Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.66/cwt +10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 584 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.15/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 485 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.25/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 426 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 847 918 757
Feeder cattle 681 794 624
Slaughter cattle 166 124 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 241 6 245.00–255.00 $253.30 $610 -12.96
265–290 281 6 250.00–260.00 $255.07 $717 -19.52
300–345 324 23 240.00–270.00 $253.55 $822 -12.38
350–395 364 9 230.00–250.00 $239.12 $870 -18.47
400–430 407 5 220.00–230.00 $224.93 $915 -11.71
450–496 475 12 224.00–236.00 $229.56 $1,090 -5.05
500–535 524 5 222.50–238.00 $229.96 $1,205 -1.91
530–540 value added 533 4 241.00–249.00 $243.03 $1,295 -8.56
550–585 value added 565 11 240.00–253.00 $246.52 $1,393 -5.52
550–590 573 5 225.00–237.50 $231.06 $1,324 +4.07
605–630 value added 620 3 230.00–233.00 $231.01 $1,432 —
600–640 622 5 220.00–228.00 $223.36 $1,389 +2.90
650–658 655 5 210.00–226.00 $222.02 $1,454 +3.92
705 value added 705 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,509 —
705–720 710 3 196.00–208.00 $202.37 $1,437 -3.13
750 750 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,462 -8.48
873–885 877 3 151.00–154.00 $152.01 $1,333 +0.01
990–993 992 4 130.00–142.00 $139.01 $1,379 —
1015–1025 1020 2 130.00–142.00 $135.97 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 230.00 $230.00 $518 +15.17
305 305 1 237.50 $237.50 $724 +14.96
440 440 1 217.50 $217.50 $957 -0.50
460–490 480 4 180.00–215.00 $194.51 $934 -25.79
515–545 530 2 210.00–212.50 $211.21 $1,119 +8.04
555–575 564 4 207.50–218.00 $212.43 $1,198 +11.07
620 620 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,132 -21.24
660–695 678 3 179.00–198.00 $187.62 $1,272 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 229 4 220.00–240.00 $224.92 $515 —
250–298 278 11 220.00–245.00 $234.34 $651 -1.48
300–345 329 12 210.00–230.00 $223.19 $734 -10.91
350–393 372 17 205.00–230.00 $215.08 $800 -8.75
410–445 426 29 205.00–220.00 $210.25 $896 -6.76
450–495 467 20 205.00–215.00 $209.74 $979 -1.79
490–499 value added 498 29 217.50–219.00 $218.88 $1,090 —
500–540 518 10 195.00–205.00 $199.46 $1,033 +0.47
555–595 570 10 187.50–195.00 $191.88 $1,094 +0.03
587 value added 587 46 205.00 $205.00 $1,203 —
605–643 633 20 188.00–193.00 $190.28 $1,204 -1.17
665–680 672 5 175.00–187.00 $181.25 $1,218 -8.74
710 710 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,136 -12.00
710 value added 710 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,264 —
760 760 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,292 +1.85
1139 1139 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 6 185.00–205.00 $196.06 $633 +16.06
360–390 373 6 185.00–202.50 $197.54 $737 -1.84
400–440 419 7 180.00–200.00 $192.93 $808 -7.42
455–495 473 5 177.50–200.00 $195.16 $923 +3.25
505–545 525 4 155.00–190.00 $172.41 $905 -7.96
550–580 566 4 152.50–195.00 $176.70 $1,000 +4.24
600–630 618 5 170.00–182.50 $176.78 $1,093 +18.84
660 660 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,122 +0.45
760–770 765 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,109 -13.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 384 9 225.00–240.00 $232.78 $894 -33.49
405–445 422 10 222.50–235.00 $228.26 $963 -7.76
450–495 476 19 217.50–230.00 $223.70 $1,065 +0.30
505–545 522 11 210.00–222.50 $215.87 $1,127 -1.74
560–590 567 10 210.00–218.00 $215.98 $1,225 +1.01
603–645 618 5 188.00–201.00 $197.41 $1,220 -10.18
655–685 666 5 184.00–195.00 $189.01 $1,259 -12.90
705–720 713 2 193.00–195.00 $194.01 $1,383 -1.33
750–755 753 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,340 +0.35
880–890 885 2 135.00–144.00 $139.53 $1,235 —
905 905 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —
1015 1015 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 375 3 205.00–220.00 $213.92 $802 -19.77
415–445 431 4 192.50–220.00 $211.74 $913 +2.31
450–498 482 9 180.00–215.00 $206.58 $996 -5.07
510–540 523 5 175.00–195.00 $185.50 $970 -10.91
550–595 564 4 182.50–192.50 $190.04 $1,072 +1.89
615–640 631 4 184.00–186.00 $185.26 $1,169 -4.57
930 930 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,060 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1145 936 85-90% 18 65.00–76.00 $72.45 $678 —
705–1225 974 85-90% 29 78.00–87.00 $82.36 $802 —
945–1125 1041 85-90% 7 88.00–90.00 $88.71 $923 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1445 1074 80-85% 27 85.00–96.00 $89.81 $965 —
1050–1320 1185 80-85% 2 84.00 $84.00 $995 —
1030–1290 1199 80-85% 4 99.00–103.00 $100.60 $1,206 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1790 1390 75-80% 14 88.00–97.00 $92.55 $1,286 -7.45
1360–1420 1390 75-80% 2 101.00–105.00 $102.96 $1,431 +2.96
1435–1615 1525 75-80% 2 82.00–84.00 $83.06 $1,267 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1865 1524 6 93.00–105.00 $100.41 $1,530 +1.43
1415–2135 1764 7 109.00–120.00 $114.41 $2,018 —

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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.