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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

1,015 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.54/cwt ≈ $1,725/hd at 772 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $291.00/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 618 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.25/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 530 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,015 873 997
Feeder cattle 869 758 835
Slaughter cattle 146 115 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203–245 224 7 355.00–380.00 $366.26 $820 +10.75
271 271 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,030 -19.45
325–330 328 4 325.00–335.00 $331.22 $1,086 -18.02
353–390 370 4 340.00–350.00 $344.77 $1,276 -2.20
405–435 427 5 327.50–340.00 $335.56 $1,433 +15.53
450–498 477 18 305.00–325.00 $312.63 $1,491 +1.18
514–517 value added 515 27 317.00 $317.00 $1,633 —
500–539 522 10 300.00–315.00 $307.51 $1,605 +2.85
550–595 573 25 286.00–301.00 $297.17 $1,703 +5.19
600–640 615 17 278.00–290.00 $284.23 $1,748 +7.53
616–631 value added 619 30 292.00–297.00 $294.84 $1,825 +4.84
660–698 691 15 274.00–280.00 $276.35 $1,910 +2.36
702–706 value added 704 19 280.50–284.00 $282.35 $1,988 —
700–730 725 12 258.00–271.00 $267.09 $1,936 —
780 value added 780 3 259.00 $259.00 $2,020 —
755–798 784 3 238.00–250.00 $241.85 $1,896 -6.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 320.00 $320.00 $704 —
350–395 378 3 275.00–317.50 $300.04 $1,134 —
420 420 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 +11.54
455–475 468 3 280.00–292.50 $285.92 $1,338 -0.36
530–545 535 4 250.00–292.50 $276.26 $1,478 -0.53
560 560 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,501 -6.85
606–635 615 6 272.50–275.00 $273.91 $1,685 +20.45
653–665 657 3 265.00–268.00 $266.01 $1,748 +1.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–232 227 6 350.00–380.00 $354.41 $805 —
270–275 273 2 305.00–335.00 $319.86 $873 -52.97
317–345 324 12 295.00–320.00 $314.23 $1,018 -8.27
355–398 386 18 295.00–332.50 $306.93 $1,185 -32.34
415–448 436 10 270.00–290.00 $279.48 $1,219 -16.36
455–495 475 35 262.00–279.00 $271.58 $1,290 -1.01
500–549 530 23 257.50–270.00 $264.86 $1,404 -3.08
510–537 value added 530 17 272.00–274.00 $272.83 $1,446 —
550–597 576 18 250.00–260.00 $253.76 $1,462 +2.67
600–640 614 20 242.50–253.00 $249.30 $1,531 +11.50
655–695 676 7 240.00–248.00 $243.66 $1,647 +9.74
710–730 726 5 222.50–226.00 $225.32 $1,636 +6.39
750–785 767 5 212.50–220.00 $217.48 $1,668 —
772 value added 772 66 224.00 $224.00 $1,729 —
830 830 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,598 +0.50
860–885 870 3 182.50–187.50 $185.02 $1,610 +15.02
900 900 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,732 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 275.00 $275.00 $756 -5.00
320–345 333 3 270.00–275.00 $272.54 $908 -7.46
355–390 373 3 275.00–292.50 $281.09 $1,048 -18.91
405–445 426 8 230.00–265.00 $249.61 $1,063 -20.39
455–485 470 4 230.00–260.00 $250.16 $1,176 -14.84
540–545 542 3 240.00–250.00 $244.16 $1,323 +2.34
615 615 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,445 +8.38
650–685 666 5 220.00–232.50 $226.51 $1,509 —
725 725 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,577 —
785–799 797 7 192.00–192.50 $192.07 $1,531 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 220.00 $220.00 $946 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–395 378 11 320.00–340.00 $329.74 $1,246 -14.66
400–440 423 8 315.00–335.00 $320.79 $1,357 -3.30
450–495 467 5 295.00–315.00 $304.78 $1,423 -4.61
500–545 513 12 275.00–290.00 $281.49 $1,444 -16.51
558–580 567 15 270.00–292.50 $287.31 $1,629 +9.15
605–640 619 5 260.00–275.00 $268.71 $1,663 +7.04
650–660 658 5 265.00–277.50 $271.02 $1,783 +11.94
725–743 734 5 255.00–262.50 $259.46 $1,904 +16.38
820–840 830 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,536 -27.53
905 905 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,611 —
990 990 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,505 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,134 —
420–435 425 3 265.00–280.00 $275.06 $1,169 -24.91
480–495 488 2 285.00–287.50 $286.27 $1,397 -1.66
505–540 526 4 265.00–267.50 $266.28 $1,401 +1.11
555–580 568 3 250.00–260.00 $255.07 $1,449 -14.93
628 628 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,570 +2.50
708 708 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,735 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1575 1202 80-85% 22 128.00–143.00 $134.70 $1,619 +15.84
1270–1315 1293 80-85% 2 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $1,907 —
1040–1540 1306 80-85% 8 120.00–127.00 $123.70 $1,616 -20.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1420 1375 75-80% 2 125.00–127.00 $126.03 $1,733 —
1415–1535 1460 75-80% 3 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $2,122 +12.44
1165–1770 1478 75-80% 22 129.00–143.00 $136.33 $2,015 +3.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–890 888 85-90% 2 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $1,172 +11.01
780–1210 985 85-90% 12 100.00–116.00 $108.79 $1,072 -3.31
1030–1695 1224 85-90% 5 118.00–125.00 $121.78 $1,491 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–2125 1538 5 120.00–139.00 $129.52 $1,992 —
1340–1845 1644 4 156.00–168.00 $161.22 $2,650 —
1220–2320 1699 8 141.00–153.00 $148.56 $2,524 -20.42

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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.