Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.74/cwt +8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 513 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.87/cwt +9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 425 lb · 30 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $194.48/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 715 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 966 761 579
Feeder cattle 854 642 501
Slaughter cattle 112 119 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-9.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 214 5 260.00–300.00 $289.63 $620 +44.49
255–295 281 16 250.00–295.00 $277.27 $779 +33.45
300–335 320 10 245.00–285.00 $267.55 $856 +25.72
350–395 365 11 245.00–270.00 $255.90 $934 +9.56
405–441 434 13 232.50–248.00 $245.72 $1,066 +15.28
450–495 477 9 230.00–245.00 $239.96 $1,145 +3.30
505–545 518 9 215.00–230.00 $222.07 $1,150 -1.28
518 value added 518 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,228 —
550–560 value added 557 6 225.00–232.50 $227.07 $1,265 -8.23
550–590 559 13 210.00–223.00 $216.86 $1,212 +3.72
600–626 617 10 195.00–210.00 $200.87 $1,239 -2.09
610–630 value added 623 6 212.00–214.00 $212.33 $1,323 —
677 value added 677 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,449 —
680–690 683 3 191.00–199.00 $195.35 $1,334 -7.00
701–719 value added 709 20 194.00–204.00 $198.77 $1,409 +10.85
715–745 728 10 184.00–189.00 $185.90 $1,353 +4.91
754–780 760 11 180.00–186.00 $183.18 $1,392 +15.16
819–821 value added 820 12 180.00–183.00 $181.00 $1,484 —
895 895 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,486 —
965 965 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–320 312 5 225.00–240.00 $230.10 $718 +25.81
350–375 372 10 230.00–240.00 $237.05 $882 +32.15
440 440 2 210.00–225.00 $217.50 $957 +5.00
471 471 4 210.00 $210.00 $989 +4.63
555–590 575 3 182.00–207.50 $198.41 $1,141 -2.43
600–630 615 2 184.00–190.00 $187.07 $1,150 -1.91
675–695 685 3 168.00–182.50 $175.76 $1,204 —
755–760 758 2 170.00–174.00 $171.99 $1,304 —
850 850 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 250.00–285.00 $266.90 $582 +39.23
260–299 276 12 230.00–275.00 $254.35 $702 +36.10
305–340 320 11 225.00–255.00 $235.97 $755 +9.59
350–390 375 20 220.00–247.50 $230.07 $863 +6.32
400–445 425 30 210.00–235.00 $223.87 $951 +9.78
451–495 469 20 205.00–227.50 $216.78 $1,017 +10.58
500–535 513 30 197.50–215.00 $207.37 $1,064 +9.63
500–519 value added 515 9 216.00–220.00 $217.62 $1,121 +5.74
550–595 569 11 186.00–197.50 $191.36 $1,089 +8.33
555–576 value added 570 10 200.00–202.00 $200.19 $1,141 +7.19
600–640 615 11 176.00–187.00 $181.48 $1,116 +11.32
654–675 value added 656 15 184.00–186.00 $185.87 $1,219 —
670–699 687 8 172.00–180.00 $175.99 $1,209 +5.64
710–745 728 2 168.00–176.00 $171.90 $1,251 +10.66
755 value added 755 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,246 —
775–785 778 3 153.00–156.00 $154.01 $1,198 +10.01
825–840 835 4 140.00–151.00 $144.23 $1,204 -1.77
855–880 863 3 141.00–144.00 $142.02 $1,226 —
928 928 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,281 —
950 950 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 210.00 $210.00 $514 +20.00
255–295 273 3 190.00–215.00 $198.99 $543 —
305–345 321 6 185.00–220.00 $203.86 $654 +15.03
355–395 380 10 165.00–215.00 $192.68 $732 -1.59
410–445 431 6 165.00–205.00 $191.05 $823 -1.85
450–490 468 12 192.00–200.00 $194.87 $912 +15.08
515–540 529 4 150.00–192.50 $175.89 $930 +4.52
590 590 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,027 +11.96
600 600 1 152.50 $152.50 $915 —
655–680 663 3 160.00–167.50 $163.13 $1,082 +3.14
710–715 713 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $1,077 +1.00
770 770 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,124 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 366 20 240.00–265.00 $255.50 $935 +14.16
402–440 417 15 230.00–257.50 $241.06 $1,005 +12.33
455–495 475 15 225.00–244.00 $235.74 $1,120 +5.13
500–545 518 11 210.00–230.00 $216.16 $1,120 +0.15
553–585 566 8 208.00–218.00 $210.74 $1,193 +14.98
605–630 618 6 195.00–205.00 $198.95 $1,230 +0.06
660–675 668 3 180.00–192.00 $186.04 $1,243 +5.07
715–725 720 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,282 +21.00
865–895 880 2 148.00–153.00 $150.46 $1,324 +4.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 432 7 180.00–228.00 $212.29 $917 -0.09
455–485 467 6 200.00–220.00 $211.13 $986 +1.13
505–540 518 7 172.50–205.00 $197.24 $1,022 +11.68
570 570 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,163 +26.02
605 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 -19.41
730 730 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,153 —
890 890 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,210 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 162.50 $162.50 $967 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1515 1198 80-85% 30 83.00–92.00 $87.91 $1,053 —
1065–1575 1283 80-85% 6 94.00–105.00 $98.07 $1,258 +21.34
1345 1345 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,022 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1210 951 85-90% 9 46.00–64.00 $53.00 $504 -18.47
900–1875 1116 85-90% 6 74.00–81.00 $77.63 $866 —
1050–1320 1140 85-90% 6 84.00–92.00 $88.44 $1,008 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1570 1450 75-80% 4 94.00–103.00 $99.02 $1,436 —
1290–1905 1467 75-80% 11 85.00–93.00 $89.72 $1,316 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1875 1623 2 93.00–107.00 $101.09 $1,641 -10.85
1675–2050 1820 11 116.00–123.00 $118.93 $2,165 —
1895–1990 1943 2 127.00–139.00 $133.15 $2,587 —

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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.