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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

1,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.50/cwt -16.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 524 lb · 99 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $209.64/cwt ≈ $1,944/hd at 927 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.57/cwt -3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 625 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,741 801 1,724
Feeder cattle 1,493 801 1,536
Slaughter cattle 248 — 188

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends this week are compared to the sale two weeks ago due to this sale being closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday last week. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 285.00–300.00 $292.17 $657 -17.83
260–290 281 5 310.00–325.00 $319.84 $899 -25.16
325–345 337 3 280.00–295.00 $285.05 $961 -36.90
355–395 374 6 277.50–295.00 $285.53 $1,068 -24.47
400–445 421 12 270.00–290.00 $280.52 $1,181 -32.70
450–499 485 21 250.00–275.00 $257.10 $1,247 -20.66
500–540 515 19 250.00–262.50 $254.49 $1,311 -13.08
538 value added 538 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,453 -14.69
550–595 574 43 252.00–267.50 $256.15 $1,470 -12.63
601 value added 601 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,563 -11.40
600–643 622 23 229.00–248.00 $235.47 $1,465 -9.19
655–696 679 48 222.00–235.00 $232.73 $1,580 -6.27
707 value added 707 30 240.50 $240.50 $1,700 —
715–719 718 10 220.00–228.00 $222.79 $1,600 -2.21
755–760 758 2 210.00–217.50 $213.74 $1,620 -16.09
805–840 820 9 202.00–210.00 $205.05 $1,681 -4.20
868 868 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,649 —
927 value added 927 55 210.00 $210.00 $1,947 —
930 930 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,767 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 285.00 $285.00 $812 +15.00
318–335 327 5 245.00–265.00 $253.99 $831 —
355 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 -15.00
400–445 420 6 250.00–265.00 $255.76 $1,074 -14.16
475–495 485 2 237.50–247.50 $242.40 $1,176 -20.10
525–530 528 4 230.00–245.00 $238.13 $1,257 -10.71
583–595 586 10 230.00–248.00 $242.65 $1,422 +10.20
600–610 607 7 215.00–225.00 $218.14 $1,324 -13.31
680 680 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,445 —
700 700 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 -10.00
575–598 590 3 225.00–227.50 $225.81 $1,332 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,274 —
580 580 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,131 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 295.00–315.00 $305.00 $640 +13.33
260–295 273 4 265.00–275.00 $267.43 $730 -37.31
305–345 328 18 260.00–290.00 $279.42 $916 -22.97
353–395 376 26 250.00–275.00 $260.91 $981 -17.89
400–445 424 38 240.00–256.00 $249.93 $1,060 -17.39
450–495 470 27 235.00–250.00 $241.01 $1,133 -22.10
500–545 523 72 229.00–242.50 $235.62 $1,232 -19.64
509–548 value added 526 27 245.00–247.00 $246.18 $1,295 —
554–595 570 33 225.00–237.50 $232.68 $1,326 -11.17
600–624 value added 621 12 227.50–232.00 $230.51 $1,431 —
600–647 626 36 212.00–226.00 $217.26 $1,360 -7.12
650–695 668 16 210.00–222.50 $214.97 $1,436 -12.99
700–745 722 8 205.00–217.50 $208.00 $1,502 -6.92
750–775 760 3 202.50–207.50 $205.80 $1,564 +0.80
800–815 805 3 192.50–197.50 $194.98 $1,570 +2.54
910–918 915 3 187.50–188.00 $187.83 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 265.00–275.00 $270.00 $594 —
283 283 2 255.00 $255.00 $722 —
315–340 328 4 245.00–255.00 $248.05 $814 —
355–385 374 11 227.50–245.00 $234.97 $879 -18.75
405–440 421 9 222.50–237.50 $230.56 $971 -17.03
450–493 469 12 220.00–232.50 $226.61 $1,063 -23.36
505–545 524 17 215.00–226.00 $221.86 $1,163 -17.34
565–590 575 12 210.00–220.00 $216.07 $1,242 -13.44
625–645 631 5 200.00–205.00 $202.51 $1,278 -11.65
700 700 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,365 -2.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 205.00 $205.00 $676 —
410–440 425 2 210.00–217.50 $213.88 $909 -14.92
490 490 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,054 -5.00
530–540 533 3 207.50–212.50 $209.98 $1,119 -5.16
675 675 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,198 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 210.00 $210.00 $987 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–390 374 17 267.50–290.00 $280.07 $1,047 +5.07
410–445 431 7 260.00–275.00 $266.81 $1,150 -8.76
450–495 472 22 245.00–260.00 $251.03 $1,185 -21.14
500–540 517 24 230.00–245.00 $237.84 $1,230 -14.90
550–595 577 19 230.00–247.50 $236.65 $1,365 -0.28
600–648 629 32 212.50–227.50 $218.45 $1,374 -0.76
650–680 662 9 210.00–218.00 $214.50 $1,420 -21.50
700–725 712 3 205.00–212.50 $209.87 $1,494 +4.87
775–795 783 3 180.00–192.50 $184.23 $1,443 +0.73
805–840 821 4 139.00–152.50 $145.31 $1,193 -42.69
885 885 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,239 —
905 905 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 386 4 240.00–255.00 $248.85 $961 —
410–445 425 5 240.00–250.00 $246.05 $1,046 -3.95
465–495 480 8 222.50–242.50 $233.98 $1,123 -16.02
515–535 528 9 215.00–225.00 $221.41 $1,169 -17.43
550–590 564 9 212.50–225.00 $219.45 $1,238 +5.96
600–640 624 8 202.50–210.00 $207.16 $1,293 -0.32
660–670 665 2 197.50–200.00 $198.74 $1,322 —
770 770 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 237.50 $237.50 $986 —
540 540 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,120 -5.02
643 643 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,157 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 —
695 695 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,320 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1550 1182 80-85% 25 123.00–133.00 $127.32 $1,505 —
1015–1400 1214 80-85% 13 135.00–144.00 $137.60 $1,670 —
1400–1643 1524 80-85% 6 111.00–122.00 $116.61 $1,777 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1795 1428 75-80% 6 137.00–150.00 $142.83 $2,040 —
1430 1430 75-80% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,702 —
1130–1900 1446 75-80% 17 123.00–135.00 $128.17 $1,853 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,221 —
860–1325 1108 85-90% 8 90.00–108.00 $99.37 $1,101 —
805–1730 1148 85-90% 8 110.00–120.00 $114.02 $1,309 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1940 1492 6 130.00–146.00 $137.74 $2,055 —
1530–2080 1913 6 149.00–158.00 $153.03 $2,927 —
1615–2215 1935 4 160.00–170.00 $164.40 $3,181 —

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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.