Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

1,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.47/cwt +18.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 769 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.83/cwt +9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 524 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.82/cwt +24.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 375 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,207 1,028 1,322
Feeder cattle 1,039 833 1,182
Slaughter cattle 168 195 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to to 10.00 higher. Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Bulls were sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–298 297 13 275.00–305.00 $302.79 $899 +67.79
302–325 311 7 270.00–305.00 $290.40 $903 +35.92
355–395 375 30 250.00–302.50 $274.82 $1,031 +24.82
415–445 429 5 242.50–287.50 $269.91 $1,158 +17.26
455–480 473 5 250.00–275.00 $262.02 $1,239 -5.04
500–545 524 10 225.00–277.50 $257.60 $1,350 +2.71
540 value added 540 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,420 —
553–595 574 12 225.00–250.00 $240.61 $1,381 -7.98
605–641 629 15 212.50–238.00 $226.29 $1,423 +0.23
650–695 672 15 220.00–232.00 $229.32 $1,541 +9.52
660–694 value added 677 14 226.00–241.00 $228.72 $1,548 —
707–735 711 15 219.00–230.50 $225.94 $1,606 +11.97
769 value added 769 68 230.00 $230.00 $1,769 —
760–785 776 4 214.00–230.00 $220.54 $1,711 +9.84
800–830 815 2 175.00–210.00 $192.82 $1,571 -8.62
885 885 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,682 -0.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 230.00–250.00 $239.23 $545 —
315–345 328 4 195.00–240.00 $214.33 $703 -18.00
355–396 388 8 210.00–252.50 $242.51 $941 —
400–415 407 5 190.00–245.00 $208.96 $850 —
490–494 493 5 200.00–237.50 $207.45 $1,023 -27.55
565 565 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 +12.00
605–640 619 4 212.00–217.50 $214.61 $1,328 +11.58
695 695 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 180.00 $180.00 $459 —
305 305 1 200.00 $200.00 $610 —
360–375 368 2 200.00–205.00 $202.55 $745 —
505 505 1 170.00 $170.00 $858 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 230.00 $230.00 $770 —
380 380 1 200.00 $200.00 $760 —
710 710 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,526 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 210.00 $210.00 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 8 285.00 $285.00 $656 —
288 288 2 250.00 $250.00 $720 +23.59
310–343 334 19 230.00–255.00 $248.84 $831 +21.73
355–395 380 9 220.00–275.00 $245.51 $933 +19.78
405–445 425 9 220.00–260.00 $238.51 $1,014 +5.98
450–493 474 24 220.00–252.50 $239.74 $1,136 +7.83
512 value added 512 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,244 —
500–545 526 25 212.50–245.00 $233.20 $1,227 +8.16
550–585 564 17 215.00–240.00 $227.74 $1,284 +10.06
608 value added 608 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,356 —
605–640 620 18 200.00–226.00 $215.61 $1,337 +8.19
650–680 665 6 205.00–226.00 $218.57 $1,453 +20.16
700–740 725 9 170.00–207.50 $195.17 $1,415 +7.98
810–845 821 4 178.00–187.00 $180.56 $1,482 +22.31
865 865 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,687 —
940 940 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,410 —
1055 1055 1 93.00 $93.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 200.00–230.00 $214.84 $511 —
255–275 268 4 220.00–235.00 $230.14 $617 +30.14
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 -7.34
435 435 1 205.00 $205.00 $892 +6.06
490 490 1 215.50 $215.50 $1,056 +21.07
500–545 518 3 200.00–207.50 $202.63 $1,050 -4.59
580 580 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,247 +5.00
610–620 615 2 185.00–192.50 $188.78 $1,161 -8.22
665 665 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,380 +36.29
700–725 708 3 118.00–175.00 $137.45 $973 -24.71
840 840 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
525–530 527 3 145.00–180.00 $156.63 $825 —
595 595 1 165.00 $165.00 $982 —
600–615 608 2 130.00–140.00 $134.94 $820 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 —
450 450 1 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
555–575 565 2 200.00–215.00 $207.63 $1,173 +7.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 411 4 275.00–287.50 $282.49 $1,161 +31.16
450–485 467 3 242.50–290.00 $271.88 $1,270 +17.50
510–545 530 5 225.00–270.00 $243.71 $1,292 +22.13
555–570 563 2 225.00–255.00 $240.20 $1,352 +19.11
600–645 619 7 175.00–228.00 $204.23 $1,264 +12.02
680–695 686 6 215.00–225.00 $218.06 $1,496 +31.07
700–725 718 4 190.00–219.00 $205.91 $1,478 +28.95
870–890 880 2 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $1,541 +15.06
985 985 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,576 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 237.50 $237.50 $772 —
370 370 1 225.00 $225.00 $832 +7.69
415–445 430 2 190.00–210.00 $199.65 $858 -22.39
455–485 473 5 175.00–220.00 $199.24 $942 -17.02
500–525 513 3 210.00–230.00 $216.69 $1,112 +17.20
590 590 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 -6.20
670 670 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,508 +60.00
720 720 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,494 —
850 850 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 215.00 $215.00 $849 —
465 465 1 165.00 $165.00 $767 —
515–530 523 2 150.00–195.00 $172.82 $904 —
580 580 1 147.50 $147.50 $856 —
665 665 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 225.00–255.00 $240.39 $1,161 —
535 535 1 145.00 $145.00 $776 —
555–575 565 2 142.50–160.00 $151.40 $855 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1185 1083 80-85% 3 75.00 $75.00 $812 —
905–1610 1305 80-85% 21 80.00–87.00 $84.15 $1,098 —
1405–1565 1485 80-85% 2 93.00–101.00 $97.22 $1,444 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1055 956 85-90% 6 52.00–68.00 $59.93 $573 —
810–1420 1130 85-90% 19 57.00–81.00 $73.32 $829 -5.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,344 +1.19
1325–1925 1563 75-80% 12 85.00–96.00 $90.46 $1,414 —
1275–2140 1716 75-80% 7 76.00–83.00 $80.21 $1,376 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,524 —
1405–2025 1593 4 99.00–105.00 $102.17 $1,628 —
1325–2125 1793 7 107.00–118.00 $112.10 $2,010 —

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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.