Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.14/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 524 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.52/cwt -6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 471 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.09/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 573 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 884 1,290 861
Feeder cattle 708 1,087 689
Slaughter cattle 114 169 147
Replacement cattle 62 34 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 11 172.50–190.00 $179.49 $431 +9.49
280–295 286 4 162.50–172.50 $167.46 $479 -0.04
300–335 319 12 162.00–184.00 $176.97 $565 +7.33
360–397 386 8 160.00–166.00 $162.45 $627 -6.12
420–445 439 8 160.00–173.00 $165.93 $728 -2.10
450–495 486 12 155.00–169.00 $162.84 $791 -4.30
505–530 value added 510 5 166.00–167.00 $166.79 $851 —
500–543 528 17 148.00–161.00 $156.69 $827 -0.80
550–595 573 29 146.00–157.00 $152.09 $871 -2.00
600–645 624 16 135.00–146.00 $139.70 $872 -2.86
650–690 675 3 125.00–135.00 $129.02 $871 -7.20
700–735 715 7 127.00–133.00 $128.77 $921 -3.99
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 -8.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 157.50 $157.50 $457 —
300–348 329 7 146.00–157.50 $150.60 $495 -7.41
350–395 363 5 138.00–156.00 $146.11 $530 -13.89
417–430 420 8 147.00–155.00 $150.26 $631 -6.75
450–495 465 8 136.00–152.00 $145.25 $675 -6.78
500–540 519 7 129.00–145.00 $138.26 $718 —
555–585 568 12 126.00–140.00 $135.98 $772 -8.46
630 630 1 132.00 $132.00 $832 —
668–680 671 4 120.00–129.00 $126.72 $850 -0.28
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 155.00 $155.00 $356 +8.83
250–285 267 6 155.00–172.50 $162.41 $434 +7.06
300–345 324 18 138.00–151.00 $144.43 $468 -3.58
350–395 380 19 130.00–144.00 $135.94 $517 -10.68
400–445 419 19 129.00–138.00 $132.87 $557 -11.86
463–485 value added 470 6 140.00–141.00 $140.66 $661 —
450–495 471 33 125.00–138.00 $131.04 $617 -7.59
505–545 524 44 120.00–133.00 $128.14 $671 -2.52
560–595 570 14 120.00–130.00 $127.84 $729 -0.35
600–645 619 10 115.00–125.00 $120.85 $748 -2.91
670–690 679 5 110.00–120.00 $112.58 $764 -5.47
716 value added 716 15 114.00 $114.00 $816 —
700–740 717 7 105.00–111.00 $107.03 $767 -2.16
750–775 756 4 105.00–112.00 $110.21 $833 +2.36
855–860 858 2 91.00–93.00 $92.00 $789 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 136.00 $136.00 $442 —
350–385 363 3 126.00–128.00 $126.97 $461 -9.03
400–440 429 5 119.00–125.00 $123.22 $529 -5.06
485–495 490 4 110.00–123.00 $118.22 $579 -9.21
530–545 538 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $624 —
610–645 626 4 104.00–113.00 $107.30 $672 -4.68
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 -2.02
710–730 720 2 93.00–98.00 $95.47 $687 —
790 790 2 92.00 $92.00 $727 -9.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 114.00 $114.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 419 6 156.00–167.00 $161.35 $676 -3.02
455–480 469 5 152.00–163.00 $158.58 $744 +1.49
500–545 517 18 140.00–152.00 $145.66 $753 -1.21
553–585 572 7 134.00–145.00 $139.64 $799 -1.88
610–640 626 5 129.00–135.00 $131.21 $821 -4.48
655–680 667 3 122.00–127.00 $124.97 $834 -6.69
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 -11.99
880 880 1 94.00 $94.00 $827 -8.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 4 130.00–154.00 $145.09 $621 -8.78
450–483 465 10 130.00–150.00 $143.42 $667 -3.47
500–540 520 2 126.00–132.00 $129.12 $671 -6.38
585–595 590 2 120.00–132.00 $125.95 $743 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 -7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–585 575 3 102.00–125.00 $111.15 $639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1500 1158 80-85% 43 59.00–68.50 $64.20 $743 —
1195–1320 1240 80-85% 3 69.50–71.00 $70.19 $870 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–955 828 85-90% 4 40.00–49.00 $45.86 $380 +5.26
790–1460 1007 85-90% 23 51.00–61.00 $56.69 $571 +1.45
970–1120 1050 85-90% 4 62.50–63.50 $63.01 $662 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1650 1406 75-80% 15 61.00–68.50 $66.06 $929 -5.44
1330–1695 1513 75-80% 2 69.00 $69.00 $1,044 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2300 1782 13 86.00–97.00 $92.81 $1,654 —
2085 2085 1 98.50 $98.50 $2,054 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1010–1340 1109 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 925.00–1,125.00 $989.41
1065–1500 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 960.00–1,000.00 $980.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1005–1325 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1075–1325 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,085.00–1,175.00 $1,133.66 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 85.00 $85.00 $183 —
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
630 630 2 99.00 $99.00 $624 -1.00
675 675 1 96.00 $96.00 $648 -0.49

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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.