Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.95/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 623 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.65/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 569 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.03/cwt -6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 527 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	847	692	663
Feeder cattle	736	614	525
Slaughter cattle	87	78	107
Replacement cattle	24	—	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

There were no trends this week, due to reporters absence last week. there was a strong under tone noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	4	162.00–174.00	$165.64	$535	-3.18
355–385	372	9	152.00–166.00	$162.49	$604	-11.51
405–430	419	4	144.00–166.00	$154.81	$649	-9.19
460–475	468	2	140.00–149.00	$144.57	$677	-13.75
500–545	527	21	131.00–155.00	$145.57	$767	-6.64
553 fancy	553	5	160.00	$160.00	$885	—
570 value added	570	1	149.00	$149.00	$849	—
555–595	571	7	132.00–161.00	$143.62	$820	-7.19
600–645	618	18	130.00–154.00	$145.15	$897	-2.38
628 value added	628	2	148.00	$148.00	$929	—
650–690	664	13	124.00–146.00	$137.47	$913	-7.25
700–725	710	3	141.00–144.00	$143.01	$1,015	+2.04
708–740 value added	722	11	141.00–146.00	$144.55	$1,044	—
760–795	777	7	121.00–144.00	$133.91	$1,040	-6.75
800–845	828	6	132.00–138.00	$135.86	$1,125	—
850–890	865	3	121.00–134.00	$128.34	$1,110	+18.34
930	930	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	157.50	$157.50	$370	—
250–275	263	2	150.00–152.50	$151.19	$398	-1.31
315–345	330	2	140.00–168.00	$154.64	$510	—
355–385	370	2	150.00–162.00	$155.76	$576	—
440	440	2	147.00–149.00	$148.00	$651	+12.00
455–485	470	2	135.00–138.00	$136.55	$642	-8.24
543	543	2	120.00	$120.00	$652	—
580–590	585	3	110.00–135.00	$125.68	$735	-13.98
605–635	620	2	120.00–139.00	$129.27	$801	-3.11
675–680	678	2	119.00–124.00	$121.49	$824	-9.50
735–740	738	2	110.00–122.00	$116.02	$856	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	144.50	$144.50	$332	-11.67
280	280	1	138.00	$138.00	$386	-19.44
315	315	1	142.00	$142.00	$447	-8.70
375–398	389	8	130.00–139.00	$136.17	$530	-6.73
415–435	426	7	135.00–143.00	$138.87	$592	-4.79
450–499	480	20	130.00–144.00	$140.17	$673	-3.60
500–545	527	25	129.00–142.00	$135.03	$712	-6.08
550–595	567	40	120.00–137.00	$131.21	$744	-5.33
590 value added	590	4	136.00	$136.00	$802	—
620 value added	620	4	135.00	$135.00	$837	-1.17
600–640	623	42	120.00–135.00	$129.47	$807	+0.03
657–698	682	23	115.00–134.50	$125.43	$855	-2.18
707 value added	707	5	126.00	$126.00	$891	-9.01
705–745	730	8	116.00–145.00	$121.38	$886	-0.25
756 value added	756	6	124.00	$124.00	$937	—
758–785	771	7	110.00–119.00	$115.21	$888	-3.48
805	805	1	106.00	$106.00	$853	-4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
255–285	273	3	130.00–137.50	$133.03	$363	-11.97
315–345	330	3	120.00–144.00	$131.55	$434	+11.55
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	-5.00
415–440	426	4	126.00–140.00	$134.55	$573	+6.36
465–495	479	4	124.00–140.00	$132.12	$633	-1.23
500–545	514	7	123.00–130.00	$127.12	$653	-0.83
575–595	585	2	128.00	$128.00	$749	+2.47
605–645	621	7	114.00–126.00	$119.69	$743	+9.69
665–675	670	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$794	—
700–725	713	2	109.00–118.00	$113.42	$809	+3.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	102.00	$102.00	$418	—
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	—
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	—
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	85.00	$85.00	$450	—
565–595	580	2	115.00–121.00	$117.92	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	3	142.00–143.00	$142.33	$616	-8.46
450–495	476	12	122.00–150.00	$143.09	$681	-7.36
500–545	524	18	127.00–149.00	$138.43	$725	-5.28
550–595	579	23	125.00–144.00	$138.17	$800	+1.29
600–645	623	16	119.00–139.00	$131.82	$821	-2.63
650–690	672	7	119.00–146.00	$130.09	$874	+3.62
705–745	722	12	115.00–127.00	$122.88	$887	+1.22
750–765	758	2	121.00–125.00	$123.02	$932	+1.06
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	+5.49
850–855	853	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$844	+9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	6	134.00–145.00	$140.43	$594	+12.43
450–495	481	7	134.00–144.00	$140.37	$675	+0.89
525–535	530	2	124.00–135.00	$129.55	$687	-2.89
550–580	559	6	120.00–138.00	$130.42	$729	—
605–640	625	3	120.00–129.00	$123.25	$770	—
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	—
725–730	728	2	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$743	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	—
595	595	1	107.50	$107.50	$640	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1265	1064	80-85%	11	60.00–64.00	$62.34	$663	—
720–1650	1179	80-85%	29	65.00–76.50	$69.46	$819	—
1000–1380	1212	80-85%	3	73.00–76.50	$74.59	$904	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1255	990	85-90%	13	53.50–62.50	$60.06	$595	—
725–1425	1000	85-90%	3	50.00–52.00	$50.95	$510	-7.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1520	1394	75-80%	5	75.00–80.50	$77.86	$1,085	—
1055–2105	1463	75-80%	10	69.00–76.50	$73.31	$1,073	+1.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1465	1264	4	73.00–89.00	$78.11	$987	—
1735–1995	1865	2	106.50–107.00	$106.77	$1,991	—
1715–2095	1928	4	102.00–105.00	$103.52	$1,996	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
862	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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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.