Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.65/cwt -9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 475 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.17/cwt -8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 426 lb · 23 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.36/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 730 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 966 955
Feeder cattle 576 854 770
Slaughter cattle 86 112 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 240.00–260.00 $249.53 $536 -40.10
275–295 285 3 225.00–270.00 $241.61 $689 -35.66
310–335 324 6 230.00–255.00 $241.61 $783 -25.94
350–395 370 5 225.00–255.00 $236.70 $876 -19.20
410–435 423 2 230.00–247.50 $238.49 $1,009 -7.23
453–480 457 8 225.00–230.00 $228.72 $1,045 -11.24
500–540 526 12 210.00–227.50 $219.42 $1,154 -2.65
535–545 value added 540 2 235.00–244.00 $239.46 $1,293 +2.46
550–590 557 18 210.00–227.00 $222.18 $1,238 +5.32
600–630 613 3 192.00–200.00 $195.07 $1,196 -5.80
605–625 value added 615 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,267 -6.33
650–690 674 7 185.00–196.00 $189.49 $1,277 -5.86
715 value added 715 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,394 -3.77
705–745 725 2 177.00–178.00 $177.49 $1,287 -8.41
791–795 value added 792 5 187.00–190.00 $187.60 $1,486 —
810 810 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,401 —
890 890 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,415 -7.00
945 value added 945 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 195.00 $195.00 $526 —
315–345 332 5 195.00–225.00 $216.22 $718 -13.88
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 +7.50
490 490 2 176.00 $176.00 $862 -34.00
505–525 515 4 190.00–205.00 $195.69 $1,008 —
595 595 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,214 +5.59
645 645 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,135 -11.07
655–680 668 2 165.00–175.00 $170.09 $1,136 -5.67
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 167.50 $167.50 $796 —
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 216 4 200.00–230.00 $214.74 $464 -52.16
255–295 275 4 215.00–235.00 $224.52 $617 -29.83
300–344 326 16 200.00–230.00 $223.47 $729 -12.50
355–395 376 16 200.00–222.50 $212.69 $800 -17.38
400–448 426 23 200.00–227.50 $215.17 $917 -8.70
450–495 475 31 200.00–217.50 $207.65 $986 -9.13
500–549 525 16 190.00–207.50 $197.24 $1,036 -10.13
550–595 579 17 180.00–192.50 $184.40 $1,068 -6.96
610–645 631 9 172.00–185.00 $178.09 $1,124 -3.39
650–695 668 8 167.00–180.00 $174.00 $1,162 -1.99
705 value added 705 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 —
727–734 731 18 164.00–167.00 $165.49 $1,210 -6.41
760–795 781 4 155.00–162.00 $157.75 $1,232 +3.74
805 805 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,095 -8.23
805–825 value added 810 5 154.00–155.00 $154.40 $1,251 —
905–910 908 2 112.50–122.00 $117.24 $1,065 -20.76
910 value added 910 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 190.00 $190.00 $418 -20.00
250–280 270 3 150.00–177.50 $169.01 $456 -29.98
300–340 320 4 150.00–195.00 $174.73 $559 -29.13
355–380 366 6 155.00–195.00 $181.24 $663 -11.44
425 425 1 185.00 $185.00 $786 -6.05
450–480 465 7 155.00–195.00 $185.83 $864 -9.04
520–545 536 4 140.00–189.00 $170.93 $916 -4.96
560–595 583 3 150.00–160.00 $156.12 $910 -17.88
605–625 619 5 140.00–170.00 $156.84 $971 +4.34
650–660 655 2 147.50–158.00 $152.71 $1,000 -10.42
775–780 778 2 140.00–144.00 $141.99 $1,105 -4.01
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,037 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 220.00–227.50 $223.90 $851 -31.60
400–440 423 5 220.00–240.00 $227.33 $962 -13.73
450–495 477 6 210.00–222.50 $216.70 $1,034 -19.04
505–540 523 3 200.00–210.00 $206.78 $1,081 -9.38
550–585 568 10 195.00–214.00 $202.12 $1,148 -8.62
600–635 620 3 189.00–192.00 $190.30 $1,180 -8.65
695 695 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,168 -18.04
720 720 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,159 -17.00
750–795 773 2 154.00–168.00 $160.80 $1,243 —
825 825 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,312 —
850 850 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,284 +0.54
940 940 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 200.00–205.00 $202.47 $749 —
410–440 428 3 205.00–210.00 $208.29 $891 -4.00
450–485 463 5 182.00–200.00 $194.37 $900 -16.76
545 545 1 168.00 $168.00 $916 -29.24
550–595 568 4 166.00–188.00 $177.34 $1,007 -26.66
600–640 625 3 168.00–176.00 $172.61 $1,079 +12.61
985 985 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,044 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1435 1186 80-85% 23 85.00–95.00 $90.25 $1,070 +2.34
1030–1445 1248 80-85% 8 96.00–105.00 $100.04 $1,248 —
1145–1450 1272 80-85% 3 74.00–81.00 $78.00 $992 -20.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1065 910 85-90% 10 53.00–68.00 $63.45 $577 —
990–1065 1028 85-90% 2 85.00–93.00 $88.85 $913 —
925–1510 1051 85-90% 10 71.00–83.00 $75.50 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,401 —
1195–1835 1497 75-80% 11 89.00–95.00 $92.39 $1,383 +2.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1530 1453 3 97.00–105.00 $101.88 $1,480 —
1255–2055 1617 10 108.00–121.00 $113.35 $1,833 +12.26
1255–2250 1757 3 125.00–128.00 $126.28 $2,219 —

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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.