—
603	603	2	100.00	$100.00	$603	—
650–680	665	2	96.00–97.00	$96.49	$642	—

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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.