Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.07/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 477 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.29/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 521 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $134.81/cwt -10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 522 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	907	576	1,015
Feeder cattle	783	416	878
Slaughter cattle	124	91	137
Replacement cattle	—	69	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/ Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	3	150.00–172.50	$161.20	$435	-1.30
300–335	326	8	150.00–164.00	$159.71	$521	-2.29
355–398	376	16	150.00–162.00	$155.61	$585	—
405–445	423	6	145.00–155.00	$149.71	$633	-14.14
450–495	474	7	144.00–157.00	$149.36	$708	-10.87
505–548	523	13	145.00–154.00	$148.98	$779	-4.31
550–594	583	21	137.00–149.00	$140.79	$821	-17.43
612 value added	612	3	144.00	$144.00	$881	—
605–635	620	4	130.00–138.00	$134.44	$834	+1.75
652–696	681	18	130.00–137.00	$131.78	$897	+0.58
700–715	708	3	129.00–136.00	$131.64	$932	+6.34
750	750	1	132.00	$132.00	$990	+9.03
815	815	1	110.00	$110.00	$896	-14.00
821 value added	821	17	123.50	$123.50	$1,014	—
850	850	1	115.00	$115.00	$978	-8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	130.00–142.00	$135.91	$462	—
355–370	360	4	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$500	-8.42
425–440	433	2	140.00–143.00	$141.53	$613	-8.11
490	490	1	132.00	$132.00	$647	-7.67
535–540	538	2	127.00–140.00	$133.53	$718	-7.12
585–590	588	2	120.00–135.00	$127.47	$750	-3.42
625	625	1	124.00	$124.00	$775	-0.48
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	158.00	$158.00	$442	+20.00
300–345	329	10	130.00–146.00	$139.89	$460	+0.47
350–395	372	21	129.00–144.00	$134.95	$502	+1.40
400–445	423	23	125.00–138.00	$133.26	$564	+0.90
468 value added	468	2	142.00	$142.00	$665	—
450–496	477	41	124.00–139.00	$129.49	$618	-1.78
510–520 value added	515	2	135.00	$135.00	$695	-4.00
500–545	521	27	120.00–131.00	$123.50	$643	-5.94
555–565 value added	563	4	133.00	$133.00	$749	—
550–595	569	22	115.00–128.00	$120.23	$684	-5.11
600–643	612	19	110.00–120.00	$117.66	$720	-1.37
610–643 value added	637	6	122.00–124.00	$123.01	$784	—
650–690	664	8	104.00–115.00	$108.37	$720	-9.82
705–740	723	7	100.00–110.00	$104.81	$758	-6.19
724 value added	724	4	114.00	$114.00	$825	—
755–780	771	4	100.00–111.00	$106.03	$817	+5.03
800–840	820	2	96.00–103.00	$99.59	$817	+1.58
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	125.00	$125.00	$462	-0.50
405–440	418	3	120.00	$120.00	$502	-7.00
450–475	461	4	112.00–120.00	$117.49	$542	-2.51
505–545	530	7	108.00–117.00	$113.53	$602	+9.53
575–590	582	3	110.00–113.00	$111.01	$646	-4.47
610–640	630	3	100.00–105.00	$103.39	$651	-7.90
650–695	673	2	100.00	$100.00	$673	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	425	4	144.00–153.00	$149.46	$635	-2.71
450–495	467	22	142.00–154.00	$148.74	$695	-6.10
500–545	522	27	130.00–143.00	$134.81	$704	-10.34
550–595	573	16	126.00–137.00	$132.48	$759	-2.81
600–630	613	17	124.00–136.00	$131.52	$806	+6.01
650–680	661	5	123.00–133.00	$128.20	$847	+9.05
700–745	715	13	110.00–119.00	$113.82	$814	+0.65
780–790	785	2	107.00–115.00	$110.97	$871	+3.97
820	820	10	98.00	$98.00	$804	+10.00
850–858	856	5	82.00–90.00	$86.60	$741	-5.40
940	940	1	85.00	$85.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	8	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$582	-4.45
465–495	481	9	126.00–140.00	$135.20	$650	-7.25
510–540	523	5	115.00–129.00	$121.21	$634	-10.90
550–590	568	3	120.00–124.00	$122.29	$695	-3.46
605–635	628	6	114.00–122.00	$115.84	$727	+0.84
790	790	1	91.00	$91.00	$719	—
845	845	1	80.00	$80.00	$676	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1740	1222	80-85%	44	62.00–71.50	$66.89	$817	—
1040–1380	1227	80-85%	3	72.00–74.00	$72.91	$895	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1000	852	85-90%	7	39.00–50.00	$44.35	$378	-6.65
820–1325	1063	85-90%	30	52.00–64.50	$58.28	$620	-0.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1815	1464	75-80%	10	66.00–71.50	$68.57	$1,004	-4.62
1455–1710	1581	75-80%	4	72.50–75.00	$73.21	$1,157	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1760	1578	3	74.00–85.00	$81.42	$1,285	—
1360–1905	1664	15	91.00–101.00	$96.84	$1,611	—
1760–2010	1885	2	102.00–105.00	$103.60	$1,953	+0.58

↑ Back to top

Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	66.00	$66.00	$525	—
815	815	3	72.00	$72.00	$587	—
965	965	1	67.00	$67.00	$647	—

↑ Back to top

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.