Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.89/cwt +16.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 786 lb · 68 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.98/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 625 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.29/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 574 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	969	847	950
Feeder cattle	806	736	841
Slaughter cattle	163	87	109
Replacement cattle	—	24	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; 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
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	—
310–345	331	7	164.00–176.00	$168.68	$558	+3.04
360–395	372	5	169.00–175.00	$171.97	$640	+9.48
405–440	431	4	155.00–160.00	$156.17	$673	+1.36
450–496	488	11	155.00–165.50	$162.23	$792	+17.66
515–545	531	7	151.00–161.00	$156.45	$831	+10.88
550–599	577	20	150.00–160.00	$154.92	$894	+11.30
600–645	614	6	141.00–151.00	$144.85	$889	-0.30
650–690	672	22	137.00–148.00	$144.68	$972	+7.21
700–745	726	16	135.00–143.00	$139.93	$1,016	-3.08
752–770	756	5	133.00–141.00	$138.18	$1,045	+4.27
810	810	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,037	-7.86
850 value added	850	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	158.00	$158.00	$514	+3.36
392	392	3	150.00	$150.00	$588	-5.76
435–436	436	6	146.00–151.00	$149.34	$651	+1.34
450–490	469	4	144.00–152.00	$148.94	$699	+12.39
500–535	513	6	131.00–145.00	$140.70	$722	+20.70
550–590	561	9	130.00–140.00	$136.72	$767	+11.04
605–638	624	6	129.00–138.00	$132.72	$828	+3.45
660–675	668	2	129.00–135.00	$131.97	$882	+10.48
745	745	1	127.00	$127.00	$946	+10.98
760–795	778	2	115.00–125.00	$119.89	$933	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	+15.50
280	280	1	152.00	$152.00	$426	+14.00
305–345	330	6	144.00–168.00	$159.10	$525	+17.10
365–395	382	7	143.00–160.00	$150.77	$576	+14.60
400–448	422	24	135.00–152.00	$141.36	$597	+2.49
450–495	473	29	135.00–147.00	$141.00	$667	+0.83
500–545	530	27	133.00–146.00	$139.88	$741	+4.85
553–598	574	30	125.00–138.00	$132.29	$759	+1.08
600–646	625	34	124.00–135.00	$128.98	$806	-0.49
650–685	665	9	118.00–128.00	$122.87	$817	-2.56
715–723	720	5	112.00–120.00	$117.81	$848	-3.57
750–780	770	3	118.00–125.00	$122.73	$945	+7.52
787 value added	787	65	136.50	$136.50	$1,074	+12.50
800–805 value added	802	3	120.00–120.50	$120.33	$965	—
830–835	833	2	105.00–116.00	$110.52	$921	+4.52

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	138.00	$138.00	$428	+6.45
375–395	385	2	130.00–136.00	$133.08	$512	+13.08
400–445	416	9	120.00–134.00	$127.52	$530	-7.03
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	-2.12
535–543	540	3	125.00–130.00	$126.65	$684	-0.47
570	570	2	118.00–121.00	$119.50	$681	-8.50
630–635	632	3	112.00–122.00	$116.02	$733	-3.67
690	690	1	114.00	$114.00	$787	-4.51
790	790	1	111.00	$111.00	$877	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	126.00	$126.00	$605	—
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	376	7	158.00–164.00	$161.13	$606	—
400–445	428	18	147.00–158.00	$150.57	$644	+8.24
450–495	463	18	145.00–156.00	$151.91	$703	+8.82
505–540	522	15	137.00–148.00	$141.31	$738	+2.88
550–595	566	19	131.00–141.00	$136.45	$772	-1.72
600–645	621	21	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$838	+3.13
675–690	684	4	124.00–131.00	$126.98	$869	-3.11
700–740	713	7	120.00–124.00	$121.98	$870	-0.90
750–785	758	6	120.00–124.00	$121.82	$923	-1.20
818	818	2	120.00	$120.00	$982	+10.00
850–860	855	2	103.00–105.00	$103.99	$889	+4.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	373	3	144.00–148.00	$146.03	$545	—
405–445	427	7	142.00–146.00	$144.44	$617	+4.01
455–495	475	6	130.00–141.00	$136.57	$649	-3.80
505–540	521	10	125.00–136.00	$130.40	$679	+0.85
565–575	570	2	126.00–129.00	$127.49	$727	-2.93
630–635	634	4	126.00–128.00	$126.50	$802	+3.25
675	675	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$813	—
710	710	1	112.00	$112.00	$795	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$617	—
900–1500	1159	80-85%	46	63.50–75.00	$69.37	$804	-0.09
1215–1415	1313	80-85%	3	75.50–78.50	$76.78	$1,008	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–955	855	85-90%	5	53.00–55.00	$54.43	$465	—
950–990	970	85-90%	2	67.50–68.00	$67.74	$657	+7.68
790–1315	1013	85-90%	33	56.00–66.00	$60.42	$612	+9.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1805	1401	75-80%	26	66.00–77.50	$73.45	$1,029	—
1215–1895	1530	75-80%	11	78.50–84.00	$80.06	$1,225	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–2315	1829	14	97.00–107.00	$102.10	$1,867	—
1890–2185	2000	3	108.00–109.00	$108.36	$2,167	—

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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.