Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.50/cwt +27.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 884 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.29/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 429 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.26/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 462 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 964 833 860
Feeder cattle 796 739 717
Slaughter cattle 168 94 143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 210.00 $210.00 $472 —
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 +0.05
323–345 332 7 182.50–199.00 $194.06 $644 +13.09
355–395 369 7 170.00–188.00 $179.19 $661 +4.70
400–410 405 4 167.50–180.00 $176.13 $713 +5.68
450–495 475 13 160.00–175.00 $168.41 $800 +14.57
486 value added 486 4 176.00 $176.00 $855 —
505–548 522 17 155.00–166.00 $163.54 $854 +15.54
558 value added 558 4 170.00 $170.00 $949 +10.00
550–595 567 17 155.00–165.00 $160.61 $911 +22.22
600–625 608 4 146.00–151.00 $149.00 $906 +18.02
617 value added 617 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,012 —
650 value added 650 3 147.00–150.00 $148.67 $966 —
650–675 665 13 135.00–145.00 $140.09 $932 +11.10
715–736 731 13 134.00–141.00 $137.84 $1,008 +9.84
745 value added 745 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,132 —
775 value added 775 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,070 —
780 780 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,100 —
825 825 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 —
884 value added 884 46 146.50 $146.50 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 146.00 $146.00 $562 +6.00
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 +3.48
460–475 468 2 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $728 —
505–538 527 3 144.00–148.00 $146.72 $773 —
577 577 3 135.00 $135.00 $779 +6.95
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 -3.28
660–680 670 2 126.00–130.00 $127.97 $857 +8.97
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–685 673 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 267 5 132.50–142.50 $139.54 $373 -5.46
305–345 330 7 136.00–150.00 $142.16 $469 -0.90
350–390 381 9 135.00–148.00 $137.40 $523 +2.87
400–446 429 27 125.00–135.00 $130.29 $559 +2.70
450–495 462 27 125.00–134.00 $131.26 $606 +6.86
500–546 527 23 125.00–137.00 $131.22 $692 +13.18
550–595 568 15 119.00–130.00 $126.03 $716 +9.28
563–592 value added 575 8 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $782 +6.65
610–630 value added 615 6 129.00–130.00 $129.83 $798 +0.83
600–640 622 12 116.00–124.00 $119.90 $746 +6.00
668–695 680 12 113.00–124.00 $119.57 $813 +8.59
705–735 720 5 106.00–117.00 $112.43 $809 +4.92
769–790 773 5 106.00–110.00 $109.18 $844 -0.82
830 830 1 116.00 $116.00 $963 +1.00
920 920 1 108.00 $108.00 $994 +28.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 +20.00
365–385 372 3 120.00–130.00 $124.58 $463 +4.09
425–445 438 6 108.00–124.00 $117.89 $516 +9.24
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 +11.15
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 -0.02
610–625 615 3 108.00–112.00 $110.02 $677 +21.04
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731 +8.54
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–625 623 2 100.00 $100.00 $623 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–395 385 4 176.00 $176.00 $678 +6.52
405–440 420 7 160.00–172.00 $165.61 $696 +10.41
452–492 471 16 150.00–164.00 $155.91 $734 +3.28
500–545 525 18 140.00–150.00 $145.29 $763 +6.44
550–595 571 10 130.00–140.00 $134.24 $767 +7.49
600–645 624 8 124.00–133.00 $127.90 $798 +7.64
665–695 682 3 117.00–126.00 $120.35 $821 +2.85
710–745 724 5 116.00–128.00 $120.16 $870 +7.38
750–765 758 3 114.00–125.00 $120.36 $912 +17.12
820 820 1 107.00 $107.00 $877 —
850 850 1 114.00 $114.00 $969 +24.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–391 375 11 140.00–154.00 $146.22 $548 +13.12
405–445 438 8 134.00–151.00 $147.14 $644 +8.84
465–490 475 3 142.00–148.00 $146.04 $694 +16.74
510–545 534 5 127.00–138.00 $131.84 $704 +12.97
550–590 570 3 118.00–126.00 $122.76 $700 +9.29
605 605 1 105.00 $105.00 $635 -8.00
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 +7.00
710 710 1 112.00 $112.00 $795 —
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1225 979 85-90% 8 27.00–35.00 $31.99 $313 —
915–1490 1110 85-90% 23 37.00–47.00 $41.60 $462 -0.56
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1545 1298 80-85% 20 47.00–55.00 $50.23 $652 -0.06
1380–1425 1403 80-85% 2 57.00 $57.00 $800 —
1240–1740 1421 80-85% 4 42.00–46.00 $43.37 $616 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $895 +3.35
1255–1900 1596 75-80% 11 48.00–53.00 $51.44 $821 -2.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1985 1667 7 61.00–71.00 $68.08 $1,135 —
1535–2050 1835 5 75.00–83.00 $78.88 $1,447 +0.70
2070 2070 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,760 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 92.50 $92.50 $319 —
908 908 3 77.00 $77.00 $699 —

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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.