Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.03/cwt -6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 486 lb · 80 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.79/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 543 lb · 67 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.11/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 610 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,358	1,260	1,523
Feeder cattle	1,196	1,101	1,400
Slaughter cattle	162	159	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 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
200–240	216	4	165.00–185.00	$174.64	$377	+4.64
265–285	275	2	160.00–172.50	$166.02	$457	—
300–345	332	5	157.50–170.00	$161.05	$535	+6.75
360–395	382	6	154.00–166.00	$160.75	$614	+5.88
400–430	414	7	148.00–156.00	$151.83	$629	+1.83
428 value added	428	15	160.00	$160.00	$685	—
455–480	468	8	140.00–150.00	$145.77	$682	-6.36
485 value added	485	2	154.00	$154.00	$747	—
500–545	521	6	135.00–146.00	$139.44	$726	-3.47
545 value added	545	61	153.00	$153.00	$834	—
550–595	575	11	135.00–148.00	$141.98	$816	+3.54
585 value added	585	11	149.00	$149.00	$872	—
605–625	613	11	135.00–143.00	$139.55	$855	+4.07
610–628 value added	618	7	146.00–146.50	$146.22	$904	-0.78
658 value added	658	21	140.00	$140.00	$921	—
650–690	669	7	132.00–138.00	$135.14	$904	+0.74
715–730	723	2	122.00–127.00	$124.47	$900	-4.02
724–743 value added	732	16	132.00–136.00	$133.78	$979	-1.22
773	773	2	121.00	$121.00	$935	-10.00
778 value added	778	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,011	-7.00
805–825	815	2	126.00–127.00	$126.49	$1,031	-0.51
860	860	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,041	+1.00
915	915	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	277	3	142.50–157.50	$152.26	$422	+12.26
340–345	343	2	140.00	$140.00	$480	±0.00
365	365	1	146.00	$146.00	$533	+16.00
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	+16.00
465–485	477	3	118.00–136.00	$129.24	$616	-0.76
525	525	1	130.00	$130.00	$682	—
570–575	573	2	130.00	$130.00	$745	+5.79
810	810	1	108.00	$108.00	$875	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	112.50	$112.50	$557	—
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	3	130.00–150.00	$143.90	$393	+7.72
345	345	1	146.00	$146.00	$504	+9.65
365–395	382	8	123.00–132.00	$126.48	$483	-8.72
407 value added	407	27	142.00	$142.00	$578	—
415–445	431	14	120.00–128.00	$124.70	$537	-8.51
450–496	478	35	120.00–129.00	$123.99	$593	-13.57
493 value added	493	45	136.50	$136.50	$673	—
500–545	527	19	119.00–129.00	$123.93	$653	-11.14
550–598	577	14	114.00–126.00	$119.34	$689	-7.33
605–624 value added	608	51	127.00–130.00	$129.60	$788	-0.62
600–645	616	15	110.00–121.00	$114.25	$704	-5.09
663 value added	663	2	126.00	$126.00	$835	—
655–690	670	7	110.00–113.00	$111.87	$750	-1.29
725–740	733	3	105.00–114.00	$110.33	$809	-2.27
775–785	782	3	105.00–110.00	$107.32	$839	-9.68
788 value added	788	2	113.00	$113.00	$890	-24.25
800	800	1	102.00	$102.00	$816	-4.29
850	850	1	87.00	$87.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	126.00	$126.00	$397	+7.28
360–380	370	3	114.00–116.00	$115.32	$427	-4.74
400–445	428	11	108.00–118.00	$114.78	$491	-3.78
455–495	476	5	110.00–118.00	$114.72	$546	-6.69
500–525	506	7	110.00–115.00	$114.29	$578	-5.96
570–575	573	4	110.00–112.00	$110.50	$633	+0.18
600–630	614	4	94.00–109.00	$100.68	$618	-4.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	372	8	148.00–162.00	$157.53	$586	+6.52
400–445	413	11	140.00–152.00	$145.60	$601	-0.31
450–485	463	10	130.00–141.00	$136.78	$633	-5.53
510–545	525	15	125.00–138.00	$131.05	$688	-10.83
560–595	577	9	125.00–139.00	$133.33	$769	+1.80
600–630	620	14	122.00–136.00	$127.07	$788	-2.34
650–695	670	5	119.00–130.00	$122.91	$823	±0.00
708–745	727	11	115.00–123.00	$119.55	$869	-1.11
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	+13.54
805	805	1	101.00	$101.00	$813	+9.99
885	885	1	104.00	$104.00	$920	+1.00
938	938	2	96.00	$96.00	$900	+1.00
970	970	1	88.00	$88.00	$854	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	125.00	$125.00	$462	-3.37
410–445	428	2	130.00–135.00	$132.60	$568	+6.84
450–493	475	5	125.00–133.00	$129.63	$616	+3.93
505–515	510	4	115.00–120.00	$117.99	$602	-7.39
550–590	579	5	112.00–121.00	$117.42	$680	+1.29
605–630	616	4	112.00–121.00	$116.82	$720	-1.94
650–695	672	3	110.00–117.00	$113.30	$761	-2.70
700–710	705	3	108.00–112.00	$110.34	$778	+18.34

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	112.00	$112.00	$616	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1300	1228	80-85%	4	45.00–50.00	$47.77	$587	—
870–1635	1230	80-85%	41	48.50–60.50	$53.92	$663	—
1055–1665	1367	80-85%	3	62.00–63.00	$62.26	$851	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1165	966	85-90%	15	25.00–39.00	$33.19	$321	—
885–1315	1041	85-90%	22	41.00–51.00	$45.82	$477	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1655	1434	75-80%	13	52.00–61.00	$57.30	$822	—
1330–1845	1606	75-80%	4	62.50–63.00	$62.72	$1,007	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1375	1240	3	66.00–72.00	$69.46	$861	—
1170–1910	1571	9	75.00–87.00	$79.68	$1,252	+4.91
1780–2090	1928	3	89.00–91.00	$90.20	$1,739	—

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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.