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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 25, 2024

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $224.00/cwt ≈ $2,097/hd at 936 lb · 53 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.52/cwt +18.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 760 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.77/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 623 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 714 964 755
Feeder cattle 584 801 567
Slaughter cattle 130 143 188
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 300.00 $300.00 $705 —
285–295 292 3 300.00–320.00 $306.74 $896 +1.71
320–340 328 3 320.00–330.00 $324.97 $1,066 -11.31
350–390 370 2 310.00–320.00 $314.73 $1,165 -10.23
405–449 436 6 305.00–320.00 $309.10 $1,348 -5.50
460–480 472 3 285.00–295.00 $288.25 $1,361 -9.36
500–540 515 5 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,416 -7.84
560–595 588 10 268.00–282.50 $271.25 $1,595 -0.21
611–635 620 10 250.00–259.00 $253.19 $1,570 -5.57
613–635 value added 626 8 261.00–262.00 $261.24 $1,635 —
663–695 678 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,627 -14.32
705–740 718 3 226.00–230.00 $227.81 $1,636 +1.06
750–770 760 2 225.00–232.00 $228.45 $1,736 +7.62
760 value added 760 45 251.50 $251.50 $1,911 +2.50
845 845 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,825 —
873 873 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,833 -16.24
936 value added 936 53 224.00 $224.00 $2,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 275.00 $275.00 $784 —
305 305 1 295.00 $295.00 $900 -5.00
462–485 469 6 245.00–270.00 $250.45 $1,175 -14.85
513 513 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,282 -16.42
593–595 593 7 237.50–255.00 $240.01 $1,423 -4.19
610–645 629 4 237.50–242.00 $239.91 $1,509 +20.40
755 755 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,661 +12.50
800 800 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,580 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 7 340.00 $340.00 $741 —
270–292 284 6 280.00–290.00 $287.13 $815 +14.07
300–345 327 5 275.00–295.00 $281.82 $922 +1.82
355–385 373 6 270.00–290.00 $277.53 $1,035 +0.46
405–430 411 9 250.00–270.00 $263.80 $1,084 +5.49
475 value added 475 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,273 +1.00
470–495 488 7 247.50–260.00 $253.21 $1,236 -3.30
510–540 528 3 235.00–245.00 $240.75 $1,271 -3.30
556–565 558 5 240.00–246.00 $244.78 $1,366 +11.35
610–640 621 7 222.00–233.00 $230.09 $1,429 -5.31
680–698 692 3 213.00–214.00 $213.33 $1,476 -7.66
735 735 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,455 -2.72
778–785 782 4 190.00–199.00 $195.99 $1,533 +8.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 270.00 $270.00 $716 +40.00
340–345 343 2 230.00 $230.00 $789 -20.00
385–390 388 2 230.00–240.00 $234.97 $912 -21.67
400–440 422 10 210.00–240.00 $236.98 $1,000 -0.51
450–490 472 8 220.00–242.50 $232.78 $1,099 -5.30
500–548 534 5 212.50–230.00 $224.01 $1,196 -7.27
575–580 578 2 217.50–230.00 $223.78 $1,293 +11.93
610–640 625 2 205.00–217.50 $211.10 $1,319 +7.10
670–685 680 3 195.00–200.00 $196.68 $1,337 -10.82
750 750 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 305.00–320.00 $312.50 $1,234 -17.95
405–440 424 12 270.00–290.00 $283.99 $1,204 -20.04
475–495 485 3 272.50–290.00 $283.23 $1,374 +3.23
500–540 520 4 260.00–272.50 $265.70 $1,382 +8.62
580 580 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,522 +17.96
630–640 633 3 222.50–236.00 $229.53 $1,453 +6.57
650–680 665 4 220.00–232.00 $225.52 $1,500 -0.46
710–745 728 2 214.00–215.00 $214.49 $1,561 -1.97
910 910 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,112 +2.52
460–490 475 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,199 -7.50
525 525 2 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,286 +6.28
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 +17.96

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1090 968 85-90% 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,045 +24.30
760–1270 980 85-90% 12 75.00–92.00 $84.72 $830 +1.02
925–1255 1062 85-90% 12 95.00–106.00 $100.74 $1,070 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1135 1115 80-85% 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $1,355 —
1075–1250 1163 80-85% 8 109.00–118.00 $112.85 $1,312 —
968–1740 1198 80-85% 12 96.00–106.00 $101.42 $1,215 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1765 1428 75-80% 11 107.00–118.00 $111.39 $1,591 —
1485–1540 1513 75-80% 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $1,823 —
1185–1965 1575 75-80% 2 100.00–103.00 $101.13 $1,593 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1955 1556 8 126.00–140.00 $134.12 $2,087 —
1650–2075 1896 7 144.00–155.00 $148.68 $2,819 —

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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.