Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.76/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 638 lb · 74 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.23/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 620 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.82/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 481 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	914	969	966
Feeder cattle	775	806	836
Slaughter cattle	129	163	108
Replacement cattle	10	—	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; 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
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	+5.00
330–340	335	2	166.00–168.00	$167.01	$559	-1.67
350–395	375	3	172.00–174.00	$173.32	$650	+1.35
400–445	429	5	156.00–163.00	$158.64	$681	+2.47
453–470	456	7	150.00–158.00	$154.72	$706	-7.51
516–545	530	17	151.00–167.00	$160.62	$851	+4.17
557–595	574	15	148.00–162.00	$155.08	$890	+0.16
617 value added	617	29	162.00	$162.00	$1,000	—
610–645	628	10	137.00–147.00	$143.40	$901	-1.45
651–695	659	24	135.00–145.00	$142.63	$940	-2.05
700–738	721	10	132.00–143.00	$140.02	$1,010	+0.09
733 value added	733	20	150.00	$150.00	$1,100	—
758–780	769	9	131.00–142.00	$138.19	$1,063	+0.01
810–845	828	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,110	+6.00
885–890	888	2	125.00–131.00	$127.99	$1,137	—
910–935	923	2	119.00–128.00	$123.44	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	154.00	$154.00	$524	-4.00
370–380	375	2	150.00–154.00	$152.03	$570	+2.03
418	418	2	150.00	$150.00	$627	+0.66
450–465	458	2	140.00–154.00	$147.11	$674	-1.83
500–545	524	7	129.00–149.00	$139.84	$733	-0.86
550–585	567	3	130.00–141.00	$136.88	$776	+0.16
623–645	632	4	120.00–134.00	$129.42	$818	-3.30
685	685	1	128.00	$128.00	$877	-3.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–345	326	10	150.00–169.00	$163.33	$532	+4.23
365–395	377	11	154.00–164.00	$158.05	$596	+7.28
405–445	422	25	137.00–152.00	$145.29	$613	+3.93
450–496	481	38	135.00–151.00	$141.82	$682	+0.82
505–545	527	23	132.00–145.00	$137.76	$726	-2.12
570 value added	570	2	146.00	$146.00	$832	—
550–591	576	34	130.00–143.00	$132.94	$766	+0.65
600–645	623	29	123.00–131.00	$126.74	$790	-2.24
647 value added	647	45	135.00	$135.00	$873	—
655–699	686	9	120.00–131.00	$124.99	$857	+2.12
700–735	714	14	118.00–124.00	$120.71	$862	+2.90
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	-2.73
845	845	2	100.00–107.00	$103.50	$875	-7.02
875	875	1	104.00	$104.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	134.00–140.00	$138.02	$467	+0.02
365–395	383	5	122.00–143.00	$129.43	$496	-3.65
410–440	430	4	120.00–134.00	$128.05	$551	+0.53
460–490	471	5	118.00–130.00	$123.71	$583	-6.29
520–543	535	4	125.00–130.00	$127.77	$684	+1.12
555–595	577	3	120.00–126.00	$123.67	$714	+4.17
600–637	630	7	110.00–120.00	$112.78	$711	-3.24
650–685	667	3	114.00–119.00	$115.97	$774	+1.97
705–730	718	2	104.00–112.00	$107.93	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	—
640	640	1	92.00	$92.00	$589	—
715–730	722	3	90.00–115.00	$105.00	$758	—

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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	374	4	158.00–168.00	$161.44	$604	+0.31
415–440	428	5	154.00–164.00	$158.19	$677	+7.62
450–495	475	13	148.00–158.00	$150.93	$717	-0.98
500–545	518	13	139.00–149.00	$142.90	$740	+1.59
550–595	571	28	133.00–141.00	$138.14	$789	+1.69
625–645	638	6	125.00–133.00	$128.50	$820	-6.45
650–690	670	14	125.00–132.50	$128.14	$859	+1.16
715–735	727	3	117.00–126.00	$123.05	$895	+1.07
750–780	767	3	124.00	$124.00	$951	+2.18
800–810	808	13	111.00–113.00	$111.15	$898	-8.85

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	379	4	132.00–154.00	$143.08	$542	-2.95
420–440	434	4	136.00–150.00	$145.52	$632	+1.08
455–490	473	5	130.00–146.00	$141.16	$668	+4.59
505–545	528	6	126.00–135.00	$131.30	$693	+0.90
560–594	584	8	116.00–130.00	$119.87	$700	-7.62
660–695	673	5	113.00–121.00	$117.97	$794	-2.53

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	136.00	$136.00	$598	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	80-85%	1	59.00	$59.00	$740	—
970–1830	1314	80-85%	43	64.00–76.50	$69.45	$913	-7.33
1295–1505	1383	80-85%	3	78.50–82.00	$80.73	$1,116	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1810	1475	75-80%	12	70.50–77.50	$75.29	$1,111	—
1320–1940	1595	75-80%	11	78.00–83.00	$79.69	$1,271	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1010	970	85-90%	2	69.50–70.00	$69.74	$676	+2.00
855–1175	983	85-90%	3	50.00–54.00	$52.22	$513	-15.52
890–1495	1099	85-90%	9	55.00–66.50	$60.18	$661	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1655	1580	2	108.00–112.00	$110.09	$1,739	—
1710–1760	1735	2	89.00–94.00	$91.54	$1,588	—
1305–2215	1789	11	97.00–107.00	$102.72	$1,838	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	81.00	$81.00	$340	—
520–526	525	5	80.00–87.00	$81.39	$427	—

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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.