Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.62/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 614 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.39/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 477 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.22/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 618 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	711	1,282	1,127
Feeder cattle	611	1,123	968
Slaughter cattle	100	159	159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 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
245	245	1	177.50	$177.50	$435	—
280	280	1	167.50	$167.50	$469	+10.89
300–345	323	7	150.00–176.00	$162.84	$526	+8.14
355–398	387	5	150.00–162.00	$155.24	$601	+13.24
400–445	426	6	140.00–150.00	$143.02	$609	+1.02
450–495	472	3	140.00–151.00	$145.76	$688	-0.73
509–548	522	12	134.00–144.00	$139.03	$726	-4.98
555–582 value added	575	4	141.00–145.00	$141.96	$816	-7.04
550–595	576	8	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$777	-2.83
600–640	618	19	131.50–139.00	$135.22	$836	+2.44
650–695	665	12	130.00–134.00	$132.52	$881	+3.86
700–720	710	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$855	-9.39
755–785	767	3	125.00–129.00	$126.37	$969	-2.93
768–780 value added	770	7	131.00–137.50	$136.56	$1,052	—
900	900	1	108.00	$108.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	132.50–147.50	$140.17	$460	+10.17
380	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	—
405–445	430	4	134.00–138.00	$135.96	$585	—
465–490	482	3	128.00–138.00	$132.07	$637	—
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	-5.49
550–560	555	2	117.50–126.00	$121.79	$676	-6.72
615–630	623	3	114.00–126.00	$118.28	$737	-4.55
650–680	665	2	118.00–122.00	$120.05	$798	+6.89
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	-17.00
790	790	1	118.00	$118.00	$932	+9.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	286	4	145.00–162.50	$151.19	$432	+18.55
300–345	331	8	138.00–147.50	$141.96	$470	+10.95
355–395	373	13	130.00–142.00	$134.77	$503	+2.98
400–443	429	17	126.00–138.00	$133.70	$574	+4.53
455–495	477	20	130.00–138.00	$134.39	$641	+6.55
500–545	519	17	125.00–139.00	$133.10	$691	+7.97
552 value added	552	3	135.00	$135.00	$745	+3.00
550–590	571	15	116.00–127.00	$119.53	$683	-3.71
603–645	614	30	110.00–120.00	$116.62	$716	-4.96
663–680	669	8	110.00–118.00	$114.48	$766	-5.28
690 value added	690	1	126.00	$126.00	$869	-0.10
725–740	729	5	105.00–114.00	$107.60	$784	-5.30
752 value added	752	3	115.00	$115.00	$865	—
750–780	762	3	103.00–110.00	$105.30	$802	-6.56
804–820	807	5	90.00–100.00	$97.97	$791	-3.01
855–890	879	4	95.00–100.00	$98.75	$868	+13.42
904 value added	904	4	92.00	$92.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	125.00	$125.00	$406	—
350–375	363	3	120.00–128.00	$125.16	$454	+4.16
400–445	428	6	118.00–124.00	$121.01	$518	+2.43
470	470	1	107.50	$107.50	$505	-9.80
510–540	529	9	113.00–122.00	$119.56	$632	+9.36
570–595	585	4	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$658	+0.70
635	635	1	103.00	$103.00	$654	-2.96
670	670	1	106.00	$106.00	$710	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	100.00	$100.00	$605	—
663	663	2	105.00	$105.00	$696	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	384	4	140.00–150.00	$142.35	$547	-10.44
405–425	415	9	134.00–142.00	$138.44	$575	-11.97
450–495	475	18	130.00–140.00	$134.84	$640	-9.42
500–535	513	17	128.00–138.00	$134.27	$689	+4.57
550–590	574	18	125.00–135.00	$129.23	$742	+1.57
600–645	620	10	119.00–129.00	$124.53	$772	+1.81
650–695	669	7	115.00–125.00	$121.47	$813	-1.01
720–745	730	4	110.00–124.00	$116.77	$852	+8.05
760	760	1	122.00	$122.00	$927	+13.00
800–815	808	2	96.00	$96.00	$776	-5.00
850	850	1	99.00	$99.00	$842	+10.00
925	925	1	85.00	$85.00	$786	-6.31
960	960	1	91.00	$91.00	$874	+3.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$519	-2.90
400–435	418	2	130.00	$130.00	$543	-1.48
450–485	468	2	120.00–122.00	$120.96	$566	-12.39
535–540	538	3	114.00–125.00	$119.65	$644	-3.37
555–590	568	6	112.00–123.00	$119.81	$681	-0.52
605–640	630	5	106.00–118.00	$111.20	$701	+2.12
675–680	678	3	104.00–110.00	$107.01	$726	+2.73
710	710	1	108.00	$108.00	$767	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1275	1020	85-90%	10	33.00–42.00	$36.85	$376	—
880–1500	1114	85-90%	21	43.00–52.50	$47.31	$527	—
1290	1290	85-90%	1	58.50	$58.50	$755	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1485	1226	80-85%	23	55.00–63.00	$59.74	$732	-2.42
1230	1230	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$800	+2.84
1685	1685	80-85%	1	52.00	$52.00	$876	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1725	1477	75-80%	15	57.00–64.00	$62.17	$918	—
1515–1680	1598	75-80%	2	65.00–68.50	$66.84	$1,068	—
1775	1775	75-80%	1	52.50	$52.50	$932	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1635	1507	3	72.00–76.00	$74.23	$1,119	—
1515–1990	1779	6	85.50–93.00	$89.76	$1,597	-9.78
1965	1965	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,867	—

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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.