Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.79/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 771 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.01/cwt +11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 522 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.04/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 611 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,093 765 861
Feeder cattle 952 666 741
Slaughter cattle 115 99 107
Replacement cattle 26 — 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 650lbs sharply lower; steers above 650lbs mostly steady-5.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-sharply higher. Slaughter cows mostly lower.

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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 1 285.00 $285.00 $641 +35.00
320 320 1 280.00 $280.00 $896 -8.97
368 368 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,030 -0.35
400–440 fancy 420 2 260.00–285.00 $271.90 $1,142 —
430 value added 430 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 —
410–445 432 3 242.50–255.00 $249.17 $1,076 -37.20
475 fancy 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 —
455–498 480 13 255.00–266.00 $261.16 $1,254 -28.19
500–548 523 26 240.00–270.00 $255.02 $1,334 -20.09
557–595 579 15 230.00–265.00 $249.91 $1,447 -7.74
575–590 fancy 582 5 263.00–270.00 $265.57 $1,546 —
604–625 value added 609 14 250.00–260.00 $252.20 $1,536 -10.80
600–645 610 20 236.00–256.00 $250.59 $1,529 +5.10
627 fancy 627 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,636 —
650–691 673 14 231.00–246.00 $236.49 $1,592 +0.96
689 value added 689 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,557 —
700–711 value added 707 6 240.00–243.00 $240.99 $1,704 —
705–735 722 3 226.00–234.00 $228.72 $1,651 -8.43
760–765 763 2 211.00–222.00 $216.48 $1,652 -17.52
771 value added 771 66 240.50 $240.50 $1,854 —
800–820 810 2 212.00–220.00 $216.05 $1,750 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 220.00 $220.00 $616 -10.00
310 310 1 270.00 $270.00 $837 +31.67
360–370 367 3 250.00 $250.00 $918 +35.00
400–425 413 2 230.00–240.00 $234.85 $970 -1.32
470–497 490 4 210.00–212.50 $211.90 $1,038 -28.69
500–545 521 9 212.50–227.50 $220.92 $1,151 -19.80
550–565 558 3 205.00–222.00 $210.68 $1,176 -20.97
610–648 631 12 211.00–228.00 $216.59 $1,367 -13.75
665 665 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,313 —
712–716 714 7 199.00–216.00 $206.26 $1,473 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,324 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 275.00 $275.00 $646 +45.00
319 value added 319 4 255.00 $255.00 $813 —
325–345 333 3 230.00–240.00 $236.70 $788 -8.55
345 fancy 345 1 260.00 $260.00 $897 —
360 fancy 360 1 260.00 $260.00 $936 —
355–383 377 11 230.00–240.00 $231.51 $873 -10.54
404 value added 404 8 235.00 $235.00 $949 —
400–440 414 6 230.00–250.00 $239.00 $989 -12.44
430–445 fancy 438 2 250.00–252.50 $251.23 $1,100 —
463 value added 463 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,158 —
450–495 467 17 235.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,144 +4.78
500 fancy 500 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,230 —
500–545 522 31 220.00–242.50 $236.11 $1,232 +14.03
522–523 value added 523 9 241.00–245.00 $243.67 $1,274 +2.67
576 value added 576 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,388 +1.85
550–599 577 26 222.00–240.00 $230.68 $1,331 +5.99
605–637 617 19 224.00–230.00 $225.72 $1,393 +4.58
620–636 value added 631 6 225.00–229.00 $227.69 $1,437 -7.31
655 value added 655 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —
650–695 676 8 220.00–230.00 $223.28 $1,509 +15.83
700 fancy 700 6 224.50 $224.50 $1,572 —
700–708 706 4 210.00–220.00 $217.52 $1,536 +23.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 200.00–220.00 $210.07 $721 -9.93
390–395 393 2 210.00–212.50 $211.24 $830 —
420–447 438 13 210.00–225.00 $218.44 $957 +8.04
450–495 482 10 210.00–228.00 $218.69 $1,054 +0.27
505–545 526 6 200.00–220.00 $212.05 $1,115 +13.22
555 555 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,138 +2.08
605–630 616 5 202.00–210.00 $208.42 $1,284 +0.92
660–690 670 3 208.00–212.00 $210.63 $1,411 +28.13
718–745 727 3 206.00–209.00 $207.98 $1,512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 250.00–275.00 $262.91 $599 —
265–274 272 5 265.00–285.00 $268.89 $731 —
325–343 340 6 275.00–290.00 $280.75 $955 —
355–397 382 10 275.00–295.00 $284.91 $1,088 +31.43
400–405 fancy 403 2 277.50–280.00 $278.76 $1,123 —
405–445 431 7 240.00–260.00 $253.18 $1,091 +3.18
465–480 fancy 472 3 265.00–270.00 $266.64 $1,259 —
450–495 475 8 235.00–277.50 $246.01 $1,169 +1.06
500 fancy 500 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
500–540 525 15 220.00–245.00 $233.88 $1,228 -0.24
550–585 562 11 220.00–242.00 $237.22 $1,333 +9.51
605–625 617 7 219.00–234.00 $224.36 $1,384 +6.35
652 fancy 652 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,434 —
685–693 690 3 199.00–206.00 $201.32 $1,389 -11.39
700–710 705 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,354 -6.34
760 760 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 -7.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 230.00 $230.00 $506 —
270 270 1 230.00 $230.00 $621 —
300–320 310 2 257.50–260.00 $258.71 $802 —
350–375 365 3 230.00–242.50 $234.22 $855 +15.63
420–445 433 2 227.50–240.00 $233.57 $1,011 +23.57
475–495 487 3 215.00–235.00 $221.71 $1,080 -10.79
505–530 514 9 210.00–220.00 $213.35 $1,097 +1.72
555–580 568 10 212.00–219.00 $215.78 $1,226 +0.72
600–640 620 2 200.00–208.00 $204.13 $1,266 +8.13
675 675 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,310 —
765 765 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,438 +19.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
635 635 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,245 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1560 1188 80-85% 24 96.00–110.00 $104.52 $1,242 —
1080–1945 1280 80-85% 32 110.00–120.00 $113.50 $1,453 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1125 904 85-90% 18 70.00–94.00 $86.69 $784 -22.79
960–1090 1033 85-90% 8 95.00–106.00 $97.29 $1,005 +15.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1805 1453 75-80% 17 111.00–126.00 $117.55 $1,708 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1670 1465 4 110.00–119.00 $115.59 $1,693 —
1125–2040 1579 5 124.00–129.00 $126.82 $2,002 —
1510–1980 1705 7 130.00–139.00 $132.98 $2,267 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1055–1285 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,520.00 $1,436.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —

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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.