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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report, Unionville, TN

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.50/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 578 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.13/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 525 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.58/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 624 lb · 49 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,282 630 1,148
Feeder cattle 1,123 539 993
Slaughter cattle 159 91 155

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 150.00–165.00 $157.68 $323 +5.18
285–295 290 3 152.50–162.50 $156.61 $454 -15.89
300–345 328 5 150.00–158.00 $154.70 $507 -7.18
365 365 1 142.00 $142.00 $518 -18.72
430–435 433 2 142.00 $142.00 $615 -5.32
455–495 475 6 141.00–154.00 $146.49 $696 -2.64
500–545 517 19 138.00–149.00 $144.01 $745 +1.05
565 value added 565 4 149.00 $149.00 $842 -5.00
550–599 576 25 135.00–143.00 $137.77 $794 -3.13
602 value added 602 5 139.00 $139.00 $837 —
605–647 622 33 128.00–138.00 $132.78 $826 -9.53
655–695 668 20 126.00–133.50 $128.66 $859 -7.83
700–745 722 9 128.00–132.00 $129.88 $938 -1.15
750–780 762 3 126.00–133.00 $129.30 $985 —
810–845 827 3 115.00–128.00 $119.43 $988 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 142.50 $142.50 $392 -7.18
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 -11.16
510–540 525 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $711 +5.67
570–590 578 4 125.00–131.00 $128.51 $743 +8.51
605–639 631 9 115.00–125.00 $122.83 $775 -5.92
650–675 669 11 100.00–119.00 $113.16 $757 —
730 730 2 114.00–120.00 $117.00 $854 —
753–785 764 8 100.00–117.00 $108.80 $831 —
800–815 808 2 100.00–112.00 $105.94 $856 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 —
685–690 688 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $702 —
725 725 1 104.00 $104.00 $754 —
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–295 293 4 131.00–137.50 $132.64 $389 -0.78
335–340 338 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $443 -9.52
360–395 374 14 127.00–136.00 $131.79 $493 -2.13
400–448 429 28 124.00–137.00 $129.17 $554 -2.83
450–495 471 25 124.00–134.00 $127.84 $602 -0.78
500–545 525 53 119.00–132.00 $125.13 $657 -2.15
577 value added 577 16 132.00 $132.00 $762 —
555–595 578 46 115.00–127.00 $123.24 $712 +0.40
600–645 624 49 114.00–129.00 $121.58 $759 -0.40
650–695 670 18 112.00–124.00 $119.76 $802 -1.32
650–683 value added 673 9 125.00–130.00 $126.10 $849 —
705–745 723 17 109.00–116.00 $112.90 $816 +2.59
750–785 767 8 104.00–114.00 $111.86 $858 -2.14
800–810 803 3 95.00–104.00 $100.98 $811 -3.02
875–885 882 3 85.00–86.00 $85.33 $753 —
925–935 930 2 91.00–93.00 $91.99 $856 -12.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 -7.50
380 380 1 121.00 $121.00 $460 -3.58
400–430 413 5 110.00–122.00 $118.58 $490 —
460–495 479 5 110.00–122.00 $117.30 $562 —
515–545 530 8 100.00–118.00 $110.20 $584 -4.86
560–592 580 8 108.00–114.00 $111.77 $648 +2.77
615–640 627 3 104.00–110.00 $105.96 $664 +3.33
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 -8.46
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 112.00 $112.00 $610 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 374 5 148.00–156.00 $152.79 $571 +3.32
405–445 425 6 144.00–154.00 $150.41 $639 +3.50
451–495 474 14 138.00–148.00 $144.26 $684 +4.10
500–545 524 15 126.00–136.00 $129.70 $680 -0.94
555–596 584 12 124.00–134.00 $127.66 $746 -1.58
600–640 618 8 118.00–129.00 $122.72 $758 -4.56
650–685 670 10 115.00–125.00 $122.48 $821 -0.76
700–740 722 14 105.00–113.00 $108.72 $785 -6.77
775–785 780 3 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $850 -7.07
815 815 1 101.00 $101.00 $823 —
885 885 1 89.00 $89.00 $788 —
915–930 922 3 85.00–95.00 $91.31 $842 —
960–985 973 2 85.00–90.00 $87.47 $851 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 10 120.00–142.00 $134.89 $506 -2.59
420–445 431 5 120.00–138.00 $131.48 $567 -8.52
475–495 481 5 126.00–136.00 $133.35 $641 +0.35
510–543 526 9 119.00–125.00 $123.02 $647 +7.02
565–585 572 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $688 +0.84
600–640 616 6 100.00–116.00 $109.08 $672 +1.60
660–693 685 4 102.00–105.00 $104.28 $714 -5.72
795 795 1 89.00 $89.00 $708 -16.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1620 1231 80-85% 50 59.50–66.00 $62.16 $765 -0.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1820 1437 75-80% 29 60.00–65.50 $63.45 $912 —
1805 1805 75-80% 1 67.50 $67.50 $1,218 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $536 +19.63
795–1115 947 85-90% 11 34.00–47.00 $43.04 $408 —
820–1150 970 85-90% 16 48.00–58.50 $54.37 $527 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1475 1320 2 74.00–75.00 $74.56 $984 —
1625–1940 1783 2 99.00–100.00 $99.54 $1,775 —
1535–2050 1797 9 87.00–96.50 $92.40 $1,660 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 4 95.00 $95.00 $560 —
740 740 2 84.00 $84.00 $622 —

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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.