Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

698 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.67/cwt +27.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 811 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.72/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 478 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.07/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 614 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 698 861 613
Feeder cattle 571 716 533
Slaughter cattle 127 111 80
Replacement cattle — 34 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; 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
210–230 220 2 270.00–320.00 $296.14 $652 +5.15
255–285 265 5 270.00–290.00 $279.76 $741 -6.71
300–345 317 5 275.00–302.50 $289.56 $918 +16.24
375–390 384 4 271.00–295.00 $284.78 $1,094 +25.62
415–436 428 12 272.00–287.00 $279.21 $1,195 +22.26
450–495 476 10 267.00–287.00 $275.64 $1,312 +13.86
510–538 530 4 268.00–270.00 $268.73 $1,424 +15.59
555–560 value added 558 2 265.00–271.00 $267.99 $1,495 —
550–585 565 8 251.00–259.00 $255.74 $1,445 +10.88
602–640 value added 606 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,551 —
600–640 624 8 243.00–252.00 $249.41 $1,556 -3.18
650–695 669 6 237.00–245.00 $241.42 $1,615 -2.12
707–735 713 13 229.00–241.00 $238.70 $1,702 +20.15
760 760 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,733 +11.01
811 value added 811 63 232.00 $232.00 $1,882 —
820 820 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,730 +7.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 267.50 $267.50 $896 —
355 355 1 260.00 $260.00 $923 +32.40
425 425 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,126 +51.44
475 475 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,135 +3.96
515–535 528 4 210.00–243.00 $229.02 $1,209 -0.12
550–590 570 2 240.00–244.00 $241.93 $1,379 +23.93
660–695 678 5 217.00–230.00 $223.94 $1,518 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 —
710 710 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 275.00–280.00 $277.36 $619 —
283 283 3 276.00 $276.00 $781 +11.71
325 325 1 244.00 $244.00 $793 -11.28
365–385 378 4 230.00–244.00 $236.16 $893 +7.75
400–445 417 15 218.00–231.00 $221.97 $926 -13.03
450–495 477 19 215.00–231.00 $222.66 $1,062 -4.03
465–495 value added 480 9 236.00–242.00 $238.40 $1,144 —
505–545 529 12 215.00–226.00 $220.90 $1,169 +1.81
550–580 567 17 219.00–230.00 $224.15 $1,271 -1.69
604–640 611 11 207.00–220.00 $214.07 $1,308 +0.43
660–680 671 7 210.00–215.00 $212.11 $1,423 +8.91
713–745 719 8 198.00–209.00 $200.30 $1,440 +7.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 220.00 $220.00 $726 +17.50
360–365 363 3 210.00–220.00 $214.34 $778 +5.60
410–445 429 7 198.00–217.00 $211.00 $905 +3.38
450–495 475 4 200.00–213.00 $205.49 $976 -5.29
505–540 518 4 198.00–213.00 $205.11 $1,062 +2.61
555–585 570 5 185.00–212.00 $202.24 $1,153 -3.62
610–620 615 2 175.00–198.00 $186.59 $1,148 -18.41
675 675 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,350 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 240.00–250.00 $244.94 $943 -7.70
410–425 417 3 242.50–265.00 $255.69 $1,066 +12.25
455–495 475 7 240.00–255.00 $245.22 $1,165 +6.59
505–535 526 4 235.00–246.00 $240.57 $1,265 +3.31
550–590 566 4 220.00–230.00 $224.89 $1,273 -8.36
605–640 625 3 211.00–217.00 $213.28 $1,333 -6.77
675 675 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,438 +8.29
700–740 717 5 193.00–200.00 $195.19 $1,400 -6.01
755 755 2 186.00–192.00 $189.00 $1,427 —
835 835 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 434 5 201.00–235.00 $224.20 $973 +16.61
450–470 458 4 221.00–237.00 $229.80 $1,052 +12.42
525–540 533 2 215.00–224.00 $219.56 $1,170 +19.54
580–595 588 2 198.00–217.00 $207.38 $1,219 -5.89
600–640 617 5 195.00–207.00 $200.82 $1,239 +10.82
670–690 680 2 179.00–199.00 $188.85 $1,284 —
715–740 728 2 188.00–189.00 $188.49 $1,372 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1615 1183 80-85% 23 98.50–108.00 $103.53 $1,225 +3.43
1175–1410 1284 80-85% 4 94.50–96.00 $95.39 $1,225 —
1180–1760 1355 80-85% 5 110.00–114.00 $111.35 $1,509 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1330 916 85-90% 9 68.00–83.50 $75.85 $695 —
745–1105 943 85-90% 14 84.50–95.50 $88.28 $832 —
965–1260 1104 85-90% 4 96.00–99.00 $96.94 $1,070 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1665 1375 75-80% 13 103.00–109.50 $107.22 $1,474 +4.09
1285–1900 1584 75-80% 7 110.00–115.00 $112.04 $1,775 +1.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1515 1289 7 108.00–119.50 $114.82 $1,480 —
1425–2195 1854 12 121.00–131.00 $125.20 $2,321 —
1940 1940 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,677 +13.18

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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.