Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.82/cwt ≈ $1,823/hd at 702 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.77/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 471 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.76/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 518 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 807 557 941
Feeder cattle 675 468 795
Slaughter cattle 132 89 146

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 360.00 $360.00 $936 -8.41
305–338 327 7 325.00–335.00 $333.67 $1,091 -11.33
350–395 374 5 320.00–355.00 $341.28 $1,276 +4.61
413–445 419 5 342.50–345.00 $344.47 $1,443
455–495 473 3 310.00–330.00 $318.22 $1,505 +3.22
505–549 536 10 300.00–320.00 $313.18 $1,679
555–580 566 4 300.00–315.00 $304.19 $1,722 +24.22
610–616 value added 615 5 291.00–294.00 $291.60 $1,793
600–645 619 6 276.00–290.00 $281.60 $1,743 +6.42
665–695 680 3 266.00–270.00 $268.01 $1,822 +3.34
701 value added 701 54 260.00 $260.00 $1,823
745 745 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,862
835 835 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,858
980–985 985 10 215.00–226.50 $225.36 $2,220 +27.86
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 295.00–310.00 $302.23 $846
310–340 330 4 290.00–315.00 $307.39 $1,014 +12.39
398 398 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,194
490 490 2 290.00–295.00 $292.50 $1,433 +11.19
500–510 505 2 295.00–297.50 $296.24 $1,496
590–592 592 11 282.50–287.00 $286.59 $1,697 +32.87
610–640 619 4 260.00–272.50 $267.63 $1,657 +7.63
795 795 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,848

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 326 13 300.00–335.00 $322.39 $1,051 -3.99
355–399 388 21 295.00–310.00 $305.55 $1,186 -3.68
410–425 421 7 285.00–305.00 $297.85 $1,254 +3.64
450–490 471 33 270.00–286.00 $277.77 $1,308 +5.78
500–545 515 11 260.00–270.00 $267.71 $1,379 -3.00
517–545 value added 522 11 275.00–276.00 $275.81 $1,440
550–595 576 22 264.00–278.00 $271.69 $1,565 +9.03
610–645 634 7 245.00–260.00 $252.09 $1,598 +5.94
655–690 668 13 230.00–240.00 $236.24 $1,578 -3.34
715–740 732 3 212.50–225.00 $220.46 $1,614 -0.73
750–785 769 5 212.50–224.00 $217.26 $1,671 +0.97
805–810 808 2 207.50–213.00 $210.26 $1,699 +7.76
850 850 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,700
900 900 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,710 +7.50
990 990 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,832
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 290.00 $290.00 $856
300–345 330 4 265.00–285.00 $276.17 $911 -18.75
355–380 365 4 250.00–285.00 $268.89 $981 -8.05
400–448 418 9 250.00–280.00 $264.22 $1,104 +9.36
455–490 470 5 235.00–267.50 $253.44 $1,191 -8.02
535 535 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,378 +11.57
580–595 588 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,529 +5.00
635–645 639 4 220.00–237.50 $231.83 $1,481
685 685 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,490 -11.25

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 381 4 310.00–330.00 $322.39 $1,228 -21.54
400–438 419 19 300.00–325.00 $317.00 $1,328 +3.16
450–495 481 14 287.50–310.00 $293.36 $1,411 -1.82
510–545 522 9 300.00–310.00 $304.44 $1,589 +16.60
550–575 563 3 272.50–282.50 $275.75 $1,552 +0.22
610–645 633 4 246.00–267.50 $255.25 $1,616 -3.75
665–694 688 5 244.00–254.00 $252.07 $1,734 +4.07
715–730 723 2 232.50–238.00 $235.22 $1,701 -11.22
765–775 773 6 228.00–236.00 $234.68 $1,814 -6.53
800–805 803 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,718 -3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 ±0.00
400 400 1 237.50 $237.50 $950
480–496 491 8 250.00–282.50 $260.76 $1,280 -3.82
500–535 511 16 250.00–277.50 $264.13 $1,350
595 595 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,464 -14.94

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1275 1200 80-85% 9 125.00–133.00 $128.67 $1,544
985–1475 1233 80-85% 20 132.00–144.00 $137.41 $1,694 +13.17
1325 1325 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,040
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,088 +9.38
835–1195 1022 85-90% 11 112.00–123.00 $117.94 $1,205 +0.93
835–1275 1055 85-90% 2 124.00–125.00 $124.40 $1,312
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,446
1395–1530 1462 75-80% 3 137.00–142.00 $138.74 $2,028
1470–1725 1638 75-80% 3 145.00–151.00 $148.55 $2,433 -1.90

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1720 1603 5 155.00–163.00 $158.50 $2,541
1940 1940 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,716
2005 2005 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,489

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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.