Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.80/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 619 lb · 40 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.18/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 714 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.00/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 521 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 940 722
Feeder cattle 653 784 565
Slaughter cattle 148 156 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 155.00 $155.00 $341 -20.00
275–285 280 2 162.50–172.50 $167.59 $469 ±0.00
335 335 1 182.50 $182.50 $611 +9.39
375–385 380 3 162.00–182.50 $174.15 $662 +12.94
410 410 3 160.00 $160.00 $656 +2.70
450–498 481 15 148.00–170.00 $162.31 $781 +7.02
500–545 531 12 135.00–166.00 $155.34 $825 +7.24
560–590 571 12 135.00–155.00 $150.62 $860 +10.93
605–625 614 15 125.00–145.00 $138.96 $853 +1.60
650–695 680 15 127.00–141.00 $137.35 $934 +0.25
700–745 714 30 125.00–140.00 $137.18 $979 +5.94
750–765 758 3 123.00–133.00 $129.31 $980 -0.69
787 value added 787 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,110 —
810–822 819 5 120.00–126.00 $121.79 $997 +2.33
950 950 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
530 530 1 132.00 $132.00 $700 +3.33
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 -8.70
600–620 610 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $735 -1.78
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 -1.00
710 710 2 121.00–124.00 $122.50 $870 +4.55
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 +5.66
315–345 334 5 130.00–141.00 $136.83 $457 -0.40
355–385 369 6 130.00–140.00 $133.39 $492 -1.28
400–445 423 13 120.00–139.00 $128.22 $542 +3.05
452–495 475 16 120.00–133.00 $129.32 $614 +5.05
500–540 521 21 119.00–131.00 $125.00 $651 +5.15
550–590 564 16 110.00–130.00 $118.97 $671 +0.43
600–645 619 40 110.00–125.00 $116.80 $723 -0.22
660–695 675 15 110.00–120.00 $113.64 $767 -1.76
700 value added 700 2 122.00 $122.00 $854 —
708–748 722 11 104.00–116.00 $109.07 $787 +0.41
780–795 786 4 100.00–115.00 $108.01 $849 —
815–830 823 3 100.00–112.00 $104.01 $856 +6.50
860 value added 860 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,006 —
920 920 1 86.00 $86.00 $791 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 122.00 $122.00 $451 -0.70
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 -10.00
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 —
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 -5.19
560–580 568 4 100.00–110.00 $107.04 $608 —
610–640 622 3 100.00–105.00 $101.64 $632 —
680 680 1 88.00 $88.00 $598 -16.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 —
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 162.00 $162.00 $608 +6.36
400–445 419 9 146.00–166.00 $156.85 $657 +0.49
470–490 482 3 146.00–165.00 $156.25 $753 +9.01
500–545 527 10 135.00–154.00 $139.45 $735 +4.26
550–595 574 4 129.00–140.00 $133.43 $766 +6.94
610–640 620 3 120.00–129.00 $124.33 $771 +4.22
655 655 1 126.00 $126.00 $825 +6.32
700–725 710 7 114.00–126.00 $120.02 $852 +0.70
780–790 785 2 102.00–105.00 $103.51 $813 -9.48
805–845 828 4 100.00 $100.00 $828 -6.50
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 465 2 134.00 $134.00 $623 +6.77
525–545 539 6 123.00–126.00 $123.51 $666 +0.37
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -0.14
610 610 1 104.00 $104.00 $634 -8.00
650–655 653 2 112.00–116.00 $114.01 $744 +6.01
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 108.00 $108.00 $626 —
620 620 1 116.00 $116.00 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1300 1234 80-85% 4 57.00–60.50 $58.84 $726 +2.95
1155–1450 1303 80-85% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.44 $579 —
985–1705 1308 80-85% 34 45.00–58.00 $50.99 $667 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1295 1018 85-90% 8 25.00–36.00 $33.61 $342 -9.60
825–1340 1080 85-90% 27 37.00–50.00 $43.18 $466 +8.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1440 1328 75-80% 2 60.50–62.00 $61.19 $813 +4.69
1230–1800 1445 75-80% 25 50.00–58.50 $54.53 $788 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1870 1643 6 63.00–78.50 $71.84 $1,180 —
1570–2105 1875 4 82.00–87.00 $84.30 $1,581 +0.50

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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.