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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

890 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $196.73/cwt -15.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 805 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.22/cwt -12.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 571 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.69/cwt +21.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 528 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 890 755 1,256
Feeder cattle 745 567 1,099
Slaughter cattle 145 188 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to this market not being reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 250.00–270.00 $259.45 $592 —
265–295 278 4 260.00–270.00 $266.28 $740 +1.28
320–325 323 4 255.00–280.00 $268.68 $868 +12.50
350–395 376 6 250.00–272.50 $256.47 $964 -1.94
405–440 430 6 240.00–252.50 $245.71 $1,057 -6.29
478–495 484 6 252.50–262.50 $258.97 $1,253 +23.32
498 value added 498 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,320 —
510–535 523 16 232.50–242.50 $239.76 $1,254 +16.66
524–541 value added 535 11 249.00–257.00 $251.85 $1,347 —
555–590 576 10 222.00–234.00 $231.25 $1,332 +2.14
565–595 value added 580 4 241.00–250.00 $243.19 $1,411 +2.53
600–635 614 16 222.50–236.00 $232.54 $1,428 —
610–635 value added 624 6 237.50–241.00 $238.76 $1,490 -0.42
650–665 value added 655 6 226.00–230.00 $227.35 $1,489 +1.35
655–695 668 6 194.00–213.00 $202.57 $1,353 -17.96
700–745 719 13 187.00–197.00 $192.25 $1,382 -21.12
730 value added 730 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —
765 value added 765 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,454 —
770–790 783 4 182.00–185.00 $183.26 $1,435 -28.74
804 value added 804 64 197.75 $197.75 $1,590 —
805–835 823 4 179.00–184.00 $180.47 $1,485 -31.54
1055–1070 1063 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 237.50 $237.50 $819 +42.86
385 385 1 222.00 $222.00 $855 -14.73
465–475 470 3 202.00–220.00 $211.53 $994 -0.25
500–535 513 4 195.00–215.00 $203.30 $1,043 —
550–595 576 4 180.00–216.00 $195.80 $1,128 -9.62
600–645 628 4 185.00–210.00 $199.84 $1,255 —
655–670 663 2 190.00–191.00 $190.51 $1,263 -16.49
710 710 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,299 —
770 770 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,348 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,258 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 334 5 225.00–235.00 $228.94 $765 -3.54
350–395 375 6 215.00–230.00 $224.48 $842 +13.81
405–410 value added 408 5 222.50–225.00 $224.50 $916 —
411–440 418 9 199.00–210.00 $204.01 $853 -14.39
450–494 476 26 194.00–212.50 $198.85 $947 -14.07
500–540 520 21 185.00–200.00 $191.07 $994 -15.23
525–545 value added 535 2 204.00–205.00 $204.49 $1,094 —
550–595 568 20 180.00–195.00 $188.30 $1,070 -5.39
555–593 value added 581 7 199.00–200.00 $199.56 $1,159 -19.44
605–615 value added 608 4 191.00–192.00 $191.75 $1,166 -19.25
604–635 611 22 177.00–190.00 $187.20 $1,144 +0.15
650 value added 650 3 180.50 $180.50 $1,173 —
660–695 685 7 161.00–169.50 $165.40 $1,133 -18.33
710–745 719 11 160.00–168.00 $163.96 $1,179 -19.96
760 760 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,224 +5.00
810 810 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,215 —
875–885 880 2 130.00–140.00 $135.03 $1,188 -25.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 202.50–220.00 $211.58 $705 +9.58
350–395 379 4 152.50–207.50 $191.39 $725 +10.59
415–435 423 3 190.00–196.00 $192.33 $814 +4.08
455–495 476 8 152.50–186.00 $176.20 $839 -13.06
505–520 510 5 140.00–182.00 $167.45 $854 -12.48
550–590 568 9 151.00–179.00 $171.28 $973 -11.73
605–640 624 7 162.00–175.00 $170.69 $1,065 -1.82
695 695 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,077 —
780 780 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–389 383 6 255.00–260.00 $256.61 $983 -3.39
420–445 433 6 235.00–260.00 $247.13 $1,070 +16.25
458–495 478 9 230.00–250.00 $239.93 $1,147 +22.64
510–545 533 14 198.00–220.00 $205.05 $1,093 -4.63
550–598 581 18 194.00–206.00 $199.74 $1,160 -2.75
612–620 615 10 185.00–195.00 $191.10 $1,175 -18.43
665–685 678 3 178.00–189.00 $182.38 $1,237 -15.60
705–710 708 2 160.00–174.00 $166.98 $1,182 —
775–783 780 3 144.00–155.00 $147.64 $1,152 -24.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 185.00–237.50 $211.07 $766 -6.15
435–440 438 2 195.00–200.00 $197.51 $865 -16.34
455–490 472 3 220.00–222.50 $221.70 $1,046 +25.01
530–538 535 6 170.00–190.00 $173.97 $931 -12.68
560–580 570 5 140.00–189.00 $168.79 $962 -23.13
600–640 623 5 160.00–179.00 $173.51 $1,081 —
655 655 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,064 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1675 1366 80-85% 20 82.50–94.00 $87.64 $1,197 —
1370–1385 1378 80-85% 2 96.50–99.00 $97.76 $1,347 —
1230–1590 1390 80-85% 12 68.00–81.50 $76.63 $1,065 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1550 1477 75-80% 3 83.50–84.50 $83.83 $1,238 -16.64
1280–1820 1536 75-80% 19 85.50–94.50 $90.21 $1,386 —
1590–1725 1648 75-80% 4 97.50–103.00 $100.23 $1,652 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1360 960 85-90% 8 53.00–65.00 $61.53 $591 -1.52
910–1325 1132 85-90% 12 70.50–80.00 $74.71 $846 -11.97
1120–1265 1193 85-90% 2 82.00 $82.00 $978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1900 1625 7 92.50–104.50 $99.85 $1,623 —
1540–2020 1773 6 105.50–114.00 $109.66 $1,944 —
2210 2210 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,696 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —

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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.