Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,282	630	1,148
Feeder cattle	1,123	539	993
Slaughter cattle	159	91	155

Market comments — USDA reporter

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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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	2	112.00	$112.00	$610	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	106.00	$106.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Dairy Steers

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

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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.