Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.26/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 429 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.08/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 472 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.14/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 521 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	714	884	914
Feeder cattle	546	708	715
Slaughter cattle	141	114	168
Replacement cattle	27	62	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	4	160.00–180.00	$169.85	$561	-7.12
355–395	377	9	159.00–172.00	$165.50	$624	+3.05
415–445	426	21	153.00–162.00	$158.24	$674	-7.69
463 value added	463	3	168.00	$168.00	$778	—
455–490	477	18	153.00–164.00	$157.89	$753	-4.95
515–520 value added	518	2	156.00–159.00	$157.51	$816	-9.28
505–545	532	18	142.00–151.50	$149.43	$795	-7.26
555–578 value added	563	9	155.00–161.00	$158.85	$894	—
555–595	568	10	140.00–150.00	$148.36	$843	-3.73
605–645	626	7	128.00–139.00	$132.60	$830	-7.10
650 value added	650	3	140.00	$140.00	$910	—
665–676	674	5	126.00–131.00	$126.99	$856	-2.03
713–730	719	3	126.00–128.00	$127.32	$915	-1.45

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	150.00–154.00	$152.02	$499	+1.42
355–395	378	6	138.00–152.00	$145.86	$551	-0.25
405–445	426	10	136.00–150.00	$144.93	$617	-5.33
450–480	467	7	139.00–151.00	$144.26	$674	-0.99
505	505	1	125.00	$125.00	$631	-13.26
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	-5.98
625	625	1	127.00	$127.00	$794	-5.00
680	680	1	121.00	$121.00	$823	-5.72
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	3	145.00–150.00	$148.48	$416	-13.93
320–345	336	7	130.00–150.00	$137.32	$461	-7.11
350–395	372	16	130.00–144.00	$135.41	$504	-0.53
400–445	429	36	125.00–136.00	$131.26	$563	-1.61
450–490	472	27	124.00–135.00	$128.08	$605	-2.96
500–545	521	26	126.00–135.50	$130.14	$678	+2.00
550–595	568	17	123.00–132.00	$127.62	$725	-0.22
600–640	622	6	122.00–131.00	$125.96	$783	+5.11
650–665	658	3	116.00–126.00	$121.63	$800	+9.05
720–748	733	5	106.00–110.00	$107.58	$789	+0.55
770–775	773	2	98.00–103.00	$100.49	$777	-9.72
880	880	1	89.00	$89.00	$783	-3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	-1.97
410–430	417	3	120.00–124.00	$121.38	$506	-1.84
495	495	1	122.00	$122.00	$604	+3.78
510–540	523	4	110.00–120.00	$116.28	$608	+0.29
555–585	571	4	111.00–118.00	$112.96	$645	—
640	640	1	109.00	$109.00	$698	+1.70
655–670	663	2	103.00–105.00	$104.01	$690	-0.99
750	750	1	94.00	$94.00	$705	—

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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	9	145.00–155.00	$149.02	$629	-12.33
450–495	474	9	139.00–150.00	$143.37	$680	-15.21
500–545	523	10	132.00–144.00	$136.52	$714	-9.14
550–595	573	9	127.00–131.00	$129.54	$742	-10.10
600–635	621	6	123.00–132.00	$126.62	$786	-4.59
650–680	663	6	118.00–125.00	$120.32	$798	-4.65
700–710	703	3	112.00–115.00	$113.66	$799	+3.66
765	765	1	103.00	$103.00	$788	—
830	830	2	88.00–95.00	$91.50	$759	—
890	890	1	84.00	$84.00	$748	-10.00
900–905	903	2	81.00–82.00	$81.50	$736	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	410	3	130.00–143.00	$136.80	$561	-8.29
475	475	1	135.00	$135.00	$641	-8.42
590	590	1	124.00	$124.00	$732	-1.95
715	715	1	106.00	$106.00	$758	—
825	825	1	85.00	$85.00	$701	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1800	1252	80-85%	42	58.00–70.00	$64.14	$803	—
1130–1540	1335	80-85%	2	71.50–75.00	$72.98	$974	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	62.50	$62.50	$506	+16.64
855–1055	934	85-90%	5	37.00–49.00	$44.41	$415	—
820–1490	1018	85-90%	37	51.00–61.00	$56.04	$570	-0.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	70.50	$70.50	$948	—
1140–1840	1506	75-80%	17	63.50–69.50	$66.73	$1,005	-2.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1910	1485	5	74.00–80.50	$78.17	$1,161	—
1355–2035	1616	8	84.00–95.50	$90.14	$1,457	—
1785	1785	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,767	+6.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
930–1195	1111	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–1,000.00	$900.26
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–975	925	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$952.70
990	990	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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
1050–1150	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–925.00	$911.93	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425	—
555	555	1	98.00	$98.00	$544	—
625	625	1	85.00	$85.00	$531	-14.00

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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.